Paddle Brush Blow out on Natural Hair

I blew out my hair earlier this week after a fresh wash. These are the items I used:

• Aunt Jackie's In Control Moisturizing & Softening Conditioner.


• Whipped Shea Butter Mix


• Paddle Brush


• Hand held blow dryer w/concentrator (not pictured).

I first moisturized with the conditioner and sealed with the shea butter mix.

Then, I sectioned my hair into 6 parts:

 

I worked one section at a time, de-tangling with the paddle brush, then gliding the brush down my hair as I chased with the blow dryer. I tried chasing with a rat tail comb as well but that really didn't make a difference.

 

Keep reading for pics of the result (PIC HEAVY):

Whipped Shea Butter Mixture by Hand

Let me just say that I do have a hand mixer, however, it's for food and I'd like to keep it for food only! You can mix it by hand for all of five minutes (or less).



 

 

Here's what I used:

• 2T Shea Butter


• 1/2 t coconut oil


• 1/2 t avocado oil


• 1/2 t extra virgin olive oil


• 1/2 t Crisco (soybean & palm oil)

I combined each into my small plastic bowl and mixed away using a small plastic spoon! I did not melt any of the oils. The result was a very light, fluffy, and smooth mixture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWo5CA2d72w

 

Twist & Curl Without Perm Rods or Rollers

Here is a technique I came up with for a twist and curl that does not use roller or rods. How is that possible you ask? Well..............the answer is bantu knots :D



I did about 14 twists in my hair, then half way up, I made a bantu knot.



I really like this method and I will never use rods or rollers again for this look. I find that this is also very comfortable to sleep in as opposed to the alternatives. Rods and rollers can hurt your head if you sleep in them. Plus, if you do go under the dryer, sometimes they can't fit. LOL. Let me add that on the second day of this style, I just used one product. Can you guess what that is? WATER!!!! Water was my styling product. So easy, so simple. Keep reading to see more pics.

Twisted Top Knot Bun on Stretched Hair

I stretched/straightened my hair this past weekend with a combo of the flat iron and foam flexi rods. I like the sleeker look it gave my hair style.  The technique I used is the same as in this style: http://hypnotic-glamour.net/blog/?p=29

This is a three day old stretch

 

Two Strand Twist Top Knot Bun

Can you tell how much I like buns? :D For this look, I put my hair up into a bun (leaving out the bangs). I divided it into 4 equal sections (left, right, front, back) and two strand twisted. Then, I gathered the front two by the ends and pinned in the back and gathered the back two by the ends and pinned up front.

For the bangs, I made 2, two strand twisted, rolled, and pinned.

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How To: Curl Those Twist Out Ends

Let me start off by saying this method will also work for a braid out. I don't know about you but when I used to do twist and braid outs, my ends always ended up either unraveling or keeping my natural curl pattern. It always ended up looking off :/ I came up with this method a long time ago and thought I'd share.

All you need to do is a loose bantu knot and the end of the strands like so:

The result is a nice curly "q" and the end :D

And here is the finished look!

Yet Another Protective Style: The Princess Bun

So bun looks have been my go to hairstyle this season. This winter has been extremely cold and having my hair out as much as I'd like just hasn't been a possibility. Now, the princess bun, as you may wonder, is not much different (if at all) from the top knot bun.

This is just my own spin on a high crown bun. It got it's name because I think the bun does look like a mini-crown. Princesses are "mini-queens" LOL, and the name "Princess Bun" was born! I spiced it up with a rhinestone hair accessory which I picked up from the dollar tree. This is just a really long silver bobby pin with rhinestones on the top. And of course I did my signature twisted bang at the front.

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Outre Polly Half Wig

Here's a wig I had for awhile that I decided to throw on. This wig blended quite well with my hair. I parted a small section in the front and did one braid. I let it set overnight and took the braid down, then blended it with my hair.

This is a color 1b. The hair itself is quite soft and very light weight. The wig has two combs (front and back) and two elastic adjustable straps.

For some odd reason, Outre has a pic out of a model wearing this wig and it looks nothing like this:

A Quick & Simple Protective Style: The Turbin Head Scarf

This is a style I wore on a day that was really cold. I had just washed my hair the night before and hadn't styled it yet. I just threw on my one (of many :D) scarves, paired it with some earrings and called it DONE! Scarves are great because you can use them to accessorize your current hair style. They are also great if you are deep conditioning and have to run a quick errand!

Top Knot Bun

I once again did a top knot bun as a lazy day/protective style. This was done on freshly washed, un-stretched hair. All I used were a pony tail holder and a few bobby pins. The technique I used was to split the hair in half and then wrap each half in the opposite direction and pin the ends. I added a scarf as a nice finishing touch ;)

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