Design Essentials Honey Crème Masque Review: ON CONTACT!

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Design Essentials Honey Crème Masque had my hair looking like this before I even rinsed it out.

This is what I expect a deep conditioner to do. This was all I was asking for, dang! Seaweed hair. Tangles melted. Slickrick! AND without silicones (like amika Soulfood), thank you!

Now… she is orange, so that’s a point off for absolutely unnecessary color lol, but look at how my hair responded immediately. The results were evident IMMEDIATELY. Design Essentials reminded me who they were immediately lol. It’s like hearing the first few seconds of a new song and already knowing (like when I heard T.I.’s Let ‘Em Know!). At the point of contact with this masque, at the point of gooping it on, I said, ‘yup’.

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I picked it up today on the way home from the school run with Gia. I hadn’t been in a neighborhood beauty supply in an extremely long time, and being watched like a hawk was… nostalgic? I didn’t expect any less.

But I liked how, on the inside, there was a PEACE. A shift. By the middle of our short experience, the attendant was smiling and talking with us, instead of awkwardly peeking around corners and through shelves. I was actually impressed by the number of products they carried for curly hair and the quality of the brands. I went in for rollers. I came out with this Design Essentials Masque ($20, which is cheaper than amika and without silicones), and the Doux Honey Foam for Gia. The hold would absolutely be too firm for my curls.

So we found a winner. For now. You already know how I am. haha I’ll style and report back tomorrow.

Also, please know that whenever you see these pictures, that same phone is blasting Victor Thompson (this song specifically around the 28-minute mark, it’s playing right now as I type and rock haha) or the Hamilton Soundtrack (thanks to Max and Gia-usually Nonstop ’cause that’s how I be!), or my current Audible listen (again), The Secret of Mary by St. Louis de Montfort. Super short listen. Super powerful. At times, I’m singing Salve Regina over and over haha!

I love you and I hope your day has been as perfectly splendid as mine has thus far. After I receive Communion each morning, there’s a little bittersweetness, just like after my espresso… the favorite parts of my day are over, but thankfully I get to do both again tomorrow! Thank GOD, for God (and for Illy).

I Love you!
nik