quick update: Bantu knot experiment

tried bantu knots and used the mango cholesterol I brought from Sally's. First I washed with my aphogee then I sectioned my hair applied the cholesterol along with some oil and used it as de-tangeler. I used my fingers and my Tangle Teaser and detangled. Then I twisted the sections. After that I wrap the twist around my finger then secured with pins. After I was done wrapped it with a big scarf. This morning when I took my shower I just rinsed my hair (pins out of course). Then wrapped it back up in my mirotowel to air dry..I want to try this again as this is experiment especially using the cholesterol and the last part. I also rushed it cause it was supa late lol..if you want to try bantu knots just search on youtube, I watched Naptual85's tutorial (She's also on my blog roll.) or SimplyUnique (who's closer to my length). You can make these any size. I'll let you know how it comes out tomorrow.

I think I may have a problem

LOL..I think I'm becoming a real product junky...but I am using the stuff I buy. I brought my mist and the mango choloesterol everyone was raving about from Sally's. I think I'm going to try that this w/e. The Aussie just wasn't cutting it for me :(. I'm still trying out stuff and seeing what works but storage has started to be a problem. my closet and bedroom is pretty small so I'm going out to buy another container/roller dresser this w/e. Sigh I have 2 already. In other news I chopped off most of my relaxed ends. I was bored at home so I decided to chop em off myself. Now I'm rockin a mid sized afro/afropuff..bigger then it should be I think. So I still might go ahead and get it professionally done at the end of the month. I also think its still uneven although it does feel betta then that lopsided tangeled mess of whatever it was before. I read somewhere that you don't have to wash your hair every week? I used to do that when I was relaxed but I don't know by the end of the week my head is itching with or without using gels. I feel betta when I wash but I use my Shea Moisture one week and Kinky curly the next. I still use Apoghee too every now and then (trying to use that up) but besides that I don't usually use normal shampoos. It works for me so I'mma stick with it. I don't know how my head would look a week or two without putting some sorta suds on it. Just water aint gonna do the trick. My sis asked me to try a Black n Sassy product. I tried it on my hair dry and idk if I'm feeling it but it does remind me of Miss Jessie's amazingly enough so maybe I'll give it another try doing it the way she suggested.
Speaking of my lil sis she has been natural for over a year now, and was my inspiration. So I want to do a feature/interview with her when she has the time. I'm also hoping we can do some product reviews together or/ and have her write on the blog as well. Thinking about calling it the Twisted Sistas segment lol. Or maybe I'll just change the name of the blog. Depending on how dedicated she wants to be to it. I'll keep you guys posted. Oh pics of the new hair will be posted either today or tomorrow. Lata XOXO

Aussie leave in up date

So I tried the leave in conditioner and I wasn't crazy about it. Its five bucks cheaper but it didn't mix with my other products well...started dripping white residue.I already miss my Shea Moisture mist. Oh well I tried it. At sister's suggestion and watching a few youtubes I decided to give the old container of lekair cholesterol a try as a deep treatment. Its the old school orange/pink version with jojoba and castor oil. I had this for months just chilling in the back of my closet I think I used it once while relaxed. I don't think I was much a fan of the smell. I give it a try and see how it does on my hair.

Aussie and natural hair and my nappy anniversary and why I don't do youtubes..yet

Ok so I was at CVS picking up a few things and I noticed they keep amping up on their hair products. They seem to have more products normally carried at salons and beauty supplies, and other larger stores. I watched a coupled of the naturalistas youtubes' and a few of them have mentioned using Aussie in their hair arsenal. Didn't know CVS carried it but looking for curly products I came across the big purple bottles. I know I was looking for an replacement for my shea moisture curling mist and I decided to pick the up the hair insurance leave in conditioner. It was about 7.00 for 8 fl oz. (vs $10 for the curl styling mist) I used it last night and it smells nice and doesn't seem to have a lot of bad stuff in it atleast no alchol like a lot of the other sprays seem to contain. Leave Ins contain Alchol I guess as a preservative but its drying so it actually helps it do the opposite of what it supposed to do. Aussie's leave in is ok as far as leaving my hair moisturized. I'm not crazy way the bottle sprays in just one area of the head so I might put it in another bottle. Alteast as for now I'll use it but I can't see it being a replacement for my mist. I'll probably try to see if I can find it at Walgreens since Shea Moisture is now carried their as well and I rather go there for a quick pickup then troll around in Target.

So guess what guys its March. I got my last relaxer around in March so its not my nappiversary  yet. I'm guessing it was around June of last year I decided to stop relaxing and then a few months later after I realized it was so damaging I stopped flat ironing it as well. I cut off a lot of the relaxed hair and now I believe I am pretty much all naturale. Here a fun unknown fact.. I did a few youtubes with crazy looking hair lol. I just started transitioning here and still experimenting and had no idea what I was doing. I'm embarased to post this but what the hell...here is one of my first you tubes after going natural. . I brought my styling mist in this haul I showed off in this vid. Again I apologize for my hair geesh lol. Also take note of the damage as in this vid done in 2009 my hair looked longer and healthier..sigh

I haven't bothered doing any vlogs not that I haven't tried I've been have diffculty with the audio and the video cam quality. I haven't felt the need to splurge anoter 150 or so on another cam either. So I don't know if or when I'll be doing anymore unless I learn how to edit youtube videos better. I don't know how to do that either. Maybe once I feel like I'm more comfortable with editing and shooting the vids I'll post some.