Natural State Of Mind ~ Design Essentials

Saturday we were set to leave for a basketball tournament in New Albany, Ohio. I am truly a person of impulse because with two hours before our leave time I decided to take down my sew-in that I had had in way too long. Way. Too. Long. 

I'm taking it down and I was struggling because it was matted, tangled and a whole situation but I had to get it out and I did. Since my son was driving I used that time to untangle and air dry. What I hadn't planned on was the dryness of my hair. The products that I had used when I wore my natural hair last fall wasn't cutting it at all. However I was a trooper and I had a cute scarf and headwrap with me. They both matched my outfits for the weekend and my makeup was cute too, so I wasn't too worried.

Well.. that's not necessary true. I have a friend, Melissa, and she has never seen my natural hair so I had to warn her. I texted her, "So... today you'll see my hair. It's a whole short, thin, matted mood. lol I just wanted to forewarn you."

She responded, "Okay! Lol!! I'm sure it's not that bad. We are always hardest on ourselves."

She's so kind. We're sitting on the bleachers, preparing to see our sons play against each other, and we  discuss my hair. I told her that it was so dry. Then I went straight natural lingo and discussed shrinkage because you have to talk curl patterns, shrinkage and stuff to be natural hair cool. You just have to. In this conversation she drops a nugget, I'm in buzzword mode at some point I might say "unpack" just watch. 

Melissa told me to try Design Essentials Almond & Avocado Curl Enhancing Mousse. She uses it herself and assured me that it would help alleviate the dryness that I was experiencing. On Sunday I drove to the Sally's on Morse Road. Before I go any farther I have to share that the staff at this location was AMAZING! They greeted me at the door and knew exactly where a product was located  upon request. They were nice, full of energy and they had a presence that assured you that they knew about all of the products in the store. I was in awe. 

Prior to going to Sally's I did some research on Design Essentials. They have a tab on their website entitled Hair ID. So, I looked to see which one best reflects my hair and I learned so much about my hair and it was so refreshing. I had a list of what I wanted to purchase. I figured I might as well purchase and the shampoo and conditioner too. 

With my purchase made,  I went to my car and yes, I Arlinda used bottled water to moisten my hair and I applied mousse. Once it dried I could easily sense a difference. I couldn't wait to get home and shampoo my hair, which I did today and I'm honestly pleasantly pleased with the outcome. I have a journey to grow healthy hair and now that I've found a family of products I'm ready for it.

If I had not decided to take my hair down on Saturday, Melissa wouldn't have had a moment to pour her hair care knowledge into me. Here's a super cool fact about her, her dream is to own a hair supply store and she's started her journey online at Natural Ambition.