Recession Rates: Suave Shampoos and Conditioners

Suave is a pretty much well-known brand selling a diverse range of products for both hair and body. The have their own range of "original" products but are best known for the products that are "salon proven to 'work-as-well-as" other popular brands. I'm talking about the Suave Professionals product line.

Many in the natural hair community in the U.S were talking about the Almond and Shea Butter a couple moths ago. Most things available there are scarce and/or unavailable so when I finally found it I was so excited! I found the 18.1 fl. oz bottles of Humectant for $7.50 each. Recession rate: *drum roll please* approx. $16 for the 32 FL. OZ 2PACK!!!

Ya'll see the difference in size?! I jumped all over that and was so sorry i had already bought the other on that same day! Ugh!
Rate found at The People's Market in Eagle Hall, St. Michael.

Gotta recession rate? Let me know. :-)

“Wuh you does put in you hair?”

For me one of the main inspirations I had for starting this blog was an old schoolmate who had gone natural, and was covering it with weaves and wigs because she couldn't get it managed, even combed! We ran into each other in the aisle of Diamond Girl and she asked if my hair was texturized. I was trying a wash&go for the very first time and told her no and then she told me her hair woes and asked me what I put in my hair. As this was after my new hair discovery I started rattling off all the things I started buying and she was shocked and said I put a lot into my hair. But that’s what black hair needs, a lot of love, care and attention.

On every blog I read and every site I go on, I see naturals talking about their hair regime or they have to incorporate this and that into their regime…their what? Here in lovely ol’ Bim we just ask each other “what do you put in your hair to have it growing so?” Most times you’ll hear, “Nuttin, I don’t do anything with it other than wash it,” and then we say ‘Oh, u mussie got good hair.” As I’m learning that there’s no such thing as “good hair”, it must be about what you do with it. So I went searching for the perfect hair regime, cuz yahno step-by-step instructions for growing long, healthy hair would be wonderful. Unfortunately, as each head of hair is unique, what works for one may not work for all but I found some great replacements :-). Here are the links:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1134802/a_good_regimen_for_natural_curly_or.html?cat=69

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1134842/how_to_find_a_regimen_to_grow_black.html?cat=69

*Tweak Tweak*

"Is this link not working??"

As I get into this blog more and more, I want to make it better and better. So occasionally you may stumble across a link or tab that I'm currently tweaking. As I add more content, I'll add a couple more tabs and generally try to make this blog fun for me to write and fun for you to read! :-D.

Pardon Me?? is going to be about all those weird abbreviations you see while reading some of these blogs and on terms that people, myself included, just don't understand. I guess I could also have named that one 'Huh?', lol. If you've come across something that I haven't written about and you want me to, let me know.

I've always wanted to start a site were people could go and find the best price for whatever they're looking for. Soooo, Recession Rates is where I'm going to put price comparisons for the products I'm looking for and the names of the places where I find them. As we are all price busters at some time or the other, please feel extremely free to leave a message telling me where you've found the latest deal and the post will be updated regularly so we all stay up to date.

On occasion, you may also see a *SALE* tab go up that will contain any place that has a sale going on so check back often. As I think of new ways to make things better, I'll tweak some more.

Thanks for reading my blog!
~LoveLee

What's on the inside...

The other day I went to visit some family friends and we got onto the topic of my hair. I think it started because I had my hair in three-stranded twists. Somehow the comment was made that I can’t wear my hair natural for my wedding. *blink blink* Why not? I told them that I intended to be natural for the rest of my life and they laughed o_0… Why is that so funny? They then continued to say that in a couple years I would have straightened hair again and they would remind me of what I said…

In this day and age when there are so many products and styling aids out there, do I have to wear a wig, weave, or have my hair chemically processed to be beautiful? Why can’t I enjoy my big day with a head full of riotous (and hopefully well defined) curls? And furthermore, why do women believe this crap??? People really need to stop believing that it’s what’s on the outside that makes a person beautiful.

My sweetie once told me he walked past the house of this girl everyday and everyday she caught his eye. Great shape, great face, nice hair (you know, the type of girl that you for some reason think looks better than you, lol). Then one day he walked past and she was talking to this guy outside and cuss words were flying out of her mouth like she just got out of prison. All of a sudden her features changed and she went from being so beautiful to sooo ugly in a couple seconds. What was on the inside totally marred the outside, rendering it inconsequential.

Guess what. Even with my natural, sometimes dry/unstyled/hard-to-manage/big/unruly hair, I’m still beautiful.