I learned a new trick!

Hey Loves!! Winter is almost over here in Baltimore and it's been brutal on my natural hair with harsh winds and freezing air.  My last big chop I did was on 1/11/14 and I had to do that because I had some uneven and damaged ends to repair. My hair has been mid back length the majority of my life so this short hair life is outside of my comfort zone.  Nonetheless the chop had to happen for a fresh start on my hair journey, health before length!! I was not in love with my two strand twists after my chop so I decided to try my hand at installing Senegalese twists.  Many naturals turn to protective styling to help retain length and reduce on hair manipulation.  It can be very convenient to just get up and go! I watched YouTube vids by Donedo and Breanna Rutter and learned the invisible root method.  At first, it was VERY difficult for me to get the hang of the method. My hair is fine and very curly which proved tricky when trying to cover my ends with the braiding hair.  The first set of chunky twists I installed were towards the end of January. I used Kanekalon Braiding hair in 1 and 30 and it came out decent for my first try but I only left it in for about 10 days.  I really wanted to wash my hair plus it wasn't as neat and uniform and I would have liked.

After letting my hair be free for a few days I ended up buying my first legit wig Lol!! It's synthetic and a good start to my soon to be collection! Her name is "Kelly", yes I named her...don't judge me! 

I wore "Kelly" for a week and then decided to try the Senegalese twists again but this time with the Marley twist hair. I had a color blend of 4 and 30 and did them slightly smaller and tighter this time. It came out really well and it was MUCH easier working with the Marley hair over the regular braiding hair...you don't have to deal with loose strands of hair everywhere!! It took me a day and a half to install these last set of twists...I take my time and I'm anal about my parts. I've had them in for almost 3 weeks now and will take them out over this next week. Here's the Marley hair: 

Overall I enjoy Senegalese twists...both types of hair can give you a great look and it's relatively easy to learn how to install but practice makes perfect!! 

Nelly