Huffleblossoms review!

Do you see that??? Yup that beautiful flower in my princess hair, that is a Huffleblossom only the best hair clip ever! How cute is it? super cute right?!?!? Not only is it fashionable but it is also super durable!

Now let me tell you a secret these gorgeous flowers are made out of duct tape! No that is not a typo, they really are! The beautiful flower is attached to a matching clip and the princess absolutely loves it! She always wants to wear it!

To get your very own Huffleblossoms flower check out the Etsy shop here. I would like to add that at $6 a piece they are super affordable, and the proceeds are going to help fund a wonderful trip to Guatemala check out more about that On this post. You can also help out by checking This page to make donations. All help is greatly appreciated and remember its going to a great cause.

Twirlyz Product Review

Everyone loves hair accessories, and when I ran across these I was so excited sometimes we don't have time to do a hairstyle and these are perfect for when we only have time to put the princess hair into pigtails, or a ponytail.

This yellow one is gorgeous and is covered in glitter, and what girl doesn't love glitter? The twirlyz were so easy to apply to the hair, it only took seconds and we were ready to go. Twirlyz have these cute little charms on the bottom of them. That make them so much more fun.

Look how cute they are! Not only did we get this beautiful yellow one we also got the cutest pink, blue, and white one.

My daughter loves these and wanted to wear them all week, I can't blame her they are absolutely adorable.

I would definitely recommend these to everyone that needs something quick to accessorize hair with.

Twirlyz are sold in two different sizes-
The small ones which are 5 inches
The long ones which are 9 inches

The ones pictured above are small ones you can also purchase a variety of charms and colors to coordinate any outfit check out the Twirlyz Webpage and don't forget to like their Facebook page  as well.

*These products were sent to me for the purpose of this review, all opinions are my own, I was not compensated in any way for my opinion.

Blended Beauty Review!

We are reviewing Blended Beauty for this review we recieved their Curly Cake Shake, as well as their Down & Out Styles butter. I used these on Chaela so she could wear her hair out and as many of you know we don't do that often especially since it is getting cold but we didn't have anywhere to go so I decided lets keep it down instead of doing a quick style. I started off by washing and deep conditioning her hair to wash I used Beautiful Curls Shea Butter Shampoo and for deep conditioning I used Jane Carter Solutions Conditioner.



   After Washing and deep conditioning I used the Blended Beauty Curly Cake Shake as a moisturizer and detangler, I was actually able to detangle most of her hair with my fingers using this product instead of having to use our wide tooth comb.  After I was done detangling I parted her hair directly down the middle, and then parted into small sections to apply the Down & Out styles.

This is what her hair looked like directly after applying it, I am going to be honest I like how her curls looked and that they weren't crunchy I did have to use a bit more product than I would have liked but it seemed to work better with lots of product, I tried this once before with just a little and they did not stay moisturized and got super frizzy.

This is the princess 4 hours after applying her curls still looked nice and were not crunchy at all which I absolutely loved, every thing I try makes her curls crunchy :\

This is her hair about 7-8 hours after and she had already took a nap with her hair wrapped up of course! OO don't mind the bow change her Grandma made her this bow to wear for christmas and she just had to put it on.

you can visit Blended Beauty's website or their facebook page to learn more about their products and to purchase your own.

*These products were sent to me for the purpose of this review all opinions stated are mine, I was not compensated in any way for this review by the company.

Cara B Product Review & Update on Lil' Mans Curls

I decided to use these products on my lil man, as his hair gets longer and his curls start to thicken up I have taken to trying more products on his hair and these products are great for him!!

Not only did I like the way these products work on my baby but look how nice they cam packaged! I received the following products.

Shampoo/Body wash- size 8 fl oz Price $11

Ingredients: Deionized water; natural coconut oil, cornstarch and sugar soap blend (decyl glucoside); natural chamomile fragrance blend; vegetable glycerin; sugar (glucose); vitamin E; aloe vera barbadensis leaf juice; citric acid; guar gum (natural thickener); car amel; glucose oxidase & lactoperoxidase (natural preservative)


This shampoo is extremely light and worked well on his hair it smelled wonderful as I applied it and left his hair feeling very clean.


