Done

Ok, I'm done. No more spending any $$$ on hair products until at least the end of the year. I'm probably set for the next six months.

I did a lot of research and picked a dryer/diffuser. The Sedusa/Revlon combination is working ok for the moment, but doesn't really give me the curl enhancement that a regular diffuser does. I ended up going with the Remington D-2012 TStudio Tourmaline and Ceramic dryer. It had a lot of good reviews on Amazon and on NC.com. No idea when it'll get here though, since I ordered on Wednesday and it still hasn't shipped!

Look how pretty it is!

Sally's is offering free shipping for the rest of the month (code 555202). This is great, since my local store doesn't carry GVP CB. I also had a $5 coupon for renewing my beauty card a few months ago. So I got 3 bottles for the price of two!

That makes me set with rinse-out conditioners. My CJ Daily Fix will last for a long time and I still have half a bottle of V05 when it runs out. Stylers will last forever, no problems there. And a new dryer to round it out. No more PJ purchases!!

I've started shopping my make-up stash to cut down on how much I buy (because I'm already pretty much set for life where make-up's concerned) and I'm going to do it for hair products as well. Should be interesting to see what combinations I can come up with!

Three Days Only - 25% Off Sale at Sally's!

Well, it's been a while. Sorry about that. My hair was kind of put on the back burner over the last couple weeks since school has been so busy. Fortunately yesterday was my last official day student teaching so I will have more (actual) time for my hair and this blog!

First, I never did find that camera cord. Oh well.

Second, my hair has been kind of blah, partly because of said back burner and partly because of FSG (I'm guessing). Volume has been non-existent and it was getting a little dry. Curl pattern was not consistent either.

Saturday night I did an overnight DT with coconut oil hoping to get some of the moisture back. Then Sunday I used Suave's Coconut conditioner as a co-wash, hoping to perk those curls up with some protein, and went back to good old KCCC for styling. It helped a little.

Wednesday night I used all my regular conditioners but used KCCC and pink boots for styling. I didn't feel like it was that great on Thursday, mostly because pink boots makes my hair a little too soft for sleeping on. But I got a lot of compliments, so something must have gone right.

That's another thing that's been happening lately. The "Oh My God, Does Your Hair Naturally Do That All By Itself? I Hate You!" compliments. Usually when it's not looking it's best. I don't understand.

Anyway, I'm about to wash again (taking some pictures today to send out with graduation announcements!) and am planning on using pink boots and KCCC again. They work so well together, especially when I don't have to immediately go to sleep after washing.

Ok, there's the update! Now on to sale news!

Today I woke up to a nice email from Sally's that gave me a promo code for 25% off an order (use code 555912). Here's what I'm getting:

GVP Conditioning Balm ($5.49 with Beauty Card)

My all-time favorite CG conditioner. It rocks. It keeps my porous hair hydrated and gives the right amount of slip. I'm not out of my last one, but for 25% off, I'm stocking up!

Salon Care Honey and Almond Conditioner (On Sale for $5.99! Reg. $9.49)

This is a leap of faith purchase. But it's on sale. I read a lot of good things about this conditioner on nc.com about a year or so ago, but never bought it because it does contain hydrolyzed keratin (protein). I don't do protein. But with my hair looking blah and not even reacting to Suave last week, I figure I can chance it. And it's on sale. That bottle of Suave was my only usable once-in-a-blue-moon protein source because my Giovanni products have oils in them. I finished it up last week, so I need a new source anyway. And it's on sale. Keratin also seems to be one of the better proteins. And it's a gallon. Did I mention it's on sale?

That's it for hair. I'm also getting a Palladio Tinted Lip Balm (in Golden Pink). I have one in Cotton Candy right now and LOVE it. I'm debating cheap nail polish right now. I like China Glaze but I don't want to dish out $5 on one bottle.

Anyone else taking advantage of this sale?

Shipping LOL

So my package from Sally's just got here.

I mentioned that it came really fast and my dad asked where it came from.

So I looked.

It literally came from one hour away - in the same town as my college.

No wonder it only took two days!

Stocking Up

It's been a really, really, really long time since I've bought hair products. After finding what works for me, I don't really feel a need to buy anything else.

[For the record, I am not a reformed PJ. I've simply transferred it. You don't want to see my make-up collection. I'm on a no-buy for blushes because I literally cannot shut my blush drawer!]

Remember when I had that hair emergency - my local Sally's had stopped stocking my beloved GVP Conditioning Balm - in like AUGUST? I have finally reached the bottom of my last bottle (I only bought two online). Is that cool or what? I made it almost five months before having to stock up again.

For those wanting to try, it is currently on sale for $4.99 on Sally's website. I got two. And a jar of Lustrasilk Shea Butter Cholesterol (the one I tried to order last time and was later told it was out of stock). The weather has been up and down lately, so hopefully this will work for me!

Last time it took like two days to get here. Hoping for that great of service this time (especially with UPS's prices!!).

Hair Emergency!

Once again, I let myself get to the bottom of a conditioner bottle before I even thought of buying my next one. "Oh well," I thought, "I'll just stop at Sally's on the way home and pick one up." Sounds like a plan, right?

Wrong. I walk in the door, walk straight back to the GVP section and lo and behold: no Conditioning Balm!

"WTF!" my mind exclaimed.

"Can I help you find something?" the employee asks. I explain what I'm looking for and she walks over to the Biotera section before turning around and replying "Oh, no, I know what you're talking about."

We look desperately (ok, I'm being a little dramatic) for the bottle of conditioner. It's simply not there. It's not even like there's a space for one and it's just empty. There is a whole row of GVP Matrix products, but this one is missing.

"Well, it should be here. Unless we've discontinued it, which I didn't think we had. HUM."

DISCONTINUED? This is the ONE conditioner I can use - it's moisturizing enough and it does not contain any bad ingredients, like the usual silicones, protein, or oils.

Then, she walks away. Without any explanation. She sort of acted like she was going to the stock room, but turned at the last second and went back to whatever aisle she had been in before. And starts humming again. Ok...

So I looked around where it should have been for a temporary replacement. No luck, everything has silicones, protein, and lanolin.

"Are you finding everything?" another employee asks. Yes, I am. Obviously that is why I've already been asked and why I'm staring wide-eyed at a display of hair products.

Eventually I decide to stop wasting my time (because I've already wasted enough just by driving there) and walk out the door dejectedly. "Thanks!" the employee yells after me. Yeah, thanks for nothing.

So I race home and what do you know? It's on their website. So now I have to order online and pay shipping (I'm not having the store order it - not dealing with them again).

This time I'll order two, so it will be another three months until I have to deal with this again.