Natural Hair Celebration

Hosted by Naturally Curly and Miss Jessie’s

April 25, 2010, Naturally Curly and Miss Jessie’s hosted their first ever Natural Hair Celebration in Austin, TX. It was actually Titi and Miko Branch’s first time to visit the great state of Texas. My fellow Texans wowed the Miss Jessie’s Owners with the vast number and variety of naturalistas. Ladies travelled from San Antonio, Dallas and Houston like myself and my road dog, Lorece (Thanks again, girly. I had fun!) to participate in this great event. We were welcomed into Avenue Five Institute beauty school with open arms to check in and receive a souvenir bag.

As Titi described their work at Miss Jessie’s and answered questions from the audience about all kinds of hair issues, Miko styled the hair of five models with different hair textures to show the many uses for Miss Jessie’s products. The styles included an roller set as a transitioning style, dry braid out which the lovely Natural Chica modeled (see below), finger styling on two different types of hair (Kabrina wave and curly).

This event provided a venue where the natural ladies from the city of Austin, surround cities as well as out of state, like You tube vlogger, Joy Mignon the opportunity to meet & greet as well as to learn new styling techniques for the summer time. It was great to meet the ladies in person. They were all so sweet. I had the opportunity to introduce myself to Natural Hair Blues herself Courtney of You Tube No Lye Just Curls. You may have seen her video on Natural Hair Rules!!! Facebook. See again here. There was a special treat for all the product junkies, a fully stocked Curl Mart with the entire line of Miss Jessie’s products including the newer Super Sweetback Treatment.

Titi and Miko were very personable and responsive to all the questions and natural hair woes of the group. The attendance was phenomenal. I hope the ladies felt love and at home. We got get these girls to Houston. *Hint, hint*

Thanks again Naturally Curly and Miss Jessie’s.

More Pictures...

Tamara of Natural Hair Rules!!! and Mae of Natural Chica, Fellow Blogger

Tamara of Natural Hair Rules!!! and Vlogger, No Lyes Jus Curls

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Find Miss Jessie's in these Houston Target Stores

Missouri City
6000 Highway 6
Missouri City, TX 77459
Tel: 281-403-6662

Houston - South Central
8500 S Main St.
Houston, TX 77025
Tel: 713-666-0967

Miss Jessie's Fingerstyling

WHAT IS FINGERSTYLING? FINGERSTYLING IS A CURLY STYLING TECHNIQUE. APPLY PRODUCT WITH FINGERS WHILE HAIR IS WET AND DETANGLED. SPREAD MISS JESSIE'S CURLY PUDDING™ OR CURLY MERINGUE™ FROM ROOT TO END. TYPICALLY, YOU WILL DRY YOUR HAIR UNDER AN OVERHEAD DRYER UNTIL FULLY DRY OR YOU CAN AIR-DRY. AIR-DRYING CAN TAKE A LONG TIME DEPENDING ON LENGTH + DENSITY. SHRINKAGE

I decided to fingerstyle my hair with Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding. I like the results my hair looks shiny with a firm hold. The purpose of trying this technique was to see if I would have the same look in the morning of something that looks just as good.

The pictures below are the aftermath of seating under the dryer for about 20-30 mins. The key to this style or any of the Miss Jessie's style techniques is to keep the hair dripping wet and spread the product from root to tip. I like this products but they are expensive. They are quality products but there are less expensive products or combination of products that will get the job done. Well, let me not speak too soon. I'll give my final verdict in the morning after my nightly 'toss and turn'.

Okay so I wake up this morning and took the satin scarf off my head. I just knew I was in for a mess of bed hair but to my amazement it was okay. I did a few finger scrunches and then went to work out. After the work out it was sprinkling but even in the midst; my hair was STILL okay. It didn't even frizz in the midst or humidity. It shrank a bit but that problem can be easily solved.

Overall, I'm impressed with this product. Its not an everyday product by any means but if you are styling your hair with the intent of maintaining the style for a few days; I highly recommend this product. A little bit goes a long way.