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HELLO CURLIES REVIEW + DEMO + GIVEAWAY

So about a month ago I was sent Hello Curlies full line of hair care products for those of us with naturally textured hair. The Hello Curlies line caters to all three curl types.

- Hello Curly for loose/wavy textures such as 3a and 3b. 

- Hello Tight Curly for tighter curl textures such as 3c and 4a. 

- Hello Coily for Coily/Kinky textures such as 4a-4c. 

Now ofcourse I dibbled and dabbled, and decided to do a quick video review, blog review, AND with the help of Hello Curlies a GIVEAWAY! Check it all out below.

Are Natural Hair Subscription Boxes Worth the Hype? September CurlKit Reveal.

So last month I signed up for CurlKit as a personal experiment. I wanted to see what the craze with natural hair subscription boxes were about. Is it over hyped, is it worth the money you shell out, are people wasting their time? Yeah, just a whole lot of questions I needed answers to.

Well, the easiest and most affordable one for me to jump into was CurlKit! Their subscription is $20/month, and you can buy it in allotments of 3 , 6 , or 12 month/YEARLY subscriptions. There was no waiting list, open sign-up dates, none of the things I occasionally see with other subscription boxes. All you have to do is go to the site, and you're able to subscribe and unsubscribe as you please. This I LOVED! No worries about being scared that you won't be able to get back in if you decide to take a break from it (another thing I see people worried about with subscription boxes). 

So with that said, I signed up for the 3 month package ($60+tax). Let me be clear, I paid for this with my own money, I was not asked to review, paid by, or even contacted in any way, shape or form by CurlKit.I chose to do this on my own. Okay, now that we have that out of the way, I received my first CurlKit not even a week and a half later. It arrived in what looked like a white shoe box (the packaging could be better honestly), and it was very tiny looking, but it was PACKED! I mean it was literally bulging open because there was so much packed in it (which I had NO ISSUES WITH lol). I liked seeing that it was so full, that meant I didn't receive a bunch of tiny samples (which I've often heard people complain about with natural hair subscription boxes). 

So without further ado, let's see what was inside. As for the products, I have yet to try them, but I will list each product as we go along and their retail price. There were also BONUS products in the kit, full size at that!

P.S: As for the products, I have yet to try them, but I will list each product as we go along and their retail price. There were also BONUS products in the kit, full size at that! ALSO, I just received my October CurlKit, so next time I will have swatches of the products, and I will do reviews with them :) 

Okay let's get started!

Pink wrapping paper with CurlKit sticker logo. I slightly ripped the paper when opening it.

Camille Rose Naturals Curl Love Moisture Milk & Curl Maker Review + Style Results !!

Hey everyone! So today I am going to be doing a review and style using Camille Rose Naturals products! This is my first time ever using their products, and I must admit I am quite impressed! One of these products has become an absolute must-have of mine! You'll have to keep reading to find out which one though :)

Camille Rose Naturals Curl Love Moisture Milk & Curl Maker

So first, let's get into the products I tried! I tried the Camille Rose Naturals Curl Love Moisture Milk & the Camille Rose Naturals Curl Maker!  Here is a close up of what the packaging looks like. I just love the cute packaging of their products. It really reminds me of a vintage cameo necklace. I've always thought they had cute packaging. I mean to be honest, I'd already seen Camille Rose Naturals in my local Target. I was tempted to try them out when I did, but I thought, "Hmm .. Kind of expensive. Should I spend the extra money on a product I really know nothing about? I mean, I do already have a bunch of other products I need to review," and with that, I passed on it. Yup! I passed on them, but I made a promise to myself that when I actually had the time and extra money I would try them out.

 I had heard so much about them in the natural hair community, so I was simply curious. I mean, I'd seen blog posts, tutorials, and video reviews on their products, but I was STILL skeptical. As we all know, what works on one natural may not work on the next. And let's not forget those people who LOVE everything they're sent for review ... Yes, I hate them too lol. So, after all of that I just  decided to wait it out. And it wasn't long after I noticed them in Target that Camille Rose Naturals actually noticed and contacted ME! It turns out they had re-formulated one of their products and wanted me to try it out! 

