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.

My Goodies

I have been making my way through all the stuff in my drawers, thus no product reviews.  So for being able to resist my product junkie urges, I bought myself something.  Shh, I know.

This time, we're trying Bee Mine.  The products claim to be 100% organic and 100% natural which I'm not a stickler for.  The prices range from  so before I made a commitment, I decided to buy the sample sizes.  These are what I grabbed:

-Bee Mine Curly Butter

-Ayurvedic Herbal Shampoo Bar

-Deja's Hair Milk

-Bee Mine Hair Growth Serum in Mango

Also I won a Sof N Free Christmas giveaway from Afrobella, and although there was a hold up due to the company (I was supposed to receive the package before the holidays) I FINALLY got them:

This gift package consists of the:

- Daily Growth Lotion

-Strengthening Creme

-Really Deep Conditioning Treatment

-Leave In Treatment

-Three Layer Growth Oil

 

Expect a lot of product reviews because I have quite a few bottles to get through.

 

What’s In My Spray Bottle?

Whenever I wanna wake my hair up or kinda protect it from the harsh sun & heat, the first thing I reach for is my trusty spray bottle.  It re-moisturizes my hair and keeps it nice and soft.  Now I don’t saturate my hair so that I completely lose my style but I do lightly mist it all over.  During the time that I wore kinky twists, I experimented with different things, most of which were failures.  There was the water, JBCO, coconut oil and pure aloe vera gel combo… a complete failure.  For some reason everything clumped together at the top and clogged the nozzle.  I’m not too sure what caused it but the only thing I can think of was the thick, sticky JBCO.  Because I know many ladies out there use the other ingredients with no problem.  Then there was water, conditioner, coconut oil, which was decent.  Currently my bottle is filled with water, coconut oil, olive oil and some Shea Moisture Moisture Mist.  I love all my Shea Moisture products but that was my least favorite because it felt sticky when I sprayed it.  I’m not one for wasting so I poured a little into the bottle for fun and YEP, I found a keeper.  My hair stays soft but doesn’t frizz, thanks to the SMMM.  It’s not sticky and still has that lovely Coconut Hibiscus scent.

I don’t measure any of it but if I had to guess I’d say it’s

8 oz. water

2-3 oz. SMMM

1 tsp olive oil

and 1 tsp coconut oil

If you wanna give it a try you can add/replace the oils with any oil you choose.  Something like sweet almond oil seems like it would work really well with this.

Spray as needed, especially if your hair is feeling a little parched.  The way the sun beats down on me & The Fro, I catch myself spraying at least 3-4 times throughout the day.  Definitely have a travel spray bottle that goes everywhere with me.

I’m thinking about what to try next.  I’ve been hearing about adding a little sunscreen so I may give that a go.

I wanna know: What’s in your mix?