The other day I put some twists in Story’s hair. I had never done this all over before, and as it turned out I really liked it. It took a little over an hour but was worth it.
I literally just sectioned the hair off and then put that in two sections and just twisted. Did I do that right? Any hints?
I actually really liked this style, but I wish it would have stayed looking good a bit longer. Anyone do this style a lot? What product do you use while twisting? I can’t even remember what I used, but I’m sure there’s something better out there!!
Tonight I put her hair in little ponytails and for the first time in a long time she didn’t cry once. Her and I sometimes dread hair time so much because she cries. I think she’s faking lots (she’s a huge drama queen – Lord help us when she’s 16!!!), and so tonight I went on and on and on to her about how proud I was of her and she said “it doesn’t really hurt”. 🙂 Love this girl! I have to time hair time so well. If she’s the tad bit tired or moody it’s not gonna be fun.
Lately I’ve even let her go out looking crazy if it means putting off hair day until after nap time just so that we have a good experience.
We are both learning about hair …..
Story is just the cutest thing ever! Lovin’ this style and really appreciate your posts as a “pink parent” learning about your “brown babies” hair.
when you part the 2 sections for twisting, comb them out with a spritz of water, add some gel(I like let’s jam gel, green lid) and then take the right section, twist it on it’s own clockwise, then pass it OVER the one in your left hand, take the other section that was in your left, that’s in your right now, and do the same with it, twist it clockwise and pass it over the one in your left..keep doing that. they will stay much longer. AND to make them nice and snug against the scalp, before you start twisting, braid it 2-3 stitches and then divide one strand in half and add one of each half to the other 2 and twist with the method above, go as far down as you can twist, and then roll the 2 ends together.
voila!
super cute! Love this style!
Super cute. The beauty of twists is that you can do them in bigger sections when you have less time or smaller when you have more. My guess is that if you did it in smaller sections it might last a little longer because there would be less of that “square” area to get fuzzy. Does that make any sense? Ditto what Nadia said. I keep spritzing, gel and then twist. Part of it might be because her hair is short. When it’s longer I bet they will last longer. Beza’s can go 2-3 weeks if I do small sections.
Exactly what Nadia said. This is how I was taught to do it in Haiti. By starting with a braid, and doing that a couple times, you get it nice and tight to the scalp and it doesn’t do the bend over thing. Also, it stops it from unraveling. Then do exactly as she said. My problem is always in the finishing. My ends always seem to come out fuzzy, not tapered and tight.
I used to use lock n’ twist gel for Kemly’s twists. It has a purple cover! I used to buy it at Sally’s. I would take a fine tooth comb, put the gel on, comb thru the section and then twist it at the top of the comb, twist twist twist, voila = tight twist that lasts for a couple of weeks (don’t let it get wet though…and reapply twist gel and twist with fingers as needed)!
I am still learning how to do my daughter’s hair and am by no means an expert, but I have learned a lot from the website http://www.chocolatehairvanillacare.com. She explains things in a very step by step way and it gives me lots of great ideas too.