Hair update

Hello all! Thought I share some hair updates before I color my hair....getting some summer fever and want some lighter hair, some highlights. This is my hair today, a two week old twistout on a humid summer day....but I love my hair anyways!

Baby it's cold outside

The cold is here.  No more hair being dry the next morning after washing at night.  No more sitting outside in the sun with a warm breeze....with a nice Patron triple citrus margarita to sip on....
Back to the days of washing and twisting my hair on Saturdays in order to be dry by Monday morning for work...Oh well. Bring on the leather boots, suede vests and shearling jackets!
These are some pics from a twistout I did with Devacurl, but I didn't loosen up the front, just sort of twisted it into a modified updo and used a clip...

Living Proof - It might be the truth!

I have been watching Living Proof demonstrations on QVC since it launched, but decided it wasn't for my hair, especially at that price. I have enough products as it is! BUT THEN....it was at the beauty supply store for less than half price! Yes, less than half price! Meaning I could try it for a whopping six dollars...and if I liked it go back & buy all the bottles left!
So I purchased the No Frizz Styling Treatment for thick to coarse hair, which is normally $26!

http://www.livingproof.com/buy/no-frizz-wave-curl-treatment
I shampooed my hair & deep conditioned as normal.  I didn't use anything but the styling treatment on my hair, no leave-in, no oils.  After sectioning in quarters, I applied a generous amount to each section.  I wasn't crazy about the smell, but it didn't linger on my hair after blowdrying.  The comb out had some glide, I had no tangles ( but I don't tend to have tangles anyways).  I proceeded to blowdry the sections & was impressed.  My hair just seemed almost silky, it just released the kinks & curls with little effort.  This was probably the fastest  & easiest blowdry I have done since being all natural.  Afterwards, I twisted my hair with a dab of the treatment. 

This is my twistout the next day:

I really liked the outcome and given our high humidity my hair didn't frizz out like it had been.  This product is a keeper for me....I can't wait to try it with a straighten!
P.S. I did go back & buy another bottle!

Fantasia Olive Styling Gel with Sparkle Lites Twistout

Ladies, do you ever look at your hair stash & think I have too much stuff!!  I have been thinking that when I look into my hair product bin for months.  I haven't purchased any new hair products in months because I always think about my bin full of hair products!  So I decided to start trying out my stuff(..so I can buy new stuff LOL)! 
Decisions, decisions, what shall I try?  The Fantasia Olive Styling Gel with Sparkle Lites!  I bought this because it was alcohol free & enriched with Olive, Aloe & Silk Proteins.

So I had washed my hair last night, put a baggie on & went to bed.  This morning, I dampened my hair ends which were dry & put some Suave Humectant Conditioner & Herbal Essences Totally Twisted Conditioner on it; sat outside in the wonderful morning sun for a natural heat cap. 

• BWC for my leave-in
• Castor oil for sealing
• Fantasia gel for twisting styling

So I did about 16 twists & let it air dry overnight.  Here is a shot during the undo process, I really like my texture:

Other shots after separated a bit:

Closer up texture shots:

Overall review: I did like the gel for twisting, my hair wasn't hard or crunchy, no flaking.  My hair definition held up well given the high humidity levels all week.  My hair did seem drier than usual by Day 4, so even alcohol free gel could not become a weekly go to product.  I definitely will be doing it again though.

Blowout Twistout

So I rocked my blowout for one day LOL, then I decided it was just too much.
I decided to do some chunky twists.  I used some castor oil with Devacurl Set It Free.

The humidity has persisted resulting in shrinkage & frizziness as soon as I hit the door.  Anyway here are my results:

More Los Cabos Vacation Hair

The natives of Los Cabos were quite fascinated by my hair.  I received many compliments and got at least 5 requests a day to touch my hair. 
Here are some random hair shots during my vacation.  Towards the end it did get... a bit out of control lol, but DON'T CARE!!!  I did moisten & retwist one of the days, but other than that, I did nothing to it asides from a morning conditioner rub & fluff it out.

Night time hair:

Los Cabos Vacation Hair

I am here in Los Cabos & it is just so beautiful! The weather is just perfect!
It was hard deciding what to bring for hair maintenance, but I decided to pack Castor oil, Devacurl Set It Free, an ORS condition pack & some suave conditioner. I did a wet twistout with Devacurl Set It Free 2 days before leaving and wore my half-cap until after I arrived as my hair was still wet....
Here are my Day One results:

Chunkier Twists

This week I decided to try slightly bigger twists to see how my hair would turn out.   Where I usually do 4 twists on each quarter, I did 3 twists on each quarter instead. I did everything else the same:

• shampooed & DC with heat
• BWC for leave-in
• sealed with castor oil
• blowdried each quarter
• separated in three sections
• spritzed with Devacurl Set It Free & twisted
  
  

It came out pretty much the same, less definition, but pretty much the same, I think....does it look any different to you?