"You smell so good!"
We had just finished Body Jam (a choreographed fitness dance class) and as I was headed to the back of the class to grab my things, the woman who had been next to me tapped me on my shoulder. I turned around and she was all bleached teeth and blond hair and skinny and pretty (not because of all the aforementioned attributes, but she really was pretty) and sweaty and still high off those workout endorphins--we both were. Anyway, she was like, "Oh my goodness, you smell so good, what is that you're wearing?" Then she demonstrated just how good I smelled by sniffing me and pretending to faint in ecstasy. We laughed and I told her how glad I was that she said I smelled good, because halfway to the gym it occurred to me that I had forgotten to put on deodorant after my shower, so I was a little nervous about creating any potential odors during my workout. After revealing my secret, I told her it was my hair, "A natural hair product from Whole Foods."
That's what I told her. If she had had curly hair I would have told her that it was Kinky-Curly Curling Custard aka my new crack, which I will blab on about in a separate post sometime soon which will prob'ly be entitled, "Why I will pay $30 for 16oz of heaven in a jar" or "How the hell can Kinky-Curly charge $30 for hair styling jelly?! Oh! I get it. Because it really is THAT awesome!" Or something like that.
All of my friends love, love, love Kinky-Curly! And everyone who asks me about the products I use eventually love Kinky-Curly instead of the other product lines I mention in addition to it.
Anyway, you're right - once you find your signature product it becomes a worthy "investment".
Posted by: WoundedHealer | June 18, 2010 at 04:38 PM
It's definitely worth it. I used the Knot Today before the Curly Pudding and I couldn't believe that I could comb through and detangle my hair in less than 10 minutes. I borrowed it from a friend. They should make more samples of their products...Miss Jessie, Kinky-Curly, etc. I never got to try Miss Jessie's products because they;re too expensive to buy-n-try.
Posted by: Homegirl Quel | June 18, 2010 at 10:24 PM
I just happened upon your blog today. I love it. It's a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I'm a hybrid (composed of black and Japanese elements) living in Austin. I recently relapsed and applied relaxer in my hair to texturize my curls a bit after 4 years of being chemical-free. My hair has gotten really long, and it just became a chore to deal with the tangles and the frizz, so I broke down! Ugh! Oh well. It's done now. But my main point of this comment was to chime in about Kinky Curly. I'd been seeing it on Youtube videos and on blogs, and I was curious. A friend of mind told me Whole Foods carried it, and I couldn't get to Whole Foods fast enough! I was addicted to Kinky Curly, but my hair is about 5 inches past my shoulders, so it was REALLY getting costly. I'm sad to say that I stopped using it. Your post has revivied my urge to use it again. I never realized how good it smelled! I have to check it out again!
Posted by: Hazuki | July 29, 2011 at 10:53 AM
Hazuki! GOod to hear form you! I'm glad my post revived your interest in Kinky Kurly. Your comment revived my interest in Kinky Kurly too. lol My hair has been in braids for months and now I'm back with my natural. Need to re-invest in some detangler.
Posted by: Quel | September 18, 2011 at 09:57 PM