Twisted Braid-Out

I accidentally stumbled apon something that I like: the braid-out look on twist.

Earlier this past week, I moisturized my twists with plain 'ole water and sealed that moisture in with olive oil. I then braided (cornrowed) my twist; one on each side, mainly to keep it from shrinking up.

The next morning my twist felt very soft and silky...even my little brother commented on the softness, and he normally doesnt give a crap about my hair :)

More than just the softness though, I really liked the the curls and waves that the braid provided.

I opted to pin in up into bobish look. I grabbed the longest layers and pinned it underneat itself at the nape of my hair using a bobby pin.

Doing that gave it a short, one-layered, bobed look and I think that the messyness of the bob and the curly/wavy look, made me like it even more.

I wore variations of this style all week and loved it.

:)

Favoring the Two-Strand Twist

It's been five days since I've twisted my hair, but I don't miss my curls...just yet. I've found some ways to style my twist that I like.
It's nothing complicated or really Conservative or really picture worthy (well, it is, but it's so hard to get a good picture with my camera's terrible quality).

I did simple styles like swooping a couple of twist from the front, to the side and securing it with a bobby pin, then gathering the rest in a loose, couple-of-twists-hanging-out low pony tail. I found it cute in a simple, laid back way.

I also did another style where I braided (cornrowed) the left side and gathered the braid and the right side of my loose twist into a low, messy bun. I also found this one to be cute.
I 'created' these styles myself. I've been style- hunting lately and though I found some cute styles they didn't look to good on me.

I used to think that since my hair is twisted...I don't need to moisturize it. Wrong!
So now, I lightly moisturize it. I wet my hands a couple of times and run them down the length of my twist. I then seal in that 'moisture' with extra virgin olive oil.

I think it's going to be fun to create more styles. It'll be great to fall in love with twist, especially since it's a protective style!

Mini Twist!

I've Done 'em again...Mini Two-Strand Twist.

I did them on Thursday the 24th. It took roughly 7 hours to complete!

I always start off my twist by braiding the root.

I braid about half an inch before I start the twist. I think that doing this helps the twist from loosening at the root and it keeps it neater since twist are easier to frizz than braids.

I've been doing 'touch ups' by re-twisting since I put them in, and I'll keep

doing them to keep the twist neat.

I'm hoping to keep these twist in until the weekend.

I've been style hunting for some styles to wear my twist.

The only 'style' I've been wearing is a braid going down one

side of my head and gathered with the rest of my twist into a ponytail.

I had some pictures of it but they were accidentally deleted,

but I think you can get the gist of what I mean.

I'll try to make-up and re-create some styles to make these twist a little more interesting.

:)

Getting twisted!

I washed, de-tangled and deep conditioned my hair on Monday. It was a horrible wash session, especially since I didn't de-tangle my hair for more than a week. There was shed hair and breakage (because of when I straightened my hair) all tangled up in my curls! It was truly a mess!

That's when I decided that it was time to give my hair a break.
So, I styled it after normally after I washed it (Braid and curl) to stretch my hair and the next day I started twisting. It took about 7 to 8 hours! That's mostly because I kept stopping to eat though :)

The twist are really small, I think this is the smallest I've done them, I was actually worrying about if I'll be able to take them out without getting mad and reaching for the scissors. The last time I put twist in my hair was mid to late September.
I'm hoping to keep them in longer than a week this time, because that's always my problem..I'm so used to big curls, that the body-less twist are usually boring.

I am trying to find some styles so I don't get bored and decide to take them out within a couple of days. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know :)