Got my nails did!

I have only had my nails done professionally done maybe 4 times in my life.

I love doing them on my own. I love the creativity and technique involved, especially with sculpting and pink & whites. Every once in a while I like to go to the salon just so I can see different techniques.

This time I went, I was amazed. The guy who did my nails did them so fast and they didnt even have to be filed after the fact! He used a size 22 brush and one ball of sheer pink L&P and covered the entire nail evenly. I wanted the french tips to be painted on so that I can change it up whenever I am ready.

I left a very happy camper.

When I got home, I threw a multi colored glitter on top!! Awesomeness!!!! lol

 I did smudge the shit out of my middle finger on my right hand. But its cool. I can fix it later when I feel like it. :)

Hair Diary *3* - Twists & Haul

Using my coffee mix daily, still smelling like burnt coffee. :D

Cant say I don't like it...

I thought I would wear a twist out yesterday. I wanted to make sure that my hair was nice and moisturized before I unraveled my twists, so, I applied the moisturizing cream that I made from this post to my twists. When its not properly moisturized I get breakage and crazy frizz. My hair doesn't really do well with out styles, which is why I hardly wear twist outs and braid outs.

When I unraveled, after letting my moisturizer settle in, aside from the ends not coming out too great, the rest was so frizzy, there was no way that I would have been ok wearing it out. I threw a ouchless band on and folded the ends under so they would be protected somewhat.

It actually looked really good once I became comfortable. The only problem is that it was not exactly moisturized to my liking. I would have loved to wear this another day or so but I had to wash it out.

No clue whats going on with the fuzz ball in the middle... lol

 See, the curls at the top came out great, but the ends look like crap. No, bueno.

I went to the BSS yesterday and picked up some hair for my next style as well as a bonnet, a new deep conditioner, and a Clear Rinse.

 I got this rinse because it reminds me of the one I used to use way back in the day. I have not been able to find the old one anywhere. Hopefully this one works just as good.

The hair is FreeTress- Cozy Deep 20"
I got 2 packs color #4 and 2 packs color #4/30

I love the mixed color packs and I think I know exactly what I am going to do with this. If I can I will do a video as well. Im trying to be as accountable as possible with the blog. Youtube can be a little more difficult though.

Yup! TOLT tomorrow!

Coffee Overload Mix #1

Because of this new interest in caffeine for hair of course I made a product with my coffee...

I started out by infusing some Safflower and EVOO with my coffee grounds. I eyeballed the oil and coffee into the crockpot and turned it on. I left it to cook, I guess, for about 5-6 hours.

When I came back I turned off the crockpot and let the mix sit for a good 36 hours covered. I strained the oil and poured it into a bottle.

I kinda felt like it might have been incomplete so I went ahead and used the leftover coffee that I actually still had steeping from yesterdays brew. It was really nice and strong so I simply mixed the 2 together.



Half coffee, half coffee infused oil.

I was thinking about maybe doing an emulsion out of this and I think that would make a good creamy lotion that I could apply to the scalp. But for now I'll just shake it up and use it like that.


The only thing that I dont like about this, is that the coffee oil has that burnt smell. I think the crock pot may have been a little too hot. Its not overwhelming and it does dissipate after a little while. So, no big deal. I can deal with it.

I plan on applying this to my scalp every 1-2 days. Hopefully it does help to reduce my shedding and thicken back up my hair. I'm going to keep track of my progress with this and I may do an actual formula with it in the near future.

It would have been nice if I had a spray top to apply with. I'm going to have to stock up on that when I order more packaging in the future.

Hair Diary *2* - Coffee & Twists

After almost 2 days of deep conditoning, I rinsed out my hair. I wore it in a braided ponytail for a little while until I felt like doing my hair.

I meant to run to the BSS to pick up some weave but never made it there. :/ Oh well. I went ahead and did it yesterday without the extensions.

Its a really simple protective style. And, again I tend to do my hair without a mirror. I'm not looking for perfection... I'm looking for protection. :P

After I finished the flat twists, I banded the ends so they wouldnt be so shriveled up. I then rubbed some of my coffee mix in between the parts. I did apply a little more today because my scalp still felt a little dry. I really like the way it feels applied to the scalp.

I am planning on keeping my hair like this for the week and redoing into a similar style. I want to keep up with the weekly braid/twist styles for a little while, they are really easy to manage.

At night I just throw on my satin scarf and when I wake up in the AM the style is still nice and neat.

If and when I redo this I will probably add the extensions so I can do the long twist side ponytail like I wanted. Its not as cute plain like this. :)

Hair Diary *1*

I also decided to post every single time I do something to my hair.

Accountability people!! Accountability!!!!

I have been cowashing my hair daily all week and spraying with StaSofFro for moisture. It has been good for my hair. Although a few of my ends did feel a little dry. I did not notice any breakage so its all good. I should have applied some evoo to the ends.

On Wed, I did another small trim to nip away some single strand knots and split ends. I then unraveled my twists and briefly wore a twistout while I was out. When I got home I got to work!

I rinsed, applied a little coconut suave and detangled in the shower. I then shampooed with my tea tree and rosemary shampoo.

I towel dried and then did an ApHogee 2step treatment. Blow dried until hard and crispy. ;)

Heres a shot of the hair after I rinsed out the ApHogee. :)

Next I slapped on my deep conditioner mix, threw on a shower cap(read: plastic bag...) for an overnight DC. I put a towel in the dryer for a little heat in the mix.

God I miss my Ion soft bonnet dryer... I wish they still made them. :,(

I could use a Hair Steamer though. Havent taken that plunge just yet, but just might in the near future. I'm sure it makes a world of a difference.

My DC mix consisted of:
Lekairs Cholesterol Plus (Staple!!)
Suave Shea & Almond
Salon Care Cholesterol (not that great)
Grapeseed and Safflower oil
A Ton of Honey

This is so moisturizing! I find it best when you have a conditioner that is not really performing as good as it could, throw in a little honey and oil and it should be much, much better.

Here's some more hair porn for you!
I deep condition in 5 sections. I have done it this way for years now. God my braids are so skinny.. In my eyes at least. :/

 A good 1 1/2" away from BSL.

Here I go with my "shower cap" and scarf ready to go to bed! LOL

:)