jamaicacurl

Awesome job!!! I love it!! Your hair is so shiny!!! Pretty lady!! Woooo Natural hair gives you such versatility, don't you love it!

BlondeByDesire wrote:Wow, I love that style. Did you twist in the same direction for all 4? I need to give this a try.

Um...actually no. I twisted in different directions on each side. So both twists on the left went one way and the twists on the right went the other way.

sweetdrk1 wrote:Awesome job!!! I love it!! Your hair is so shiny!!! Pretty lady!! Woooo Natural hair gives you such versatility, don't you love it!

Thanks Sweet! I'm still in awe at how much your hair has grown in just a couple of months!

Beautiful bun!!

ChrsLvsBks wrote:Your first on purpose flat two strand twists are a slam dunk. Amazing results!

I will try the bentonite clay for my skin.

What did you use for your oil rinse?

Thanks Chrs!
I used EVOO for my oil rinse.
Let me know how the B-clay facial goes when you do it.

I'm planning on doing a bentonite clay mask tonight as well

I may do a bentonite clay mask after work! Look how you've inspired us JamaicaCurl!

---Reese

Yay! I'm looking forward to hearing how all your clay masks go!

love the twists + bun combo you and chrs...have me yearning for more growth just so i can try these out!

you skin looks great btw &&& i def need to invest in some more hats...

your skin is beautiful!! and uhm I just made a hat like that for my bestie!!!

I love the beanie. I need to get one too.

sweetdrk1 wrote:your skin is beautiful!! and uhm I just made a hat like that for my bestie!!!

Nice Sweet! One day I'll be as talented as you with the crocheting or knitting hats.

ChrsLvsBks wrote:I love the beanie on you. I may try to find a hat or two to wear to work. I have not been covering my head and it is cold here.

Remember to try to let your style last, if you do not like the twistout, try putting it in one of your famous buns or create a new one. You can also pin it. I hope you will share what you decided regardless.

My shorter hairs around my hairline are starting to stick out. I have been putting some hair butter in the front but it doesn't seem to be doing what I want it to do, which is stay down! But the twists themselves still look good. Today I retwisted the ends and bunned them again. But I didn't apply any products because my hair felt pretty soft and moisturized.
However, maybe because I'm so used to wearing my hair all out but having it bunned for this long makes my head hurt a little. It's going to feel so good when I take it down.

I do plan on doing another flat twist style though. I need to learn/experiment more on how to make my styles last longer.

It looks good!!! Love the family tree on the wall!

Lynnieluve wrote:It looks good!!! Love the family tree on the wall!

Thanks! LOL yeah that's my kids' "Art Wall" where we put up any recent things from school. I actually have a few more things to put up but my 1 yr old keeps ripping things down.

your curls look great!!!

tiashauntee wrote:your curls look great!!!

Thanks Tia!

I forgot to mention that since I did the Bentonite clay treatment my roots are still kinda fluffy and I notice it's more curly than before and the curls seem to be smaller.

jamaicacurl wrote:So I went to bed super late last night because I washed my hair and flat twisted it....but it was all worth it. I did 4 flat twists down into a bun. I must give credit to ChrsLvsBks, Tiashauntee & ALatina for the inspiration. I've been looking at their pics of twists and really wanted to try it too. My style is more similar to Chrs' most recent style.
It's not my first time doing flat twists but it was my first time doing it on purpose to wear it as a style outside the house. I had to do 3 of them over. But practice makes perfect and in time I'm sure I'll be able to do it faster and tighter and smaller.

After co-washing and oh! doing an oil rinse (inspired by Tiashauntee as well), and then conditioning, I applied Taliah Waajid Crinkles & Curls and some Koils by Nature hair & body butter to my ends and edges. I parted my hair down the middle, pinned one side, and parted the other side in half and started twisting.

I put the ends into a bun and pinned it. Donned my silk scarf and went to bed!

Here's my hair today:








And I must say thank God for scarves! I was worried about how my front edges were going to look but they came out nice and smooth.

