PJ Recovery

PJ Recovery-Current Product List

Currently in PJ Rehab my regimen stays the same but my products rotate due to using them up. Check out product reviews section for more info. I do pj inventories, as well feel free to ask questions.

Relaxer - CHI Deep Brilliance-Normal
CHI Deep Brilliance Balancing/Neutralizing Shampoo
CHI Deep Brilliance Hair & Scalp Protective Cream

Prepoo/Cowash- BEDHEAD Self- Absorbed Conditioner
Shampoo- CHI Infra Shampoo and/or ORS Creamy Aloe, as needed
DC- Redken Clear Moisture Water Rush
Protein- CHI Infra Treatment
LeaveIns-Elasta QP H-Two Leave In
Serum- CHI Silk Infusion

Heat Protectants- FX Flat Iron Spray

Moisturizer: HairVeda Whipped Cream(Baggy Cream)

I multitask with products just to see the range of abilities a product has-Someday this will make my pj-ism easier and save money with all-n-one products

Sealing Oil- CocoMix

strong>Extras: MV- GNC HairSkinNail Vitamins
baindeterre Peppermint Patty Scalp Treatment
MN/MT Mix: 3-5x wk

It Was Our Anniversary....

So here's what I wore:









I tried with the makeup, don't laugh I'm getting better.



We went to a little jazz club. It was really nice. I don't go to teeny-bopper clubs, I don't go out at all, but the hubby and I wanted to do something different. I'm going to rewind it back a little bit, give you a little history. My hubby and I have been together for 8 yrs total, 2 years married. This week has been rough for us and now in retrospect, the devil knew this. At the beginning of the week we were thinking this would be the last anniversary that we would celebrate. We joked about it, but we were kind of serious. We were getting on each others' nerves like crazy. I didn't want to go anywhere with him just to sit and be uncomfortable, turns out his feelings were mutual. By Friday, we got it together. We talked a little. We ended up having a great time.

We dropped kids off at baby sitter's house. We then went to go see Alice and Wonderland, well no surprise here. It was sold out from 6:45p until 12am showing. So we'll catch it later on down the line. We went home and started the "beautification process" and headed around the town. This part we free-lanced b/c we knew we weren't hungry but we wanted to enjoy the night life here in Fort Worth. We headed down town, nothing interesting there. Hubby remembered a club that he sees packed all the time while riding through Dallas. I hate Dallas with a passion, but anyway, went to Brooklyn Jazz club(http://www.brooklynjazzcafe.com/_) and it was amazing. There was a local band playing. It was laid back and relaxed. People were enjoying each other it was great. Music wasn't too loud. No disrespect anywhere. Unusual for me, I've only been out twice since I turned 21 and I'm 24 now and each club was wild and someone would always end up fighting. Well not here, this was grown and sexy all the way. I got a fruity little something, don't know the name, hubby ordered the lightest beverage they had and he had his usual Remy 1738. (By the way, I purchased him some Remy for his b-day and I had no idea it was this expensive. This is the only thing he ever drinks, and I've never bought it before. He keeps at least one bottle in the house at all times, but whoooot $54, he's lucky I has $60 on me at the time. Spansive!!!! )We conversed and for once, in a long, long time, I felt like a woman, a sexy woman being courted. I didn't feel like a "mother" or a "wife", I was being courted and I loved every minute of it. My hubby and I haven't been on a date since my daughter was born in 2003. Now don't misunderstand, I love being a mother and a wife and all that they entail, but those of you who've been here know exactly what I'm talking about.
We've been talking about how much fun we've had since Saturday. I thoroughly enjoyed my husband and it feels good knowing that he did as well. It was just the two of us and I will cherish this moment until the next time. I will definitely plan the next a little better.

Product Review: Aussie Hair Insurance Leave In Spray



Aussie Hair Insurance Leave In Conditioner $3.99 /8 oz

Purchased: Walgreens

Dates of Usage: 1/1/2010- 3/3/2010

Description: Liquid leave-in/spray


Usage: Leave-in spray, to moisten hair before a wet set or other air dried texture style, prior to cornrowing hair

Product Claims:
A true work-a-holic, this leave-in conditioner, accented with Australian Silk Protein, puts it inovertime to keep hair strong.

Directions: Spray into clean, damp hair. Do that thing that you do to your 'do, but don't rinse!

