In MeeMee’s Stash…

Hey Beauts!

How are our favourite readers doing today? Really, I wanna know. February is off to a great start, but can you believe it’s here already?!

So when AB waka passed  visited my apartment earlier in the year, she sneakily took pictures of all the products I had in the different places they were scattered in. And she looked me in the eye (actually she turned all of twitter towards my little chinco eyes) and insinuated that I am a product junkie! Now, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being a product junkie, but the thing is I’ve always claimed that I barely have products to use and that I don’t seek out products. At all. Of the two, only the latter happens to be true. I barely seek out products. When I say that, I mean in terms of trying out new brands based on reviews or trend. I have staples that I replace when I reach the bottom of the container.

Anywaaayyyy…

I decided to gather all the products I have around the apartment and counted them. 33! Not counting empty bottles. I don’t know what is happening but I clearly share these products with my spirit twin sister or something. You see, the truth is that most of these products were either gifted to me or are inherited mementos from friends who moved away. So in actuality, I only spent money on less than half of the things in this stash.

So why am I telling you this pointless information?

Well, like I said, I have my tested and trusted products and I fear branching out. So I need your help. Because I want to help you too. Below is a list of all the products I own at the moment. I would like you to pick three products that you would like to read a review of for me. The products you pick will replace my staples until I can give you an informed and honest review of that product.

I attempted to do a little photoshoot of the products, but clearly photography is not my calling in life. So without further ado (why do we say this?) I present, MeeMee’s Stash!

 

1. Cantu Sheabutter Leave-In Conditioner | 2. Eco Styler Firm Hold | 3. Eco Styler Maximum Hold | 4. Aunt Jackie’s Curl La La | 5. Moroccan Argan Oil | 6. Shea Moisture Strengthening Grow & Restore Edge Treatment | 7. TRESemme Extra Firm Control Non-aerosol Hair Spray | 8. Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier | 9. SheaMoisture Frizz-Free Curl Mousse | 10. Creme of Nature Argan Oil Strength & Shine Leave-In Conditioner | 11. As I Am Twist Defining Cream | 12. TRESemme Smooth & Silky Shine Spray | 13. Dove Heat Defense Protect & Shine Mist | 14. TRESemme Naturals Radiant Volume Conditioner | 15. Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Moisturising Conditioner | 16. Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Moist Deeeeep Conditioner | 17. Wig & Weave System Herbal Freshner | 18. SheaMoisture Raw Sheabutter Extra Moisture Transitioning Milk | 19. Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay | 20. LustraSilk’s Curl Pudding | 21. Organic Coconut Oil | 22. Creme of Nature Argan Oil Edge Control | 23. Renewing Argan Oil of Morocco Extra Penetrating Oil | 24. Hollywood Beauty Argan Oil hair treatment from Morocco | 25. Jamaican Black Castor Oil | 26. Creme of Nature Argan Oil Style & Shine Foaming Mousse | 27. Softsheen Carson Care Free Curl Gold Instant Activator | 28. JessiCurl Confident Coils Styling Solution | 29. TRESemme Naturals Vibrantly Smooth Shampoo | 30. Trade Joe’s Shampoo | 31. Trader Joe’s Conditioner | 32. Tea Tree Oil | 33.Elma & Sana Moroccan Ghassoul Clay

There you have it. I appreciate your anticipated help with this. Quick question: what is the most random product you have in your stash? 

I hope you have a wonderful February ahead and are able to live for today.

– MeeMee

xx.

 

Reader’s Review: Aunt Jackie’s In Control “Anti-Poof” Moisturizing & Softening Conditioner

Hey Beauts!

So today, we have a review sent in by one of our awesome readers to share with you. I hope you enjoy and learn from it as much as we did.

Source: naturallycurly.com

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I want to talk about the Aunt Jackie’s In Control “Anti-poof” Moisturizing & Softening Conditioner, and I’ll be sort of comparing it to other conditioners that I’ve used so far.

Saturday, October 4

I bought Aunt Jackie’s yesterday (€3.95 for 250ml), because I saw a shop in my city that sells hair products mainly targeted at black people. So they have weaves, natural hair products, etc. I walked in to see if there were any cheapish products that I could try, because I had run out of my normal Herbal Essences Hello Hydration conditioner, and I thought, “well, let’s see if there’s something else that’s also nice”.

My staple products are Tresemme Naturals conditioner (~€4.00 for 750ml) and Herbal Essences Hello Hydration conditioner, (€2.99 for 250ml).

I started buying HH because it’s nice and can easily be found and I can’t find Tresemme in this country (except, as I discovered recently, I order from the British Expat online store).

Also, I think my hair had gotten a bit too used to Tresemme and so it was beginning to ‘go rogue’ on me. So I started buying HH, and my second bottle has just run out. HH just melts my hair as soon as I put it in, it’s such a nice feeling, and I think that’s what conditioners should do. Tresemme and Aussie Moist do the same, but HH goes one step further, it sort of arranges my coils such that they pop. And the hair smells and feels great after I wash out the conditioner.

So, as you can imagine, I assumed Aunt Jackie’s would ‘melt’ my hair as soon as I put it in. Nope. It was as if I was rubbing my hair with bar soap.