Does anyone have pics in their fotkis/video tutorials on how to twist the hair and what products to use in order for relaxed hair to turn out nicely messy and not standing on end?
I am relaxed and have pics of a braid out. I airdried my hair for two days, did four big cornrows, and this is what they looked like:
http://public.fotki.com/Kiesha8185/protectivestylebraidout/dsc06153.html
Here are also some tips I've learned:
1. You get tighter curls, and less "drop", with wet hair. So I do twists outs and/or braidouts on dry hair (for me, airdried hair) only. This preserves some sort of length and prevents me from looking like a mushroom head lol
2. The bigger the braid, the better the wave! The downside to this, are that your edges (if you have a lot of new growth) must be covered. So add a head scarf to dress up the style, and cover your hairline.
3. Use a little extra moisturizer that you would normally use to moisturize your hair as if you were wearing it straight. I put as much moisturizer to make my hair "damp" with the moisturizer. By morning, your hair would soak it up, you wouldn't have to worry about softness or shine.
4. If you use a roller on the ends, your hair would look shorter. I prefer to use cut-up stockings (pantyhose) by cutting the leg part into little scrunchies. These are more gentle on my hair than scrunchies. I just let the length of my hair "hang".
5. Try to make the parts in an angle so that when unloose the braid and finger comb your hair, the waves should drop and cover the parts.
6. For some reason, cornrows come out better than plaits (for me).
HTH