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"Girl, How Were you able to Get to 47 weeks post?"

i can say i used a lot of products while ive been transitioning, but so far i can only give credit to two main products that are very inexpensive and easy to find just about anywhere.

                                                            OILS & HONEY!!

OILS: i call oils "the new growth softener" lol just because ever since ive been introduce to oils that what is seems to do to my hair, make it soft. ive used oils from olive,castor,coconut,vatika,herbal oils and they have done nothing but great amazing things for me. When going a very long time w/o a relaxer i saw my hair become drier quickly and breakage was around all the time. so i quickly made friends with oils (of all kinds). i used oils in different ways (pre poos, as dc'er treatment, mixed in with conditioners, and mixing to make my own growth aids) although this is consider a butter, but its still an oil and thats shea butter. shea butter is great and can be used just like any other oil. its great to use now that its winter now, its 29 degrees where im at so shea butter is a great product to use to help combat dry hair.

HONEY: honey for hair is the next best thing since jumbo ice pops lol. this product provides the best slip. my comb just glides thru my hair like melted butter lol. i was always afriad of using honey on my hair b/c its sticky and i though it would ruin my hair. i was so wrong! honey is great for softness and slip-age. my favorite thing to do with honey is to add it to my conditioners, i also use it sometimes in my pre poos and dc'ers and or alone. its easy to rinse of the hair, it gives great shine and of course my hair smell nice lol. 

something else ive noticed is if i have a conditioner thats just not  working that well for me anymore instead of tossing the product out wasting my money i would add both oil, and honey to it. and its like a brand new bottle of conditioner, this also prolongs the life of conditioner as well (in my opinion) who wants to buy bottles of conditioners every week? -not me- honey added makes the conditioner even more viscus so you dont have to apply as much. 

the detangling factor for both products are amazing! in the beginning it would take me 30mins to detangle now im down to 10mins. less breakage and shedding in my comb. 

:)

I GOT FEATURED! :)

miss lady swag hit me up some time ago about being featured on her blog and she just posted it.

http://audacitytobeyou.blogspot.com/2012/01/confessions-of-transitioner-series-meet.html

THANK YOU LADY SWAG! :)

Happy new year!!/Castor oil results/New year Goals

WISHING  EVERYONE A SAFE AND BLESS START TO THEIR NEW YEAR, THIS IS A NEW FRESH START TO YOUR LIFE SO ANY MISTAKES MADE OR BAD CHOICES IN YESTUR-YEAR LEAVE IT THERE. YOU NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO AT A BRAND NEW YEAR WITH NEW CHALLENGES. STAY BLESS

-NIKKI

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here is the result picture of the last castor oil challenge on hairlista. 

my goal for this challenge really wasnt to win but to win in getting the thickness and length i knew i could achive. and i did! i was very happy when i looked back at the old picture, im not going to creidt just the castor oil becuase my whole hair care routine is what got my hair to be at its healthiest. iam going to conitinue to use it 2x a week.

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my goals for 2012 are as followed:
keep up with my hair care routine
plan to big chop later this year
attend a natural hair meet up in the d/m/v area (or even nyc)
go to a hair show (im aiming for atl but bmore/dc is fine too)
take more pictures
start vlogging my progress esp after i big chop
dont allow anyones negetive opinion change my mind (ive already started this but its going into the new yr anyway)

Dear shea Butter,

Out of all my current products Im using I always go back to using shea butter. I started using this amazing butter last year when I got a lb of it. During this time I had no real clue how to use it and what it was for, the only thing I knew was how great of a butter it was. The main reason why I got the shea butter was for my hair, and during that when I had it I was relaxed and my hair didn't take to it very well. After doing a lot of research on this one product and I have learned to love it. Im already on my 3rd shea mix and I use it every day. My face loves this stuff its the only thing I can put on my skin after washing it.  (I will post a skin vlog in a few days) Since transitioning Ive been looking for a good hair oil -moisturizer that will be good for my hair. I went back to using good 'ol shea butter and I love it. I use it every other day when hair is straight everyday when its not. My hair absorbs it very well so I haven't had any issues with it. This is just an all around great product, for dry skin, dry hair, and to help subside acne scars. A little goes a long way and it doesn't mold so it lasts a good while. I have used it as a pre poo, and as a heat protector before flat ironing, and I use it on my lips and on other scars. Its great and I will continue to use it as long as this product is on the market.

Flat ironing with shea butter


How to make whipped shea butter

Be Your own Motivation!!!

When I started my hair journey I was lost and very confused. And I hated it because I wanted a change but I didn't know where to start. Looking at tons of other successful women who progressed thru their hj's I felt motivated to do the same. But of course nothing is never easy. So transitioning for the second time around I  really wanted to inform myself on everything to products, to combs, to detangling. I would say this time around it feels stress free just because I took the time out to educate my self on something I wanted. Im a week away from being 6 months into my transition and honestly couldn't be any happier. I use everything I learn and have gone thru as my own motivation. I push myself , the hair on my head is the best form of motivation I can give myself. Having my natural hair means a lot to me and for this fact I will not listen to anyone else but myself regarding my own hair care journey. This is MY HAIR so therefore I can do what I please, not going to allow any negative people steer me in the wrong directions. And by right anyone who is on a hj shouldn't allow someone elses opinion change how they feel about their hair and what they are doing. I feel if you are happy with what your doing and you are getting great results does it matter if anyone else doesn't approve of them?? I don't think so. So do what makes you happy and keep your self motivated. This will bring all the progress and success in your hj.

xoxo - Nicki