49. Review: Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie and My Fluffy Braid out

[Urbanchicaful]

hii, what is your hair type?

[interraciallove]

You totally sound like a New Yorker!

[CurlyTopGirra7]

Great review ! I just revisited this product and I now love it, now that I know how 2 use it !! My hair, like yours is super soft and fluffy! I really am not that concerned about hold!

[MickieJay]

Oh I'm learnign of product lines I haven't heard of! This is great. It's good to know what else is out there. Mostly what you hear are bigger names, but that doesn't mean there are'nt any that are just as good if not better!

I need to try this Amla and Olive Heavy cream because my hair cannot have too much moistrure! I like the curl enhancing smoothie now that I have revisited it. Tried to use it before to style, didn't work. But you are so right about the softness, so moisturizing!!!

[MsShowtime2010]

I purchase this moisture last night and I tried it.... When I opened the jar I loved the scent.until I had to applied it to all my twist. (Almost passed out) Make sure you open your windows while applying this moisture. My lungs are killing me today because I can still smell it. I'm going to write to the company and ask them to make a scent free one.. For those who have sensitive nose/allergies, close surrounding of people...

[chelleum]

Your hair came out really nice!! I brought this product for my mom who just did the big chop and she has grey hair that's dry. I know this product will help with the dryness.

[superchick76]

Great review. Your hair is so cute

[sphawes100]

I used this product n everything u said about the product is the same way I feel...I love it bcuz it makes my hair really soft n bouncy but I dnt think it has enough hold for me...so what product would u suggest for tha?

[MsJanny12]

Does this product give you less shrinkage

[Onegurrrlrev]

I finally used it for a twist out. It smells so good, very moisturizing, makes my hair soft. It's a nice treat from kimmay's mixture.The price is great and walgreens is everywhere. so I think it will be my back up when I go away to school in the fall.

[sukisuki59]

I love the definition of my twists out. Also the softness because we have hard water here. I like no ...love all the ingredients natural. Takes all the guesswork out of it. My hairs like yours just to the collarbone.

[curvybody2]

You on lchf???Luv it!!!!!!!!!!!

[wsasi07]

I love how soft this product makes my hair feel!

[libra8627]

my walgreens also missed the memo lOl.

i have a ques regarding shampooing after detangling: do you just keep your hair in braids during washing? i find that my braids loosen & my hair re-tangles, so i end up detangling again. any suggestions on how to avoid this and just do one detangling session before washing?

[periwaterfly]

Great review. Luv that u came back with the settled-in style! It looks great!

[curliefro]

Love the end of the day look :) Similar to my braidout - I like to set mine on damp hair

[TheRealFunkyCurls]

Try the curly styling milk...I love it and my hair smells so good!!! Keep these videos coming. I love it!

[BritishKinkyCurly]

Beautiful result!! Your hair is gorgeous x

[MultiKestral]

your hair looks so lovely!!!

[janellle579]

I didnt like this one, i liked the other shea moisture product the conditioning curling cream. this one made my hair hard

[Chaacolatte]

I use this product with the ecostyler argan oil get and I got style and definition.

[kharyzma4u]

It came out BEAUTIFUL!!! Love it!!!

[vibranta]

@sunshower143,

thanks for the feedback :)

i also was interested in trying the kimmaytube leave in as ive heard good things about it. i think all you ladies in the U.S are so fortunate to have so many natural hair products available in the shops. im in the U.K. and not all the good products are easy to find, if i wanted to try something like karen's body beautiful, i'd more than likely have to order from the U.S however there are some really good online emporiums here so its not so bad :)

[vibranta]

hello sunshower, i recently subscribed to your channel.

you have very nice, healthy hair. i was wondering how often you trim your hair and how you avoid frizzy ends when wearing braid outs. i did my first braid out yesterday, using hairveda whipped creme ends hydration but didnt use the styler i had ( bee mine bee hold curly butter). as you can imagine, i didnt get hold and the look is a little frizzy. i will try braidouts more often though. do you have any suggestions for a good braidout?

