Using curlformers to curl braid sections behind a headband...I opted to leave the curl clusters in tact. This is the finished result. Hours later...I took a pic of it in my car before heading for home. No frizz, no flop, no kidding. Give it a try...I did make a vid explaining the process you can check it out on youtube...I'm peepla7 on youtube.
Well now...where to begin...let's start at 5 a.m. alarm went off...I hit snooze...odd for me since I never do that. Usually by 5 am...I've already been up for 30 mins. Anyway at 5:20...having hit the snooze twice, I get up...wash up...came back upstairs to choose what I wanted to wear today. When I when to take off my night shirt...surprise...all those curlformers...forgot all about them. They were so comfortable to sleep in that I didn't even realized I still had them in. Anyway....progression: as you can see...they came out great. Soft, shiny, very springy. Then around 8:00 am...as you can see...its fluffed up into the look of a second day twist out. Love that...usually have to way 2 days for that effect. Then in the car about to head for home...happened to look in the mirror...had to snap a picture. My hair looked BRIGHT red...and still looked great.
I simply can't wait to try this without the braids and see how fluffy...in fact....I'm thinking of taking out my braids to do just that. This was done with plain water, no gels, no moisturizer, no product. So I'm thinking if I add gel...the curl should last longer that way. Anyway...I'm very satisfied with the results.
Oh and I have to say this...usually...it takes me about an hour or two to do a proper twist out...and 3 hours for my hair to dry. When I used the curlformers...I did my entire head in about 20 miins and it dried in an hour. So I believe I will be using this method a lot. Gives me the look I love...in less time.
Headband stituation solved. I used an icord necklace instead. Nothing hanging in my face that way. These are incredibly comfortable.
I grabbed small sections...apply a good moisturizer...didn't need anything else....worked it thru until the hair was damp/wet and then when completely done with all twists...I retwisted while stretching and anchored them toward the back. I took one down so you can see how the twist out will look. Quite surprised at my length...esspecially in the back...I didn't realize how much its grown becuz of the shrinkage and busy schedule...so I'm gonna wear the twists stetched out instead of regular twists. Of course now...its twisted back up and all are anchored...silk scarf on and I'm off to dream land. Good night.
The two braids I wore today, while elegant had to be taken down and to my surprise the curls had straitened out into this wave pattern. A splash of water returned it to curly but for overnight...I'm gonna do two strand twists this time...and I may pin them down stretched to show off my length.
Air dried with a moisturizer...the curl pattern has already started coming back. As you can see with the length check ...my shrinkage is now back to 50%. The spring is back and it moves when the fan blows. No gel needed. I love this style...all the advantages of braids with the all the styling options of no braids.
This is the result of braid an inch with a water rinse, no product, no gel, just letting the curl pattern form. I can do a wash and go, a puff, a bun, french braid, what ever hair style I normally do. The only difference is this...if I do nothing to it at all...its still styled. This hair style will last over a month. Should the hair start to loc...I can redo the individuals and continue on with life.
In the am...ran my route with a french braid I back bun on top...but becuz of the humidity...it curled up and hair was springing out of the bun...so in the pm, I took out the bobby pin that held the bun and replaced it with a ponytail holder giving me the second look....and ran my route. One simple change....totally different look. Also did a length check as you can see in the picture...most folks think its much shorter than it is cuz they don't realize just how much "coil" curly hair can have.
Haven't given it a name yet. But the one word I keep hearing is "interesting" so an interesting bun with a twist is what it is...so that's what I'll probally call it.
Watch the video here of how I take my eyebrows from nearly invisible as in the before pic, to thick and bushy like in the after pic.
5 flat twists going back. We had a family emergency...while waiting in car for mom to come out...I did this. Took 5 mins to do, 1 min per twist. Then when emergency was over...tied it with a scarf. Will last for a week then a twist out!
If you need to look presentable with no time to do it in try this. It does not matter if hair is strait or curly, although curly is better cuz it won't unravel...my hair was in a power puff before I did this. If you do this with strait hair, use gel and bands, clips, or barrettes to hold in place.
Wore it up for AM route, down for PM route. Kids did a double take. One told me...I like your hair down like that not like this morning. Yay!
This twistout was released live on camera and can be viewed here: releasing twists. A friend of mine was being defeated by the frizz monster with every twistout she tried. This is for her...and all those in the same battle against the common foes: frizz, humidity, and gravity.
It turned out the problem was not her twist, rather than her technique. This explains the proper way to release the twists without frizz and with maximum curl definition.
