Original GOC Crew Meetup

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I’ve always wanted to try a Bantu Knotout on straightened hair. The times I’ve done it in the past, it was on wet hair and by the morning my hair hadn’t dried. That always made the style a lot frizzier and more shrunken than I wanted.

To start, I moisturized each section separately with African Pride – Bouncy Curls Pudding from my October CurlBox. I still love that stuff! I twisted, then knotted each section. I made about 9 Bantu Knots. 4 in the back and 5 on top.

In the past, I had done two strand twists then knotted my hair. This time, I did more of a coil. I’m definitely pleased with the results.
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…and guess who I met up with…

Two of my favs from the original Curly Nikki presents Kim Coles’ Grow Out Challenge… Shelli from Hairscapades and Marsha from Hairology and our sisters, Marsha’s beautiful daughter (which you may have seen on her site or IG a few times) and her cousin who was kind enough to play Kodakman.

We had a nice brunch at Rue 57 in Manhattan and chatted, mostly about hair! Definitely some wonderful women!
I can’t wait to hang out again.

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XOXO,
Rece

December Curlbox

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My December CurlBox arrived recently. This month included 2.5 full sized products! They were:

  • Elasta QP – Olive Oil and Mango Butter Moisturizer
  • Curl Care by Dr. Miracle – Soft Hold Creme
  • EcoStyler – Olive Oil Gel

    • The sample sized products include:

  • Nubian heritage – Strengthen and Grow Hair Treatment mask
  • Shea Moisture – Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo
  • Isabella’s Own – Fix My Fro Curl Cream
  • Curl Max – Curl Activator Moisturizer

    • …and of course the holiday booklet with some of my favorite naturals on Instagram.

    I’ve already used the Olive Oil and Mango Butter Moisturizer. You know I’m a sucker for a good moisturizer or conditioner. The fact that it smells really good too makes it that much more appealing. I think I’ve actually used it in the past on my relaxed hair. It’s very moisturizing. It’s also not as heavy and some of the other moisturizers I’ve been using lately, which may work well for you fine hair naturals.

    Overall, I’m pleased. I’ll save the curl creams for my twistouts.

    Have you tried any of these? What were your thoughts?

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