My Hair Saturday

So Saturday I took the boys to the Angel City Classic ...Prairie View vs Morehouse...They had a ball....

My Hair...

I just lightly spritzed my hair with my Aloe Mix...Applied my Shea Butter and Coconut Oil...Brushed my hair in a high bun..And slicked down my edges with some Aloe Vera Gel...You know I'm back to wearing buns everyday...

My K.I.S.S. Winter Regimen...

Well I am a couple of inches away from my final goal...Now what ??

The same ol same ol...Now my job is to work on maintaining my length ...Keep my long locs healthy and thick ... Which can be challenging because the ends of my hair is so much older ....

So I'm back to bunning everyday to keep my hair moisturized through the winter...More updo's and videos coming soon...

So I here is my new regimen for the winter...

Shampoo with moisturizing shampoo 1x Week

Deep condition w/heat using moisturizing conditioner 2x week

Prepoo overnight 2x week

Co-wash 1x week

Protein Treatment 1x month

Clarify 1x month

Lightly Spritz with Aloe and Rosewater Mix nightly

Moisturize nightly with K.I.S.S. Moisturizer (Coming Soon) Or Shea Butter

Air dry always in braided plaits..

Occasional braid outs

Buns 98% of the time

Waist-Length

Well I relaxed last Monday...And filmed the Self Relaxing Video...Well I made it to Waist-Length....So to all of you that said I couldn't do it....Well ...I DID IT !!!!

First Picture is my hair blow-dried only .....



Next Picture is my hair flat-ironed and curled under (I know I'm ol school with that)...You can see the second line is my final goal...I want my hair down there straight so when I flatiron and curl it will still look waist-length...




I'm hoping I can get to my final goal by the end of the year .......

K.I.S.S. Products Coming Soon

I am so proud to announce that Keep It Simple Sista...Will be releasing its very own line of Moisturizing Products...Scheduled to be released next month.....Yay...

Also...I have been receiving a request for a Self Relaxing Video... I will be ending my stretch in about 2 weeks and I will be having it professionally taped ...So by DEMAND ...It will be released next month also...

I have been working around the clock on K.I.S.S. lately and I am so proud of KISS and where its going...The support all of the ladies are giving is awesome...Keep sending the emails...

I receive over a hundred emails a day ands its climbing.. I always answer K.I.S.S. members emails first...Please remember to give me 48 hours to answer all emails..Longer if you are not a K.I.S.S. member....Also if you do not get a response with in 48 hours please resend your email...Dealing with that many emails unfortunately some get lost in the shuffle...All of you know I take the time and answer all of your emails personally...

God Bless

Traycee

Planning My Meals and Snacks Ahead...

A Couple Of Things I Bought To Get Me Through Next Week

So all of you know...This starts week 4 without meat...I gave up all meat accept Fish...So here are a few things on the menu this week...

Veggie Pasta in Homemade Marinara Sauce (w/Multi- Grain Pasta)

Stir Fry Veggies sprinkled with Soy Sauce and Shrimp

Salad with tomatoes, sliced mushrooms, and olives, and salad peppers

Veggie Burgers w/sweet potatoes fries

Salmon , Sweet Potatoes , and Veggies

Tuna Sandwiches

Oatmeal

Grits

For Snacks this week I plan to eat...

Raw Carrots

Salad

Fruit

Tuna and Crackers

Protein Shakes

I have been googling my recipes...And making up my own...Will be posting recipes and the links Soon....

And posting pics with recipes...

My Plan is to cook most of my meals for the week....Monday...That way they are available...Plus I won't have to cook 2 dinners at one time (One for me and one for the family)...Hahahaha

L'OREAL HIP Make-up review

All of you know I am a MAC girl to the heart ... I have been wearing MAC for 13 years...I also love SmashBox ...

I'm getting a lot of emails from college students and etc...For a cheaper alternative but still want to achieve the same look with great pigments...Well considering I only wear two brands I couldn't give really any help .... So over the next few months I will be hunting for that cheaper alternative that will compare to my beloved MAC...So expect reviews...

These are the products above and what I used in the pics below...

Color Truth Creme Eyeliner 905 Black

Metallic Shadow Duos Platinum 906

Shocking Shadow Pigments 918 Restless

I love my soft gray smoke eyes...A eye ....I do often..... First I will show you the results from L'OREAL Hip

Same eye with MAC....

