The beautiful Wes of HBS is back, and guiding us down memory lane!
Back Into Time…
This is me circa 11th grade- I was always known to have some sort of unique, funky hairstyle. This style AND look I stole from Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” video. I think I used rollers for the curls…
When I think back, I used SO many different styling products, most of which I don’t use any more:
– Jam
– Pre-Con styling gel (they don’t really make it any more, but this was a really good gel for setting dry hair on rollers!)
– Live hair dressing
– Vitapointe hair dressing
– Isoplus Hot Curl Spritz
What products did you use in high school?
I can't remember all of the products I used to use in high school, but my #1 main staple was… Pink Oil Moisturizer!!!! What?! Okay!! I used to looooove that stuff, ya' hear me? Today I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole, but back in the day that was my joint!!! LOL!
I love it! Aaliyah was my biggest style icon in high school. I never could wear my hair the same for more than a few days either. My fave products back then were:
– Liv hair dressing (I still use this for my edges! the one in the white jar with red writing, right?!)
– Pink Oil Moisturizer
– Jam
– Isoplus oil sheen
– Spritz, spritz and more spritz any kind
– Infusium 23
– Mane and Tail leave-in conditioner
– Good old Blue Magic
Haa!! That style is so cute, I've had similar "back in the day"! 😉
Hmm… In high school I LOVED Luster's Pink Hair Lotion and the Cream Hairdress, I also dabbled in some Jam, Isoplus Oil Sheen, and Liv Hair Cream.
In high school a stylist recommended the At One line to me and it actually helped my hair. It probably was steps up to whatever I was using before.
Wow… I don't think they had Pink Oil Moisturizer when I was in high school… heehee!
Anyway, the products I remember are as follows:
– Afro sheen (for shine!)
– Blue Magic
– Bergamot! The green stuff…I always thought that smelled so good!!
– And for that "recipe" to slick the edges or any other fly-aways down…. *drumroll…just add a little water to either of the above and smooooooooooth!!! lol
T.~
some type of loud smelling oil sheen–(I think the one in the red can) that could have probably killed bugs with all those fumes. also lots of spritz.
I remember wanting my pressed hair to flow just like Aaliyah's. What a style icon 🙂
I did faithfully use Pink Oil Moisturizer to try and tame my think hair. Oh do I miss hair pretty my hair use to be. Oh well, Im working on it now.
Till this day my mom still tries to use it on my daughter.
@GG: Yep! That's the one, every time I smell it I have flashbacks of my mom detangling my tender-headed hair 🙁
Mine used to be ISO-plus gel (the brown kind) and Pump It Up. That stuff could freeze some hair. I remember I had so much Pump it Up in my hair a boy said it looked like bacon.
Grease Grease and more Grease. Whatever I could get my hands on to Greaseeeeeeeeee my scalp. Oh the petroleum!!!
Wow, high school was such a long time ago. I think I used some of my Dad's Afro Sheen and water to set my hair on rollers with a little of the Lottabody setting lotion or something. My mom still relaxed my hair through high school with Gentle Treatment box perm. Pink Oil Moisterizer was always around.
I used the TCB Naturals: shampoo, condish n hair grease, Infusium 23 leave in, Motions hair lotion, Lusters Pink glosser spray. I probably use Jam too to slick back my edges for buns.
B&B Super Gro(green kind). It never made my hair grow, but it was a light grease in both smell and texture. My mom and sis still use it.
Isoplus Oil Sheen. This kept my doobie/wrap tight and so shiny.
If my hair was actually in an updo I used brown gel. That was very rare. I pretty much wore a wrap every day.
Jettimae, me too! I remember piling on Luster's pink oil moisturizer every chance i got. my Mummy swore by it for us. By form 6 i had shaved my hair low, though, so it was just TCB curl activator at that point 🙂
Jam was definitely on the top of my list! Used to apply it to get rid of the "beadie-beads" when I was due for a perm, lol! Glad that phase is over : )
haha, the minute I saw this photo I thought: Aaliyah! And as I read your commentary, I have to agree…that look is very "Are You That Somebody". Anyway, I used All Ways Indian Hemp pomade and Soft Sheen Carson's Breakthru (discontinued). I washed w/ Nexxus' Therapee and conditioned with Humectress
@ BEAUTIQUE LOL at bacon!!!
i used that protein brown gel in the jumbo jar for 1.99! yuck! I would never use that now
lots of pink oil moisturizer
infusium 23 leave in
tcb grease — religiously
mousse
and hairspray/spritz. the harder the hair the better.
Sigh.. those high school dayz! Well, I was trying SO many different products, I'm not sure where to start! lol! I think my staples were Olive Oil, the legendary Pink Oil Moisturizer, Lottabody setting lotion, Isoplus Sheen Spray, Isoplus castor oil for my scalp and I think that was it. Oh Yeah, I think you pulled off the Aaliyah look perfectly! RIP BabyGirl!
found the Pre-Con Styling gel online at texasbeautysupply.com
Motions Products, Elasta QP Products, and various greases.