Kinky Curly Natural Girlie

So, my new kick had been a chunky twist out using the flat twist method. With only one problem, I am horrible at flat twisting. I've never known how to french braid or do cornrows, so this has truly been an adventure for me. The first attempt took about an hour to finish 7 twists. Attempt number 2, 45 minutes and finally attempt number three about 20 minutes. So, as I finally get the hang of it, what I find is that I don't love the look that the flat twists give, I just love the chunkyness, so I have been putting my hair in giant two strand twists, which takes all of 10 minutes. Then I twist the TSS into a bantu knot and sleep on them. When I get up in the morning, I un-twist the bantu knot and let the TSS down as well. The result- chunky, curly, run my finger from root to tip hair. It's really close to the Corrine Bailey Rae style, as close as I've gotten at least.

And then I watched youtube and decided that I should put my hair into a protective style for a few weeks to give it a break. BIG MISTAKE!!! I discovered genie locs (yarn braids) and there were several tutorials. So what does Mrs. Do-it- yourself do? I went to the store and bought some yarn and did it myself. It took a while for me to get the hang of it, I had NEVER attempted to add any kind of supplemental hair save a track that I wrapped around into a ponytail when I was in undergrad. It was by far the most strenuous thing I have every done. It took three days to complete, but I was smart enough to do the front and sides so that I could pull it back into a low ponytail to camo the hair that had yet to be done. The majority of the time spent on the third day was re-braiding, I had several that were too loose and had slipped, and some that just looked atrocious. I also realized how extremely soft my hair is. There are some regions of my hair that will not hold this yarn, no matter how hard I try. In those places, I have just TSS'ed that hair and it is blending, for now. I love locs, just love my curls more. I think that this is a fantastic way to get the look without the commitment!! We'll see how long this lasts...