OYIN HANDMADE HAIR DEW

LAWD HAVE MERCY JESUS!!!!!

I finally broke down and washed my hair after faking all last week. I went thru my old curlbox stuff and I was like I wanna use this, this, this, definitely this and this! Got everything together -- pre poo'd! Shampoo'd! Conditioned and then it was time to style.. LAWD HAVE MERCY JESUS!

SO MY COMBINATION WAS:

MIXED CHICKS LEAVE-N, OYIN HAIR DEW, ECO STYLER OLIVE OIL GEL

I didn't do anything special! No extras! Nothing! Jst put it on my leave out -- two braids around and sleep. When I tell you that my hair was BANGING the next day *yells* BANGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its so soft and so shiny and so controlled and no frizz and I didn't have to blend with the weave! 

The only thing new was the Oyin.. I love that stuff!

The ingredients are awesome -- I can pronounce everything in it and it works.

It has a very pungent vanilla smell but even that doesn't bother me cuz it works jst that well. I have been spritzing and re braiding every night -- not because I have to but jst so I can wake up with that same awesome hair everyday!

I definitely plan on buying the full size and trying out some different products after the weave is out. 

The results were awesome -- check them out at www.oyinhandmade.com

HAIR CHEATING!

Did you miss me?

I'm so srry it was the end of the term last week and a new one jst started this past Monday so I am definitely behind on posts

BUT..............

I'VE BEEN CHEATING ON MY HAIR!

It was so cold here in New York last week and I was so busy with finals that I did not want to even think about my hair and I cheated!

LOL! I am still holding out strong with my weave -- I think this is week 6 -- and although I miss my fro tremendously I simply do not have time to deal with all this hair!

Anyway, back to last week.. Honey it was 18 degrees and who could not be bothered with washing and styling is ME!

I braided down my leave out -- tucked it away and put on a hat!

I even took it so far as curling the ends of this hair AROUND my hat so it would look like I combed it!


"Asia your hair is so pretty" 

THANK YOU! BUT DO NOT PULL OFF MY HAT!!

I styled outfits and jackets around my hat! LOL! It was cheat week and it worked.. I will be picking up some new beanies for future cheat weeks..

BTW... This hair curls beautifully!

SERVING BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!

CURLBOX UNBOXING

Its that time of the month ladies...  NO! not THAT time silly...

If your natural, a professed product junkie, and on any social network then you already know -- CURLBOX BABY!!!!!!!!!

JANUARY CURLBOX

Even with my protective style still installed I am excited about this box. Soooooooooooo lets get started

The mag card is super cute -- it is my dream that @myleik and the @curlbox crew will see me on instagram and pick me for one if their covers *squeals* I can just imagine it now. Anyway, honey is serving on the cover and the inside tells all about the products

IN THIS BOX:

• Evolve 100% boar bristle brush
• Elentee soy organics twist & lock gel
• Oyin Handmade hair dew
• Cream of Nature argan oil perfect edges
• Cream of Nature argan oil intensive condtioning treatment
• Cream of Nature argan oil sulfate free shampoo
• Mizani true textures curl soft leave-in creme 

FIRST: I already purchased and tried the Cream of Nature products because my mom kept raving about them; those are gonna go in the stash box for emergencies or when my thieving cousins come over looking for things to try. I like them all but the star of the show is the Cream of Nature perfect edges -- that stuff is the truth.com! slick edges without crunch or that nasty greasy look some edge controls leave behind.

UP NEXT: Oyin Handmade hair dew -- super happy about this product! It says "This lightweight, daily hair quenching lotion refreshes like a morning mist! Great to use on just - cleansed hair, or as a way to reinvigorate tired hair." 

OYIN HANDMADE HAIR DEW.. 2OZ SAMPLE

I went online to check out the ingredients and they are..

purified water, Castor oil, olive oil, organic aloe vera gel, behentrimonium methosulfate (emulsifier), coconut oil, olive squalane, optiphen (preservative), cetyl alcohol, fragrance, and love!

So for all of you curlies following the curly girl method and want to stay away from cones this product line could be for you. Check out the site for full product information www.oyinhandmade.com

I am going to use this on my leave out  RIGHT NOW and if I fall in love then I will order after I take my hair out -- expect a full review!

AND THEN WE HAVE: Elentee soy organics twist and lock gel! 

