The drier your hair when twisting, the neater and narrower the twist. It will get tangled and you will have knots at the ends of your hair, which cause you to fail to retain any hair growth.Ģ. They may look nice at first, but there is a reason some people do twists in order to lock their hair. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT keep very small twists in your hair for too long. So, what have I learned since February/March of this year? So much, but I will try to narrow it down to a few key points:ġ. The fascinator was on account of The Royal Wedding. My first attempt took me well over an hour. This is a huge achivement for me as I am a person who couldn’t even braid fikuti in my own hair before going to bed. During this time, I have had them professionally done and I have also learned to do them on my own hair and on a friend’s. Once released the twist will magically POP giving you a thicker, chunkier looking twist.Ever since my first experience with two-strand twists, I have been wearing my hair in twists for 75% of the time. Plump it up! To get fat twists of course you will want to section the hair in larger sections but the trick is as you are twisting, keep the hair pulled taut and continue to keep it stretched as you twist all the way to the end.
By keeping the two sections even when it is time to untwist you simply unravel from the bottom and the two sections come apart cleanly like a piece of rope. The way the hair becomes tangled is when the sections aren’t even and random pieces of hair are added in and become twisted into other random pieces of hair anywhere along the twist. Keeping both sections at equal lengths will ensure that as you twist down you will only be twisting two sections of hair.If the two sections are not the same length keep dividing and/ or adding hair until they are. Divide the section you are going to twist into two equal parts making sure they are the same length. Now, here is the important part if you want an easy take down later. Section the hair using your fingers, rat tail comb or whatever tool you prefer.If you plan to do a twist out you should also start with damp moisturized hair for the best definition. I prefer doing mine on slightly damp, moisturized hair. Two strand twists can be done on wet or dry hair. As always start with moisturized hair.The styling credit goes to my daughter, Tristan, and the technique for successful take down goes to the great natural hair community on You Tube. I can’t take the credit for either of these tips. You will not believe how simple it is to do both. However, I have since found the secret not only to fat plump twists, but also to taking them out quickly and painlessly. I also hated the difficulty in taking them out after my super kinks decided to wed themselves until death or deep conditioner. But as much as I love them, I also hated that I could never seem to get the big juicy sausage like twists I’ve seen on other naturals.
This easy to do low manipulation style is where I always seem to run back to whether it be from a bout of styling laziness or to give my hair a rest from over styling and neglect.
There is no doubt in my kinky head that two strand twists are the greatest creation since bobby pins and ouchless elastics.
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