DIY Deep Conditioner

Alrighty, ladies and gents, think it is high time to get started for real on this blog. I want to tie in Pinterest as much as possible, so I thought we would start from something from my my diy board. This pin is a DIY Deep Conditioning treatment, which came from this blog. I've been wanting to try this for a while, so here we go!

I just want you guys to understand what kind of crazy hair I have. Just a few adjectives for you: Long, thick, curly, normal to greasy, ridiculous, fried at the ends, out of control, frizzy. I am LONG over-do for a salon visit and by long over-do I mean I have only gotten my hair professionally cut once since I graduated high school (2011). Judge me if you will, but I have a fear of having my hair cut. It is a huge ordeal, with lots of tears before and after and much self-loathing for at least a week. Haters gonna hate, but that me. SO! Here is my hair before...

Okay, now let's get going on this Deep Conditioner Treatment thingy. I started out by showering and washing my hair with just shampoo. Once was done I applied a very generous amount of conditioner  all over my hair, concentrating on the ends since they needed the most TLC. Now that my hair was all slimy and conditioner-ed up, I pulled it into my favorite hair claw. Now, if you have a shower cap, it would probably work a lot better, but I'm a broke college kid, so a Walmart bag it was!

I blow dried it a little bit with my diffuser attachment to heat up my hair a little bit and wrapped it all up in a towel. The original blog said that you only had to leave it in for 15 minutes. I left it in for almost an hour because all I am doing today is homework (boo, Jane Eyre) and I didn't see any reason not to leave it in for that long. 

After I washed the conditioner out, I have to say that I really wasn't that impressed. I think it made a bit of a difference, especially to the ends of my hair, but that may be wishful thinking. I had really high hopes for this, but it was kind of a dud. Maybe it would work for hair that isn't so thick and demanding. It's worth a shot, since it is no cost to you, unless you don't already own conditioner. Try it out and let me know how it worked for you. 

Xoxo, Courtnie

Courtnie's World (Daily Nuggets)

... I missed the last few steps outside of my apartment and busted it hard on the ground. I am the picture of elegance and grace

...My stye is (almost) completely gone! Yay, modern medical science

... I spent a lot of my "homework time" watching Beauty Broadcast. She is my very favorite beauty person; y'all should check her out!