"Curls" with nuNAAT Beauty!

 
Hey loves!  Happy New Year!   I hope you guys had an amazing holiday season.  It's time to get 2016 rollin!   
This is my first post of the year, and it's all about HAIR!  
I know it's been a month since my last post but, I'm sure you all know that I've gone natural (7 months.)  I finally went and got a "real" curly girl haircut at 5 Salon Spa in Freehold, NJ with Ona.  She was amazing and gave me lots of advice on keeping my hair moisturized and healthy.  
I think the word "natural" means different things for different people, but for me it meant staying away from all heat for at least a year.  It also meant that I would have to use natural products that are sulfates, parabens, & silicone free.  These unnatural chemicals aren't good for any type of hair, but are especially damaging on your curls.
nuNAAT sent me their "Real Me' collection and I was so excited to try it!  nuNAAT uses some of the finest ingredients on their products.  They carefully crafted their line with the belief that with the right combination of natural ingredients, everyone can have great hair!

I instantly fell in love with the blast of shine hair mask.  Weekly deep conditioners/masks are so important for the health of your hair.  I always apply it to clean hair, and I use a plastic cap to keep all the moisture and heat in.  You only have to keep it in for 15-20 minutes, but I like to leave it in for at least a half hour.  The longer, the better.

Blast of Shine Hair Mask
I saw such a difference in my curl pattern with just one use of this mask.  My hair felt super soft and my curls were so defined even without product.  

Natural Curl Activator - Perfect Do Pomade After my hair was washed and conditioned, I applied my leave-in conditioner and then I used the the natural curl activator.  This curl activator had my curls poppin!  It keeps your hair hydrated, not crunchy and frizz-free.

After applying the products, I like to air dry but with it being January and freezing, I usually diffuse.  My best advice for diffusing is to use cold air.  If your using heat, that's not good and can make your curls frizzy. I also don't diffuse to dry my hair, I always leave it a little damp.  Air drying is always best!

After diffusing for about 30 minutes, I added some of the pomade to my edges to keep them down.  If I had to choose just one of the products from this line, it would be the mask.  It made my curls super defined and it smells amazing!

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What's up my sweets!  Let's talk HAIR! 

I hate my hair!  Ok hate is a strong word, I unlike my hair!  LOL!  It's sooooo thick, sooooo curly, sooooo dry!  It's been a struggle for me, my entire life.  If there's a product out there for dry/curly hair, I've tried it!  I try it all!  When it comes to my hair, I don't care how much it cost if I think it might work...I have to buy it. 

I was lucky to have been sent 2 amazing hair brushes from BrushLove.  What's funny, is that no matter how many products I buy for my hair, I don't really consider how important a hair brush can be.  I just go to my local drug store and buy one that is round and has bristles....right?  NO! 

 I usually use a round bristle brush like this

What would annoy me about this brush is that when I would try to curl my ends, my hair would get caught and get all knotted.  It didn't really matter cause I would use my curling iron, but after using one of the brushes they sent me, I realized how much better having nylon bristles can be!  Here is my new lover!

BrushLab {Fresh} Thermal Round Large Hair Brush

I used this brush over the weekend and I was amazed at how good it is!

First of all, It literally cut my dry time in half.  NO LIE!  But that wasn't the best part.  The best part of the brush was it didn't knot my hair when I twirled it around to make a curl.  I think for me this was the most amazing thing.  It also stays cool to the touch!  I really loved using this brush.  It's only $15.98 and if some of you were like me, and thought I don't need a $16 dollar brush, I'll just buy a cheap one at the dollar store.  Oh no!  Get this brush!  It will change your hair life! 

I also got the Cushion paddle brush, which was beyond fab for detangling my hair

Brushlab Zebra Cushion Paddle Hair Brush

I had to do a before and after picture so you guys could see how fab my hair turned out.

I took this before picture on Saturday afternoon and usually I put some sort of curl cream, but this time I just left it curly with no products, so you can see what my curl looks like before I blow dry.

And if your wondering why I was wearing this sweater, it was freaking freezing on Saturday!  But of course it's like 100 today!  Anyhoo, here are my after pics

Thank you so much to Eti Fani and BrushLove for sending me these awesome brushes!  I also want to thank New Jersey Latina Bloggers for making me part of their amazing group!  

Hope you enjoy this post!

Happy shopping!

xo xo

Melissa