Twist buns

Twist braids

Super easy and keeps her hair tangle free and moisturized for the summer!

Twist style

Took another shot a twists connected to the head! Kinda loving it!

Bubble band style

I've seen this style all over the internet recently and decided to give it a try. I wish I would have done black bands but it took about an hour so I'll have to remember for next time instead of redoing it tonight. I think I'm going to try putting it up in a bun later on too for something different. But she likes it!

Product review: Soultanicals slip n slide knot proof hair glide

This was a bit pricey for the size, $16 if I remember correctly. BUT after first use I have to say it's well worth the money! The smell is amazing, my daughter said it's like strawberry yogurt, I think it's a mix between vanilla and fruit loops lol....as soon as I squeezed some in my hand I could tell it was going to be awesome! It's like pure silk! Omg! I applied to her freshly washed hair and it glided thru better than anything I've ever used! Her hair started drying while I did twists and this slid thru the tangles her hair was getting. I've noticed her has mixed porosity levels so it seems to have alot of white still where it didn't absorb into. But the areas her hair absorbs product better just soaked right up! I'm hoping it will clear in the white areas but if not I know to use less next time...I used reagan sanai soufflé over this product but I'm really tempted to try one of soultanicals hair butters since I'm loving this "hair glide". I highly recommend this product tho, especially for anyone who deals with lots of tangles! 5 stars hands down!

Twists with new Reagan Sanai product!

Finally got around to doing smaller twists to snip her uneven ends...I need her hair to grow back asap lol I cannot stand how uneven the lengths are! Looking at the back of her head the left side is shorter, and looking from the front the left side is shorter! So opposite sides are shorter...anywho...I also used my fave Reagan Sanai products to do her twists and tried the new shea butter with Jamaican castor oil! LOVE! This is probably my new favorite from the line! It's so silky and smooth, just glides thru her hair like butter and soaks right in 😍

Product review: Mielle organics

Sooo I finally found my staple products but ended up taking a stroll down the product aisle at sallys and found these intriguing items lol....I used the hair milk on my son's freshly washed hair (pictured below once dry). Smells nice, absorbed well into his hair, no complaints. The next morning he had major bed head so I used the leave in conditioner to freshen his curls. This had an odd plastic type scent but it wasn't horrible. I liked how it had a narrow spray and didn't get all over everything around you and you didn't have to use much to wet a section. It also wasn't like my favorite leave in "curls" detangler which has one tiny stream and not a spray at all tho. So a nice in between spray...anywho, it had a quite watery consistency but seemed to work fine...2 days later and his hair feels good and looks good! So 5 stars for use on his head!....for my daughter I used all 3, starting with the leave it, then hair milk, topped with the oil. The leave in didn't help detangle much, but I used on freshly washed hair so it didn't really matter. I applied the hair milk which absorbed nicely into her hair and the oil seemed to perfect everything! I'll have an update in a couple days for her completed review. (It's wet in braids for now)...I also bought the Co wash. I like it but it's nothing special. It claims to detangle but it did none of that for my son so I didn't even try on my daughter...all the products I bought ran about $12 each.

Our curly/Deva cut experience

Well, after almost 7 years of only tiny trims, baby girl finally got her first haircut! Our stylist was great! The process was amazing! She cut her hair dry, one curl at a time. Her hair was so long in the front and short in the back. She shaped it all to even it out. Looked amazing once she finished! ...there's only one slight problem with her hair curly/Deva cut. She NEVER wears her hair down. As I said, her hair looked amazing once finished. But back to every day life of protective styles, her hair is so uneven! I snipped off her ends of twists and braids a few times already to try to slowly even her hair back out when stretched/styled. I highly recommend a curly/Deva cut for naturals who wear their hair down more than not. Next time we go in for a cut I want an even amount taken off all around, and stretched out while cutting...in the end it was a much needed cut. Her hair is so much easier to detangle during bath time and while applying products.

*the first photo is her hair wet with product, damp showing length when stretched, and completely dry in the morning **the second is her hair before damp and then her finished cut!*

Trying something new!

First style after getting her first haircut 2 days ago!

