Showing posts with label routine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label routine. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Darcy’s Botanicals Vanilla Delight Daily Leave-In Review


Lately, I’ve been experimenting with a lot of products. I got a B.A.S.K Beauty haul, a Camille Rose haul, and I broke out some glycerin filled products I crammed to the back of my shelves during the colder months.

Also, I’ve been dissatisfied with my leave in condishes (esp. the Oyin Hair Dew which has been iffy with me lately). I mean, my hair was dry like no other after a day or half a day – something I’m not used to. So taking note of the weather outside, I broke out this Vanilla Delight Daily Leave In. And now, I’m officially in love! 

When I first tried this leave in the winter I was totally in like with it. But since it was so cold out (the glycerin… ~.~), I knew I couldn’t use it… But with the warmer temps, this leave in has been the bomb biggity! I mean, all I do is spray some water (with grapeseed and olive oil mixed in) on my hair, and throw some of this leave in on top. My hair is soft, bouncy, and touchable!  

So let’s get down to the specs!


Moisture: EXCELLENT!
Texture: Very light. It easily moves in the bottle. *This is why I didn't bother to take a pic of the texture. It's soooo light and runny!*
Smell: It has the light smell of Vanilla!
Application: Easy. Be careful though! It’s easy to be heavy handed!
Price: 8 oz: $12, 16oz: $20.
Product Claims: “Darcy's Botanicals NEW Daily Leave-In Conditioner will tame your frizzies, provide healthy conditioning, moisture, softness, and will make your hair easy to detangle!”
So far, I agree with everything but the frizzes. I didn’t really use it for that. And usually I use pomade to smooth down my hair occasionally. But I will be testing that out in the coming weeks.  

Pros
Great slip, very moisturizing, great smell, affordable. Slicks down old and frayed ends pretty well! 

Cons
Hmmm… it’s so light sometimes a lot more comes out than you might have wanted. But this is a very minor con. Perhaps the 16 oz would be perfect since it has a pump. 

This brand has become one of my favorites along with Shea Moisture! I also love their Madagascar Vanilla Styling Cream! I’ll be reviewing that with an interesting post very soon! *^.~ lol

Once I’m done narrowing down companies and finalizing my Holy Grail List, I know this brand will be one of my go to brands.  Their stuff just agrees with my hair! Love it!

~.^ Well peace out, I’ll be back very soon! ^.~

Monday, January 9, 2012

2 for 1 Deal! Part 1: SSKs!


Hey guys sorry for the delay! *sigh* Applying to Grad School is too much! ~.~
But anyways, I’m here with two new posts: One is a review and one is about a problem I’ve been suffering from.

This post is about Single Strand Knots… 
MY JEEBUS! 

Every time I look I have knots at the ends of my hair. And sometimes I have like 2 or 3 knots along the whole strand… Usually when I find a knot I snip it off with scissors or even pull it off (I’ve tried to stop this… lol). Frustrated, I search the net for tips on how to deal with this problem. I found several you tube videos and even some blog posts about what could cause it and how to prevent it.

Apparently, I’ve been treating my baby (my hair) terribly. These are the things I’ve been doing wrong…
  •  Sleeping with your hair out
  • Not sealing your hair (especially your ends) when adding moisture
  • Hand in hair syndrome (I molest my hair like it’s nobody’s business…or it is everyone’s business… because I do it too much… lol)
 
My excuses and rationale
  • I have such long days I refuse to twist or braid my hair before I go to sleep.
  • I figured since I have a satin pillowcase (and sleep on it every night) I would be fine.
  • I haven’t been sealing or detangling enough because of time constraints. I thought it would be fine if I just moisturized more often…
NOPE!

Strike!

You’re out!
 
I know everyone uses this pic! But it's so cute! lmao ^.~*

Apparently, if you sleep with your hair loose, you run the risk of single strand knots. The tossing and turning of your head (I’m a terrible sleeper) causes the hair to double back on each other and VIOLA ... knots on your precious hair strands… 

To correct this issue, I’ve started braiding my hair more often in general and wearing a wig during the day. And if I don’t have it braided, I wear a satin cap to bed.  I’ve increased the frequency of shampooing, moisturizing, and sealing as well. Even though I DC weekly, I wasn’t doing anything to keep the moisture in. Shame on this lazy gal… 

*sigh* Being low maintenance and lazy is not helping my baby grow. But hey, you live and you learn. I plan on trying the oil rinse today or tomorrow (which is simply a hot oil treatment that is followed by a rinse out condish, I believe... lol). I'll update you on my progress next month!


The sources are below!

http://questfortheperfectcurl.com/2010/06/09/ugh-single-strand-knots/

Do you guys suffer from single strand knots? What hair abuse are you guilty of?

Peace out!