Straight Talk with Angie

Recently, Angie has been a good girl. She has been allowing me to do top knots, flat twists and low ponies all with little coaxing. So I had an idea, let's go straight for a while.

WHAT??!!! Straighten stubborn Angie???

What was I thinking?

The last time I flat ironed my hair it was straight long enough for me to get out the chair.  LOL it's funny when I think about it cause I was just as excited this time.  See below:

Pictured below; left: natural ponytail with plait; right: flat iron pony after I chopped it off

The thing about straightening my hair is, she does NOT want to be straight. I'm convinced of it.  But I reallyyyyyy wanted to wear this cool new floppy hat ------}
and thought, cool weather in Ohio is perfect to test out my new Remington flat iron. My mistake was though, waiting until the day before my travels to flat iron Angie. I think I should have worn it straight the whole trip.  Anyway, went through the process....

 Pictured here thinking, "boy this ga be RIGHT!"

More contrast...

I pinned curled it after I got it as close to bone straight as I could. (which may not have been that straight considering I wasn't getting close to my scalp.) Woke up and it was in tack ( no photos because I was feeling ill).
Fast forward a bit after feeling illl most of the day, a day of traveling and meeting Nassau humidity and heat - my hair had frizzed --------}

Either way, I'm dealing with it because either way, I gotta be straight with ya, I love Angie wavy, kinky, curly or frizzy straight - cause she's all mine.

Ecostyler Gel...GONE??

So Ecostyler has been the staple gel in the natural hair community for quite some time now.  I decided to give it a try a few years ago and as far as gel goes it really is pretty good.  To give a little bit of info about it I can tell you that they provide different holds, from 1 - 10 (the hardest) and different types such as argan oil and olive oil to name two of the most popular.  

The +s why natural cuties like it:

ALCOHOL FREE

NO FLAKES

PROVIDES SHINE

So imagine you're rushing, have an old twist out and want a sleek look. BUT you run out of Ecostyler - compare this to when Ampro was ya (beep) and you had that bun you wanted to slick down then put that head cloth on it to make sure it doesn't fag while you get ready for school mmmmmmmm hmmmm you remember.  Well that is what Ecostyler is to the natural girls.  

So the anguish on my face needs no explanation....

You joking right?

I won't lie I was utterly upset and I normally would swivel my finger at the bottom of my container to get the last scrapings Butttt do not fear...

I'm trying a new one.  And I actually had a container full.  But I since this post is dated after this, I can provide a little review and I prefer the gel in the pink container.  Both were 8 hold which is almost maximum.  No need to worry though because the gel doesn't make your hair rock solid.

NOTE: My hair is twisted in the pics using just my leave in conditioner and at present I can't remember which one.  I'll update later. Any questions please feel free to ask me.

Before                                                                               After

Pony 2 Puff

Left: natural state pulled into a ponytail       Right: flat ironed (to achieve a better cut)