13StepsAhead
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Will re-twist tomorrow, I will report back on what products I use.
Twist for Growth Challenge (Fall 2011)
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pookaloo83
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Just finished retwisting. I did them fairly big this time. Medium sized.
faithVA
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Thanksfor letting us know. Much success with roller setting.
NappyNelle
Kinky Coily 4A, Fine Strands, WSL
I'm hoping to take pictures tomorrow. I feel like I don't contribute enough to this thread since I'm so used to my hair being twisted. 
Just re-twisted in medium-large twists. I like the look since they were done on dry hair so they look nice and chunky but it won't last. Looking forward to the twist-out from these is a couple of days but I'm glad I managed to get back into twists within two days of my complete take-down.
faithVA
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I'm hoping to take pictures tomorrow. I feel like I don't contribute enough to this thread since I'm so used to my hair being twisted.
Every little bit counts. There are enough challengers that if everyone contributes just a little the thread will still be active.
cocosweet
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Me neither. I just finished a long detangling session about half an hour ago. I probably won't get to twist it up until tonight. I'm thinking medium to large twists with the ends set on perm rods.
pookaloo83
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Not really feeling the medium sized twists. 
I think because I didn't look in the mirror when I did them. I don't care about how the back looks, but I like the front to look neat, and it looks a mess. Later I'm gonna retwist the front.
I think because I didn't look in the mirror when I did them. I don't care about how the back looks, but I like the front to look neat, and it looks a mess. Later I'm gonna retwist the front.
pookaloo83
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Ok so I just retwisted the front. It looks soooo much better.
faithVA
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You really didn't like those
I thought you meant you were going to redo them later.
NappyNelle
Kinky Coily 4A, Fine Strands, WSL
The first set of medium-sized twists that I like! Usually, my twists are 1/2 to 1/3 of the size of each of these.
13StepsAhead
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Just retwisted using healthy sexy hair pumpkin potion LI and DB coconut and Capuacu butter.
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Sent from my iPhone using LHCF
faithVA
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I love the fullness of them.
faithVA
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Looks really cute. Like the upsweep in the front.
faithVA is it okay if i join??
I've been putting my hair in 12 twists and bunning for 3-4 days before washing and re-twisting since June. Today I decided to do 48 twists instead of 12 because I was inspired by this thread. It took me less than 2 hours to rinse my DC, detangle, break my hair down into 8 twists, and then turn each twist into 6 twists. I definitely could use some work on my technique, but hopefully they'll get better with time.
I plan to mostly bun my twists, but I did buy a cute silk lined beanie from etsy and I want to wear my twists down when I wear the hat.
I do have a question for the long-haired ladies that are twisting on a regular basis. How many twists are you doing? I'll be 3 years post relaxer (I BC'd last March) in 2 days and the back layers of my hair are grazing waist length. Since I'm relatively new to twisting it seems like it takes foreverrrr to get to the bottom of a twist, and my twists are relatively large. I can see myself re-twisting once a week until March or so, but next winter I might need a new plan...
Thanks for reading!
I've been putting my hair in 12 twists and bunning for 3-4 days before washing and re-twisting since June. Today I decided to do 48 twists instead of 12 because I was inspired by this thread. It took me less than 2 hours to rinse my DC, detangle, break my hair down into 8 twists, and then turn each twist into 6 twists. I definitely could use some work on my technique, but hopefully they'll get better with time.
I plan to mostly bun my twists, but I did buy a cute silk lined beanie from etsy and I want to wear my twists down when I wear the hat.
I do have a question for the long-haired ladies that are twisting on a regular basis. How many twists are you doing? I'll be 3 years post relaxer (I BC'd last March) in 2 days and the back layers of my hair are grazing waist length. Since I'm relatively new to twisting it seems like it takes foreverrrr to get to the bottom of a twist, and my twists are relatively large. I can see myself re-twisting once a week until March or so, but next winter I might need a new plan...
Thanks for reading!
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faithVA
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They look cute to me. I was getting ready to put you out with those ol big, juicy twists.
Ok, I'm over my moment of jealousy Thank you!!
Here are my answers to the questions:
Your go to twist style (alternatively braid style)- two strand twists in a bun
Your twist care regimen- previously i would shampoo and dc on tuesday, twist, and bun. and then on friday i would cowash, twist, and bun. i'm going to try to keep my twists in for week, shampoo, dc, and re-twist. we'll see.
What you hope to achieve by December- more hair at waist length!
Anything else you would like to share.- I'm hoping to pick up some twisting tips since i'm pretty new at this whole thing
Here are my answers to the questions:
Your go to twist style (alternatively braid style)- two strand twists in a bun
Your twist care regimen- previously i would shampoo and dc on tuesday, twist, and bun. and then on friday i would cowash, twist, and bun. i'm going to try to keep my twists in for week, shampoo, dc, and re-twist. we'll see.
What you hope to achieve by December- more hair at waist length!
Anything else you would like to share.- I'm hoping to pick up some twisting tips since i'm pretty new at this whole thing
faithVA
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Ok finished my twists. ehh, I don't like the way my twists look on stretched hair. It looks like a bad kinky twist install I applied oils and AVG after my leave-in which I think is not a great move for my hair. I will save the oils and butters until after my twists hang to my shoulders.
So next week going to cowash, put in my leave-in and then twist with KCCC on wet hair. And I will see how I like that.
I applied oils and AVG after my leave-in which I think is not a great move for my hair. I will save the oils and butters until after my twists hang to my shoulders. So next week going to cowash, put in my leave-in and then twist with KCCC on wet hair. And I will see how I like that.
youwillrise
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new twists!
cleansed, dc'ed and all that.
and did twists right after rinsing my dc. used castor oil for the twists and when i was done, i smoothed some apricot oil on them. despite the shrunken-ness, these look much neater than my other sets! i think i will do them on wet/damp hair from now on instead of waiting for my hair to dry to twist.
cleansed, dc'ed and all that.
and did twists right after rinsing my dc. used castor oil for the twists and when i was done, i smoothed some apricot oil on them. despite the shrunken-ness, these look much neater than my other sets! i think i will do them on wet/damp hair from now on instead of waiting for my hair to dry to twist.
faithVA
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I said the same thing. I do think they look neater.
youwillrise
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yeah...and for me, i rinse/condition my twists about 3 times a week, so they end up shrunken anyway. haha...might as well save myself the time & trouble.
yaya24
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Took my twists out on Fri/Sat and did a henna treatment.
I still have not redone my twists.....
I had off today for Columbus Day and used the day to take care of errands that have been stacking up.
I just got my Jamaican black castor oil in the mail.
May start retwisting in a few minutes.
I still have not redone my twists.....
I had off today for Columbus Day and used the day to take care of errands that have been stacking up.
I just got my Jamaican black castor oil in the mail.
May start retwisting in a few minutes.
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