Favorite product combo

I've still been on the hunt for my go to products on her hair and I have finally figured it out! The curls detangling spray has been a fave for about 3 years now, best stuff ever! The shea moisture extra moisture detangler I discovered a few months ago and is still working great....I recently got on board with reagan sanai products and love them but wasn't loving them alone. I tried their spray, both butters (shea and mango) and also their gel. None of it worked well with her hair, just left it a shrunken sticky mess if not styled. I used these 3 products pictured over the weekend and put twists all over her head. This morning I took the twists apart for a twist out and her hair was sooooo soft and moisturized! Omg! Of course the humidity got the best of her hair on her field trip (as pictured) lol but I'm loving it still! 3 AMAZING products right here for my curly girl! 😊

Layered style comparison

It's always fun to look at old pictures to see how much her hair has grown since I always think it isn't! I clearly figured out how to make her braids even too and fit the same amount of beads on each braid 🖒

Layered braids

Take 2 at a style I did a few years ago. Length comparison pics in my next post!

Box braid style

2.5 weeks of braids and still looking pretty good! 43 braids took 3 hours! Didn't use a comb to part cuz that would have been a whole extra hour added lbvs... She loves her braids in braids so I decided to do 2 pigtail braids ☺

Flat twists

Finally worked up some patience to learn something new lol not the best but it works for my first try!

Review: carols daughter combing creme

This is amazing! I used on my daughter's hair after washing and this product has the most slip I've experienced with a leave in cream! So much slip that when I got to the ends of putting her braids in that I couldn't even keep grasp of her hair. Definitely worth the money, which was originally $10 but I got it on sale for about $8. The smell is pretty light but smells so good, like warm vanilla. A little went a long way. I'm so excited I found this product and it's definitely going to be a staple product for us! 5 stars!

Review: Jāsön conditioner

I bought this conditioner in the natural/organic at my local grocery store. It was $8-$9. It has the best slip I have ever experienced for myself and my daughter! It's like putting butter and grease on our hair lol its amazing! The scent is kinda minty, but not strong, smells good. Not sure what else to say about it, but 5 stars for sure!

Cantu conditioning detangler part 2

I just used this on my daughter tonight and it worked well. I took her hair down from braided pig tails and proceeded to detangle in sections. Her hair required alot of detangler! My fingers got super tired after about 10 pumps. It had decent slip for her hair, but I'm not sure how well it would have worked if I detangled her hair had it not been styled prior. When I used brand new on my son I only used about 10% of the bottle. Tonight on my daughter I used 80%! So this detangler required much more than the curls brand we usually use. If I use again on her I'll have to switch to a trigger style spray bottle instead of how it comes. I'd give it 4 stars only cuz my hand got tired and how much we had to use.

Review: Cantu conditioning detangler for kids

Just tried this on my son's dry hair and it works great! Not too strong of smell but light and fresh. I detangled in sections then applied a hair milk after. It had enough slip for his hair, enough for him to not fight me lol he sat still the whole time watching his movie! It's about  $3 if I remember correctly, so not bad at all. A little certainly went a long way for him so that's always a plus too! The ultimate test will be on my daughter's hair, but I don't do much detangling these days on her hair outside from washing it. I have no complaints about this product, nice n cheap and works well, highly recommend!

Simple band style

Just a last minute style I decided to do before wash day. I took her twists out since they were super messy, applied product and did some banding with a braid at the end. She loves it! (Excuse the messy part, I didn't use a comb, just took the twists out and made it as even as I could)

Review: Camille Rose shampoo and conditioner

I'll start with the sweet ginger cleansing rinse first. I used this on the whole household! It has a sweet smell to it, not my favorite, but not bad. This product felt so silky on my kids hair and my own! It distributed easily and had nice lather. All our hair felt so clean after using! Zero complaints!...next is the Moroccan pear conditioning custard. I first used on my son's hair. I distributed thru his hair evenly and let sit for about 5 minutes before detangling. I swear it ate thru his tangled mess! He always cries and fights me when I detangle his hair, but not this time! I love this on him! For my daughter it's a different story tho. It had about zero slip on my daughter's hair so I had to use our fave herbal essence hello hydration conditioner. After I detangled with that conditioner I then put the camille rose conditioner in her hair and let it sit about 5 minutes. Her hair was so soft after rinsing! The smell was fine, nothing special, a bit fruity but fresh. My only complaints would be the slip, the difficulty of squeezing the bottle, and the cost for how quickly we go thru conditioner. I will most likely buy the shampoo/cleansing rinse again, but probably not the conditioner. Although I would recommend it for shorter hair with loser and silkier curls (as my son has). 5 stars for the shampoo and 3 for the conditioner!