HOW TIME FLIES!!

So much has changed since my last blog post. I haven't posted in a little over a YEAR! Just realizing I have another blog "Reeneyz Rantz". Deciding now if I want to choose one and promote it and really put in the time and effort. The alternative option is making a whole new one, of course either way im gonna have to choose whether or not i want it to be a mix of me just running my mouth PLUS hair stuff....OR just hair stuff. I feel like I dont have enough hair biz to share so maybe I'll make it a mash up of both. Wow that helped! Reeneyz Rantz it shall be!

RE-REVIEW of NATURE'S GATE

Disregard the last post!!!! I lied, I have told a lie! That Nature's Gate conditioner made me OH SO HAPPY on wash day today. I think the reason it seemed "OKAY" last time was because I shampooed (which I almost never do) because shampoo is the devil, if your mama didn't already tell you so.

Today was my day off of work so I decided to give my hair the lovin its been missing, as I've become really lazy with it since ridding myself of my relaxed ends. So here's how today's wash day went:

As usual, I DRENCHED my hair with water in the shower and then separated my hair into 4 sections, holding each with a butterfly clamp I then went thru each section saturating and detangling in smaller sections within. After each section was done, detangled with my fingers, and then a wide tooth comb, I moved on to another section. THIS CAME OUT GREATER THAN IT USUALLY DOES! My hair felt amazinggggg!

WAIT, THERE'S MORE! I made a concoction that consisted of one egg, lots of coconut oil, a liiiiitle bit of cactus oil (that ish is thick), glycerin and a little bit of my Aussi 3 minute miracle deep conditioner. Which I left in for about 10 minutes under a hot towel and shower cap as I quickly chose and ironed an outfit to go meet my honeyyy :) I then simply tied one of my favorite silk scarves in the front of my head with a bow and was ready to GO! Loved it so much i uploaded pics on fb.

All in all, a GREAT wash day, BEAUTIFULLY defined and moisturized curls. I will DEFINITELY do this again.

I HAVE OPENED NATURE'S GATE!!!!

No, Really. I just opened a new bottle of conditioner made by Nature's Gate :) I decided to give another try at getting this hair to LOOK MOISTURIZED! (it's been impossible). So I stopped at an Organic Store in a neighborhood I frequent and saw a conditioner that looked like a bottle of "blaahhhh, BORINGGGG" but then I opened it and fell in LOVE with the smell. It is again, Nature's Gate Conditioner, herbal daily conditioning and dont judge me but it smelled like a lot of rastas smell to me...but thats a GOOD thing...probably all the natural stuff in it. But anywho, it doesnt give as much slip as my other conditioners, so I threw some Vegetable Glycerin up in my hair while washing it. Otherwise it was OKAYY. Im more in love with the smell than anything else. I then did braided bantu knots on my freshly washed hair which was a FAIL when taken down the next day but i do have a pic of my hair after washing it with the Nature's Gate (b4 the failed bantu knot out) so here goes:

and oh, here are the ingredients for the Nature's Gate Conditioner (let know your thoughts):

The FOLLOWING day, I did use the conditioner and a soft brush with some water to pull my hair back with a string for a big ponytail. I did appreciate that since this stuff is BROWN it didnt leave my hair GRAY like most conditioners, leave ins, gels, and hair lotions do to my hair when applied for smoothing, I dont get it!!!

What do YOU use to give your hair that smooth and moist look when pulled back?

To Be Quite Candid....

I started my natural hair journey on July 3, 2010 (my last relaxer), I cut off the relaxed ends on June 28, 2011(all of MAYBE two inches). At the time, I had hopes and dreams and warm fuzzy thoughts of having "good hair" because of my Japanese roots. HA! Either my mother is already losing her memory at the age of 39 (REALLLY doubt it) or my hair is now MUCH different than she describes it to have been when I was a kid. Either way, I'm workin with what I've got. COARSE, dry, uncooperative hair at the very front and sides and pretty little black girl curls every where else. YES I said black girl curls! Because clearly, I thought going natural was going to make me a different nationality and give me silky smooth, looks-like-it-came-out-a-pack-of-weave hair! So its time to wake up and face the truth. Walk wit me guys :)

Washed, the day I got the relaxed ends cut off 6/28/11

close-up on my curl pattern 8/17/11