 2018 goals, everything. Trini girl natural. Welcome to my channel. Happy new year. Even though I'm coming on to talk about last year, I'm coming on to talk about my best products of 2017. But I always enjoy letting you guys know which ones are my favorites of the year. Just to give you a shortcut into the best of the best, at least for me and my hair. So I hope this green t-shirt is translating well and nobody does a green screen on me. Don't do it. So let's get to the video. I'm gonna go in order, like I usually do again, shampoos, deep conditioners, livens, creams, gels, and specialty. I'll just let you know. So I'm gonna mention my, what I love this year that I tried, my new favorites, as well as my ASG. So I'll just kind of give a special mention to them because I can't forget about them. I don't want you to forget about them either. So let's get started. Best of the year, shampoo, no other, definitely. The Baskin-Bloom Herbal Gentle Cleanser. So you saw the demo, you saw the full review, but this felt like a cold wash except it was super cleansing. My hair was so soft, so moisturized. The slip was great. Curls were popping, very gentle. Now stripping it all, it was actually moisturizing. It was almost like I used a conditioner. So I just have all the love for this cleanser. Definitely the best of 2017 in terms of shampoos. Special mentions, of course, the Blue Rose Cocoa Rose Creamy Shampoo and the Curls Curl Activating Shampoo. So as you can see, both of these are near finished. They're definitely well-loved. And I don't even know for sure if I will repurchase this, but this is really great right now as a clarifying shampoo, because it really clarifies my hair without leaving it too stripped. And this I love as a moisturizing shampoo, although it does a really good job of cleansing too. It's just on that border between moisturizing and cleansing. So when this is done, and this is done, I will need a new clarifying shampoo. I have more of these, but I haven't repurchased this one. So this one I got at Whole Foods. So we'll just see what happens. But my stock-provided clarifying shampoo is empty. And I have that new Sultanical Shampoo which may end up there. Or I might just go back to some of the old shampoos that I have that are definitely more clarifying and use them for that purpose. But this one I wanna keep in the moisturizing pile because it is moisturizing. And this one, try some of the things and get back to it, even though I loved it. Best of 2017, definitely the basket bloom with special mention to these. So next, co-washers. I don't think I tried any co-washers this year. I was crazy as that is, did I? Oh, I did try one, but it didn't make it. So we're still here with this commuterous caramel co-washers, my HD co-wash. And if you haven't tried this and you want to know why, definitely try it. My hair is clean, my curls are defined, lots of slip, lots of moisture. This is like the only co-wash that is perfectly cleansing and perfectly conditioning. Like, if you had to do a one-step wash there, this is what I would use. Like, this is the truth right here. So special mentions for co-washers, of course, that she said the blueberry co-wash conditioner. So you know I've been using this as my staple co-wash for the last year or so and I love it. Moving right along to deep conditioners, of course, y'all know again, basket bloom is it again. This one was my HD conditioner of the year, which is the Bramie root hair mask. So to be fair, I used this basket bloom bramie root hair mask after using the basket bloom gentle uber cleanser. So it could just be that that one was so great that this was really great, but this was really great. And I have had other subbies who saw my video and bought it and loved it tell me the same thing. So I know it's the truth that this was just everything, everything, my hair was so moisturized. Even after I rinsed it, I had to slip. It really did the job of hydrating and moisturizing my hair and it had great slip. And my hair stayed moisturized and hydrated and had slipped to it even after rinsing, which was kind of amazing to me. So next in the best of 2017 deep conditioners is this Curl Rich in Maracuva Deep Recovery Conditioner. So I haven't done the review yet, so I guess I can give you a peek at the ingredients. Basically it was just super hydrating, but still also rich and creamy and moisturizing. So as a low porosity girl for me, sometimes you almost feel like you have to choose between hydrating and rich and creamy, but this one is both. So all the moisture penetrated my hair, but my hair was still soft and it just felt really creamy going on. It reminds me of the C7 Rich Moisture Mask, which is my other HDD conditioner, but it's a little bit richer and creamier. I got this in my Black Friday haul, so it's a bit of a cheat, a bit of a sneak peek. This should have been a 2018 use, but I was curious and I just couldn't wait. So try it and I loved it. I probably should test them again after shampooing, because the Baskin-Bloom I used it after the Baskin-Bloom shampoo, which I said is already moisturizing. And the Curry Covery I didn't shampoo before I used it, so I should probably do another test of those, but, and I will, I will do another test of those and update you guys. I wanna say for my winter stash flashback, I wanna probably update you guys then, but so far, I love them. Just for full disclosure, just to full disclosure, let me guys know. I love the Sultanatostra Repair Recovery Mask. It was good going on, but after I steamed with it, my hair felt really hydrated, I could really absorb