As promised, I have still been working with the EcoStyler Gel with Argan Oil. "Caracara" recommended trying it alone with no leave in for best results, so I tried my version of that.
I needed to jazz up a 2 day old wash n' go, so I used the gel on both sides before pinning them back to create a faux-hawk. I added the gel only to dry hair and pinned with bobby pins, using a boar bristle brush for maximum smoothing and sheen.
Now my hair did have some Herbal Essence's "Drama Clean" conditioner and EVOO dried into it from my wash n' go, but I'm thinking that neither mixed with the Eco because they were completely dry. Because my hair is prone to dryness and has such a cotton like texture, I'm scared to do the "naked hair" thing underneath a gel. In the words of Katt Williams, my hair would be all types of "crispity, crunchity, crackedy...." LOL!
In the end, I was pleased with the results since I didn't have any flakes and the hold was amazing. Gelling hair always works best when you start with dry hair, but the gel has to be on point to get this look. Each side had one bobby pin, so the gel was doing most of the work which is great. Bobby pins can be bad for your hair and scalp...more on that later..I know from personal experience!
On another note, I'm still playing around with eyebrow shaping and eye color. I'm nowhere near as good as Tdavis, but I'm better than I was before :) I really need more shadow pallets. More than likely I'll be ordering the Matte 88 Palette from Coastal Scents. I have the shimmer palette, which is great, but matte colors have much more pigment and depth to them. The purple eyseshadow below is by E.L.F. and I have on Clinique's "Bamboo Pink" lip color. My eye lashes have grown in a lot more (I think I forgot to tell y'all that they'd fallen out about a year ago) because I have been babying them. All I will say is that waterproof mascara is the DEVIL! Especially when you mistakenly wear and remove it everyday. Now I only use Clinique or Lancome mascara and my lashes love me for it!
*Smooches*
lol at the katt williams reference hahahahahahaha but anyway, i love your hair! it looks great!
ReplyDeleteGirl I love me some Katt Williams and his "formerly known as luxurious" hair...lol!
ReplyDeleteThank you and thanks for reading and responding :)
Looks great! I love our coily hair!
ReplyDeleteYour makeup looks great and so does the faux-hawk! I need to learn some eyelash lengthening and growth practices naturally! Thanks for the encouragement.
ReplyDeleteThanks ladies!
ReplyDeleteI've heard that applying vitamin E to your eyebrows will make them grow in faster and thicker...wonder if this would work for lashes?
My sister used to squeeze Vitamin E out of the gel capsules (poke a hole in it with a safety pin first).
i have a question do u henna and do bentonite clay? or do u do just clay and no henna?
ReplyDeleteI've never tried henna because I have permanent color in my hair and henna is not recommended. Most hair dyes have metals in them and there would be a chemical reaction with the two.
ReplyDeleteBetonite clay only for me, which I love! I'm currently long overdue for a session with it...
Hope this helps and thanks for reading :)