Leave in Conditioner/ Daily Moisturizer- size 8fl oz Price $13


Ingredients: Deionized water; natural emulsifying wax (cetearyl alcohol); shea butter; jojoba oil; coconut oil (capric triglyceride); vegetable glycerin; natural emulsifier (cetearyl alcohol and cetearyl glucoside); natural chamomile fragrance blend; cocoa butter (stearic acid); sugar (glucose); xanthan gum (natural thickener); natural emulsifier (glyceryl stearate); aloe barbadensis leaf juice; vitamin E; caramel; potassium sorbate; glucose oxidase & lactoperoxidase (natural preservative)


I used this several times over the last week on his hair and his curls looked great afterwards his hair was very soft and easy to comb through

Body Lotion- size 8 fl oz Price $13


Ingredients: Deionized water; coconut oil (capric triglyceride); shea butter; sunflower seed oil; cocoa butter (stearic acid); jojoba oil; natural emulsifying wax (cetearyl alcohol); natural emulsifier (glyceryl stearate); sugar (glucose); natural chamomile fragrance blend; xanthan gum (natural thickener); aloe vera barbadensis leaf juice; vitamin E; caramel; potassium sorbate; glucose oxidase & lactoperoxidase (natural preservative)


This lotion was easily absorbed and did not leave a greasy feeling on his skin although he did not enjoy me rubbing it onto his skin lol hes a little squirmer and he did not want to sit still


Moisturizing Hair Mist- size 8 fl oz Price $10


Ingredients: Deionized water; vegetable glycerin; coconut oil (capric triglyceride); sweet almond oil; jojoba oil; sugar (glucose); natural chamomile fragrance blend; aloe vera barbadensis leaf juice; vitamin E; potassium sorbate; glucose oxidase & lactoperoxidase (natural preservative); citric acid


The hair mist was also used in the above picture and made his hair super shiny although he did not like getting it sprayed on his head He looked at me like this O_o


Baby Bar Soap- Price $10


Ingredients: Coconut oil, palm oil, safflower oil, glycerine (kosher, of vegetable origin), purified water, sodium hydroxide (saponifying agent), sorbitol (moisturizer), sorbitan oleate (emulsifier), soy bean protein (conditioner), aloe vera barbadensis leaf juice, shea butter, jojoba oil


The soap is wonderful I really hate struggling with trying to keep him in the tub and fighting to get a bottle of baby wash open with 3 other kids hollering at me so this was super easy for me to use. It lathered nicely and was very gentle on his skin

awww look at my baby can you tell he was not happy with me? That look right there is why we don't have many pictures sorry!




*These products were sent to me for the purpose of this review, all opinions are mine, I was not compensated for my opinion in any way

Beautiful Curls Product Review

This review is on Beautiful Curls Curl Nurturing Shea Butter Shampoo, Leave-in detangling Conditioner, Curl Activating Cream, and Nourishing Curl Oil all for babies & up.

First I want you to get a little background on this company and what they do you can get information by visiting their About Us Section.

Beautiful Curls formulas combine handcrafted unrefined Shea butter with new, curly hair specific ingredients - fresh plant extracts, unrefined oils and naturally sourced additives - to soften, moisturize and enhance curl, so not only do they use great ingredients but they also do Fair Trade I don't want to go to much into it but visit Beautiful Curls website for more information.

Shampoo:
 Ingredients: Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Extract (aqueous), Neem Leaf (Azadirachta indica) Extract (aqueous),Saponified Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii) and Virgin Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera), Decyl Polyglucose, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Magnesium Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Coconut Oil (and) Mango Fruit Extract (and) Vanilla Extract


Price: $12 size: 12 fl oz


Conditioner:
Ingredients: Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Extract (aqueous), Neem Leaf (Azadirachta indica) Extract (aqueous),Certified Fair Trade Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii), Virgin Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera), Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Behentrimonium Chloride, Emulsifying Wax, Panthenol, Potassium Sorbate, Magnesium Sulfate, Choline Chloride, Coconut Oil (and) Mango Fruit Extract (and) Vanilla Extract, Citric  Acid 


Price: $12 size: 12 fl oz


Curl Activating Cream:
 Ingredients: Calendula (Calendula officinalis) Extract (aqueous), Neem Leaf (Azadirachta indica) Extract (aqueous), Aloe Vera Gel (Aloe barbadensis), Agave (Agave azul) Extract, Certified Fair Trade Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii), Virgin Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera), Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Behentrimonium Chloride, Emulsifying Wax, Panthenol, Coconut Oil (and) Mango Fruit Extract (and) Vanilla Extract , Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Magnesium Sulfate, Citric Acid 


Price: $14 Size: 8 oz


Nourishing Curl Oil:
Ingredients:  West African Sesame Oil (Sesamum indicum), Calendula (Calendula officinalis) infused Sunflower Oil (Helianthus annuus), Shea Butter (Butyrospermum parkii), Virgin Coconut Oil (Cocos nucifera), Neem Oil (Azadirachta indica), Vanilla Extract.


