Braids! Oh how I have missed you!

[Lylddlebit]

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[NIN4eva]

I loved doing my braids... tempting... But I am afraid of what would happen to my relaxed strands.

 

[lilsparkle825]

Very nice. My sister lives in braids, and I have in self-installed senegalese twists now, so I can vouch for the effectiveness of the crown and glory method....but 19 hours?! SHEESH!

 

[Mook's hair]

Dang, your hair is long! those braids are very pretty!

 

[Nonie]

Very pretty indeed! And I'm mad you paid way less than I did for the extension hair.

I believe in braids too. Just starting my 13th month in them.

 

[blackbarbie986]

Good job, you have me wanting braids.

 

[ycj1]

Your braids looks really well done! I'm also in braids just not that small though!

Your own hair is very thick I see. I am assuming the first 2 pix are of yr natural hair before you started with the extensions? Just asking

 

[cmw45]

Dang, your hair is long! those braids are very pretty!

OT: Speaking of long and gorgeous...your hair is so lush Mook. I was all up in your album yesterday and didn't leave a comment because I'm not on fotki anymore but I wanted to not be a dead beat hair oogler and say your hair is gorgeous.

I know a lot of times when our hair gets longer we braid it less, or stop braiding it all together. There are even some ladies who believe that small braids= automatic damage or loss of retention but I have never had that issue. I have always loved small individual braids and with proper care I have found that braids have been nothing but beneficial to my hair. So I decided to put some back in. They are considerably longer than I have braided my hair in the past because I like to braid past my own hair and have room. Here they go & hope you like. It took me about 19 hours of braiding in intervals of free time over the course of 4 days. It cost me 5 bucks for 2 packs of RastAfri kanekalon hair.

My hair straightened/My hair wet before braiding/My finished braids top and back view.

Your hair is gorgeous. I agree with your statements about braids...as long as they are put in correctly; although this has been hit and miss for me. I think I'm different in that as my hair has grown longer I look for more protective styles so that I don't become frustrated and not take the time my hair needs to detangle and care for it. I love braids and senegalese and will be a regular installer once I move to a place where I can get them adaquately refreshed often enough.

 

[coconow2007]

OP glad u posted this thread. I broke down last week and had a set of micro's installed. I don't like big braids and hoped doing small ones on my natural hair would not cause too much damage. My braider knows I want to grow my in between SL and APL hair longer so she did not braid tight and left my baby hair out.