No two heads are created equal

Sometimes I feel like my hair is not created equal; and its on the same head! But true enough, what works for me may not work for you. That's the thought behind 3 Girls With Curls. We are all naturally curly girls, yet completely different! However it never hurts to share stories on what worked and what didn't right?

That being said lets talk about the phenomenon of - Product Junkies! 

"Hey you! Yes you!" You are reading this blog to decide what new product you need to run to the store and buy, only to take up space in your bathroom cabinet for the next three years. 

While the purpose of telling you what products we use is to assist you in finding the right one for you, I feel obligated to also protect you from squandering your life savings on one use expensive products (must be the accountant in me).

 I like to consider myself a medium maintenance frugal person. Therefore, I typically do not spend a lot of money on things that I'm not committed to or feel may be a little too expensive for a test run. In those rare moments where I get the itch to venture into the deep end of products, I like to take one of two approaches: Product sharing or travel size/samples. 

When I decided that I must try the kinky curly curling custard because You Tube said it was the best thing ever, I went to Whole Foods with 1 of the Girls With Curls - Z! We got that curling custard and split it in the parking lot! Great move for me because I didn't like it! 

Recently I wanted to try the Deva Curl No Poo and Set It Free Curl Revitalizer. I saw the $20 bottles at Ulta. I stared at them for hours it seemed, until a travel pack caught my eye! $20 to try out four products seemed like a much better deal. Especially when you have no clue how it would work for you. 

Another great opportunity to "try before you buy" is visiting with friends. It seems like every time I visit a friend or vice versa, we end up swapping or sampling products! 

So think twice before you clutter your bathroom cabinet with products that don't work for you, but someone else swore by. Ask that person if you can borrow some of their miracle product, and give it a test run before you make that run to the store. 

Ciao for now! 

~Leah 

3GWC Interview with Karon

Hey There! Leah here...

On the revitalization of the blog, I decided to do an interview with my sis-in-law Karon. You may remember her from my story post. She couldn't wait to share her story with you all, and may from time to time give be allowed to give her curly opinion in the future. So without further ado, I introduce to you Karon!

 

3GWC: When was your last relaxer? 

Karon: May 2011

3GWC: What was the one thing that made you decide to say no to the relaxer?

Karon: I thought it was pointless to continue wasting that money to go to a hairdresser to get a perm especially when I only went 4 times a year. If I can wait 3 months in between visits, I figured I could probably go longer!
 

3GWC: What was the beginning of your natural journey like?

Karon:  Well, even though I decided to grow my perm out, I continued to treat my hair as if I still had a perm. I still roller-set my hair every week and occasionally tried to wear wash and go’s.

3GWC: How long did you transition?

Karon: It took me maybe, almost 2 years to completely grow the perm out.

3GWC: What styles or products did you use for transition? 

Karon: I had no particular routine or products for transition. I continued to use whatever I was using at the time, mainly Pantene pro-v products.

3GWC: Did you do a chop? How much and when?

Karon: I did not do a chop but I cut bits and pieces of my hair along the way. Every time I would go in for a trim, my stylist would get rid of more bad hair.

3GWC: What's your current routine like?

Karon: My current routine involves pre-pooing for 30min to 2 hrs. I then rinse and shampoo, rinse again and apply Conditioner and a deep conditioner for 30 mins and comb out. I then rinse under lukewarm water and apply a Leave in Conditioner. I then proceed to style.

3GWC: What products do you use?

Karon: Pre-pooing: Shea Moisture’s African Black Soap Purification Masque and coconut oil, Shampoo: Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Shampoo, Conditioner: Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tree Conditioner Deep Conditioner: Karen’s Body Beautiful Luscious Locs Hair Masque, Leave-in conditioner: Karen’s Body Beautiful Hair Nectar, Oils: Simplicity Hair Oil, Coconut Oil, Styling Products: Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie and Miss Jessie’s Pillow Soft Curls

3GWC: Do you straighten your hair? How often?

Karon: I may straightened my hair once a month. I usually will do a roller set and then straightened the roots that are really wavy with a flat iron.

3GWC: What's your fav style for the summer?

Karon: A really high, curly, messy bun! It keeps the hair off my neck and gives me a real bohemian chic look.

3GWC: Any advice to our curly friends?

Karon: Don’t give up on the process! Find one hair style that’s easy to do and that you love. Make it your go-to look and it will make it easier to keep going.

3GWC: Thanks for sharing your story, and we look forward to hearing form you again!

**If you would like to share your story with us, please leave a comment.
***Please feel free to leave any questions for Karon in the comments below as well.