I wore pigtail puffs for a day before I started. After starting I would pull it back in a ponytail or a bun.
I find it easiest to do it section by section, I usually kept mine to at most a 3"x 3", but I prefer 2" x2" sections. When I wasn't twisting or I was doing another section I would braid the other sections as seen above. I found that easier than using clips or pins to clip off sections and prevent loose strands. I t also kept my hair stretched out so the twists wouldn't start off shrunken. Im my experience the shrinking starts about 3-4 days in and the best way to stretch them back out is to band. They'll never go back to being as straight as when I started, but they will lengthen out a little.
It seems like there's a lot going on in the pics, but really I only deal with one of the components at a time. I prefer to use as many clips as I did to optimize visibility in the back, but I've seen curly vids where they only use 2-3 clips for the whole process. I use at least 6 at all times.
- the bottom right
- the bottom left
- the loose halved side
- the first side in the front that's done
- the other side in the front that's done
- the hair in the part I'm not dealing with
- the line of twists I'm currently working on
And the end result (drumroll please...)
These were taken today (technically yesterday) about 2 weeks in, and I plan to keep them in for 4-5 more weeks. I wore the twists pinned up (seen above) to an interview earlier today actually. I hope I get the job :D.
Btw, my touch up method for my ends (they get frizzy and dry every 3-4 days) is to just put a dab of Elasta QP Olive Oil & Mango Butter to each end. I do this at night before I go to sleep. It takes about an 1-1.5 hours so I only do once a week. I hate the smell of the stuff, and it's kinda gooky at first, but after I wake up my ends are wonderful (I hope you can see in the pics)
More pictures... lol I have no explanation other than I was bored. These are a week in and before the touch-up I did last last night for the interview.
Random pics done. The video should be done and up in a day or two. Let's see if my computer wants to cooperate...
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