Showing posts with label product pile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label product pile. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Urban Therapy Twisted Sista Products Review


I've been wanting to do this review for awhile now. So here I sit at 2am in the morning making it happen! #newmama I love blogging ya'll. It's such a getaway for me so I'm wide awake. haha. You may remember a few months ago when I posted about Urban Therapy Twisted Sista asking anyone if they'd tried it. Urban Therapy is a London based company that recently made it's way over to the US. I've used the Curl Activator & the Different Strokes quite a few times so I'm armed with my review. Haven't tried out the Blow Dry Creme because I haven't blown out my hair....yet. ;-)


Curl Activator Says ($4.49/3.38 fl.oz): Twisted Sista Curl Activator puts the life back into tired saggy curls. Delivering volume, bounce, and curl definition to naturally curly, afro, or permed hair.

Ingredients:
Aqua (Water) , Paraffinum Liquidum , Glycerin , Caprylic , Capric Triglyceride , Cetyl Alcohol , Dimethicone , Petrolatum , Lanolin , Glyceryl Stearate , PEG-100 Stearate , Phenoxyethanol , Carbomer , Methylparaben , Fragrance , Xanthan Gum , Propylparaben , Potassium Hydroxide , Benzophenone-3 , Disodium EDTA , Tocopheryl Acetate , BHT , Benzyl Salicylate , Hexyl Cinnamal , Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde , Limonene

Directions
Apply a generous amount into your hands & run it through wet or dry hair from root to tip adding more if need be.

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Different Strokes Serum Says ($4.49/1.01 fl.oz): Instantly eliminates frizz for both straight & curly hairstyles.

Ingredients:
Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Isopropyl Myristate, Fragrance, Benzophenone-3, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Benzyl Salicylate, Eugenol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Limonene

Directions: Apply serum into palms of hands and smooth through wet hair to defrizz. Style as usual. For instant shine smooth a small amount over dry hair.

My Review:
The first time I used the Curl Activator, I wasn't impressed at all. Great smell though. After washing my hair, I simply applied it to my wet hair & rubbed it throughout while defining my curls. After my hair dried, I noticed that my hair didn't feel as moisturized as usual. I used the Curl Activator alone without the Different Strokes Serum. I always like to see how a product works without adding anything added to it. It definitely has a thicker consistency than most products I use on my hair. No biggie. This was the 1st try...I usually give a product 3-4 chances before putting it on the shelf to collect dust. 

So the 2nd time I used the Curl Activator, I actually clarified my hair first & then applied it. My hair felt much better, but the true difference happened on the 4th of July. Let me just say this. I usually don't use a hair product that doesn't seem to be working for my hair on a day when I know I'll be taking a lot of photos (i.e. Christmas, my birthday, etc) So this was a big deal to me. So I washed & dc'ed as normal. This time I decided to do something different. I added the Different Strokes Serum to my hair after the Curl Activator. Ya'll that made all of the difference in the world. My hair doesn't like the Curl Activator alone. It soaks it ALL up. I have to apply the serum. I'm going to to seal with an oil next time to see how it does....

Here are some pics with both products in my hair....

  
Any ladies who use the Curl Activator alone???


Note: Urban Therapy sent me their products at no charge. I'm not obligated to write a positive review in return. My review consists of my honest opinion of the products.

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Anyone Tried Twisted Sista Products??

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I just got a box of Twista Sista products in the mail. Has anyone ever heard of/tried these products?? I can't wait to try them out! 

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Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Organizing My Hair Products!

Okay guys...so we're settling into our new apartment. We don't have as much room as we did in our old apartment, but we're working with what we've got. :-) So.....no linen closet here to house my many hair products. :-( Here's an old bookcase (now the hg product case) I'm using for my products. It's holding up pretty well....Everything is not on here. Some products are in the bathroom. The black 
box on the bottom shelf holds my beloved FHI. Ha!
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  Here's the train case where I keep my hair ties, hair rollers, etc. It's not big enough..... : \ Image and video hosting by TinyPic Image and video hosting by TinyPic When we buy a house I would love to have a mini beauty supply room or area to hold all of my hair stuff. That would be so NICE. :D Something like this just with longer and wider shelves....

Saturday, February 13, 2010

My Hair Product Pile

We're moving so before I boxed up my hair products I took some photos so you guys can see what I have....It's crazy. I've had some of these products since I started my journey in '07. Well....here's everybody...hanging out in the Product Pile. Image and video hosting by TinyPic This is my favorite protein condish! I love this stuff....Don't mind the dirtiness of the top. The conditioner looks like mud so it can get a little messy! Image and video hosting by TinyPic Here are my heat protectants. In my opinion, the Smooth 'N Shine is not that great. It left my hair sticky and dry. : \ My #1 is the Aphogee Keratin & Green Tea Restructurizer. :D If you've never heard of it read my post about it here. Image and video hosting by TinyPic I really like all of these oils. I miss having my extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil. I ran out of those and haven't re-stocked as of yet. I will say this.....Coconut. Coconut. COCONUT. My absolute favorite oil. It seems as though I can't say this enough. Image and video hosting by TinyPic Here are the Leave-In Ladies. Aren't they pretty? It took me awhile to get to this point....There was a time when I didn't know what to moisturize my hair with so I experimented and tried all kinds of products until I realized it was these 4 products. STAPLES. They really keep my hair healthy and soft. :-) I don't have to worry about dry hair as long as these ladies are in my life. :-) Note: Usually I pick between the 2 ApHogee leave-ins. I don't really use them both on my hair at the same time. It really depends on what my hair needs. Image and video hosting by TinyPic Kick off your shoes and step into the Condish Condo. V05 is clearly the majority. Ha! What can I say? Cheap AND Effective. Healthy hair doesn't have to be expensive. The WEN is a cleansing conditioner that's why I put it in this pile. Since Valentine's Day is tommorrow, I highly recommend you ladies to try out Victoria's Secret SO SEXY conditioner. That contagious smell lingers in your hair for days and it will have that special someone climbing the walls! lol....I wrote about it awhile ago. LaQT nicknamed this the "Freakum Dress of Conditioners." I totally agree. ;-) Image and video hosting by TinyPic Lastly, here are the shampoos. I use the Queen Helene Unscented Garlic Shampoo the most because it keeps shedding and breakage at a minimum. I'm currently trying out the Elasta QP Creme Conditioning Shampoo....I'll let you know what I think of it. I forgot all about my coconut shampoo. I can't remember if I was impressed or not with it....I'll be using that soon too. Image and video hosting by TinyPic
That's it! Later ya'll. :-)