Punta Cana + Lace Shorts Winners

Congratulations to Amanda J. and Juanita the winners of the lace shirts!! I have sent both of you e-mails!! Thanks to all of you who entered!! Another giveaway will be next week so stay tuned!!

I'm currently on vacation in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic!!

I am having a blast with 15 of my family and friends!! I can't wait to come back and share with you some cool hair products that I found at a Chocolate Factory!!

Product review (on my hair) coming soon!!

XOXO,

BrownGirlsHair

How to Make Accessory Holder {Easy}

This fun project will take less than a minute to do. No kidding!

Here are the items you will need: 

Oatmeal Container

OR

Pringles Can

AND

Printed Duck Tape

OPTIONAL ITEMS:

Krylon Glitter Blast

In Bloom flat beads

Now that you have everything that you need, let's get started!

1. Open your tape (no brainer right? LOL).
2. Start at the bottom of the container. Align the tape up with the bottom of the container.
3. Keep going around the container with the tape until you get to the top. Make sure you don't leave any gaps or areas untapped. Try to keep the tape even as you go around the container and keep the tape flat to prevent bubbles. It's ok to overlap the tape. 
4. When you get to the top, if you have any tape left over the cans opening, fold it into the can all the way around. Whoa La... you're done. 
5. For added spritz, you can spray paint both sides of the plastic top with Krylon Glitter Blast or you can add the flat beads to the top with glue!

The pringles container can also be used as a bracelet holder. The options are endless!

with the bling bling!

You can view other cool ways that I store my daughters hair accessories here!

XOXO,
Brown Girls Hair

Hair Bow Organization

Brown Girl loves hair bows! Although I haven't used any in our youtube videos, she selects one everyday to wear to school with her outfit that she is proud to say she picks all by herself each night for school the next day.

She is truly already a fashion diva. I almost don't want to shop with her because she is sooo opinionated about what she wants and doesn't want. I'll save that story for another post.

The post today is to show you how we organize her huge hair bow collection!

She currently has 2 doll heads(here)

2 tutu dress hangers(here)

and a ribbon string holder

I also used an oatmeal container, pringles can, and some hello kitty duck tape(to match her room) to keep her ponytail holders in.

You can see how I made them here.

How do you organize your daughter's hair accessories?

XOXO,
Brown Girls Hair

OOTW+Lace Shorts Giveaway

Fashion STYLE + Hair STYLE....

is the new name for my Monday blog post! On Mondays, I will post an outfit of the week along with a cute hairstyle(her hair in the OOTW picture). You can share with me how you would style your childs hair if she was wearing outfit of the week! Today's outfit is...........

Lace All Over the Place!

Apple's Eye Designs

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Apple's Eye Designs

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To show all of you how much we appreciate your support, I will be hosting giveaways all summer long! 

Yaayyyy!!

Our first giveaway are these cute lace shorts designed and made by Apple's Eye Designs!

Brown Girl and I LOOVEEE these shorts. You have the opportunity to win a pair of shorts for your cute little Girl too! Details of how to win are below the pictures.


1 Pair of Purple Lace Shorts *actual shorts pictured below*


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The purple shorts are brand new and are the following measurements:

waist: 22'

length: 9'

1 Pair of Yellow Lace Shorts *actual pair pictured below*


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The yellow shorts are brand new and are the following measurements:

waist: 22'

leg: 9.5'

There will be 2 winners. We are giving away 1 pair of purple lace shorts and 1 pair of yellow lace shorts! 

Here's How to Enter

The 2 entries REQUIRED to qualify to win is to SUBSCRIBE to our youtube channel and LIKE our Facebook page. All of the other entries are optional, but do them all to increase your chances to win. You can tweet everyday to increase your odds too! Be sure to enter through rafflecopter below.

If you don't win or these aren't your daughters, niece, God daughter, or your neighbors daughters size, don't worry, you can purchase them here for only $14.99ea!

This givaway will be going on June 10, 2013 10:00am est. - June 17, 2013 midnight est.

Good Luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

XOXO,
Brown Girls Hair

Big Brother Getting Twists for Locs

Dreadlocks Journey

Brown Girls Big Brother got his hair twisted for locs on May 31, 2013 by my long time stylist of 20+ years, Velma D. I will come back and list the 2 products that she used because as of right now, I don't remember.

