4bs: How do you wear your hair on the regular?

FtrDrO · Apr 29, 2011

I was wondering how all my fellow natural 4bs wear their hair on the regular. As you probably know, our texture is prone to tangles, knots, and dryness but we can do things to combat that. So out of curiosity, how do you wear your hair on the regular? Stretched... with heat, twists/braids, twistouts, cornrows, etc? Wash and gos? Protected under braids, wigs, etc?

What do you do?

I like wearing my hair in twists for the most part.

Etherealsmile · Apr 29, 2011

For now my hair will be mostly in twists under wigs until i reach BSL/MBL. I rarely wear it out. Once in awhile i'll do a blow out and rock the lioness look for a day or two :lol:

SimJam · Apr 29, 2011

in order of frequency

twists
twistouts
puffs

pookaloo83 · Apr 29, 2011

Twistouts, braidouts, puffs.

Imani · Apr 29, 2011

Braided under a half wig

texasqt · Apr 29, 2011

I mostly flatiron but recently I've been trying no heat styles - puffs (tangles) and wash 'n go (tangles). I haven't mastered twists nor braid outs. When I do those my hair straightens and lies flat vs the nice chunky twists and braidouts I've seen pictures of.

whitedaisez · Apr 29, 2011

braids (individuals), cornrows under a wig, and most frequently, 2 pigtails. no puffs, heat and definitely NO wash n' gos.

Meritamen · Apr 29, 2011

Cornrows under a wig mostly. I'm lazy with my hair and a bit slow when it comes to styling, plus, it's an easy protective style. If my hair is loose it is always stretched. I NEVER ever let my hair shrink up! Anytime I have done that in the past I always ended up sorry so I don't do wash n' gos. :nono:

-PYT · Apr 29, 2011

Twists and twistouts mainly. I haven't even ventured into trying pin ups or anything :ohwell:

allmundjoi · Apr 29, 2011

I have mixed 4a/b, but I wear my hair straight-flat iron every 2wks, no touch ups w/heat during the 2wks. Pin it up in a bun. Just braided it and put it on satin rollers (my hair was straight n puffy)...we shall see. I don't do wng, ever-too many tangles. Tried a tnc, and looked crazy.

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RegaLady · Apr 29, 2011

Twists into a bun religiously.

Sew ins are a treat for me.

hairsothick · Apr 29, 2011

I wear twists or a twist out the majority of the time.

Skiggle · Apr 29, 2011

I'm a a lazy natural. I love styles that keep for 2 weeks or more.
I have retained a good amount of length thus far.

G o to styles:
Synthetic Braids/Twists
Twists

Meritamen · Apr 29, 2011

hairsothick said:
I wear twists or a twist out the majority of the time.

Whoa, hairsothick, your twist out in your siggy looks amazing! :lick:

MissSenegal · Apr 29, 2011

Cornrows under a wig. When I wear it out its usually a twistout pulled into a puff.

kryolnapps · Apr 29, 2011

twists into a bun, then twist-out, then twist-out into a bun. I wash, deep condition and start again. I feel like putting braids or do a crochet style for a change...

ms-gg · Apr 29, 2011

Any stretched styles I want. Haven't worn a true shrunken style in some years.

NuBraveHeart · Apr 30, 2011

when i was transitioning, i was bunning like mad. my hair grew, but it was so mushy all the time, when i got it dry, it was so weak and limp (before i learned what porosity and protein meant for hair...). i then started doing braidouts A LOT to mesh the two textures. then when i texlaxed i was fighting three textures; braidouts were great. i decided to just go natural about a year and a half ago.

now that i'm more natural (my ends have about an inch or so left of texlax) i do a lot more with my styling. i mostly rock twists and twistouts through the week. been doing this alternating thing between wearing it out for 3 months, then in a sew-in for a month or two when i get tired of twisting and styling. only twice since i've gone natural have i straightened it. i didn't like it very much, so i don't see doing that much any more.

zoromo · Apr 30, 2011

Skiggle said:
I'm a a lazy natural. I love styles that keep for 2 weeks or more.
I have retained a good amount of length thus far.

G o to styles:
Synthetic Braids/Twists
Twists

Such a cute style!!!

Rose1 · Apr 30, 2011

I mainly wear kinky twists with extensions, although I'm currently wearing senegalese twists. I'll keep these in for about 2 months. When I leave my hair alone, it grows better.

finickyone · Apr 30, 2011

I mainly wear a twist out or flat twists in an updo. I also love my kinky half wig.

remnant · Apr 30, 2011

I used various styles:
cornrows under wigs (best protective style for my hair)
Braids with extensions
twist
braids and curl out
natural updo
flat ironed hair

darlingdiva · Apr 30, 2011

4a/4b: twists & twistouts

temfash · Apr 30, 2011

Twists, canerows and buns. :afro:

Maracujá · Apr 30, 2011

Two strand twists for the most part

tkj25 · Apr 30, 2011

i mainly wear yarn braids & twists. these are my staples/regulars. i love low maintenance, protective styles.

braids allow me to wear a protective style for 2 months at a time (which is helpful especially while my hair is growing out).

twists are what i wear when my hair is out. i can usually get them to last 2 weeks at a time, before needing to be redone. my ultimate goal is to have waist length twists.

FtrDrO · May 3, 2011

Bump!!!! And to add to the question, are you retaining length with your styles of choice?

Xaragua · May 3, 2011

I mostly wear twists and sometimes a twist out.

fluffyforever · May 4, 2011

Currently:
-Small to medium twists under a straight wig. (This wig idea has grown my hair tremendously since the cut on Thanksgiving. If I keep wearing a wig, I'll be back at BSL in 2 years when the first time it took me 4. Just had to share that)

Before the cut when my hair was APL - BSL:
-Daily big-braid braidouts pinned up in a protective but cute style.
-Twist and tuck method for a curly afro look that you can wear big and out or can pin up for different styles.
-Usually small to medium twists for 2 weeks at a time.

Styles I NEVER wear:
-Shrunken. It is easy, and effortless. But it results in so many tangles...

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