Natural Short to Mid Length Hairstyles:Photo Thread!

[that_1_grrrl]

I have been obsessed with Rockabilly hairstyles lately. So here's what I did today on rollerset/twist-out hair:





I later set the nape on rollers again, so it now has a curl instead of sticking straight out.

Sorry for the blurriness. My computer's camera likes to act funky every now and then, and my batteries need to be charged for the other camera.

I have also done this on wash 'n go hair.

 

[Eclass215]

Here's a style I did when I was still fairly short. The flat twistout. I do two layers of twists because my hair is really thick. I also put perm rods on the ends of the top layer, the bottom layer is a looser curl, and don't really need the perm rod. The twists themselves are low impact, but because they need a while to dry, total this style is moderate impact.





Finished product

This is really pretty. What products did you use in your hair?

 

[BeautifulNameX]

You guys inspired me to get my natural hair styled!!

 

[SouthernBeauty]

Bumping for more styles!!

ETA: All of u ladies hair is beautiful!!

 

[DivineNapps1728]

Lady thank you for this thread, I would like to know how you did this style please

The "twisted hump updo" is actually pretty easy to do. On the right and left sides (front of head) you braid one cornrow and one larger french braid. On the top part of the front of your head you put in one large loose flat twist that goes about halfway to the back of your scalp; I like to twist in a zigzag pattern for flair, but it's not absolutely necessary. Pin the ends of the braids and the end of the flat twist under the twist with bobby pins. Section off a chunk of hair as wide as the large loose flat twist that goes back about 2 inches and set aside. For the back half of the hair you simply need to twist your tresses into one straight flat twist starting at your nape and ending at your crown; tuck the ends into the flat twist and pin to secure. Take the loose section on your crown and twist into a loose two strand twist and pin down to bridge the gap between the front and back sections. That's it! Hope that makes sense.

 

[NikStarrr]

This is really pretty. What products did you use in your hair?

Thx! On this day, I think I used a little coconut oil (always), Fantasia IC Olive Styling Gel, and a little shea butter.

 

[AsTheCurlzTurns]

Such beautiful ladies and beautiful styles!! Love this thread!!

 

[E. Princess]

Mid-Length Styles -- The bulk of my styles are done on protective styles.

Updo
Low impact - 5 minutes copied from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8kq26aCBQA

Faux braid.
Low Impact style (less than 5 minutes) done on High impact protective style (4 hour braided root twists). The left and right sides are criss-crossed over the center.

Pin up w. clip
Low impact - 10 minute pin up. Took about 8+ hours to do twist this size (high impact).

Braid out on twists (done to the above twists)
Moderate impact due to drying time. I braided my twists so that they wouldnt tangle during the wash, then I allowed them to air dry overnight.

Before

After

Updo #2
Moderate impact 2-3 hours. Twists on both sides that are pinned.

 

[sunbubbles]

WOW! You ladies have got some beautiful hair!! Im just too lazy for all of that! Somebody teach me please!! I put in my my own extension twists and try to leave them in until some random person on the street BEGS me to do something with my hair!! LOL , ok ok J/K.............. but for real tho... heres mine cause I dont have that much patience with my short hair. Pretty much all of my styles are high impact ( 5+ hours) because I need it to last a LONG time, Im runnin 24/7 and I just DO NOT have time to do my hair every week.

I had just put in some more twist extensions. There not hard to do at all!

Some REAL twists

Put in longer twists

Flat Twists in front, mini twists in back
Short Hair

Mini twists back

More flat twists (boring I know)

I put in my OWN micro braids.... YES I was THAT broke!
and it took 3 days

Thats all for now folks!! Im in the process of putting in my first set of mini box braids,(short hair) so when I get done with that Ill post the pic!

 

[AtlantaJJ]

3 inches 2 1/2 hours

0.5 inches of hair i cowashed and used some giovanni direct leave-in

4-3.5 inches wash and go with just some moisturizer, no gel

5-6 inches 3 hours

ShortDub....you are so pretty come do my hair please

 

[winona]

WOW! You ladies have got some beautiful hair!! Im just too lazy for all of that! Somebody teach me please!! I put in my my own extension twists and try to leave them in until some random person on the street BEGS me to do something with my hair!! LOL , ok ok J/K.............. but for real tho... heres mine cause I dont have that much patience with my short hair. Pretty much all of my styles are high impact ( 5+ hours) because I need it to last a LONG time, Im runnin 24/7 and I just DO NOT have time to do my hair every week.

I had just put in some more twist extensions. There not hard to do at all!

Some REAL twists

Put in longer twists

Flat Twists in front, mini twists in back
Short Hair

Mini twists back

More flat twists (boring I know)

I put in my OWN micro braids.... YES I was THAT broke!
and it took 3 days

Thats all for now folks!! Im in the process of putting in my first set of mini box braids,(short hair) so when I get done with that Ill post the pic!

WOW this is so beautiful. I wish I had your skills. Off to youtube to try and get some skills

 

[Princess Tam Tam]

Somewhat small twists.

Used Flaxseed gel and perm rods.

btw....all my hair is 4b.

Flaxseed gel recipe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6yPFKaxo70

 

[Adaj]

3 inches 2 1/2 hours

0.5 inches of hair i cowashed and used some giovanni direct leave-in

4-3.5 inches wash and go with just some moisturizer, no gel

5-6 inches 3 hours

I am not a natural, but i wanted to see the hairstyles. just wanted to say that you are beautiful! and i love the hair styles you are rockin'

 

[bellecheveux]

I'm subscribing to this thread! Sunbubbles, you twist ext. look great; I'm getting twists next week.

