Today I wore a multiple flipped pony tail style with accent braids. This was my first stab at it, but I like it and I'll keep working on it I think I'll be one of my staple styles.
kinkycurlygurl I love it. So beautiful.
Oh and when viewing my photos, pretend to NOT see the grays just like I'm doing
Tibbar Your twists look great. I pretend that I can't see my grey strands too!
I put my hair in a wet bun this morning...took some effort. Hair feels dry as hay though. Plan to Co wash or shampoo in a day or so and start over
NappyNelle your hair may be much easier to bun at your length, but what is your technique of stretching? Like braid out or twist out then pull it into a bun? Any other ladies please feel free to chime in. I almost felt tempted to blow dry.
-PYT When I was SL, I rarely did a wet bun. My hair looked weird, and I was worried about tangles. (I hadn't mastered the SSK or optimal moisturizing yet.) I would do a modified wet bun:
- Cowash the night before
- Add leave in all over, and gel in the front, while damp
- Part hair and brush in the direction of the bun. (I would usually do a low, side bun.)
- Make four single braids in the direction I want for the bun, bobby pin ends in place, and allow to dry over night
- Style in morning. If needed, spritz with water, or add more gel
It sounds like a lot, but I wanted my buns to look a certain way back then.
ETA: I forgot that I stopped updating my fotki between 2008-2010, but here's what a modified wet bun would look like:
-PYT how do you even get your hair in one?!? I haven't been able to bun since going natural.
*bawls*
bajandoc86 I couldn't until I was APL. I Would cheat and make two pony's close together. I need to visit you to soak up some Island sun, and get my hair did.
lomaxee I wish I would have tried twists when I was transitioning. I could've sworn up and down that they would not look good. I was sooo wrong!
MeowMix How did you learn to go back? My fingers just won't do it... it's like, they get tangled with each other and I can't make it look neat. Plus, I can only twist to one side.