this. So, yay for that. So it is a recovery mask, so I guess it should be in protein treatments, but really it's more, I liked it as a deep conditioner. So I think I would request it to use as a deep conditioner when I want another protein in my life. So that's definitely in here as well. For deep conditioners, best of 2017, these dimensions go to my existing issues that she sent me to this moisture mask, which I just mentioned, and the Sultanatostra Afrotashtra Coelastic. I didn't try a lot of rinse-out conditioners, because you know I don't really use rinse-out conditioners. Expensive, fancy ones a whole lot, but I did love that she sent the Papaya Conditioner. I used it as a leave-in in this video. My hair was just super defined and moisturized and hydrated, so that one is definitely a win, and I would be interested in repurchasing that one, so that's the 2017 conditioner has to go to that she sent the Papaya Conditioner. Best leave-ins of 2017. This one I have to slow down for real, because I got four. I find that 2017 was the year of the leave-in. I don't know if that's like a tiny symbol, but 2017 was the year of the leave-in, because I had so many great ones. The first one that I tried and I loved was the Jane Conker and Tangami leave-in. So you know, unicorns and rainbows. Unicorns and rainbows. Let me just put it that way. My hair was really moisturized. It was, again, rich and creamy. So I haven't been using a lot of light leave-ins, like Blue Rose, and she sent it. All of my best of 2017 new HD leave-ins are rich and creamy. Made me realize that I do love the feel of rich and creamy leave-ins, they're just usually not hydrating enough and don't penetrate enough. So I finally found some that do penetrate, so yeah, this year was happy. So I think I'm still gonna use my lighter ones, especially in the summer and stuff, but I love having the option as well of a nice, rich, creamy leave-in for when you just want your strands to get a nice herb. So this was the first one hydrating, rich and creamy, as well as it had a light hold and clumped my curls. So this was almost like a styler. In fact, I did use it by itself for a one-front-up wash-in-go, which is coming up soon. So that's just to tell you how moisturizing and how defining this leave-in is. So definitely up there. I will probably have to do some follow-ups to figure out which ones I like best, or some side-by-size, but I can't tell you right now. All I can tell you is when I use each of these, I love them, and this was the first one. The next one that I tried and I loved was the Sultana Curls Friswiz leave-in, and it was basically the same thing. Hydrating, light hold, define your curls, and I can't wait to try this by itself. This will definitely be my winter stash flashback, and you guys will be hearing more about this. Next up, I got both of these during Black Friday, actually, so I cheated a lot. But both of these were great, and it's the Maracuja Rich Moisture Hairmill, as well as the T-G-I-N-V and T-Super Moist Leave-In. I need to be more descriptive, but what is more descriptive than hydrating and moisturizing? You know what did the thing? I think that's the main thing. So the first two I talked about had a light hold. I wouldn't necessarily say that these had any hold to them, but they were definitely hydrating, moisturizing, and did define my curls. Let me show you the ingredients since I haven't done the reviews on these yet. Just good stuff, good stuff, no glycerin. Great for winter, really moisturizing. None of these go water than aloe vera juice, which I used to think was just a safe bet for being moisturizing. This one does watering on a bunch of herbs and then oils, and this one does water, then BTMS. But I think the honey and bees are the truth. So best of 2017, leave-ins, Killa Rich and Maracuja Hairmill, TJN Green Tea Super Moist Leave-In, which I have been using as you can see. Who really? Hitting the spot. Saltadate Hills Frisbee's Curly Finding Leave-In, as well as the Jane Carter and Tangumi Weightless Leave-In. And I still have to give a little shout out to my old Izzy, because I want you guys to hear them, hear about them, hear their names as well. So special mention to the She Center Cocoa Cream Leave-In, the She Center cranberry cocktail leave-in, the Blue Rose Cocoa Rose Leave-In, and the Bekura Honey Latte Hairmill. Those are my other HDs that I've been using before 2017, but I still love where we purchase on it. They're my life, they're my life to stay. At least for now. I didn't try a lot of hair creams, I guess, this year. Curls and questions, Curling Jelly, best of 2017. I'd say it's Curling Jelly, but it is a cream. So this one just really did a great job in terms of plumping and defining my curls. But I think it does have a soft hold as well, so I'm looking forward to trying this. I have a Kilsin Pushtons video number two coming up, and I'll be trying this as my styler for that video. Special mention to the Jane Connor Curly Finding Cream, which is another kind of hair cream or butter that I really love and I really find very moisturizing. And also defines your curls. The Jane Connor Curly Finding Cream could probably even be a bit more moisturizing and just as defining, but this one possibly has more hold. I don't think the Allure Butter Gel gives me much definition, but that Jane Connor Curly Finding Cream definitely gives me a lot of definition. So I don't usually have a cream gel section, but this right here by itself made me decide to give y'all a cream gel section because this is a cream, but it has a super defined curls. It's super light