A day in the life: Off to a wedding!

From top to bottom:
Gold collar necklace: ebay (about $3 no joke!)
Gold chain belt: thrifted
Red suede pumps: random shoe store
Navy blue dress: thrifted (it had a key-hole back which I of course got no pictures off!)

On the face:
Cover girl queen collection bronzer
Revlon just bitten balm stain (smitten used as a liner, filled in with sweetheart, and honey in the center of the lips)

Hair:
Check out the Twisted braid out with Carol's Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey

And I am out!
❤ hair, kisses, bubblegum

Carol's Daughter Mimosa Hair Honey: final review

So I have to say, after reading and watching so many people rave about this product the only conclusion I can draw is that I used it incorrectly.

The take down:

 

Once I saw my braids the next morning, I could tell my results would not be the best. My hair felt damp (which happens when I use too much product in my hair. yikes) and it felt oily.

 

I was hopeful non-the-less but it just got worse.

 

[Excuse the over-exposure].

 

My hair had less definition that I am used to and was of course frizzy in the damp areas. I won't include a picture of my hair once I separated because it was horrendous (trust me). So after a quick outfit change, I threw it in a ponytail.

 

At this point I was (admittedly) cursing this very expensive product but I re-braided each night and got better and better results. The only problem I found was that in the Maryland humidity, none of the styles lasted. My hair went "poof" as soon as I stepped out of the house. Once it was stretched out enough, I was able to rock quite a textured blow out look.

 

I've used this product several other times since this review and I have decided that this is more of a finishing product. My hair looked better when I used other products and used the Mimosa Hair Honey to take my hair down (like above).

 

All in all, I'd give this product an ok....I think it is hyped up farrr more than it's worth but I can see the benefit in using it. 



❤ hair, kisses, bubblegum





 

 

Napturality...a freedom?

I was recently in a conversation with someone who was thinking about transitioning into the natural life. Her main point was that so many of her natural friends mentioned how "freeing" the experience was.

I guess the confusion in my face at this comment caused her to withdraw and ask me if I found the experience to be particularly "freeing".

What I told her was that I went natural before it was thought of as a "social movement". My motivation was primarily driven by my fear for perms. I was so afraid that I could only muster up the courage to get a perm about once every four months (and that was if people started really getting on my nerves about the state of my hair: i.e. mom). Going natural was less of a choice for me and more of a....better option.

I will not negate however, the fear I felt about what my hair would look like.


The truth is, the freedom I felt came about two years post big chop. Once I stopped obsessing about my hair being curly, or long, or smooth, or shiny, or this, or that....I felt free within. See the issue is that I came into this journey with no expectations apart from what I saw on youtube and through my friends. Everyone I looked up to as a baby naturalista had long hair and had "figured it out".

I guess my point is, freedom should not be the sole motivation to become natural. If that's the case, you will find quickly that the rain and humidity will do far worse things to your hair than it did when you had a perm and without that love for your hair, you will DIE when I tell you the amount of time I can spend detangling, washing, and styling my hair.

I tell everyone, my hair is my baby. I do it all for love.

The "freedom"....well I guess that's a happy coincidence.

What do you think? What was your motivation to become natural (if you are), are you thinking about it? Let's share.

❤ hair, kisses, bubblegum