Hibiscus Hassle

Well it's the day after wash day aka the dreaded day one.  It's also the first day after rinsing my random hibiscus mix out of my hair.  

And...

I don't think I'll be doing it again.  I figured leaving it in overnight would have left some sort of color deposit on my greys. Nope.  Plus rinsing it out was the biggest pain in the ass.  Because it's so grainy and my hair is so kinky-coily all it did was get stuck.  I was able to get rid of most of it when I detangled my hair but that was a much longer process than it typically is.  

2 fails equals a NO in my book.

I did have the bright idea to boil it as a tea and strain all the particles out so if/when my inner mixtress wants to come out, I'll try it that way.

I would've taken some pics today but I despise day 1 hair so we'll just start with day 2 tomorrow. 

A lot of people say that natural hair is too involved and there's so much that goes into it.  And while that can be true, I've found my hair always looks/acts better when I keep it simple.  Because of that I'll be backing off the ayurvedic treatments and just sticking to conditioners, moisturizers and oils.

I have a couple products I need to review so be on the look out for those.

Time for some action

It's been a while since I've really done anything to my hair.  Since mid-November I kept it away from the cold (or what I thought was cold, so far the weather here in NY has been pretty decent) by doing some kinky twists. Fast forward to last Saturday when I took them out and finally got to see my hair again.  As much as I love the convenience of the twists, I take better care of my hair when it's out.  

Wash day has come around again and I got kinda antsy.  All I wanted to do was play mixtress.  I remembered that I have about 2 lbs of hibiscus powder that I haven't used to why not test it out and see how I like it.  Aside from me hoping to gain a red tint to my hair through regular use, hibiscus powder is said to promote hair growth, reduce shedding while adding shine and softness.  Anything that claims to do those, I gotta try.  

Right now I have a container of about 5 heaping teaspoons of hibiscus powder, a teaspoon of JBCO and about a cup or so of conditioner (part Yes To Cucumbers, part Tressemme Naturals)

It's kinda making me want some red velvet cake but that's besides the point.

I plan on throwing it on my hair right before I head to sleep and seeing how it turns out in the AM.

Wish me luck.

For the Product Junkie in You

I think I was better off staying away from my Google Reader.  Once I opened it up to check out the blogs I follow, I was introduced to these two:

 

Just great.

Another reason to cry broke. 

BUT 

In my desire to become a better blogger, I find they're a great opportunity to try new products and share my highs and lows.

(any excuse to feed my addiction plus it's always a good day when you get a package in the mail)

Basically, each box contains 5 or 6 samples of products based on a beauty profile you create when you sign up. (CurlBox is geared towards natural hair and Birchbox handles skin, hair, makeup, fragrance)  CurlBox hasn't officially launched yet so I don't know the price point but BirchBox is $10 a month which isn't too bad in my opinion.  

If you're interested, check out:

BirchBox / CurlBox

OR if you've tried Birchbox already, let me know what you think.

Holiday Sale: Miss Jessie's BOGO

While I'm on a strict budget because I have a move and a wedding to save for (yep I'm getting married, insert squeals and shrieks of excitement here) I am going to become the ultimate bargain hunter and will document all my shopping finds here.

First up I want to let all my #naturalhair readers know that my favorite time of the year is here.  Stores and companies are giving deep discounts and I couldn't be happier.  Let's start with Miss Jessie's. Their annual BOGO (Buy One, Get One FREE) is back from November 20th to December 20th.  As much as I adore their Super Sweetback Treatment, it's too damn expensive so this is the one time in the year I stock up.  And if I happen to run out like I did this year, I think I've finally found an affordable alternative (more on that later)

The BOGO sale didn't include Target stores or Target.com last year but this year it does.  If you are interested in giving Miss Jessie's a try, this is the perfect opportunity to do it, especially since Target's return policy is pretty good.

If you take advantage of the sale, let me know what you got and how you like it

Take Two!

If you've seen the final post I left on marcysuburbs.onsugar.com, you'll know that this is marcysuburbs' new home now.  I'm excited to revamp the blog and really put in an effort in making it successful.  Nothing comes without a little hard work.