so your hair is rising to the sky as much as it could anyway, because my hair is kind of floppy naturally, but it's super light. Doesn't wear your hair down at all. Gives you airy hair. And actually, as a strong hold, this gives me cast, this gives me crunch. So crunch is not really my thing, but just because of how light it made my hair, I wanna repurchase this and see if I can figure out a way to avoid the crunch. It was that interesting. So this comes in in my Mind Blown for 2017 segment, but I don't know if that would be a permanent segment, but it's a segment for this year just because your hair is defined, light and airy and has a strong hold. This sounds like perfection, right? If it wasn't for the cast, I would be going crazy right now. I would be, but because of the cast in my special mentions, but not really in my ASTs, but I will repurchase it at least once to try to figure it out. And since I did that cream gel I had to give a special mention to the Blue Rose Marshmallow Cream Gel. I haven't used it in a while, but I just remember when I did use it, really defined my curls and really clumped my curls and clumped my curls. So I wanna try this again. I won't be able to until March, probably. Yeah, I probably won't be able to until March, but definitely look up for a video coming up next spring about Blue Rose Beauty and this marshmallow cream gel will be included. The gels that were the best of 2017, I don't have one, I finished it, which is the Vastin Bloom Twilly Hair Gel. I guess I'll stick a picture in. But I have the other two, which is the Caravada Pure Hg High Definition Gel and the Jane Carter Curls to go. Boiling Wilk Hills Gel. All of them gave me moisturized hair, defined hair, just awesome hair. So all three were perfect on that score. The Vastin Bloom gave me a more natural definition, whereas the Jane Carter gave me super clumped definition and the Caravada gave me elongation. The Vastin Bloom was super moisturizing and this was super moisturizing. So I don't know what your favorite thing is, but I loved all three of them. One special mention gels, of course, the Kinky Curly Curling Custard, which I haven't used again in a long time. This one is also coming up, maybe in March as well, I will do a wash and go with this one and let you guys know. It's just been too long, but I do remember that my hair was moisturized and defined with this gel. And of course, the Camero's Curl Maker. So what I love about this is that it just gives you the softest hair in the world ever. I think like all the Camero's products just give me the softest hair in the world ever. So that's why this is a, in the class by itself, that's why it always has to be there in any age you talk. So it does give me like a more natural curl, like not as clumped and defined as silage and color, but my hair is so soft and so moisturized. It's like a whole other head of hair. It's like, oh my gosh, you know? So this will forever be hair. This, this ain't going anywhere. I do love the Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic as well, but the Camero's does things for me that the others can't. None of the others, even the new ones. As much as I love them, they don't, I mean, they do leave my hair soft and moisturized, but not out of this world, crazy soft and moisturized. Only Camero's does that for me with all of her products. So in terms of better 2017 actually, but to kind of finish my AHG list, I wanna just mention this one, even though it's not from this year, it's a special mention as my AHG tea treatment product, not DIY, the Blue Rose Tri-Air Tea. Mighty Tangler, I really don't use the tanglers anymore. It's just kinky-kitty nut today. If I needed any tangler, this is still what I would reach for. Still has great slip, is amazing to me. So I might actually try to slip and slide in a coupier glide instead of this. Eventually, when this is finished, which will never happen since I don't use it, but for now, this is bae. And like I said in March, I do wanna do a kinky-kitty wash day, so this will definitely, of course, feature in there. So based on how it is as a leave-in, I will probably either finish it off as a leave-in or as in the language for a long time as a detangler. Cause these days I just kind of take my time and just use conditioner, and I haven't really had to reach for this in a long time, since I kind of figured out how to detangle, I guess. My hair doesn't really get nutty naturally. The most it used to get nutties because I'm just detangling rough and crazy and fast and creating curls in my own problems. So since I figured out how to not do that, this is where this is. I really haven't reached for this. But while it's 2017, this is how much I've used. Of course, my sprays, you guys know, so this Sotonica's hair sorrel, I love cause it's like super moisturizing. I also like the Jane Connery Vitalizing Spray because it controls frizz. The Kills Lavish Moisture Lipin Spray, which I also find very hydrating, but I think has a lot of glycerin, so I use it, I just use it in the winter. So that's it, the absolute best of the best of all the products that I used in 2017, all the many products that I used in 2017. So I hope you enjoyed this video. It was definitely helpful and you have some tips and leads as to some great products to try. Definitely try some of these and let me know what you think. If you've tried them, of course, let me know what you think in the comments. Let's check 2017 and what were your favorite products for the year. And again, happy new year and I hope you all have great 2018. See you in the next one. Bye.