Monday, February 14, 2011

Cornrows and a Pony with a Twist


I removed Syd's box braids last night, and she washed her hair this morning. Afterward, I applied a leave in and combed it through. Then we got ready to style.

I did this style in one quarter of her hair at a time, so I first parted out one fourth of her hair.
 I cornrowed that section going in a straight line from front to back.

Then I moved to the hair in the back of the same side of her head. I cornrowed that section straight from the back moving upward.
 At this point, that half of her hair looked like this
I repeated the same steps in the hair on the other side of her head. Now I had cornrows that met along a horizontal part that goes from ear to ear.
Next, I took the hair on the left side of her head and cornrowed it toward the center of her head, moving along the horizontal part. I didn't go all the way across her head - I stopped in the center where the ponytail would be.
I repeated that step on the right side of her head and put both cornrows in a ponytail when they met in the middle. I then put the hair from the ponytail into 3-strand twists.

Sidenote: I didn't mention any products in this post. I tried a line of products for this style that I have never used before, and I wasn't a fan of how they made her hair feel. It doesn't feel as moisturized as I would like, and only time will tell how much hold it offers. I usually try 2 different styles with a product before forming a definite opinion. I'll be sure to let you know which products I used and what I think of them after I try them again.    

7 comments:

  1. what a lovely style!



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  2. very cute style. the great thing about your site is that these styles are good for tweens all the way down to my 3 year old. they're not overly fussy, but really showcase how beautiful her face and hair are. thanks for having such an awesome site!

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  3. Cute look! And now I'm especially interested to know when your daughter started washing her own hair. I've got only a kindergartner right now, but I already wonder how the transition will go when she is able to care for her hair more on her own. Would love to see a post along those lines if you're comfortable sharing--like when your daughter started wanting to more actively care for her own hair (washing, detangling, combing, etc.), what (if any) challenges you and she faced, etc. Thanks! =)

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  4. Very nice! I have not learned to cornrow yet

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  5. Adorable style, I have to see if I can pull this off with my daughter's hair! Thanks for the pictures!

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