It's been a long long time since I've last posted and I've missed it!! All these thoughts in my head and nowhere for them to go lol. Well much has happened, I'm even more confused about my hair and thats just because I'm never satisfied!! So around February, I went in for a trim to this spot in Brooklyn, to this supposed Deva-trained stylist, when I saw him, I should have ran lol. Completely judging a book by its cover, the dude looked like he wouldn't know what to do with my hair!! But, I read some good reviews, thought what the heck and got my hair jacked!!!! I mean this deva way of cutting makes no damn sense, the basic problem was that he underestimated shrinkage in my hair and cut some pieces way too short!!!

So I let it grow out, come May I went to my regular stylist (who was on maternity leave -- at the time when I got jacked), and cut off even more and that's because I have color that I'm trying to grow out, so now i have this ugh blob on my head and I'm about to go amber rose, I'm so frustrated.

I follow honeybrownsugar.com religiously, so i've been trying a lot of the products that i see there, but i'm still blah. I need some inspiration!

Hair

Hair hair everywhere. I swear I think about it 24/7. Are other people this obsessed lol?
So I wanted to post my current routine in hopes that it will help me stick to it and avoid my further downward spiral as a product junkie.

Cleanse hair w some shampoo about once every two weeks or use Bentonite clay which I just started experimenting with. Its 100% pure and really cleansed my hair but not stripped it. I'm still using it as a mask (it annihilates blackheads, in case you wanted to know).
Conditioner Wash with Herbal Essences Hello Hydration.
Deep condition with ______ (im still looking for a great deep conditioner, i've been alternating between pantene pro-v and deva, they're ok, nothing phenom about them)
Style with DevaCurl One condition
Loosen curls and refresh with Deva Set it Free
Occasional use of 100% Shea Butter to protect ends.

I just ordered a new condish from Jessicurl called the weekly deep treatment, of which, CurlyNikki is a fan. I'm all in her regimen because her hair is fly.

February will be the two year mark since I've straightened my hair and I just think thats crazy. Never in my relaxing days did I think i could go without one and the thought of my curly hair made me squirm. But I am so pleased with the growth, health and versatility in my hair. I'm not going to say I will never relax again, because I've been eyeing that kelis hair cut for a while, but I am truly pleased.

I really love these secrets....

Here's a new batch for your Monday viewing pleasure. There were so many good ones. These and many more can be found at the PostSecret website.

Do Me Longtime Pumps

Hey, I just posted an ad on craigs list for a hot pair of pumps from Te Casan (killer shoe store in Soho that's now closed).

Take a look and feel free to forward to others who may be interested!

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/clo/1000257189.html

There's also a link in the ad that will lead you to pictures.

Part 2: Holy Grail

So if you remember on Sunday, I was ranting and raving and throwing out the Holy Grail words in reference to DevaCurl One C. And guess what!! My verdict stays the same. My hair has gone through 5 days, I think I washed on Friday night, and now on Wednesday, though the curls are a little looser, there's hardly any frizz and they are still on and popping. So that's 5 days and 2 workouts. Case closed. lol

Bisous Bisous

So lips kinda a big deal for me. Chapped lips kinda of an issue for me, especially now during the winter lol. Consequently, I go through chapsticks the way people go through toilet paper, its that serious. Most recently, I've tried Mac Lip Conditioner, plain ole vaseline, Aquaphor, Chapstick and at first they appeared to have done their job, but as soon as I tried to apply my lipstick/lipgloss combo, it was a hot mess. (I was going to insert a pic of chapped lips for the visual, but ewww, the pics I saw were just nasty!)

During the winter, I have to exfoliate my lips, there's no way I can get around it, in order to achieve a kissable pout. But the lip balm you put on afterwards is just as important. Sooooo, successfully, I've found the following combination of Mac Wipes and Caudalie lip balm. Mac wipes do a kick ass job of removing flakes and general grime (ewww) from the lips. I found this out by accident one day when I was at a Mac counter trying to find my holy grail nude lip, a la Kim Kardashian. (which I found!! I think, but will share later.)



But buying MAC Wipes just for my lips is not a luxury I can afford right now, so I am happy to say that any type of makeup remover worked for me.

But the magic tool is definitely the Caudalie lip balm. Its exactly what I've been looking for. It's a waxy lip balm with some stamina lol. Yes, I like waxy lip balms. Its so much better than the creamy coatings offered by Mac's Lip Conditioner or Vaseline. I don't like creamies, they're like psyche me outs and don't do doing anything. In conclusion:




+ =



(lol if only it was that easy!!)

But seriously, this is has been a great combo for me ;)!

Hottest song out right now!!

I love it!! Thong and all!!