Hair New Era

I don’t know any other way to say this but… having a killer product one, mixed with sample distribution, equates why Miss Jessie’s is better than Carol’s Daughter! In the year 2011, when markets are driven by sharing and trying things out before you drop bucks, samples are essential to driving customers to your killer products and keeping them there.

In a recent conversation with my best friend, she told me she had contacted the MAIN office for Carol’s Daughter IN New York, to inquire about getting samples to try the product to see if it was right for her. Well, straight from corporate, she was told “NO.” Now C.D. lost a potential customer and may have lost an on the fence customer in the process. In a previous post, I mentioned I received samples of Miss Jessie’s hair products at a festival and was super elated. It’s the psychology behind a consumer/business relationship. The consumer wants to feel like they’re getting the best and most for their buck in addition to not suffering from buyers remorse and not feeling used or tricked. What happens when I drop $20 on a bottle of “miracle hair boost” and the ‘ish doesn’t work for my grade of hair? I WON’T BE BACK TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE, that’s for sure.

Another reason comes straight down to the product. Last Wednesday morning, I washed my hair and planned to try out the Miss Jessie’s Super Sweetback Treatment, put a hat on and hit Starbucks, foregoing my usual heat cap experience. However, when I sectioned and combed that treatment in, I was so stunned and pleased by what it did to my hair WITHOUT the heat cap, I decided to postpone my frap. & free wifi trip another hour just so I could finish the process in a proper manner. That treatment is pure magic, for real! I don’t know what’s in it, but whatever it is it brought out every single curl and wave I didn’t even think I had yet. It’s the kind of treatment you can put on after washing and wear it by itself because it’s created the curly look you were striving for. It is not the elongating curl enchancer but it for sure is the curl creating  and hair smoothing enhancer. Now I’m not sure how the do will look after it dries, but if you live in a humid environment, this may be your winner.

Now don’t get my wrong, I’m not saying Carol’s Daughter is all bad even though their extra small curl booster bottle is $10, because actually that recipe is good as an everyday conditioning potion. It helped to lay my hair down while many other products failed to compete, so I will give kudos where do, however, when you are fresh out of a weave, in a transition, have extremely THICK, frizzy, curl-not-quite-right hair and you want it to act accordingly, I would definitely recommend trying Miss Jessie’s Super Sweetback [Badaaassssssssssss!] Treatment and share your experience below. It may help another woman seeking for the best product for her mane.

It’s a given that when growing out a perm and growing natural will come with much stress, impatience, frustration, and LOTS of money spent on “new” items seeking the one who does our transitioning hair justice! Prior to my transition, I had always used Crème of Nature as ONE of my shampoos (I use about 3-4).  This past weekend while attending the Long Beach Jazz Festival (click here to view photos), I came home with not only great memories and dirty feet, but also a bag of Miss Jessie’s hair product samples. While I had heard of Miss Jessie’s and saw the link in Target (my fave store) at a price point I was NOT willing to reach for a product I had never used and had only saw the regular magazine and online Ads for, I was really happy I would get to try the line to know exactly if it was worth it.

This post is dedicated to shampoo’s, but I will be posting within the next week my review on Miss Jessie’s and Carol’s Daughter and the difference between the two along with which one I will be buying from here on out.

Now, on to the point. I prefer Crème of Nature (former look) shampoo OVER Miss Jessie’s Slip Sudsy Shampoo and here’s why. It’s important to make note, Crème of Nature has TWO recipes out right now. One bottle has a very small icon of the former bottle design on the front left bottom corner titled “Former Look” THIS is the recipe I am referring to when I saw C.O.N., not the one without – that “new” recipe is way too drying for the hair.

Miss Jessie’s did exactly what it said, it slid and actually lathered a bit, however. the amount of moisture in it was not there. It was reminiscent to other more generic and commercialized brands I’ve used. Crème of Nature (former look) leaves your hair feeling like you washed it with milk. It washes so soft, it feels like you’ve conditioned your hair already. You may think you still have residue, but you don’t, that’s just the magic in the concoction. 

I will say, after using Miss Jessie’s slip sudsy shampoo, I did see a bit of curl pattern brought out after towel drying that I typically don’t see, but it’s hard to say if it was from the shampoo or not, as I have been using a lot of curl enhancing products on my hair, in particular, Carol’s Daughter Curl Booster, Lite.

All in All, I would highly recommend Crème of Nature’s (former look) recipe for your hair if you’re looking for clean and moisturized hair. If you’re looking for as much curl enhancement you can find, try the Miss Jessie’s, hopefully you can find a sample somewhere.