Price: $8.99 size: 4 fl oz


Over the course of the week I have used the shampoo and conditioner on the 3 oldest kids and I must say I thoroughly like everything about them I did not have to use much of either even on Malikhi's hair which is usually super thick and sucks conditioner right up in a few minutes . I only have pictures of Malic's hair after using the products Since his hair is the shortest I used the curl activating cream on him  here

This picture was taken shortly after washing and applying the leave-in and curl activator as was the one below

Notice how shiny his hair looks not only that but he does not usually let me comb his hair he jerks away quite often as soon as the comb touches his head not this time though he sat there and let me do what needed to be done.


The next morning I applied the Curl nourishing oil 

Would you look at all that pretty curlage (is that even a word lol) I was very pleased with the way this made his hair look and feel did I mention all these products smell wonderful!!!!! My whole bathroom smelt like Vanilla for the rest of the day!


You can Purchase these products by visiting http://www.beautifulcurls.com/ 


I also did this flat twist ponytail on MaChaela after using the products on her hair, it also made her hair super soft.


I would like to Thank Beautiful Curls for this opportunity as well!


*these products were sent to me for the purpose of this review, all opinions are my own, I was not reimbursed for this review in any way.

LadyBug Jane Lip Balm review & Giveaway

Let me start by saying that I'm not a big fan of using lip balm normally I usually am against the greasy feeling it leaves on my lips (makes me feel like a just ate a bucket of KFC Chicken and didn't wipe my mouth). With that being said and all negativity out of the way Ladybug Jane lip balm is different I have enjoyed using it my lips don't feel greasy after applying it and they feel soft which with the cold weather on the way is important! Not only do they use great organic ingredients to make the lip balm they are also certified vegan!

The lip balms come in 6 different flavors which are

• Bursting Berry
• Crazy Coconut
• Groovy Grape
• Sweet Strawberry
• Vanilla Cupcake
• Wacky Watermelon.

We tried the Sweet Strawberry and the Vanilla Cupcake they smell tremendous and I'm sure if you ask Chaela she will say they taste as good (I did catch her eating them)

If you would like more information you can visit their facebook page or their website.

To Purchase: Visit Ladybug Jane online and you can purchase the lip balms for $3.99 each

Ladybug Jane has been kind enough to sponsor a giveaway that's right you have the opportunity to win 2 flavors of your choice all you have to do is complete the mandatory entries on the rafflecopter form below after that there are extra entries you don't have to do these but it does give you a greater chance of winning!

Curls of The World Yup another one!!!!

We are doing a review on Curls of the World Georgia Peach Moisturizing Shampoo and Manzanilla Coconut Moisturizing Conditioner!

Shampoo

Ingredients: Saponified oils of Avocado, Borage, Castor, Coconut, Evening Primrose, Palm, Sesame, Safflower, Sweet almond oil, Aloe Vera Oil, Saponified butters of Cocoa and Shea, Vegetable Glycerin, Lavendar Essential oil, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Silver Citrate, natural Fresh Peach Fragrance.

Conditioner

Ingredients: Aloe Vera Whole Leaf Juice (organic), Avocado Oil, Citric Acid, DL Panthenol, Emulsifying Wax, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Palm Stearic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Safflower Oil, Rosemary Oil, Coconut oil, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter, Silk Protein, Silver Citrate, Vitamin E, Water, Wheat Germ Oil and Natural Coconut Fragrance Oil.


Pros- Great ingredients, I love the peach smell, lathers nicely, and a little goes a long way!!! conditioner is very creamy, made detangling a breeze his hair was so soft afterwards.

Cons- so far so good I haven't found anything about this shampoo and conditioner that I don't like

Malikhi's hair has never felt this soft after a Wash and condition I did not get a picture directly after but I did get one the next morning after I took his braids out and before I put it in a ponytail for school here is the pic

His hair has grown quite a bit since the "trim" that was a disaster its getting back where it needs to be.

More Curls of the World Product Reviews + Chaela Gets a Braid out!

Curls Of The World (Another Review) & Chaela's Length Check

We are doing a review of another Curls of the World product this one is Tahitian Bay Leave-In Detangling Conditioner. Now this is a product that was originally sent for me to use but after trying it and finding out that it was too heavy for my hair I decided it would be great for the kids! I tried it out on both of them for the Breast Cancer Awareness Styles.

Ingredients:Distilled Water, Aloe Vera juice, rosemary essential oil, peppermint essential oil, rose essential oil, natural fragrance, potassium sorbate (a natural preservative)

Pros- Great smell, Made it very simple to detangle the children's hair, and it doesn't take much to do its job.

