Another season, another Ulta sale. This time it’s the Fall Haul sale. While the deals aren’t as good as the 21 Days of Beauty which typically comes prior the products on sale are more practical and for the masses.
About the Ulta Fall Haul sale
The sale runs from September 22-30 and products are available for purchase online or in-store unless otherwise noted. Deals range in percentage off topping out at 40% off.
During this sale pretty much every main category is on sale - hair, makeup, skincare, and body care.
Do you add more moisture to your skincare routine when the cooler seasons start rolling in? I do and I have oily skin so you would think I would try to avoid moisture. What I’ve discovered with my oily skin is that making sure it’s moisturized gives it less reason to produce oil.
One way that I add moisture to my skincare routine in the fall and winter is to start using a hyaluronic acid serum. I started doing this a few years ago and it was a game changer for me and my skin.
When I started my relaxed hair journey, protein treatments were the it treatment for hair. If you had any type of hair damage the primary recommended fix was a protein treatment. For any hair breakage, do a protein treatment.
Things have changed over the years. Such as we’ve learned protein treatments aren’t always the answer and bond treatments have gained popularity.
I decided to do some research and read several articles from beauty magazines, listened to interviews from some hair stylists, and read up on products from several hair brands all to see if I could answer this question: When it comes to relaxed hair, which is the better treatment option - bond treatments or protein treatments?
Our relaxed hair isn't as strong as we may think or may have even been led to believe.
Our hair strands are made up mostly of keratin protein and that keratin protein can break down leaving our hair weak and prone to breakage. The breakdown of the protein can happen naturally or because of how we treat our hair. Everything from manipulation, the products we use, environmental stressors (e.g. sun, wind), and
our relaxers contribute to the breakdown of the keratin in our hair.
Don't worry though, there is something that we can do about it. And that something is protein treatments. They help strengthen areas of the hair, smooth the hair cuticle, and build the hair shaft back up.
Summer isn’t my favorite season, but I do like it better than winter. That’s probably a good thing because it sometimes feels like we’re in a constant state of summer here in Florida.
When I moved to Florida I moved pretty much in the middle of winter. So I moved from the cooler (colder?) temps in North Carolina to a milder winter in Florida. While it wasn’t summer hot in Florida when I moved, it was much warmer than I was used to for that time of year. Well, that should have been a clue what summer would be like.
Truthfully summers here in Florida really aren’t that much hotter than North Carolina summers. They’re just more humid which makes it feel hotter.
One of the many debates that take place in the relaxed hair community is how often relaxed hair should be touched-up. There are many differing opinions based on common sense and personal preference. I even have an opinion on this debate, based on my own personal experience.
Before we get there, let’s make sure we’re all aligned on terminology and what a relaxer touch-up actually is.
I’ve tried several hair products over the years which means I’ve used several hair brands on my relaxed hair over the years. Some of those brands have become favorites of mine like Mielle.
I have a few Mielle products in my relaxed hair regimen which I’ve done some reviews on. In this post I’m going to share which of the Mielle products I think are good options for those of us with relaxed hair. Some of them are ones I’ve used before and others are ones I’ve seen other relaxed hair ladies give positive reviews of.
I like to travel. I want to go to different places whether in the U.S. or overseas to experience new cities and cultures. To do that I need to spend some time in those places, more than just a couple of days and I don't want to have to worry about my hair while I'm there.
I don't do protective styles such as braids like a lot of other women with relaxed and even natural hair tend to do. I find that to be tedious because I don't want to sit that long for a style or pay that much. I prefer to work with my own hair. This hasn't been a problem for me because as I've
gotten to know my hair better, become more knowledgeable about relaxed hair care in general, and tried different approaches I've figured out what makes sense for me to care for my hair while I'm traveling in the summer or any other season.
When I’m scrolling through posts in relaxed hair Facebook groups a key question I tend to see when it comes to relaxer stretching is how to keep new growth soft. As I learn more about my hair I've started to feel that it's not so much that the new growth is hard but it's more coarse, not as smooth feeling, and harder to manipulate as my previously relaxed hair. In contrast, the new growth feels less soft.
Before I go any further let's talk about what new growth is. New growth is the term used for hair that has grown out of the scalp during the relaxer stretch. This hair is of course in its "natural state" and thereby has a different texture than the relaxed hair.
