2nd day dry twistout results

Ok these are my second day results. I did retwist about 5 or 6 twists last night in areas that were really kind of frizzed out from me manipulating them too much. Still loving it!

My first dry twistout

So for 2010, I am planning to wear my natural out to work. I had still been wearing my half-caps & ponytails to work, only wearing my natural out every weekend. I was & still am not really liking the shrinkage when wet & when styled from wet. Call me vain, but I am not feeling the short hair look on me.

I washed & DC with a mix of a ORS pack, Lustrasilk Cholesterol with Shea conditioner & 1/2 tsp of salt with heat for 30 minutes. Afterwards, Giovanni Direct Leave-in, Ultra Sheen creme press on after that & I air dried overnight in chunky twists. The next day, I semi-straightened my hair with my Maxi glide with the flat iron plate on instead of the comb plate (1 pass only). I applied Castor oil to the ends & put in chunky twists.

OK CAN YOU SAY HATED IT!! I took down a couple twists the next day to see what it would look like.....so blah, I mean it was cute & soft waves, but I wanted more of my texture to come thru. So...to remedy this I decided to heavily mist water on each twist and place some Dr. Bronner's Magic Hair Creme on the entire length of each twist. I sat under the dryer for 15 minutes to ensure it would be dry in the morning & air dried the rest of the way overnight. I took it down in the morning before work. Now, I can say I love my twist out! I got positive responses & feedback from everyone at work.

The New Year!

Happy New Year To All!
May this year bring you everything you need to prosper & succeed in your life & your dreams!

color & twist!

So I decided I wanted random highlights thru out my hair, predominantly in the front, instead of a solid color (easier to maintain). My sister did it with Joico Vero K-Pak Color.

Afterwards I washed with Giovanni 50/50 shampoo, Dc with Joico moisture balm & Humectress with heat for 40 minutes. Then Giovanni Direct leave in & Dr. Bronners leave in, some Curly whip on top of that & finally sealed with castor oil.

Straightened my hair....

So I don't what happened but I got this electric straightening comb from Sally's & I decided to try it out on my hair. And NO! My hair was not prepped for a straightening episode, I was in twists with castor oil. I initially intended to just do a few of my twists to satisfy my curiosity...I put some Ultrasheen Creme press on the sections as I went....the process was so simple, the comb glided thru my hair, my hair was so silky, I had done half of my head before I knew it.



So I did my whole head & here are my results. I was pleasantly surprised by the thickness & length. Had to do the ponytails for fun!

Updo - My french roll!!

I am finally able to to do a traditional updo >>> a french roll! And due to the thickness of my hair, I don't need any aids, socks, foam or bumpitts !! I didnt use any gel, so I did use quite a few hair pins to keep hairs in place. In the future when recreating this style, I would definitely use some gel or aloe vera to hold hairs in place. And of course, some decorative accents! ;)

Trying a wet rollerset

Today I will be attempting my first true rollerset since being all natural...I have tried the cheat/stretch method of tension blowdrying 50% & sticking rollers in to lengthen it. Today, I am attempting the real deal with sopping wet hair to see what happens.
1. Shampooed & deep conditioned.
2. Applied Giovanni Direct as a leave in. This is my hair afterwards, before I did any manipulation/combing.

3. Sealed with castor oil.
4. Applied Fantasia Frizz buster Straightening Gel to each section before rolling.
5. Sat under ionic dryer for 1 hour.
6. Airdried the rest overnight;still not 100% dry in the morning :(