[sunshower143]

@vibranta if you do it on wet hair you will have to let the hair dry COMPLETELY. use a styler. i even find that the kimmaytube leave it also gives pretty good hold w/o being hard. if you do it on dry hair you do want a good styler. i sometimes will use the product on dry hair and when i'm done VERY lightly mist the hair with water using my spray bottle. the hair is dry by the morning and has better definition

[jenniekimmy]

I made the mistake of using this product for a twistout on a day with 20% humidity. My hair puffed up as soon as I went outside :-(

I guess I should wait until winter to use it again. Any suggestions folks???

[sunshower143]

@jenniekimmy i think from what others are saying i will have to use it under a styling product if i want to use it in the summer. i may use it with eco styler or smooth and hold pudding by ORS.

[rekaniq]

This is one of my staple products I loved it from the start but now I put olive oil on top of it and I love it even more it locks in the moisture and gives it the shine I love...I do have to rebraid more often but I think it's worth it for the great results :)

[ebonyrose316266]

thanks for the review!

[lilsisa427]

I also love this stuff cause it is a great underneath or leave in condish under a styling product. It has no hold. Try it with your styling product. You will really like it. It is also great for making buns if you do not want the slick back type of bun. OMG I just heard you say Qhemett Biologics, I love that Alma and heavy cream. It is my staple. Not for summer though.

[potterylady1]

@lilsisa427 Hey I have been reading alot of pages and women are saying that they only use the Alma Heavy Cream for winter. Why is that? What does it do to your hair in the summer time? I have only used it this spring. I was thinking that it would be good for summer because the castor oil is a humectant and draws moisture into the hair.

[sunshower143]

@lilsisa427 what happens when you use it in the summer? i got it in the winter so i don't know how it function with humidity and heat. 

[lilsisa427]

I also love this stuff cause it is a great underneath or leave in condish under a styling product. It has no hold. Try it with your styling product. You will really like it. It is also great for making buns if you do not want the slick back type of bun.

[robertamdy7]

I love this stuff because it seems to moisturize my hair well. However, like you said in your video I have to watch when I'm going through my hair (pulling my twist or braids apart) because it can get "fluffy". Other than that absolutely a new staple for me..

[JOYSEES1]

I LOVE IT TOO !!!! ;-)

[waffigrl]

This was the first product I used that turned my hair to straw (but I later realized that my hair reacts very very badly to coconut oil, so now I avoid coconut oil). But it smells amazing!!

[shebadgirl74]

I thought smoothies generally are for conditioning. Personally it doesn't give enough shine but I agree with the softness it gives. I liked your review

[Ms19741979]

try it as a deep treatment

[allisontollman]

Thank you for sharing about washing tightly coiled hair and waking up and it still being wet. I like how you wait to the next day to get your desired results. I was about to give up on braid outs! Thanks for the review also.

[pixigirl999]

What's up with the video. I could only see about the first third of it. Then it froze and the video was unclear. You may want to re-upload.

[sunshower143]

@pixigirl999 that's odd :( it's playing fine on my pc. i'll re-upload.

[sunshower143]

@pixigirl999 it isn't a problem for others. maybe it was a playback issue on your pc? that happened to me on the video i did before this but others said it was fine but i re-loaded anyway. i'm not sure what the problem is. hopefully you can see the vid now.

[aunticci72]

I like the way the curling smoothie makes my hair "super" soft. I have not tried it with a styling product yet, but look forward to doing so. I currently have my hair in cornrows in the front with a curly fall in the back. And I have been using Shea Moisture African Black Soap Dandruff & Dry Scalp Elixir on the cornrows and I LOVE IT! I wear a lot of protective styles like kinky twists or braids and I have tried several products to relief the itch. The Dry Scalp Elixir is THE BEST!!

[ade52286]

For soke reason, I can only see the first 3rd of the video. Idk, but from what I heard/saw from the video, I have the same issue with hold, but like you said, its not a styling product. My hair feels ok afterwards, not soft. I guess that's due to my issues with moisture.

[naboateng]

Thx for the review! :D Not sure where to purchase in the UK :D Your hair looked great at the end of the day X)

[Aisstylish]

@naboateng would you believe you cannot buy it in the UK. I am soooooooo annoyed!!

[MissLav20]

i really like this product but i alway put something over it to lock in the moisture, if you like that one you might not like the one in the bottle because its a lot lighter than the smoothies!