My Experience:
When I first started my hhj I had a brief brush with this product and I liked it. I even recommended it to a few others, but now it seems to do nothing for my hair. I apologize, this is the reason I now use a product for several uses before giving a yes or no. When I say nothing I mean nothing. Sure it helps to moisten the hair but only temporarily. I have to spray so much just for my hair to even feel damp. I would spray this on my hair and it wouldn't help with detangling at all. It did nothing for my children's natural hair either. I couldn't wait to get rid of this spray. Glad I tried it, especially happy I used it up.

The only things I like about this product are the scent and the purple spray bottle. I love purple.

STAPLE STATUS: ABSOLUTELY NO!!!!

Ingredients:Water, Amodimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Trieceth-12, Polyquaternium-11, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PPG-2 Methyl Ether, DMDM Hydantoin, Fragrance, Disodiu EDTA, Polysorbate 80, Aminomethyl Propanol, Citric Acid, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Silk Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
DISCLAIMER- I am in no way affiliated with any of the aforementioned products. I am a consumer and I purchase all of the aforementioned products with my husband's hard-earned money. I am a self-made pj without any reimbursement or acknowledgement from any product companies.

UP NEXT: Elasta QP H-Two Leave In Spray

2 Reviews Lady Fior Leave In and SE Cholesterol



Lady Fior Olive Oil Leave In 10oz/$6.49
http://www.beautyofnewyork.com/
Dates of usage: 1/1/2010- 2/26/2010
Usage: To moisturize and seal wet or dry hair
Description: Cream Leave In
Product Claims:
An ideal product that protects your hair from dryness and climate changes, which thanks to its natural conditioners, Silk Proteins and Virgin Olive Oil moisturizes your hair from the roots to the ends, protects it from split ends and replenishes overly processed hair.

Directions:
Pour only a small amount on the palm of your hand and distribute all over your wet hair. Do not rinse.

My Experience:
Initially after application of this product it seemed to make my hair smooth and soft. It was instrumental in helping me air dry. It didn't do anything special for me while stretching. I didn't notice my NG any softer or more manageable. After textured styles my hair would feel really dry, this is a big issue of mine. In Texas, the heat is scorching and I need a moisturizer that can at least hold up in the winter. For bunning, my ends stayed moisturized, but if my hair was out this product is too heavy and when I would use it by mid-day my hair would be dry again.I did notice that it seemed quite heavy on my hair before my hair started to thicken up. This is not necessarily a cream leave in that I would recommend for 'fine-haired' people.

The scent is nothing over the top or overwhelming. Very light and doesn't linger. It is a mint green type of color.

I really don't have any complaints, is it the best moisturizer I've tried?, no but it' okay. My only problem is availability. If I gave up all of my moisturizers that I want to try and say this is it, would I have to wonder about it being discontinued as so many of my other Dominican products have been. Product security is also an issue for me. It's an alright product. It kept me satisfied this long, I won't make it a staple, but who knows I may revisit it later on in my journey. It lasted 3 months, most products don't last that long in my house between my hair and my children's.

STAPLE STATUS: NO

Ingredients:
Deionized water, Cetyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Quaternium-60, Propylene Glycol, Vitamin E, Virgin Olive Oil, Methyl and Benzoate Sodium, Color Green #1, Fragrance.

UP NEXT: HairVeda Whipped Clouds- SheAloe Moisturizer
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Silk Elements Mega Cholesterol Conditioning Treatment 20 oz/ $4
PJ Exchange Purchase
Dates of Usage: 1/30/2010- 2/27/2010
Usage: Dry DC , wet dc w/ and w/o heat
Description: Yellow with the consistency of banana pudding. Thick, but not balmy. Scent similar to bubble bath
Product Claims:
An intensive conditioning treatment for chemically treated hair. This moisturizing conditioner with Silk Protein, Moisturizers and Panthenol Pro-Vitamin B5 will.....*Rehydrate dry, brittle hair * Restore moisture *Improve elasticity * Add body *Leave hair soft and silky to the touch

Directions: Shampoo and towel dry hair. For best results use SE Luxury Moisturizing Shampoo. Liberally apply Cholesterol Conditioning Treatment ensuring that ends are covered. Comb-blend for coverage. FOR INSTANT CONDITIONING:Leave on hair for 2 minutes. Rinse well. Style as desired. FOR MEGA DEEP CONDITIONING: Leave on hair for 5-7 minutes(Use heating cap if desired).Rinse well. Style as desired.