Cons- there was only one and that is the spray bottle its more of a stream instead of a spritz!

As you can see its packed with essential oils and great ingredients! Also all Curls of the World products are Cruelty free!

To detangle Chaela's hair I parted into 4 sections and sprayed a little bit of the Tahitian Bay Detangling leave in always detangle with your fingers first to make sure you get the problem spots without causing breakage. I used a wide tooth comb and loosely braided each section to keep it from tangling back up.

This is what her hair looked like after I was finished detangling it see how shiny and healthy it looks since I have started using all natural products! (this was pointed out by some of my blogging friends).
Now on to the length Check

I have seen many many of the other hair blogs do length checks so I decided it would probably be a good idea to start doing it as well.

This is Chaela's hair on 10-1-11 almost to the middle of her back =) for a slight comparison here is a picture of her hair on 7-23-11

If you can't tell it was slightly past her shoulders and this was with a braid out so the growth is great!!!!

*These products were sent to me for the purpose of this review I was not compenstated to influence my opinions all opinions stated are my own.

**Looking for more information on these products stay tuned more reviews coming soon!

Curls of The World Curlie Wurlie Kids review & style!

What can I say about this product besides that I think its great, Curls Of The World kids line Curlie Wurlie Kids Shampoo and conditioner work wonderfully on the princess They are fragrance free and all natural.
Shampoo-
Ingredients: Saponified oils of Avacoda, Borage, Castor, Coconut, Evening Primrose, Palm, Sesame, Safflower, Sweet Almond Oil, Jojoba Oil, Saponfied butters of cocoa, Carrageenan, Xantham Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Silver Citrate (natural perservatives)
conditioner-
Ingredients: Aloe Vera Whole Leaf Juice (Organic), Avocado Oil, Citric Acid, DL Panthenol, Emulsifying wAx, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Palm Steric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Safflower OIl, Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter, Silk Protein, Silver Citrate, Vitamin E, Water, Wheat Germ Oil, Citrate, Vitamin E

We also used the Curls of The World Curlie Wurlie Kids Hair Cream
Ingredients: Purified Water, Shea Butter, Oranic Jojoba OIl, Sweet Almond Oil, Natural Preservatives (silver citrate and Potassium Sorbate)
This hair cream is great as well it makes Chaela's hair super soft and easy to handle We did the following style on her hair after using these products

Cornrow in the front with random parted braids and dark and baby blue sidewinders this style only took about 20 minutes from start to finish since her hair was in a ponytail all day after we washed and conditioned last night we braided it up hoping to get a braid out but woke up to lots of rain so that idea went straight out the window :(

Sorry about the quality of this picture she moved!

Thats her mean face lol!

*These products were sent to me for the purpose of this review I was not compensated for this and all opinions stated are my own

Sidewinders Review

That's right it's another product review! This time we are reviewing these great little hair accessories, they are a terrific alternative to beads! If you would like to purchase these visit the Sidewinders Hair Holders website. These colorful hair accessories are very reasonably priced! As you can see above the colors we got were Sapphire Blue, Yellow, Raspberry, and Baby Blue! They were shipped super fast and it only took about 2 days to get them! Now on to the style I used these for.

Isn't she lovely?!?!? She was so happy to be done and she loves the sidewinders on her braids!

You can see we did the great flat twist again (I do believe I'm addicted). I wanted to try something different so I flat twister her hair freestyle into two piggy tails! You can see I only flat twisted the front of her hair because she was getting restless!

I know both sides are not identical at all but I tried. The braids are all different sizes as well but since it will only last a few day's I'm not too concerned.

The top view as you can see there is one flat twist that is extremely large :( I'm not excited about this style at all!

We did have to use beads to hold on the sidewinders but only so I could feel safe on them not falling out!

OK so here it is we used the Sapphire Blue and the Raspberry since that's what the princess picked. They were super easy to put on the hair and there are plenty of video's  that show you how to put them on it took about half the time it takes to put beads on!

The small sidewinders perfect for shorter hair!

In conclusion: I am in LOVE!!! With the sidewinders and they look fabulous on braids! Also they will be wonderful to have for quick styles!!!!

*These were sent to me for the purpose of this review, I was not compensated for doing this review. All opinions are my own!

Darcy's Botanicals review/Yes, another Mohawk!

