One of the highlights for this year since going natural is becoming a Curly Ambassador for Curlsunderstood.com! I was asked if I would like to review some natural hair products kindly sent by Antidotestreet.com. They provided myself and some of my fellow Curls (Girls) with products to review. I was sent the Alikay Naturals Crème Brulee Curling Delight and Lemongrass Leave in Conditioner.
*Cue Oscar Award Speech Music Here!*
I never imagined there would be a time that I would have the chance to have access to the opportunities I have had thus far, and although small to some, I’m embracing every moment. That being said, I will only ever be honest with any products I’m given the chance to review and if that hinders my opportunities then so be it.
Now that’s out the way, I can move onto the actual purpose of this article.
So, I had no idea what products I was going to receive, let alone that they would be full sized! BONUS! Now, before I continue, another pet hate of mine is when something you received comes in sloppy packaging – where no thought has gone into securing the items with tape and bubble wrap.
I couldn’t wait to test out my new products. Upon opening the box, I found two – FULL sized products, individually bubble wrapped and sealed in the cute Antidote Street Brown Box.
Both products were from the Alikay Naturals range. The first product I took out and opened was the Lemongrass Leave-in Conditioner (£10.99), followed by the Crème Brulee Curling Delight (£13.99).
Of the two products, the leave in conditioner was my favorite – you can read a review of it here!
PROS
As specified on the website, the product will not leave your hair crunchy, sticky nor greasy and this was proven when I used it and bonus my hair didn’t clump together!!!
I used the product as advised, applying it to freshly washed hair and shingling it through.
The product went through and my hair detangled with ease.
CONS
The smell was a little too strong for me personally.
I found that when I washed my hair another time, adding coconut oil and a curl milk and then the brulee, the products didn’t mix well at all at first but I did find a solution that helped!
I dried my hands and massaged in the products, section by section and eventually the visible product disappeared. Whilst damp my hair did feel hydrated but unfortunately for me, I found that my hair although elongated when using the brulee and conditioner after washing, wasn’t as moisturised as it had been whilst drying and was a tad dry, however, I refreshed my hair by spritzing with water and the leave in conditioner and this boosted my curls!
After receiving my products, I checked out the site and I have already mentally spent well over…well too damn much! Lol.
They have a fabulous selections of products available to us Curls in the UK. I follow (as do you too I assume), many natural hair girls from the US and I internally tear at the amount of choice, variety and accessibility they to products in comparison to us British Curls.
I would highly recommend checking out Antidote Street’s site here and for more reviews and curly or natural hair care information be sure to check out Curls Understood here.
WHAT IT SAYS ON THE BOTTLE
Curls Curls Curls Galore how Delightful!!! Your curls will POP with this sweet curl defining blend. A Pineapple scented natural combination of 3 Amazing A’s -Aloe Vera, Agave Nectar and Argan Oil give this product an A+ Rating and so will your curls.
Combined with nourishing oils it hydrates and moisturize your hair smoothing the cuticle to reduce frizz while clumping and elongating your curls to create the polished curly look you desire. Will not leave hair dry, crunchy, sticky or greasy. Just touchable hydrating curls that stays defined for days. Perfect for Wash and Go’s for Kinky and Curly textures.
