pookaloo83
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So I have fine hair and scraggly looking twists. So I put mine in a banana clip to give it a thick look. This is my hair today. I put in a banana clip and tucked the ends under and secured with a bobby pin.
So I have fine hair and scraggly looking twists. So I put mine in a banana clip to give it a thick look. This is my hair today. I put in a banana clip and tucked the ends under and secured with a bobby pin.
Did you do flat twists or two strand flat twists? The two strand flat twists last better in my experience. The flat twists have a tendency to puff more and have to be thoroughly dry before removing bobby pins or they need a nice firm gel for hold.
But they do look better with practice.
Finally.. A picture... Twists are almost 3 weeks old... I basically moisturized, sealed and braided the twists... I left it to dry in the braids and then unraveled.
It was two strand flat twist. I think part of the problem is I was trying to twist from my hair line going straight back (just a few inches). That's an awkward position for me. I could probably twist going straight down on the sides, but I wanted a different look.
It did help that I used Oyin Burnt Sugar and flax seed gel. I tied it down with a scarf last night and it looks pretty good now.
We'll see if it lasts a trip to the gym though...
I am just so right now.
I ordered my henna and indigo last week and they still haven't gotten the shipment in. Here I thought that I would be good and support the local economy and it just bites me in the butt. I was supposed to takedown, henna, d/c and the twist this weekend. The 1 1/2" of gray hair that is sprouting up all over the place does not go well with twists. Maybe I will do a rinse and henna the next time around.
I hate when people aren't as concerned about my hair as I am!!!
You can be a side line challenger but this is a no wig, no weave, no extension challenge. Sorry This is for the ladies that rock twists as their every day style.
I took down my twists for the day and this is what it looked like. I think i might do takedowns on thursday night so I can rock the twist-out for an extra day.
- Your go to twist style (alternatively braid style) medium sized two strand twist
- Your twist care regimen I dont have one just for twist, I cowash twice a week, shampoo twice a month and seal with a little oil or condtiontioner
- What you hope to achieve by December less breakage and tangles, and repair. from nonprotected summer
- Anything else you would like to share
Discovered tonight that its best to apply shea butter to my ends as soon as I finish washing/conditioning my hair to keep my ends from tangling. I can then apply a leave-in and braid it up to air dry. Hopefully this will help me retain some length.
My hair is in a puff today. I did a wash and a quasi-d/c. Was too tired to twist though. It is all ready for twists tonight. Hopefulle it will only take a few hours. I will take pics when done.
*Sidenote: Can ya'll help? How do you do that mention thing? I can't figure it out for the life of me.
Did some mini-esque twists last week...did not like them. They seemed too spacy, turns out they were too big. In turn, I took each twist down and made two twists. The smaller the twist, the thicker the look!
Styled using Shea Butter. I plan to keep them in as long as humanly possible re-twisting/washing as needed