Beauty Bit, Mixed Chicks Haircare

All illustrations by Jacqueline Davis Moranti

Once it gets warm out, it's time to strip off the layers of clothes we so hid our bodies in! No more coats and thick sweaters, socks and boots, away with you too! The warm weather is also the perfect time to strip your hair of all those heavy products laden with preservatives to keep it moisturized. Don't get me wrong, we still want moisturized hair throughout the spring and summer season, just not heavily applied. 

If you're like me and have a head full of tight curls, then you probably spend a lot of time trying to keep it moist, because as we all know, curly hair is the driest type of hair, no matter how much conditioner you soak it with! Fortunately, I recently got to try out the Mixed Chicks Haircare line... and well let me tell you how it went!

The products from the line that I used are the Sulfate- Free Shampoo, Deep Conditioner, Leave- in Conditioner and Hair Silk. All of the products used are formulated without preservatives, parabens, and sulfates meaning it won't strip your hair of it's natural oils, aka no more frizz! And of course no animals were harmed in the making of the Mixed Chicks products.

When ever you start using a new products on your hair, you must always start of by cleansing out all of the previous products used. That way, you start off on a clean slate! The Mixed Chicks Sulfate Free Shampoo is the perfect shampoo, it does not leave my hair feeling dry after using it. Instead my curls feel clumped together and not frizzed and separated! Frizz is my absolute enemy! 

Next step, is the most important for curly headed women, deep conditioning! As I've mentioned before, keeping curly hair moisturized is crucial, that's where using the Mixed Chicks Deep Conditioner comes in. It smells fantastic and has a great consistency. With this product, a little bit goes a long way! I like to leave it on for 10 minutes after combing it through my hair. After rinsing it out, I apply a genourous amount of the Mixed Chicks Leave- in Conditioner and then scrunch it in. I'm not one to towel dry my hair, I feel it takes away too much moisture. Then after throwing my hair into a top knot, for a few hours until it's dry, I add the Mixed Chicks Hair Silk, for some luxurious shine. 

I love how straight to the point these products are, I've used other hair products that have so many specific instructions on how to actually achieve the look they want you to go for. I don't like to spend too much time on my hair, it's enough of a task as it is! Also, just because the products are called "Mixed Chicks" does not mean you have to be a mixed chick to use it! I'm not bi- racial by any means, i'm actually 100% latina, my family hails from South America. These products are just meant to solve your curly hair woes, which it did and then some! My BF keeps telling me how wonderful my hair smells and looks, and i've even had strangers tell me they love my hair. When strangers are complimenting my hair, I think that's a score! 

I think Mixed Chicks haircare will definitely be products I reach for, for a long time! Loving life without frizz, and you should too! 

Ps, actual hair pictures to come in upcoming outfit posts!