Hiya,
The year has come to an end and I am filled with gratitude to the Most High for all He has done for me and mine!! I went on youtube recently and watched one of the hair guru's video on her hair product awards and thought it would be a fun post for me to do on this blog and so;

 WELCOME  TO THE  NAIJA HAIR CAN GROW 2011 HAIR PRODUCTS AWARDS!!!

APPLAUSEEEEEEEEE!!

Without much ado, the first award category is; BEST SHAMPOO IN 2011!
                              The Nominees are; VO5 shampoo
                                                           Aphogee shampoo for damaged hair
                                                           Pantene 2 in 1 shampoo and condtioner
                                                           Dr miracle feel it formula 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner
THE WINNER IS; ALL OF THE ABOVE!! As I have mentioned in the past, most shampoos serve the same purpose which is to cleanse hair. This year, I hardly stuck to any shampoo because of this notion and my focus was co-washing(conditioner washing) my hair because that is what keeps the moisture in your hair and since I washed my hair at least once a week, I didnt need a super cleansing shampoo because my hair was never  too dirty.

The Next award category is; BEST CONDITIONER IN 2011
                                           The nominees are; Aphogee keratin 2 minute reconstructor
                                                                       Motions Salons Herbal Conditioner
                                                                       VO5 Conditioners.

THE WINNER IS; Without a doubt is APHOGEE KERATIN 2 MINUTE RECONSTRUCTOR!

There is no competition, this conditioner is lightweight so you can mix it easily with other oils and mayonnaise, it smells great and most importantly it really leaves your feeling soft and manageable, my only little issue with it is that it should come in a BIGGER bottle so it lasts longer :)

CATEGORY 3 is THE 2011 AWARD FOR BEST PRE POO HAIR TREATMENT;
                              The nominees are; Mayonnaise,eggs and oils-protein treatment
                                                          Avocado hair mask
                                                          Deep conditioning hair treatment
                             The Winner is; THE MAYONNAISE, EGGS AND OILS PROTEIN TREATMENT  done every other week really helped strengthen my ends and prevented them from breaking off.

I will continue to do this treatment in the new year. A few ladies told me it did not work for them including my sister but when they described how the went about it I instantly knew the reason why it didnt work. Their hair was suffering from protein overload!! My sister for one slept with her's in her hair overnight when its supposed to be on for a few hours and washed out and then another friend used  'hair mayonnaise' in the mixture instead of normal mayo and that is already packed with protein so naturally there was an overload and what happens when there's an overload of protein? breakage! so if you want to incorporate this into your regimen do it right, check out my weekend regimen post for guidelines .

The next Award category is 2011 BEST HAIR RELAXER
The nominees include; Carson's Optimum care relaxer
                                  At One Hair Relaxer
                                 Herbal Rich, Lye Creme Relaxer
                               Silk Elements Megasilk No lye relaxer

The winner is; SILK ELEMENTS MEGASILK NO LYE RELAXER
 

Hiya,
Its been a while since I came on here, to all my faithful readers that have been waiting on new content, please pardon me! This post is just to give you an update on my hair after my last relaxer treatment for the year 2011!!This year has been a good year for my hair, I finally mastered the art of keeping a regimen and though I had some trials and errors with hair products and had to get a major trim in June that set me back from my goal for Bra Strap Length (BSL) hair. But as I always tell myself, I rather have full healthy shorter hair than long limpy hair so after I cut my hair in June from APL(Arm Pit Length);
To about past SL (Shoulder Length);
I kept up with my daily and weekend regimens, deep conditioning treatments, hair masks, I dusted my ends from time to time to avoid having to do a major hair trim again and then stretched my relaxer treatments to at least 9 to 10 weeks and to my excitement my hair has never felt more healthy!! Last week I relaxed it with Optimum Care relaxer kit;

Hey People!! Welcome to the month of December! Can't believe it, the year is almost over! I am truly grateful to God for everything!!Well this month also marks 6months after my major hair cut in June below;

 I can't wait to get a relaxer in about 2weeks to see if my hair finally has landed on my bra strap although I am not too confident about that because I have gotten several trims within the 6months when I felt my ends were getting too uneven but I'm probably going to be close to bra strap, fingers crossed!!

Now to my topic, a while back I was just browsing through the New York Fashion Week 2011 pictures and  a hair trend caught my eye!!It was the models for Tracy Reese's runway show for spring 2012 that caught my fancy. They had the most trendy hair styles that look so easy to achieve but give off sophistication and style, so 2012! I have a few of my favorite looks below;


Unknown to me that this half coiffed/half left down hair style was trending, months ago I did something similar to this hair trend on my hair to church.