well put together!

I have been admiring this young ladies sense of style for a while now. She is maturing into a beautiful young lady. Ke Ke Palmer is always well put together, never too grown looking. Here are a few photos of her and her classy, tasteful style.

pretty...

Some pretty things I'm eyeing...vintage, classy and versatile. Items available on forever21.com and modcloth.com

just posting

So, I celebrated my birthday last Monday, April 5th (Praise God for another birthday!). I didn't do much. Did some light shopping, went out to eat and relaxed. As a matter of fact for the rest of the week I relaxed. Joyce Meyers once said even our soul needs a vacation, let God handle it. I did a little traveling, which gave me a chance to put some things in my life into perspective and it also allowed time for my creative energy to flow. Driving alone always allows me time to reflect on me, uninterrupted. I have a few design ideas rolling around in my head, now I just need to get them out! I don't know why that seems to be the most difficult part to me. I pray God helps me in that area. I didn't even touch the computer last week!!



So....I see that Chrisette Michele shaved her hair off. Actually a friend of mine told me about it but I am just now seeing the pictures. I like it on her and her reasoning behind it inspires me that much more to continue on my journey to being a natural hair woman.

Product Review: SheaMoisture Hair Masque

Last night I finally had some free time to stop by Target and view Miss Jessie's line of hair products. Miss Jessie's just does not fit my budget right now! Besides that I was reading the ingredients to one of the products and I saw that it contains MINERAL OIL and from my research and talking to a friend that has been natural for 3 years, mineral oil is a no-no for hair. Needless to say I did not purchase any of their products. Right below Miss J' s was The Jane Carter Solution line. Since I didn't recall hearing to much about it, I bypassed it, but I hope to try it soon. On the very bottom shelf of the display was a product called SheaMoisture. I picked up the deep conditioning hair masque (mask) the very thing I was looking for, read the ingredients and decided to give it a try. Plus it was only $9.99...I have read a few things by ladies who say they do pre-poo conditioning treatments for about a day and then proceed with their regular hair care regimen. Since I am serious and excited about going natural I decided to give it a try for my hair although I never read about anyone else saying they have used it before. I put a generous amount of the mask on my hair ( I dampened my dry hair a little first), I combed the mask through my hair starting at the ends and working my way up (I'm learning!), put on a plastic cap and got in the bed. Throughout the night I could feel a slight tingling sensation. The mask contains Sea Kelp which says it detoxifies hair, so maybe that's where the tingle came from. I left it in close to 8 hours, the tingling began to get to me. I had to wash it out!

The scent of the mask wasn't very strong. I am sensitive to strong scents so it was cool for me. The product isn't real liquidy or real thick. It seemed to emulsify when put it on my sectioned off hair. I have very thick hair so I had to rinse longer. I ended up leaving a bit of it in (it says that it is ok to leave some in) because it clung to my un-relaxed roots and I was getting tired of trying to get it all out. Once it was all rinsed out my scalp felt a bit revitalized (could've just been my imagination, lol). I proceeded with the rest of my regimen, wash, condition and air dry. After all that and my hair was completely dry, my roots were still super moisturized from the hair mask! I think I pretty much like it. I went to it's website, they have a few more products. The story behind it's creation is heartfelt. Will definitely be using this again soon!

You can find this product at Target or check them out at http://www.sheamoisture.com/

SheaMoisture ingredients:

deionized water

Shea Butter (didn't feel like typing it's scientific name)-deeply moisturizes and repairs damage to hair and scalp

Argan oil-says it restores shine and rebuilds hair elasticity

Cetyl Esters

Sea Kelp extract- trace minerals detoxify hair follicles of impurities and residue

Pathenol (vitamin B-5)

Ammonium salt

essential oil blend

avocado oil

lonicera caprifolium flower(honey suckle)

lonicera Japonica flower extract(Japanese honey suckle)

tocopherol (vitamin E)

Hyssopus Officinalis Extract

Salvia Officinalis leaf (Sage)

Equisetum Arvense Extract

Soybean oil

Daucus Carota seed oil (Carrot Seed oil)