Two strand twists – a new protective style!

So here’s an update on my protective styling.  For those who don’t know, I pretty much live in protective styles because when it comes to my hair, I 1) am kinda lazy when it comes to styling, 2) like the convenience, 3) don’t like to wear my hair out when it’s cold (which is at least 75% of the year).  I wear a twisted style one week, then a twist-out bun the next, wash, repeat. Get it??  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE buying hair products, testing them out, but I have not that creative with styling.  So I’m trying to bust out of that.

Here is my usual protective style, a two-strand cornrowed flat twist:

Two-strand canerow

The bun:

The bun!

Then a few weeks ago, I decided to throw everyone off a do regular two-strand twists on freshly washed hair.

Two strand twists

I sectioned my hair into quadrants then I had 8 twists per quadrant.  Did not part with a comb.  I got a lot of compliments when I wore them in a ponytail, so it’s a keeper!

Ponytail

Truth be told, part of the reason why I never did any other styles is that after more than 2 years, I.am.still. transitioning! And my ends were knarly.  Since most of my ends have been cut off/broken off, my twists have a chance at staying.

Here is the twistout after 1 week.

Twist out

I need to work on ends as they came out frizzy.  That may be because of the way I unraveled the twists.  As a matter of fact there was a lot of frizz , but I actually don’t mind that. Gives character.

Any suggestions for my ends (besides the obvious)?

Laters!

An island girl living in the Big Apple. She hails from the twin island Republic of Trinidad & Tobago but currently reside in the beauty/fashion capital of the world, New York City (Harlem to be exact!). She is passionate - well, obsessed - about beauty and in addition to blogging, she is also a corporate beauty professional and a budding web designer/developer. She loves combining her in-depth, practical knowledge with her chemist/scientific training to make your cosmetic choices fun and easy. She likes to take the guesswork out of beauty, separate the hype from what really works, to help you bring out the most beautiful you! She loves colour, and makeup, and she has been natural for years! She also loves great food, culture, sports and laid back vibes! Check out some more about me here and if you like this post, sign up to my newsletter to get updates on what I am craving right now.

Noire Tropical Beauty: An island girl living in the Big Apple. She hails from the twin island Republic of Trinidad & Tobago but currently reside in the beauty/fashion capital of the world, New York City (Harlem to be exact!). She is passionate - well, obsessed - about beauty and in addition to blogging, she is also a corporate beauty professional and a budding web designer/developer. She loves combining her in-depth, practical knowledge with her chemist/scientific training to make your cosmetic choices fun and easy. She likes to take the guesswork out of beauty, separate the hype from what really works, to help you bring out the most beautiful you! She loves colour, and makeup, and she has been natural for years! She also loves great food, culture, sports and laid back vibes! Check out some more about me here and if you like this post, sign up to my newsletter to get updates on what I am craving right now.

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  • Your hair looks great!!! I myself am natural and have been trying to find various styles for my hair. This past saturday I did the two strand twists to my hair and some cornrows in the front. I have twisted my hair in the past but I got a better results using the Jane Carter leave in conditioner with their wrap and roll lotion/mouse. It left my hair very soft and the twists when taken out were very defined and had no frizz. I will say it all depends on the texture of your hair but it is worth a try.

    • Hey Melissa!!! Thanks! I need to get my act together and start experimenting. I have not used Jane Carter in a while. I need to go back to that. I loved the hair serum and I need to try the loc butter

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