Hey Kinkies, It's My 'I Love My Blog Followers' Giveaway!!!

Hey Kinkies!  I've shown love to those on Twitter and Facebook by hosting all types of giveaways for the thousands of people there.  Now, I want to show my blog followers some love!

To be eligible to win the earrings pictured on the right, you MUST be a follower of my blog via the follow button all the way at the top of the page or via GFC on the right side of the page.  Also, you must like Ty The Jewelry Lady on Facebook.  You can get extra entries for following me on Twitter and liking me on Facebook; however, they will not count unless you are following this blog.  All entries will be verified!

The giveaway will run from 4/8 - 4/11/12.  The winner will be notified via email that they have won.  The winner will have 24 hours to reply or another winner will be chosen.  This is open to US residents only.  

Good luck Kinkies!!

Product Review - Side Winder Hair Holders

Hey Kinkies.  So, my daughter has been bugging me since forever to put beads in her hair again.  I have opted out of putting beads in her hair out of fear of the damage the rubber bands can do.  Plus, given the length of her hair, I don't have the patience to braid all of her hair as much and THEN put beads on her braids.  The Side Winder Hair Holders is a great alternative to beads and a cute, decorative accessory for my princess' hair.

I tried NOT to use rubber bands AT ALL on her hair and tried to wrap the ends of her hair back through the Side Winders; however, that didn't work due to the texture of her hair.  I unfortunately HAD to use rubber bands but I only wrapped it around three to four times so that it would just hold and not be tight on her ends.  Some of the ends of the Side Winders are not rounded and smooth, so be careful not to rip the hair.  Other than that, I have no real complaints and my 8 1/2 year old daughter absolutely loves them.  I'm going to continue to use them and work with them until I find a way to not have to use rubber bands to hold them on her hair.

Here's another picture of my princess' hair using the totally use Side Winders... you can totally wear your hair out while using them!

The Spring/Summer months are among us and I'm thinking of different ways to do my princess' hair, while also incorporating the Side Winders.  Stay tuned for those pictures to be posted on Facebook and Twitter.

By the way, other mother's asked me what they were and where I got them so they definitely were a hit!

Where to buy: Side Winder Hair Holders

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~Keep it Kinky~

Disclaimer: I was sent this product for the purpose of a review and I was NOT paid to do this review. The above review/opinions expressed was based on MY experience using the product. Kinky Kinetik is not affiliated with Hair Holders/Sidewinders and is thereby not responsible for your experience with the product.

Wordless Wednesday: A Rainbow In The Clouds...

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Elfishki and The Giant Cake - Interactive iPad Book For Kids

Hey Kinkies.  As you know, I have been doing review on things other than just hair.  As for this review, I'm focusing on an interactive iPad book that I downloaded for my daughter.  The books is called "Elfishki and The Giant Cake."

This interactive book is for children ages 5 - 9.  My daughter is 8.5.  I had my daughter read it and play with it on her dad's iPad and when I asked her what her thoughts were of the book, she had this to say:

What did you think of the book?  It was boring when I just read it but I liked it when I listened to it (she used the option for 'listen').

What about when you were able to touch the screen and use the interactive options?  It was fun making things move and make sounds when I touched the screen ('play' option), but the story was boring.  It was about a girl and Gargoyle making a cake and the ghost didn't like it.  The games that you can play were very interesting and interactive.  I also liked the cake making part of the book, even though the boys ingredients were yucky!  The pictures were colorful and pretty.

Well, that's my daughter's thoughts on the book.  I thought it was a bit young for her age; however, I thought it was a cute interactive book in regards to the option to make (and save the picture of) a cake and the interactive options as you read the story.  My daughter likes to play as if she is a baker or a chef, so this was a cool thing for her.  At first, she didn't realize that you could touch the pages and see the ghost move, bottles make noise and things fly; however, once I showed her, she had fun playing with this book on her dad's iPad.  The images are bright and very colorful and the story line isn't bad.  I think the targeted age for such a book should stop at kindergarten and not go up to age 9.

Where to buy: Elfishki or on iTunes The YouTube video for Elfishki.

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~Keep it Kinky~

Disclaimer: I was sent this product for the purpose of a review and I was NOT paid to do this review. The above review/opinions expressed was based on MY experience using the product. Kinky Kinetik is not affiliated with Elfishki and is thereby not responsible for your experience with the product.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Product Review - The Pomade Shop

Hey Kinkies.  As you may know, I'm starting to embrace the use of pomades on me and my daughter's hair.  I have been given the opportunity to review two pomades from The Pomade Shop.  As with all of my reviews, I started this review on freshly shampooed hair.  I used an Ayurvedic shampoo bar that I recently won.

What's In The Pomade Shop's Products?

Sweet Indulgence Styling Pomade (Amaretto): Soy wax, cocoa butter, castor oil, grapeseed oil, wheat germ oil, avocado oil, and  vitamin E oil.

Growth Foundations Peppermint Pomade (Vanilla Scent): Coconut oil, castor oil, emu oil, sulfur and peppermint oil.  

What's your first impression of  The Pomade Shop Kinky?  I am one for scents.  The amaretto scented Styling Pomade smelled just like an Amaretto Sour; however, the vanilla pomade smelled more of sulfur than vanilla or any of the other ingredients.  The beau mentioned that the amaretto scented pomaded smelled like cherry candy. After smelling it again, I can definitely make that connection.

The Growth Foundations reminds me of hair grease, with regards to texture and semi-melted petroleum jelly, with regards to how it looks.  As for the Sweet Indulgence, the texture is thick, as it appears on The Pomade Shop's website. 

I applied the pomades to our wet hair to start.  I used the Growth Foundations on me and my daughter's scalp as a hair grease.  Although sulfur is supposed to aid in hair growth, I have not used this product long enough to support it's claim of hair growth.  It did bring me back to when I had to use Sulfur 8 on my niece's hair when she was little... me and my daughter's hair smelled just like sulfur.  The smell did dissipate after while; however, if you don't want to go out smelling like sulfur, use it at night while getting your hair ready for bed.  I would have liked to use this pomade a bit longer as I truly wanted to see if hair growth would result with continued use.  As for the Styling Pomade, I used that to aid in styling my daughter's two ponytails that she wore for the week.  On my hair, I used it to do a bunch of twists.

I will add that I loved how soft our hair was... especially mine.  The pomades were not too thick and they were not sticky feeling at all.  When I spritzed water on my daughter's hair and applied the Styling Pomade, it did a good job laying her edges down when smoothed with my palms (I don't use brushes).

Here's a picture of the back of my daughter's hair... apparently the front picture is MIA.  This is an after-school picture... normally her hair looks 10X more wild than what it is here (thanks to the playground and gym).  Based on the results, I am definitely pleased with the results.  The fly-aways in the picture are NOTHING compared to what I've previously seen!

Here's my twist-out on day one.  It's defined and soft...  The proceeding pictures are days three and four of a twist-out.  The multi-pineappling kinda of worked...  I actually liked the big hair look.

All in all, I liked the results.  I was expecting the styling Pomade not to work given the texture of it; however, it did.  I was extremely pleased at the softness of my hair as some products may be heavy and weight it down.

Where to buy: The Pomade Shop

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Disclaimer: I was sent this product for the purpose of a review and I was NOT paid to do this review. The above review/opinions expressed was based on MY experience using the product. Kinky Kinetik is not affiliated with The Pomade Shop and is thereby not responsible for your experience with the product.