ELENTEE SOY ORGANICS TWIST & LOCK GEL

LET ME BE CLEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THERE IS NOTHING ORGANIC ABOUT THIS PRODUCT.... OK! OK! OK! It has water in it -- water is organic.. If you are a natural who stays away from silicone's -- this is not the product for u! If you are a natural who tries to at least be able to pronounce every ingredient in your product -- this is not the product for u! If you are a natural who does not like glycerin -- I repeat this is not the product for u!

The ingredient list reads something like this -- water, science stuff, science stuff, silicone, silicone, glycerin, yadda yadda yadda yadda 

I would not normally try this but since most of my hair is braided and the only hair I have to play with is my leave out right now I will give this a twirl. All of these cones could be cool for "shine", laying down fly aways,  and overall hold since it is a gel!

OH! THE BRUSH! 

I don't use styling tools.. I am a finger detangling kind of girl and the only time I ever need a brush is for ponytails but this brush will replace my old one..  The 100% boar bristles are much better for my hair than that plastic junk I have under the cabinet now!

Next month is the curlbox 1st birthday and if you aren't on the list I'm sure that would be an awesome box to get -- I will come back and let you know if they open up the list anytime this month so you can get in on the madness! As always follow them on instagram at @curlbox or the CEO @myleik and check out their website curlbox.com

C you girls after I've tried some of these things!

Stay blessed..

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IS IT JST A BLK THING???

I posted this pic on Instagram and got some unexpected feedback.. To paraphrase, the emails went something like this...

"Who is this white girl"

"Why would you glorify someone stealing "our" look"

"That puff ain't even real"

I must have missed the memo that celebrating natural hair and its versatility was only a black girl thing. I am fully aware that this isn't her hair; and perhaps her Caucasian texture could not produce such an AWESOME PUFF but that doesn't take away from how awesome that puff is. 

Nobody stops you from rocking Malaysian virgin Remi silky 32' weaves when you want! Instead of hating, why not celebrate that a designer decided to forgo the sleek ass length ponytail for some texture! YOUR TEXTURE!

The natural hair "movement" is not about color -- it is about empowering women to love what they were born with naturally.. Black women, White women, Spanish women, the Lil green alien women -- it shouldn't matter.

What message are we sending our daughters? What about the Caucasian curlies? The mixed chicks? Us curly girls have got to do better.. If you cant do better then do me a favor a keep that mess out my inbox!

Love ya!

SAME GIRL DIFFERENT HAIR REVIEW

The long awaited review is finally here ladies!!!!!!!

Today makes one month since my hair was installed. I wanted to wait at least a month before I reviewed it so I could have washed it a few times and styled it and give you girls a really thorough review and the time has finally come..

I FREAKING LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THIS HAIR! LOVE...

I ordered the 3 bundles 22' 24' 26' and quite honestly I am not about that Rapunzel weave life.  I didn't like the harsh contrast between my leave out and the weave;  the layers weren't defined enough so my dominican stylist Olga layered the hell out of this hair! After it was done I thought that we could have left the hair a little longer but for every day life this length is perfect.

So it was installed and then Olga chopped and screwed it for me and the rest is history..

REGIMEN??? STYLING??? NIGHT TIME ROUTINE???

• I wash with Kinky Curly come clean shampoo 
• I condition with whatever is handy -- right now its Alba honeydew nourishing hair conditioner
• leave-in of choice is Mixed Chicks leave-in or Giovanni direct leave-in

I rake the product through and go about my bizness! The curl/wave pattern is so pretty and it matches my leave out so nicely that I don't have to do too much to it.

If I want a little more hold I will add some Ecostyler olive oil gel.

STYLING:

I've kept it simple so far, nothing too crazy, but I did buy a curling wand and I put some curls in it the first couple days after my install. Tonight Im gonna try flexi rods and c how that turns out!

Before & After

Spiral Curls

Serving in my PJ's

NIGHTTIME ROUTINE:

Two braids or two twists and my satin bonnet. I unravel and separate. SIMPLE!

Someone is gonna ask about shedding -- very minimal 

Someone is gonna ask about luster -- it has a realistic healthy hair shine to it

Someone is gonna ask if I would purchase again -- HELL YEA! I'm already planning my birthday hair

Someone is gonna ask where they can get this hair -- www.samegirldifferenthair.com

Well ladies thats it.. A month in and I am still in love with my hair.. Let me know if you have purchased from them and what your experience was like

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