HumanNature - NEWBIE

The bantu knot out was beautiful yesterday!

Thank you SisterBoyd...I'm loving your curls .

SoCal meet up was fun. I met some wonderful natural women... Being natural is the bomb!

Here is Sunday's look

there's that juicy bantu knot out! lol this picture (and the one I took) doesn't do your hair justice. The shine, the bounce, LOVE IT!

HumanNature wrote:Thank you SisterBoyd...I'm loving your curls .

SoCal meet up was fun. I met some wonderful natural women... Being natural is the bomb!

Here is Sunday's look

You inspired me to try it...we'll see what they look like when I take them down.

SisterBoyd, do let me know how it goes. I would love to see a pic.

Im late on the complimenting... loved ur bantu knot out at the meet up Page. Thanks for the mini tutorial at the table . I know it was so impromptu and all... We definitely appreciated it.

Thanks ChrsLvsBks, After I took down the four plat braids I sectioned my hair into four parts. I made about 6 bantu knots in each section (total 24). For each bantu knot I used Neutrogena Triple Moisture Leave-In-Conditioner, I applied about a dime size to the a section before I double twist part way down and then finished it the rest of the way down into a single twist. I applied EVOO to the ends. I didn't spray the hair with water after I was done because the conditioner for me was enough to set the hair.

Hi Siren. I'm so glad we all had the chance to get together, maybe next time we will have a chance to all hear one another a little better. Your hair has convinced me to try curlformers. I have been showing my family your hair, everyone likes it.

Shoot, I've been looking at everyones post and I almost forgot to post on my own . Ha Ha!

Uumm, so I still have the bantu knot out (day 4). When I first put the bantu knots in my hair I put in 24. On day 2 and 3 I put in about 10 bantu knots before I went to bed. Basically I combined 2 or 3 of the twist and put them together. On day 4 I put my hair up in a high curly pony tail. I think this is my routine for this style. It last well for 3 days and by day 4 the top is frizzy.

TTFN!

Before I forget .

The Neutrogena Triple Moisture Leave-In-Conditioner is great for the initial style but if it is reapplied to dry hair it leaves a nasty build-up. Like I said before, the shampoo sucks, so I don't think I will waste my money on this specific product again.

So here is a pic of my bedtime retwisted bantu knots- again I take 2 or 3 sections and twist together. It's easier because the curls are already formed. In the pics I try to show different angles to show how the sections are combined.

another angle...

So what I have found out is that day 2 the curls and volume are great. Day 3 the curls still look nice but the top is flat (this comes from combining the top section with the bottom when I retwist at night). This can be easily fixed, don't combine the top twist.

This is day 2 hair after working out (I worked out with the bantu knots)....the pic is not that great, kinda dark.

another pic...

To style my Holiday hair I cowashed with Patene Relaxed & Natural Intensive Moisturizing Conditioner. After the cowash and hair air dried I applied Neotrogena Triple Moisture Leave-In-Conditioner. I added some olive oil to the Leave-In-Conditioner and applied it throughout myhair. I put my hair into four sections and made 9 plait braides and set to rollers.

here we go...

Christmas morning I did a braid out. I was looking for more volume. While my hair was soft and I loved the wave action, it appeared flat. But the style is so quick and easy that I'm sure I'll do it again.

here's an upclose...

here's the front...

ok a little closer...

Love the holiday hair!!

Very pretty and great results! When I get some good length, I'll definitely have to put this in my line-up!

---Reese

Your Christmas hair was bling, blinging!! Your hair has so much shine/sheen!! I like the wave action too.

I second LynnieLuve, Your hair was definitely blinging LOL. I may need to add olive oil to my leave in.

Thanks Ladies !

I really like adding the EVOO to my conditioner. It makes my hair so soft and I don't have oil on my hands when I run my hands through my hair. I'm sticking to EVOO + condish because it's so cheap. This new year I plan to venture out and try products that give curl definition. I've seen so many on the other post that I've started a list.