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

jamaicacurl wrote:Well I took out my flat twists and my hair was a mess! Some parts looked nice and others just didn't. It was also kind of greasy. Maybe I used too much hair butter when I initially put them in? I let it out for a while to see if it would get better but it didn't really. Then the front of my hair line started itching. This cold weather is really taking a toll on my scalp. Very dry in spots.

So, I decided to just wash my hair instead of hoping some magical curly fairy would come by and make it look right. And since I was washing, I decided to try a new product that I bought that is highly recommended by Blondie. It is Elasta QP Feels Like Silk styling gel. I

I co-washed with Suave Coconut, conditioned with GVP Conditioning Balm and used that as my leave in as well. After detangling, I applied the FLS gel on soaking wet hair (as Blondie advised to) by raking it in and scrunching the ends. At first the smell of it got to me...it smelled like a salon....not my favourite fragrance. Then as I scrunched my hair started looking like I put too much. The bottle says to use a dime size amount or less depending on the length of your hair. I probably used a whole dollar lol! I put maybe a little over a quarter size on each side of my head and then a little more underneath.

I then plopped for a little over 30 mins as I got things done around the house. I took off my flour sack towel and let it air dry the rest of the way. The smell was still there but not as strong as before so I was ok with that. It got a little crunchy...I beleive Blondie said it's not crunchy for her but at this point I was sure it was because I may have put too much in. But it still wasn't super hard like other stylers make my hair feel. After it was about 90% dry I scrunched out the little bit of crunch and I fluffed at the roots. Top of my head was still a bit damp but that part is always the last to dry.

Here are the ending results:









At first, I was undecided about the results but as my hair dried more I liked it. I would compare the results to how my hair looks after applying flaxseed gel...except this time it's more curly. My hair is definitely soft and there is minimal frizz. I keep playing in it and looking in the mirror and it's still looking good. I haven't left the house so I'm not sure what effect the outside elements may or may not have but I will find out one of these days.

I am SUPER late following your thread, but looking good ma...looking GOOD!!!

vmichelle wrote:

jamaicacurl wrote:Well I took out my flat twists and my hair was a mess! Some parts looked nice and others just didn't. It was also kind of greasy. Maybe I used too much hair butter when I initially put them in? I let it out for a while to see if it would get better but it didn't really. Then the front of my hair line started itching. This cold weather is really taking a toll on my scalp. Very dry in spots.

So, I decided to just wash my hair instead of hoping some magical curly fairy would come by and make it look right. And since I was washing, I decided to try a new product that I bought that is highly recommended by Blondie. It is Elasta QP Feels Like Silk styling gel. I

I co-washed with Suave Coconut, conditioned with GVP Conditioning Balm and used that as my leave in as well. After detangling, I applied the FLS gel on soaking wet hair (as Blondie advised to) by raking it in and scrunching the ends. At first the smell of it got to me...it smelled like a salon....not my favourite fragrance. Then as I scrunched my hair started looking like I put too much. The bottle says to use a dime size amount or less depending on the length of your hair. I probably used a whole dollar lol! I put maybe a little over a quarter size on each side of my head and then a little more underneath.

I then plopped for a little over 30 mins as I got things done around the house. I took off my flour sack towel and let it air dry the rest of the way. The smell was still there but not as strong as before so I was ok with that. It got a little crunchy...I beleive Blondie said it's not crunchy for her but at this point I was sure it was because I may have put too much in. But it still wasn't super hard like other stylers make my hair feel. After it was about 90% dry I scrunched out the little bit of crunch and I fluffed at the roots. Top of my head was still a bit damp but that part is always the last to dry.

Here are the ending results:









At first, I was undecided about the results but as my hair dried more I liked it. I would compare the results to how my hair looks after applying flaxseed gel...except this time it's more curly. My hair is definitely soft and there is minimal frizz. I keep playing in it and looking in the mirror and it's still looking good. I haven't left the house so I'm not sure what effect the outside elements may or may not have but I will find out one of these days.

I am SUPER late following your thread, but looking good ma...looking GOOD!!!

Aw thanks!!