Experiment #1 - Boots with AG Re:coil

I got my Boots Curl Creme in the post yesterday! I also order my favorite tea PG Tips that my friend in England got me hooked on along with some Walkers crisps for Steve. I was VERY excited this morning to try this miracle creme that lots of people on naturally curly SWEAR by.

My hair routine normally takes me 45 minutes from the minute I step in the shower to dry hair. I low-poo with Live Cleans Pink which is a sulphate free shampoo found in most drugstores in Canada for the bargain price of $8, followed with Live Cleans Pink conditioner. I find there shampoo very gentle and removes all product build-up. The conditioner is nothing special, but provides good slip and my hair seems to be quite happy with it at the moment.

I use a wide toothed comb to brush out my hair in the shower, with lots and lots of conditioner in my hair. I rinse thoroughly, finger combing any remaining tangles out. Today, I decided to try the boots curl creme with a little bit raked through and a little bit scrunched in with Re:coil over top for some hold. Boots has a very weird consistency, almost like a paste. I rubbed a little between my hands to emulsify and raked through. Then scrunched in a little as well.

Some people have complained about the smell of this product. I have almost a non-existent sense of smell, so I had to ask the man of the house. Apparently its a little perfumey, but once I put it into my hair and it dried, the smell was pleasant.

After I applied the Boots Curl Creme, I used about 3-4 blobs of Re:coil scrunched into my hair. I cannot stress enough how important it is to have soaking wet hair to apply this product. It is very thick and will distribute evenly when hair is dripping. I then used one of Steve's old t-shirts to scrunch out as much water left in my hair as possible. I then diffused for about 15 minutes.

My hair started to look frizzy when it was 80% dry, so I applied some of my tried and true product Curl Keeper. For those of you who have never used it, its a very runny product that tames frizz like no other. I have gone through 3 1L bottles in the last 2 years. There are a few things I don't like about Curl Keeper though. It provides limited hold, it tends to reduce volume (I work hard for the little bit of volume I get) and its about $50 for 1L. I have been trying to find other cheaper and more readily available alternatives, but so far I've been outta luck.

Now at 9:30 AM my hair is still kind of fuzzy in places the Curl Keeper didn't make it, but I do have some nice ringlets probably due to the Re:coil. I don't think the Boots did anything but I think on the weekend I will try it without any other product. I really want to see what this product can do! After all, I paid $40 in shipping to get it from England to Canada. I'll post a picture when I get home.

On a side note, I am also back on Weight Watchers. I was getting awfully close to the 160 pound mark and it was freaking the hell outta me. My first weigh in was 158.4, second at 155 and my weigh in on Thursday was 155.4. When I got my shipment from England I ordered some of my favorite Fox's biscuits and managed to polish most of those off between Tuesday and Wednesday. Now with those outta the way (haha ha), I have to get through Steve's birthday on Saturday night without eating or drinking to much. I'll be happy to weigh in at 155 again.

For anyone who has been on a diet (which these days is every women I know) the first couple of weeks can be plagued with hunger. I am certainly past the hunger pains, but I still love to boredom eat. I sit at a desk for 8 hours of the day, with lots of time to dream of cookies and cake. My goal between this week and next is to only have 2 glasses of wine with dinner and 2 glasses at the bar afterwards. We are going to a very good BBQ house for dinner and I want to only eat enough to be full and no more. I'll let cyber space know how it goes :)