Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Changing Big Twists to Little Twists



Syd had worn some thick two strand twists for just a few days, but they were exposed to rain and lots of wind, so they were starting to look pretty rough. The picture below doesn't really seem to show how much fuzz there actually was.


Instead of removing all the twists and doing a whole new style, I opted to change these big frizzy twists into smaller ones.

I did this by removing one twist at a time. After a twist is removed, it leaves behind two tendrils of detangled hair.


I added a bit of Oyin Handmade Burnt Sugar Pomade to each tendril and turned each one into a new, smaller two strand twist.


I removed each big twist on her head one at a time and turned it into two fresh looking twists before moving on to the next one. Here is what it looked like after I had done about a third of her hair. You can see the difference between the bigger twists that looked old and the fresh new smaller twists that looked a lot neater.


Eventually I was done with all of her twists. This was a great way to move from one style to the next without having to fit an entire detangling session in between. And really...you just can't go wrong with a head full of basic two strand twists!

15 comments:

  1. Love it. Gosh Syd's hair is sooo thick and lush. I wish I had hair like that. Lucky Girl.

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  2. So cute! Her twist out is going to be totally awesome!

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  3. I have the biggest crush on this child's HAIR!! Golly. Its been a while Since I've done chunky monkeys on BBH. We may have cop't this, rock the big twists and break it down. JEah!

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  4. i always love her hair in twist, it's so beautiful!

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  5. Beautiful twists! I just love how thick her hair is!

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  6. Her hair looks gorgeous!!! As always!!! I love her hair

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  7. I am a big fan of Syd's twist outs. Honestly, I have tried twists several times on all 3 of my girls and failed each time. Maybe I am not using the right holding products. I tink I am gonna have to give it another go. :)

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  8. Her twists are beauitful, like always!

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  9. Those are gorgeous, Rae! I love the chunky twists, but those smaller ones are beautiful, too

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  10. I love them both...twists look so great on her!

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  11. They look awesome! But then again syds hair always looks aawesome!

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  12. They are both great styles! I wish I had that much hair! Those chunky big twists are just gorgeous :D
    ~Karli

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  13. FYI- I accept donations of hair, Syd has sooo much! Beautiful, Beautiful!

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  14. I presented you with The Liebster Blog Award! I love all the styles that you and Syd do with her hair! Look forward to your newest posts! Check out this post for all the details
    http://bargainsbythebagfull.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-first-blog-award-liebster-blog-award.html

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