Makeda Moment: Hair Accessories

I love these bowbands by Es N Yaa.  They are a bit pricey for me but they are uber cute.  It makes me wonder why I don't make my own headbands.  Maybe that will be my next venture...

Check it out!

My Do

Happy Thursday :-D

I just wanted to show you all what my hair looks like.  I realized that I've been wearing it for about 2 months now.  Why?  I wanted a protective style which would allow me some time to just leave my hair alone!  The less manipulation, the better.  My hair grows faster when I am not touching it.

I cornrowed my hair a few nights ago and left those in.  Cornrows stretch out my hair the best as compared to twists or loose braids.  I took out the cornrows, combed my hair, and did a flat twist across the front.  I used a headband to pull back the twist and the rest of my hair.  This was my first time wearing the flat twist out but I THINK it looked cute :-D

I am going to wear my hair out for few more days however I am getting another wig.  I am trying to do protective styling until the the end of May.  I will take breaks like these to wear my hair out for a few days.

New Half Wig

Heylo Bellas!

So I purchased a new half wig that I thought I'd show you.  I bought it for Spring Break as my "beach hair" haha.  The beach was so windy that I looked absolutely crazy..BUT I've been wearing it since I came back.

I purchased it from the same store for the same price, $19.99.  This brand is "Vanessa" which is supposed to be decent quality.  I couldn't really tell because my wig was exposed to extreme weather conditions (sand & salt water)...but I can say that it is still is good condition surprisingly.

I know some of you have purchased half wigs! Let me know how it's going and show me some pictures :-)

Makeda Moment: Afro Decal & Fly

LOVE THIS.
Check out this afro decal as seen on flygirls.typepad.com (also love this blog).  Check out both :-)

DIY Leave-In Conditioner

Here's a simple DIY recipe for Leave-In Conditioner

What will you need?
Spray Bottle (Purchase one at the dollar store)
3 ounces of distilled water (Purchase at local supermarket, drugstore)
1/2 ounce of your favorite oil (I prefer EVOO for this recipe)
1 ounce of a cheap conditioner like Suave
*Optional-I like to squeeze a tad of aloe vera gel into my mix

FYI:  1 ounce=2 tablespoons

Add the ingredients above to your spray bottle.  Shake until mixed and spray away!  This recipe is wonderful as a braid/twist spray.  I personally don't trust that the pre-made braid sprays will moisturize my hair.  Try it out.

Let me know if you like!

Product Review: Oyin Handmade's Grand Poo Bar

Grand Poo Bar by Oyin Handmade
Dislike It     Like It     Love It     Gotta Have It
Buy it here
$7.00

Ingredients: purified water, glycerin, sodium stearate and sodium oleate, sorbitol, stearic acid, lauric acid, African black soap, cocoa butter, cetyl alcohol, coconut oil, lavender, tea tree and citrus essential oils




Alright...so at this point, I'm sure I just seem like an Oyin Handmade groupie...but I have really been loving most of their products.  And I really LOVE the Grand Poo Bar!!

The Grand Poo Bar is a shampoo bar that is sulfate free!  It doesn't strip your hair with harsh detergents but still cleanses as a shampoo.

My experience with the product
The Grand Poo Bar is a small bar as pictured above.  Before using it, I cut off a small piece of the bar so that the entire bar would not get wet.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that the small piece of the bar went a very long way.  I wet my hair and then rubbed the Poo bar around my hair and scalp.  Almost immediately I got a nice lather from the bar.  I began to shampoo as usual, making sure that I had enough product in my hair.  I washed out and was surprised to feel the moisture in my hair.  It actually felt like I had just used conditioner in my hair instead of shampoo.  I didn't even condition after using the Grand Poo Bar because I didn't think it was necessary.  

The bar, although not huge, will last for a long time.  This is true especially if you are doing mostly co-washing.  I think that this is a great investment if you're looking for a moisturizing shampoo.

Post your experiences with the product please :-)

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Okay so I lied :-D

It took MUCH longer than expected but I have done my best to tweak this layout..I really hope you guys like it.  Feedback is greatly appreciated.  What do you like?  What could be added?  Let me know bellas.