DEFINED Flat Twist & Curl using Whipped Butter & Flaxseed Gel + RECIPES !!

Let me start this by saying, I am a complete lover of all things natural, ESPECIALLY beauty and skincare products. Unfortunately, due to brands having to mass produce their products and ship them out to sell, a lot of beauty and skincare products tend to have artificial preservatives and other toxic chemicals in them, that can sometimes do more damage than good.

The other problem is, when you DO run into a brand that does use all natural ingredients, they charge you an arm and a leg for simply doing what's RIGHT. Okay, okay. I understand that natural ingredients, and formulating those natural ingredients into a good product may cost you some extra coins, but why does buying a shampoo, conditioner, and styling product have to leave me down almost $40-$50? I mean seriously? This is why a lot of naturalistas will take the frugal way out and purchase the product with the formaldehyde-derived preservative.

It's less of a strain on your pocket, you think a little bad won't hurt, and honestly you just want something to keep your twist out looking cute for the time being. I have to admit, I have sometimes taken the easy way out too, but for the most part I stick to all natural brands.

As far as styling, I eventually started making my own products. And I do that by making a whipped butter concoction that leaves my hair SUPER soft, shiny and moisturized. I also use flax seed gel to give me BOMB definition and additional luster!

One of my favorite styles do this with is a Flat Twist & Curl. Flat Twists give you definition from roots to ends, and adding perm rods to the ends, just gives you even more of a pop!

The recipe for the Flax Seed Gel and Whipped Butter -not exactly mine, but a general recipe that you can moderate as you see fit-  is listed below as well as a video tutorial using both products, pics of the results, and pics of the definition holding up days after ! ---->

The Perfect No Heat Spiral Bantu Knot Out [VIDEO]

Have you ever wanted to try Bantu Knots? Well I always did, but for some reason I noticed that I always saw better results on hair that was flat-ironed, blow dried or sat under a hair dryer for an unprecendented amount of time.

Well, I personally hate sitting under a dryer (I have no patience) and I'm not big on flat ironing or blow drying my hair. So I decided to do things in a way that made me feel comfortable with the style. Something that would for sure not result in the damage of my hair -which heat can sometimes cause if used too frequently. Continue below to see how I stretched my hair and the video demonstration of how I did my Bantu Knot Out! 

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This is not a beauty blog ... This is not a hair blog ... THIS IS A SAMIRAH BLOG.

Meet me. I'm Samirah. I wanted to start fresh and go into this thing whole heartedly. I wanted to do things on my terms completely. I don't want to be categorized. I want to make my own category. I don't want to be a natural hair blogger/vlogger, beauty blogger/vlogger, fashion blogger/vlogger, music blogger/vlogger, none of that. I want to be a Samirah blogger/vlogger. I don't want this blog or my channel to consist of only beauty, fashion, or music content, because my concerns and life doesn't consist of only those things. I'm living a real life and I have real goals that span beyond the next lipstick to drop or new hairstyle. Beauty is just something I delve in because it allows me to be creative. It's artistic. You can manipulate hair or use make up and turn something that was once nice into something some may consider AMAZING; with colors, shapes etc. But this blog and my channel will not only be here for that kind of art and it will not only be here for music or fashion either, although I love music more than anything. It will be here for the art of life. You paint your own picture, and this will be me painting mine.

I want to share my experiences and help you along the way by sharing them. Whether it be a cosmetic product or a life lesson/experience I am going through. This blog and my channel will consist of everything life. Struggles, successes, things I need advice on, etc. I will turn to you as friends and if you want you can do the same. STOP THE TRACK ! LET ME STATE FACTS ... I will not tolerate someone telling me what to do. Please avoid doing that. I don't think anyone has to right to tell another adult what to do. Suggestions are nice, demands and disrespectful behavior can get you popped hahaha ...

Well hope you enjoy the blog. I will be posting lots of things on here. Hope my content sparks interest in all of you!

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