 

[Rei]

Somewhat small twists.

Used Flaxseed gel and perm rods.

btw....all my hair is 4b.

Flaxseed gel recipe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6yPFKaxo70

this is lovely! i'm going to have to try some of that gel I love how these twists look

 

[E. Princess]

Bumpin' because I know y'all got some styles .

 

[lovenharmony]

Great pics!

 

[fletches]

Twisted updo

mid-length hair
low to moderate impact style depending on how picky I'm being

Simple Puff
mid-length hair
low impact style

Twisted Braided Updo
mid-length hair
moderate to high impact style depending on size of twists & braids

Braid Twist Combo with Hat
mid-length hair
moderate impact style

Quick Flat Twist Style
mid-length hair
low impact style

Twisted "Hump" Updo
mid-length hair
low to moderate impact style

Twistout & Braids Combo
mid-length hair
low to moderate impact style

I just have to say, you know how to work a twist. I love the twisted updo.

 

[Garner]

All of you ladies are absolutely beautiful!!! Your styles are very inspirational to those transitioning as well as others!!! Thanks for starting this thread DivineNapps1728.

 

[tocktick]

very short = 1-3

I did twist-outs and shrunken fros. I occasionally did braidouts.

short = 4-6

I typically stretched my hair out using banding method. I styled it usually by having a 1/2 puff and a faux side/sweeping fringe. I occasionally did twist outs but not so much. However, most of the time, I protective styled.

mid length = 7-9

I mainly kept my hair in protective styles. In-between then, I banded, did some puffs and did blow-outs. My hair is about 8" now after a trim and I'm keeping it out for the foreseeable future.

Most of these types are moderate impact. Banding, twistsout and blowing out takes time etc.

 

[Leeda.the.Paladin]

Here is an experiment I tried. My hair was about 6-7 inches long.

I did a some fingercoils with Hairveda Shealoe Mousse, but I did them rather big to save time. I only wore them for 2 days because I didn’t really like them.
So instead of taking them out completely, I decided to take each coil and do a two strand twist on each one. I remoisturized each one with Hairveda Whipped Cream. The twists themselves looked atrocious, but the result I rather liked. Here are some pics.

And plain old coils...I guess I was at 8-9 inches here?

My old standby...twists on dry hair. I have no idea how much hair here...maybe 6 inches?

 

[DivineNapps1728]

Looking great ladies!

 

[keepithealthy]

3 inches 2 1/2 hours

0.5 inches of hair i cowashed and used some giovanni direct leave-in

4-3.5 inches wash and go with just some moisturizer, no gel

5-6 inches 3 hours

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[keepithealthy]

All styles done on my mid length hair = 7-9 ins

Braidfront puff - v low impact - took no more than 5 minutes





Canerows w bantu'd twists - moderate impact depending on the size you wish to twist



Low puff - low impact


Canerows and bun - moderate impact (took my friend about 2.5 hours)




Single plaits - high impact (takes my sis about 5/6 hours)



Now I'm wearing single twists, will update when I take pics

Your braided bun is so cute

 

[keepithealthy]

Here's a style I did when I was still fairly short. The flat twistout. I do two layers of twists because my hair is really thick. I also put perm rods on the ends of the top layer, the bottom layer is a looser curl, and don't really need the perm rod. The twists themselves are low impact, but because they need a while to dry, total this style is moderate impact.

Finished product

I need to hurry up and grow out of this perm I wanna try this it's so cute!

 

[keepithealthy]

Twisted updo

mid-length hair
low to moderate impact style depending on how picky I'm being

Simple Puff
mid-length hair
low impact style

Twisted Braided Updo
mid-length hair
moderate to high impact style depending on size of twists & braids

Braid Twist Combo with Hat
mid-length hair
moderate impact style

Quick Flat Twist Style
mid-length hair
low impact style

Twisted "Hump" Updo
mid-length hair
low to moderate impact style

Twistout & Braids Combo
mid-length hair
low to moderate impact style

very creative

 

[keepithealthy]

WOW! You ladies have got some beautiful hair!! Im just too lazy for all of that! Somebody teach me please!! I put in my my own extension twists and try to leave them in until some random person on the street BEGS me to do something with my hair!! LOL , ok ok J/K.............. but for real tho... heres mine cause I dont have that much patience with my short hair. Pretty much all of my styles are high impact ( 5+ hours) because I need it to last a LONG time, Im runnin 24/7 and I just DO NOT have time to do my hair every week.

I had just put in some more twist extensions. There not hard to do at all!

Some REAL twists

Put in longer twists

Flat Twists in front, mini twists in back
Short Hair

Mini twists back

More flat twists (boring I know)

I put in my OWN micro braids.... YES I was THAT broke!
and it took 3 days

Thats all for now folks!! Im in the process of putting in my first set of mini box braids,(short hair) so when I get done with that Ill post the pic!

ya own micro braids girl you know joke!!!

 

[morehairplease]

keepithealthy I LOVE your cut! I wore my hair like this each time I big chopped and loved it so, so much. You wear it well sweetie!

 

[Pooks]

Canerow style - took my stylist about 2 hours


Twists - took about 3 hrs


Same twists after bantu knotting:


(Blowout pics in my siggy)

There are some great styles in this thread, thanks OP!

 

[rsmith]

You all have beautiful hair