I will post how his dreadlock journey is going often. The tag for his posts is loc journey!

XOXO,

Brown Girls Hair

OOTW-Apple's Eye Designs

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Another cute ensemble from my all time favorite seamstress, Apple's Eye Designs! A cute, cool, and comfy summer dress perfect for any occasion!

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This cute dress can be purchased here.

One of her many favorite dolls!

The doll can be purchased here.

Doll dress can be purchased here.

Apple's Eye Designs has done it again! Get doll dress here and girl dress here!

XOXO,

Brown Girls Hair

Mixed Chicks Product Review

Mixed Chicks is marketed  more towards bi-racial children. There product claims to get rid of frizz and define curls.

 Although Brown Girl is NOT biracial, I wanted to give their product line a try simply because I like the deep conditioner. 

**The opinions stated below are solely mine. I purchased the shampoo and leave-in conditioner with my own money. However, the deep conditioner was sent to me, at my request, from Wendy of Mixed Chicks to try and review. I have not been paid in anyway to do this product review.**

Watch me use the products on the video below!

Availability/Price: I purchased the 8oz. shampoo from a local Target for $12.99. 

Ease of use: The use of the product was great. The pump made it easy to access the shampoo.

How does it smell? It has a very light and pleasant sent perfect for kids, it's a soft fruity kinda scent.

Does a little go a long way? No. I used 1/3 of the bottle to get full coverage on my daughters thick hair. That maybe different for a child with fine or thin hair.

Effectiveness: This shampoo got her hair super clean with one wash, but it did make her hair feel very dry. 

What I like about it? I love that it is all natural with no sulfates and that it doubles as bath wash too!

Would I purchase this again? Yes. I was satisfied with how clean it got my daughters hair and scalp. Because I don't wash my daughters hair often, I can probably make one bottle last for at least 6 months. I also like that it's all natural. That gives me an assurance that no harsh chemicals are being used in my daughters hair. I don't mind paying extra for that!

Availability/Price: I purchased the 8oz leave-in conditioner from a local Target for $12.99. 

Ease of use: The use of the product was great. The pump made it easy to access the conditioner.

How does it smell? I almost couldn't smell it. It's a very light and soft scent.

Does a little go a long way? Yes. It didn't take a lot of product to cover all of my daughters hair.

Effectiveness: This conditioner did make my daughters hair soft and added back moisture after the shampoo totally dried it out. However, it did not define her curls.

What I like about it?  I love that it is alcohol and paraben free!

Would I purchase this again? No. Simply because my daughter doesn't wear a wash and go so there is really no need for the leave-in conditioner to rid her hair of frizz or to define her curls. Her hair type (3a-4a), didn't respond to this product in a wash and go kind of way. I would purchase the conditioner instead.

Availability/Price: This product was sponsored by Wendy of Mixed Chicks. The 8oz jar sells for $10.99. 

Ease of use: The use of the product was ok. I didn't like that I had to use my fingers to scoop the product out of the jar. A squeeze bottle would be perfect!

How does it smell? I love the way it smells. It has a nice tropical scent. It smells really good. I could still smell this in my daughters hair many weeks after using it.

Does a little go a long way? Yes, I love that it didn't take much for Brown Girl's or my hair to get coverage.

Effectiveness: I loved the way it made Brown Girl's and my hair very soft and deep conditioned.

What I like about it? EVERYTHING except the jar!

Would I purchase this again? Yes. This is a must have in my hair product stash.

Final Words: Overall, I really like the Mixed Chicks products that I have used so far. Although we are not mixed, I found their products to be suitable for our hair types as well. I am looking forward to trying other products in the adult line on my hair. I can't wait to try the adult leave-in conditioner on my hair this summer for my wash and go. Check back to get my review on that soon!

I also want to let the men in my life try the line for men called HIS Mix (sense they helped me use up my deep conditioner:)!

Mixed Chicks Products

You can purchase Mixed Chicks almost every where!! The website is MixedChicks.net

Have you tried any of these products? What do you think?
Was this product review helpful for you? 

The only way I'll know is if you leave a comment below.....go ahead, I'll wait!

XOXO,

Brown Girls Hair