PRODUCT JUNKIE: Curly on a Budget

My hair needs to go on a budget. It has champagne tastes when all I've got to work with right now is a tap water salary. My tresses love the $44 bottle of DevaCurl One Condition Decadence, the $26 bottle of Ouidad Climate Control Heat and Humidity Gel and the $55 Moroccanoil Intense Hydrating Mask. OMG does my hair LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all of it. No doubt these are some of the best products I've found for making my 4a/4b coils pop.

But my new budget is saying I had better get used to the $5 Cantu Define & Shine Custard, which works just as well for me as my Quidad gel, but at a fraction of the cost. The reality is this: my finances just can't support my hair habit right now until Mommy can bring home more bacon.


It's no lie that I think I have systematically worked my way through just about every brand in Sally's natural hair section (....oh, I haven't tried Miss Jessie's line yet...FOCUS. FOCUS.) You can see I clearly have a problem. Since I did my big chop in late 2011, I have thoroughly enjoyed learning about my God-given curl pattern that I hadn't seen since I was a little girl and my mom made the foolish mistake of giving into my whim for a Care Free Curl (you should have stuck to your guns, Mom. I would have thanked you when I grew older and hopefully less dumber). But my pocket book hasn't had nearly as much fun with my sickness....ER, I MEAN..... habit as my hair has.

So I'm on a quest to replace my beloved but beyond my current budget hair care items with equally awesome while belt-tightening products.

Makeup, do not breathe a sigh of relief. You're next. Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24H 450 you are out, my friend. Best damn foundation match to my skin tone I've ever found. But I'm thinking Cover Girl might have to be in for a minute.

YOU ARE OUT (For now! Seriously, I'm crying over here. Thanks for the motivation though to get my finances correct so I can go back to you ASAP!)

YOU ARE IN:

I'm going to try these out and see if they can replace my more expensive tried but definite trues. Hit me back up later for some product reviews.