okay, i’ll admit it. i’m a sucker for anything hair related. but not just any sucker. see, i have a very discerning eye and tastes, and just any old thing won’t do.

like many consumers, my eye is first drawn to a package by the way it looks. bright colors really do me in; as are most women. but i’m a well informed consumer and a black woman with kinky hair, so that bottle better be more than just a pretty package and the package had just be more than wipped fancy conditioner with overwhelming, luscious fragrance.

gimme plain ‘ole scentless coconut oil any old day over boo-boo trash  that smells like grapefruit in a glass bottle, thank you.

since i zoom past the superficial quite easily, my spidey sense quickly sniff out the good stuff. i’m like  a drug dog at the airport. what do we have here, shea? nope. coconut? nope. jojoba? nope…macadamia? ding, ding, we have a winner!!

folica has a new – at least to my knowledge -  product label on their shelves. a product which boast the “power” of macadamia nut.

Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque

description:

Macadamia Deep Repair Masque is a revitalizing hair reconstructor for dry, damaged hair. (more…)

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these are the certifiable “again & again” top “must have” hair products for naturals and transitioners.

this list will be updated after a poll at the first half of the year.

the list also includes where to find products so that you don’t have to go search for them. most of them you can find in the kisforkinky.com store!

if you are a newbie, you almost can’t go wrong with anything on this list! have a question about the definition of something on this list? check out the dictionary.

be sure to share your experiences with these c♥veted products!

(!!!) = you should at least try this
(O) = may be easier to find online vs. store
(N) = natural / organic
(G) = can be found in local grocery store
(G*) = specialty grocery/health store like whole foods
(S) = sold in salon stores like ulta, or sally, etc.
(H) = use alone or add to homemade moisturizing mix

c♥veted pre-poos

• extra virgin olive oil (N/G/H) !!!
• virgin coconut oil (N/G/H) !!! buy here
• jamaican black castor oil (N/G/H) !!!
• jojoba oil (N/G/H) !!! buy here

c♥veted shampoos

• aubrey organics honey suckle rose (O/N/G*) !!! buy here / or here
• aubrey organics white camillia (O/N/G*) !!! buy here
• deva curl no poo (O/N/S)  buy here / or here
• giovanni 50:50 hydrating clarifying shampoo (O/N/G8*) !!! buy here / or here
• trader joe’s norish spa shampoo (N/G*) !!! buy here
• trader joe’s tea tre tingle with peppermint and eucalyptus (N/G*) buy here
• j/a/s/o/n natural jojoba scalp balancing shampoo (N/G*) buy here
• elasta QP creme conditioning poo (S) buy here
• abba pure moisture shampoo (N/G*) buy here / or here
• kinky curly come clean (N/O/G*) buy here

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i’m in love! for a drugstore product, this mask is (5/5)

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i’m pretty sure many of you guys remember when pantene was THE thing – THE product. in the late 90’s it was the go to product line for all of my white friends. i remember trying the product line (the white bottles) but never really “getting” the hype. back then i was relaxed and though the shampoo and condish were nice, they did nothing extra ordinary for my hair.

i guess it was this way for many women of color since pantene decided in the early 2000’s to come out with this line of products targeted (more specifically, i’d argue) towards black women of color – hence the name “relaxed and natural.”

to be honest, i don’t like their relaxed and natural condish (since i co-wash) for washing but i’d heard tons of hype surrounding the Pantene Relaxed & Natural Conditioner Breakage Defense Deep Conditioning Mask. i’ve been ignoring it for years when i decided that it was time to get down to business and pick up a jar.

i’ve yet to find my holy grail deep conditioner – store bought at least – so i wanted to see what this product would do for me.

initial reactions: first of all, (more…)

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since the makeup world has basically informed women all over the world that we NEED to be high def wearing ladies, aka flawless – or at least our faces, i decided to take the plunge and try a less expensive version of a high def makeup.

i went to my local riteaid and picked up some revlon photo ready foundation in caramel and because riteaid is also currently having a bogo sale, i also picked up revlon’s new beyond natural concealer and highlighter duo. i’ll be reviewing the concealer shortly.

right now, the foundation is in limited distribution/preview, but is slowly rolling out for a full launch in about a month. so don’t be surprised at the limited color selection for women of color until feb.

i spent an hour in riteaid walking in repeat circles around the three makeup isles; looking at products and comparing mascaras, et. al, don’t we all?! he he…but the only thing i didn’t take out, put back in and take out of my little basket was this foundation. i was so excited to try it.

ugh, if i’d only known what was in store for me…

ladies, i cannot explain how much of a FAIL this product was for me!

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hmmm, i give this masque: (2/5)

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okay guys, i have to tell ya, i really, really tried to like this masque. i used it a few times, but in the end, i was always left feeling like something was missing.

i realized that it was MOISTURE! this stuff left my hair feeling stripped – that too clean feeling that NO ONE should ever experience.

i think the pj in me messed me up. my tryone biggums had me pick this up while i was in big lots. ugh, big lots, dollar store, they are all EVIL! you go in there with $10 to pick up a few things on your list and come out with stuff you don’t need. “omg! they have $1 charcoals!” when you ain’t even much got a dern grill!

i was supposed to be buying wrapping paper and picked up that paper annnnddd this masque. the smell is yummi – it reminds me of herbal essence, and the texture is thickish. not cantu shea butter thick, but thicker than regular conditioner.

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