Your hair looks INCREDIBLE!! I mean perfect curls and not a frizzy lizzie in sight!!! Whoa momma!!!

Now I'm really chomping at the bit!! Will post results tomorrow.

Ok Mir.. you can come out now!! You can't deny Angel's hair!!! LOLOL!!

Since I've been using these products A LOT, I think I actually get better curls from my other products even on the days I don't use these.

Kathymack,
Now that you have used them for awhile, what products are you liking the best?
I am still trying to figure them out.

I really like them all. I love the Yogurt Smoothie, but don't know if that's because citrus is my favorite smell. So far, they all work really well. It's not a cop out, I really like them. I need to replace some of the products, don't know whether to try a lot of new things or reorder some of the same, LOL!

Kathymack,
I can see why you like the Lemon Yogurt Smoothie. I like the citrus smell also.

My hair just isn't responding to the Marie Dean with the curl enhancement that you are getting. I get good volume and my curls stay pretty much the same all day. No frizz. Even in humid conditions.

I wonder if my hair is at an odd stage of growth. I had funky, odd curls/horns on my head when my hair was first cut. Now it has grown quite a bit and a couple weeks ago the curl pattern seemed to strengthen and even out. Now I wonder if it is at another odd stage and so it just isn't curling as well. Maybe no matter what I do right now, it won't look as curly as it did. Normally my hair becomes curlier as it grows.
Ugh, it is never simple, is it??? Honestly, how many women with straight hair obsess about their hair like we do?

LOLOL!!! Girl you're reading my mind! I was thinking maybe I needed to give myself a trim and see if a difference happens. May just do that! I'm due.

When my hair wasn't curling very well the issue was that I wasn't getting enough protein. How's your PT regimen?

Straight women obsess about frizz constantly b/c most of them are CG's in disguise fronting with heat implements. LOL!! There are very few truly straight haired women in the world.

You and I are on the same Curly Hustle!!! Awkward hair stages, problems with UM and MD products....

So, I did a PT tonight to see if that is what my hair needed. I think I am afraid to do too many so I space them out quite a bit. How often do you use protein treatments?

Anyway, that helped and so even though I am going to bed in a few hours, I tried the Yogurt smoothie under FHG instead of my beloved UM. It worked much better. (Or the PT helped) But at least I don't hate the feel of FHG in my hair so maybe I will be able to use FHG!!

Maybe UM and MD don't play well together.

I have to wait until the 24th for another cut so I have to deal with this hair for awhile. And I am afraid I will end up cutting it off since I am traveling all over the place in July and usually cut my hair super short to travel so I don't have to obsess about it.

I decided to try the Curly Styling Cream with Upper Mgmt Gel by KissMyFace.

Regimen:
Plant poo
RO with Curly Q's Coconut Dream Condish
In sections added:
Curly Styling Cream as LI
Upper Mgmt Gel

Distributed with a poo brush, scrunch, diffuse to 60% dry.

So, when I put the cream on @ 1st it helped calm the frizz and applying the gel took care of whatever frizz remained. For a few sections I decided to see what would happen if I only used the styling cream and after I ran the poo brush through my curls separated and bounced happily. My thoughts in the shower were that I could possibly use this alone if I saturated my hair with it. It didn't enhance my curls, but I really liked the idea that this was a CURL SEPARATING CREAM. I'm not a clumping fan persay.

Once all the product was in I had very little frizz and even before I started diffusing I could see root lift and my hair volumizing which is strange as it was still pretty damp and that normally doesn't start happening until I've dried a little.

So I diffused to about 60% dry and the results came out pretty well but I guess I was looking for MD to do something phenomenal b/c I felt a little disappointed. Perhaps I needed more moisture or using UM gel was a blah choice (vs. what you guys have been using, but UM gel has otherwise been great in my hair).

It's a dry run and I have plenty of time (and product, b/c you don't need much) to test it out. Maybe it will improve as it dries (very nice light hold btw). I guess I was hoping it would define and enhance my curls more. I will say though, that the separation, body, and movement are top notch!!! This hair SWINGS!!!

Overall initial impression (Curly Styling Cream): Not better than what I have on deck, but perhaps with a change of supporting product that could change.

Now for the pics, which don't capture what I'm seeing so you guys will call me nuts. LOL!! TBC....

Thanks for the compliments ladies!

Nat, I think your hair looks fantastic in the pics! I know how it is though, we have our own rating system for "wow" and we're most critical of our own curls. FWIW, I don't find the UM gel that great with alot of products. I know it worked fairly well for me a couple of times a while back, but I can't remember what I used it with. You might want to try it with FSG and see how that works.
I tried the lemon yogurt smoothie today topped with KMS C&P. Not as good a result as yesterday's combo, but ooooh I do like the scent! I'll try it again using FSG because it made my hair so soft and silky. Like kam, it tightened my curl, but I also had larger clumps than usual. I think I will continue trying the samples with FSG because I know what to expect with it.

I'm low porosity and my hair LOVES protein. I think it's because it fine. I did two PTs this week. I bought the Mozeke and did that on Monday. Today, I was cleaning out a bottle of Spiral Solutions, so put that on my hair while I was getting ready to shower. Probably 5-10 minutes, no problem. I'd keep doing them until you notice a problem. The ones that are moisturizing aren't an issue. I may try the Mozeke as my leave in tomorrow.

My hair is medium porosity and I think I may need to PT more often. Kathymack said her hair has been needing protein, so I thought that maybe mine did too. (I am very suggestible) I did another PT even though I hadn't planned on another until the 15th. It has been only 9 days since my last one.

I'm low porosity and my hair LOVES protein. I think it's because it fine. I did two PTs this week. I bought the Mozeke and did that on Monday.

KM, thanks for directing me to this thread. I've been taking notes and will order some asap. Love your hair in the pix!

I'm also taking notes on the jellies. I think I've only tried one before...CJ Curl Assurance Smoothing Gelly. It did NOT work. I'm willing to try some others, though.

Kathymack,
I can see why you like the Lemon Yogurt Smoothie. I like the citrus smell also.

My hair just isn't responding to the Marie Dean with the curl enhancement that you are getting. I get good volume and my curls stay pretty much the same all day. No frizz. Even in humid conditions.

I wonder if my hair is at an odd stage of growth. I had funky, odd curls/horns on my head when my hair was first cut. Now it has grown quite a bit and a couple weeks ago the curl pattern seemed to strengthen and even out. Now I wonder if it is at another odd stage and so it just isn't curling as well. Maybe no matter what I do right now, it won't look as curly as it did. Normally my hair becomes curlier as it grows.
Ugh, it is never simple, is it??? Honestly, how many women with straight hair obsess about their hair like we do?

Just wondering after the whole Jasmines thing if Marie Dean is actually hand making her concoctions or buying in bulk and adding fragrance etc.... Anyone know?