Showing posts with label devacurl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label devacurl. Show all posts
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Wash Day 09-12-2015 - DevaCurl: The Final Trial
Hey, beautiful people! I realized that I did not post the summary of my last wash day. First, I did a deep condition overnight with Aubrey Organics Island Replenishing Conditioner. Then, I decided to get one last use out of my DevaCurl products.
I washed my hair with the DevaCurl No Poo. Then I finished detangling my hair with the One Condition. As before, I really like these products. I don't see myself re-purchasing these, unless they are on super sale or in a pinch because they are expensive and the smell is a turnoff for me. However, they work very well on my hair, so I can't completely discount them.
Finally, to give my hair a rest, I decided to braid it up. I put my hair in about 14 braids using DevaCurl Styling Cream, Curl Junkie Coffee-Coco Curl Cream and my oil mix. I left the braids in for about a week before I took them out. My braid out was so soft and defined. It also had a nice sheen.
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Wash Day 09-04-2015 (DevaCurl Take 2)
Hey, beautiful people! I decided to give DevaCurl another try this weekend because I really liked the NoPoo and One Condition, and I suspected that I could like the Styling Cream as well.
First, I did a deep condition overnight with Aubrey Organics Island Replenishing Conditioner. I previously did a review of this product. This is still one of my favorites, even though they have changed the formula somewhat. I ran out of the old formula while I was applying it, so I finished my hair off with the new formula. So far, so good. My hair felt soft, supple and strong when I rinsed out the conditioner the next morning.
Next, I washed my hair with the DevaCurl No Poo. Just like before, this felt wonderful on my hair and I was even able to detangle with it, though the scent gets to me. As I may have mentioned before, I am sensitive to strong scents.
Then I finished detangling my hair with the One Condition. This is also great. It left my hair soft, and made it easy to detangle. The scent on this is also a little easier to handle than the No Poo.
Finally, I did a wash n go with the DevaCurl Styling Cream, my oil mix and my tried-and-true Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic. My wash n go had great curl definition! It was also soft, and the shrinkage was not as severe, though there was significant shrinkage. This product would be great for people who love big wash n gos. My only complaint, if I can call it one, is that my hair still was not dry after 12 hours.
Based on this wash day, I learned two things: (1) the DevaCurl gel is probably what caused the flakes in my hair last week; and (2) a little bit of the styling cream goes a long way. I don't have to use as much styling cream as I do with leave-ins. In fact, in the one quadrant of my hair where I went overboard with the styling cream, it flaked. This was the only area that flaked.
Total styling time: 20 minutes
Total drying time: over 12 hours
First, I did a deep condition overnight with Aubrey Organics Island Replenishing Conditioner. I previously did a review of this product. This is still one of my favorites, even though they have changed the formula somewhat. I ran out of the old formula while I was applying it, so I finished my hair off with the new formula. So far, so good. My hair felt soft, supple and strong when I rinsed out the conditioner the next morning.
Next, I washed my hair with the DevaCurl No Poo. Just like before, this felt wonderful on my hair and I was even able to detangle with it, though the scent gets to me. As I may have mentioned before, I am sensitive to strong scents.
Then I finished detangling my hair with the One Condition. This is also great. It left my hair soft, and made it easy to detangle. The scent on this is also a little easier to handle than the No Poo.
Finally, I did a wash n go with the DevaCurl Styling Cream, my oil mix and my tried-and-true Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic. My wash n go had great curl definition! It was also soft, and the shrinkage was not as severe, though there was significant shrinkage. This product would be great for people who love big wash n gos. My only complaint, if I can call it one, is that my hair still was not dry after 12 hours.
Based on this wash day, I learned two things: (1) the DevaCurl gel is probably what caused the flakes in my hair last week; and (2) a little bit of the styling cream goes a long way. I don't have to use as much styling cream as I do with leave-ins. In fact, in the one quadrant of my hair where I went overboard with the styling cream, it flaked. This was the only area that flaked.
Total styling time: 20 minutes
Total drying time: over 12 hours
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Wash Day 08-29-2015 (Deva Curl)
Hey beautiful people! This week, I finally used up the DevaCurl Must-Have Curl Kit, which I won as a prize from a contest (yay for free stuff).
I did a deep condition overnight with Curl Junkie Hibiscus Banana Deep Fix Conditioner. I like this conditioner, but it isn't cost effective for me anymore. With my current hair length and thick density, I used half a jar in one wash. That is $10 per wash.
In the morning, I started off with the DevaCurl No Poo. This has great slip, and my hair felt clean. The only thing I did not like is the smell. It is strong perfume like. Next, I used the One Condition. This also had great slip, and the smell reminded me of a baby. I just didn't understand why the bottle was so small. It's conditioner.
For styling, I used the Deva Styling Cream and the Deva Ultra Defining Gel on my right side. For some reason the styling cream I received has a tiny pump spout, instead of the normal pump. I had to push the pump about 12 times just to get enough to cover a small area of my hair. When I spread it on my hair, it felt a little like water, so I knew it wasn't going to do much for me. For my left side, I didn't want to risk tangles, so I used a heavier leave-in conditioner under the Ultra Defining Gel -- Curl Junkie's Coffee-Coco Curl Cream.
After 12 hours, my hair is about 90% dry on the right side and 70% dry on the left. I'm actually a little surprised. The DevaCurl styling cream left my hair softer than I thought, but there is not much definition. My hair dried shrunken and frizzy. I am also getting white flakes on my clothes now that it has dried.
Total styling time: ~30 minutes
I did a deep condition overnight with Curl Junkie Hibiscus Banana Deep Fix Conditioner. I like this conditioner, but it isn't cost effective for me anymore. With my current hair length and thick density, I used half a jar in one wash. That is $10 per wash.
In the morning, I started off with the DevaCurl No Poo. This has great slip, and my hair felt clean. The only thing I did not like is the smell. It is strong perfume like. Next, I used the One Condition. This also had great slip, and the smell reminded me of a baby. I just didn't understand why the bottle was so small. It's conditioner.
For styling, I used the Deva Styling Cream and the Deva Ultra Defining Gel on my right side. For some reason the styling cream I received has a tiny pump spout, instead of the normal pump. I had to push the pump about 12 times just to get enough to cover a small area of my hair. When I spread it on my hair, it felt a little like water, so I knew it wasn't going to do much for me. For my left side, I didn't want to risk tangles, so I used a heavier leave-in conditioner under the Ultra Defining Gel -- Curl Junkie's Coffee-Coco Curl Cream.
After 12 hours, my hair is about 90% dry on the right side and 70% dry on the left. I'm actually a little surprised. The DevaCurl styling cream left my hair softer than I thought, but there is not much definition. My hair dried shrunken and frizzy. I am also getting white flakes on my clothes now that it has dried.
Total styling time: ~30 minutes
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