I recieved these products at the begining of the week and was so excited to do this review! The first product is Darcy's Botanicals Pumpkin seed Curl Moisturizing Conditioner, this conditioner is amazing!
Ingredients:Distilled (Aqua) water, behentrimonium Methosulfate, cetaryl alcohol, cucurbita pep (pumpkin) seed oil, cocos nucifera (organic virgin coconut oil), camellia (oleifera) seed oil, cetyl alcohol, extracts of avena sativa (oatstraw), urtica dioica (nettle leaf), symphyum officinale & juniperus communis (juniper berry) extracts, panthenol, hydrolyzed oat protein, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol and fragrance

Directions: Apply a generous amount throughout clean, wet hair. Let it set for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse and style accordingly

Claim: Moisturizes, softens and conditions curls, coils and waves.

I absolutely loved this conditioner by far the best I have ever tried, I didn't let it set for quite 15 minutes it was closer to 10 cause the princess started messing around in the tub! side note- it smells just like pumpkin pie (yummmmm)

The other product I recieved was Darcy's Botanicals as well this is the Madagascar Vanilla Styling cream.

Ingredients: Elaeis Guineensis (organic palm) oil, Oranic Aloe Vera Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Organic Madagascar Vanilla Extract, Emulsifying Wax NF, Ricinus communis (castor) oil, Oryza Sativa (rice bran) oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (jojoba) oil, Euphorbia Cerifera (candelilla) wax and Potassium sorbate.

Directions: Apply a small amount throughout dry or damp hair as needed to help seal in moisture. A little goes a long way.

Let me tell you they are not lying a little really does go a long way as you see shortly! It is a great product as well I usually don't get vanilla scented anything because 9 times out of 10 the scent is really strong and I just can't handle it. I love the faint vanilla scent this cream has and the hold it gave also helped define her curls a little bit.

Ok I started on freshly washed and detangled hair I washed with Olive oil shampoo and then used Darcy's Pumpkin seed conditioner. the pictures above are the steps to detangling and starting the style the very last picture is exactly how much of the Madagascar Vanilla Styling Creme I used on her whole head!

The happy Princess after her hair was done! Excuse the Chocolate on her face! Now on to the style I decided to do something quick since we had to run to the store and get something for daddy, so I decided a Mohawk was the way to go you know how I love these styles!

I parted her hair from side to side into 4 seperate sections the top had to be bobby pinned back to make it look right and keep the hair out of her face!

The left side view see how pretty her curls came out using the Darcy's Botanical products!

Right side view OMG I absolutely love this!

The back of the "mohawk" I actually ended up pinning the very bottom pony up into the rest as well but she would not let me get a pic!

In conclusion the princess hair loves the Darcy's Botanical's product and so does mommy will be purchasing from them in the future! You can find these products on their site darcysbotanicals.com she also has a facebook page


*These products were sent to me for the purpose of this review, all opinions stated here are my own and I was not compensated for this.

Regis Design Line Olive Oil Shampoo & Conditioner Product Review

In my search to find a good shampoo and conditioner I found these at the salon they have at our local WalMart over the years I have used many different products and haven't found one I can say I love to wash my childrens hair keep in mind I have 4 kids so its pretty costly to buy a shampoo and conditioner that works on all their hair since they all have different textures.

Up until buying this I have had to buy different ones for each one of them, but after finding this and using it I believe this is the way to go it works great on all their hair. Let's get into the review

Shampoo: Smells good and works wonderfully
Price:$16.89
Ingredients: water (Aqua/Eau), Olea Europaena (olive leaf extract), Soduim laureth sulfate, Disoduim Cocamide MEA, Cocamidopropyl Cetaine, Pollysorbate 80, Polyquaternium-4, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, PEG 12 Dimethicone, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben
Ok so I don't know what alot of these ingredients are to be honest and I know that this isn't a natural product but I like the results I get

Conditioner: Smells good, great moisture, Leaves hair feeling very soft
Price: $17.59
Ingredients: exactly the same as the shampoo except a few extras which are Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters and Cetrimonuim Chloride

If you are looking for all natural products I wouldn't suggest these, but if you are looking for something with good moisture and something you don't have to use a lot of I would say this is they way to go. The price is a little steep but I got these on sale I spent $24 for the set

*disclaimer: I purchased these products myself and was not in any way compensated for my review all opinions are my own

Great Hair Accessories Once Upon A Curl

About a week ago I ordered some hair accessories from a blogging friend of mine you can check out her blog Once Upon A Curl here not only does she have a great blog with lots of wonderful advice and tips as well as post, she sells wonderful hair accessories. I absolutely love everything I got from here, now keep in mind I didn't order anything in particular I told her to just throw some stuff in the box and pictured above are all the goodies I received. You can find her on facebook or you can email her at onceuponacurl@yahoo.com.  My princess was super excited to get this stuff and I will be doing a post on a hair style I did that was quick and easy using above products. Thanks Once upon A Curl.