So here is my review....Was it a great comparison...Absolutely YES....I was very shocked by the intense pigments in the make-up.....Never have I seen this in a drug store make-up...This is on going on my recommendation for more affordable make-up.....Will it personally replace my MAC .????...Heck No...I said it compares...Not exactly the same...Hahaha..But it is a good cheaper version....Ya know ya will have to send me to MAC recovery to get me to start using another brand ....

Bye Bye To Meat

So I haven't really talked about it because once I announce it ... I kinda have to stick to it with it.Hahaha...Well for the past two weeks I have been meat free...Eating mostly vegetables and salads , fruits, etc...

In all honesty its really not that hard for me.. Because I was a natural Vegetarian when I was growing up ...I hated meat from a small toddler...I just didn't eat it...Maybe chicken if you caught me on a good day..So my Mother had to be creative when cooking for me...I didn't really start eating meat till I was 19 and pregnant with my first Son...Food was heaven to me at the time...So I had been eating meat ever since..

So here recently I have decided to go back to a no meat lifestyle...The only meat I will consume is fish a few times a week...I wish I could convert the family..But that's not going to happen ..Hahaha

Aussie

So yesterday while I was waiting to pick up the boys from school..I was in Walmart and decided to buy some more Aussie Moist Conditioner because I'm running low....I love that stuff... I use it to co-wash...And I mix in Coconut or Avocado Oil with heat and deep condition...I even use this to prepoo with....Anyways while I'm standing there ... I realize that I haven't used any of the other products yet....So I picked up their 3 Min Miracle Reconstructor and Deeeep 3 Min Miracle Moisture Treatment

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So I will try out at least the 3 min Reconstructor this weekend and let ya know how it went....Oh and they both smell really good

Saturday Night Hair

So my bestfriend's Birthday was Saturday..It was nice she had a invitation only gathering at her home that was catered ....She turned the inside of her home and backyard into a casino....We had so much fun....

Now all of you know I'm stretching my relaxer...I just recounted and I have been counting the weeks wrong...Last relaxer was July 4th...So I'm beginning 11 weeks..Now wonder I have so much new growth....

Well I had a plan for my hair for the party...I was going to clarify deep condition and wear a fresh braid-out .....But my Husband and I bought a new second car ..We ended up spending all day at the dealer..So All My Plans Went Down The Toliet...

By the time we left the dealership we had about a little over an hour to get dressed...No time left to do anything with my hair...And my hair looked a hot mess....So I ran in the house...Took my Aloe mix and sprayed my new growth and edges only...Applied Shea Butter to my new growth and hair...Brushed my edges back with some Aloe Vera gel and made a low pony tail...Tied that down with a satin scarf...Jumped in the shower...Lotioned up ...Threw on my dress and started applying my make-up..Here is the shameful part....I took my flat-iron and ran it through my ponytail....Over my nasty dirty hair....Horrible......So I ended up with this nice slick low pony tail..When it was all said and done....The end of the pony tail needed a little shape so I cut off barely a half of inch straight across to make my ponytail look more polished...Buts shhhh ..The inside of my pony tail was a nappy, matted mess....Hahaha..But I pulled it off for the night.....And to think I got so many compliments on the my simple pony tail....

Leaving My Hair Alone...

So I'm finishing week 8 (post last relaxer)...I'm doing OK..I have just been leaving my hair alone....Washing 1x a week minus my weekly co-washing ..My hair is just shedding too much for all that..

My last wash was Friday....Here's what I did...
Prepooed all day Friday with Aussie Conditioner and Coconut Oil...Applied with applicator brush from roots to ends.

Rinsed and shampooed in the shower that night and then applied my deep conditioner Kenra and Coconut Oil again from roots to tips (Trying to break down that new growth)..Hahaha..I covered with plastic cap and scarf and left in till morning...I rinsed Sat morning and did my normal air drying routine in braided plaits...

After my hair was about 85% dry .... I UN braided my hair and applied my Shea butter and a little oil...Then applied Aloe Vera Gel to edges and slicked back in a low pony tail...I made one braid with my pony tail and tucked underneath with a pin....

So all week at night .. I undo my pony tail...Spray roots and hair with Aloe Vera Mix ....Slick back in low pony tail...Moisturize and seal pony tail , re braid and tuck back underneath tie down till morning...Very very low manipulation...

Next wash will be Fri or Sat..

So lets see how long I can make it this time...I got a lot of new growth already..Not sure I will last much longer