My Experience:
This deep conditioner made my hair feel super soft and have sooo much slip, but it irritated my scalp. My hair actually felt moisturized and soft. It made my scalp itchy and flaky. I found that this conditioner was too hard for me to rinse from my scalp. My goal when applying a dc is to cover my NG, but not my scalp. When it gets on my scalp it takes forever to rinse.

Plain and simple, my hair LOVES this dc, but my scalp hates it.

This product is only available at Sally Beauty Supply Stores. It is a Sally brand. I'm really glad I got to try this b/c minus the itchy, flaky scalp, I really liked it.

STAPLE STATUS: NO

Ingredients:
Water, Mineral Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-37, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Ethoxydiglycol, Pathenol, Cholesterol, Methylparaben, Silk Amino Acids, Fragrance(Parfum), Tocopheryl Acetate, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Yellow 5.
UP NEXT: Redken Water Rush

DISCLAIMER- I am in no way affiliated with any of the aforementioned products. I am a consumer and I purchase all of the aforementioned products with my husband's hard-earned money. I am a self-made pj without any reimbursement or acknowledgement from any product companies.

Style of the Week: Half-Wig 3 OF 16


























This Wash:
Prepoo- Amla Gold Oil 2+ hrs with warm towel turbie and shower cap
Poo- CHI Infra Shampoo
DC- SE Mega Cholesterol 30+mins w/ heat
Leave-ins: Aussie Hair Insurance, Lady Fior Olive Oil Leave In and CocoMix.
I air dried my hair in a low ponytail. Once it dried I figured out which half-wig I was going to wear and determined how much leave-out hair I needed. I chose Motown Tress LG-90 (1B, same color as my hair). For this wig due to it's loose S-curl type of waves, I used anywhere from 3-7 curl formers to help with the blending.

I put all the hair that wasn't left out into one or two french braids. I just tucked the ends up into itself, if that makes sense. I would m&s nightly.


Here is another LG-90 post:
http://www.relaxedlongway2grow.com/2009/06/half-wig-motown-tress-lg-90.html

How-to: I would put in a few cf's every night, knowing how to pin curl would eliminate this nightly process. I would blend the curls and put the wig on. I would put in my two "anchor" bobby pins then use a few hair pins in my leave out hair to keep my curls attached/blended with the curls of the wig.

Prep pics:







In Living Color Marathon.... I can't wait!!!!!

I can't wait to watch the marathon this weekend on BET. Now normally I am not a fan of BET I miss the days of Teen Summit and the reporters who were talking about more than just gossip, before it became a mini-me of MTV, but nonetheless I can not wait for the marathon. Wow!!!

Oh and I just realized my 2yr healthy hair journey anniversary will be coming up on the 28th of Feb.
Wedding anniversary on the 4th of March.


A few upcoming posts for me this weekend.
Lady Fior Olive Oil Leave In review
WK 3 Half Wig P-Style
And a few of my PZI jeans and a few pairs of my AMICLUBWEAR shoe purchases

Misses
Aussie Hair Insurance
CHI Silk Infusion

Hits
FX Flat Iron Spray

Pertinent Info About My Hair

4A/4B
Fine Hair
Prefers lye relaxers
Prefers spray leave-ins
Cream leave-ins are normally moisturizers
10/25-Hair snipped from APL to SL after a sew in setback
?-APL

Goal length: MBL-WL

Current Challenges

Every challenge will have the guidelines posted under challenge section.
Healthy Ends Challenge Dec 2?-Apr. 8 2010- Hairlista/Hairlicious
Stretch W/ Me Challenge Jan 7th 2010-til end of my stretch- ShorttoLong Blogger- Only get to repeat each style once throughout the relaxer cycle (Done before but more interesting when you can't use the same style wk after wk.

Current Regimen

Relax evry 10-14wks-stylist
Trim 16 wks

Prepoo-Condi and/or oils
Shampoo-Moisture Shampoo/Clarifying Shampoo
DC-Moisturizing DC- steam tx 30mins
Protein-Protein Mild bimonthly, Heavy-Pre and Post relaxer
Leave-Ins-Current Product list

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