So as you know I have been attempting to protective style more lately to gain length to my natural hair. I've tried wigs, buns with and without my new "knee-hi" approach. But for some reason those styles become more night maintenance than I feel like right now. I mean, sometime I'm cool with doing all the night maintenance to get the hair style I want tomorrow.
But recently, I've wanted some more ease of style and manipulation. So last night I was LAZY especially after making two batches of flax seed gel that I'm pretty sure won't be enough for my entire head for a wash and go style...but that's another post! I barely wanted to moisturize and seal my hair but that always happens even if its a half-azzed moisturize and seal job...I gets it done.
I wore a bun yesterday with so many pins, even I was like "really? did you put all those pins in your hair" anyway once loose my hair was big and textured. So I did the LOC method as always. Sprayed my hair with water, then avocado oil over that and last avocado butter over it all. Placed it all in a high bun with satin scrunchie and tossed on my bonnet and went to bed. Awoke this morning, added some more oil to my bun, placed my edge scarf on my edges and went for a 2 mile run.
When I returned, I removed my edge scarf -since it was wet- and added a little more oil especially to my edges and the Curls Passion Fruit Control Paste (crazy-love this stuff) applied a dry edge scarf and got dressed.
I removed the bun and edge scarf to see nice, wavy-flat edges. I didn't feel like bunning so I decided to wear my hair just pinned up. Pics will come soon. I wore this style ever since I can remember-high school! It's great as all my ends are tucked in. This was my protective style before I knew what protective styling actually was...too funny! My mom perfected this style especially when she wore her hats to church back in the day- she hated her hair down underneath so she'd pin it up. The pin-up is and always will be my "go-to" protective style.
What's your go-to, get out the door style? Please share....
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Protective Styling- Bunning My Hair with a Knee Hi! Who Knew?!
So I've been bunning my hair for the past few days. Yes, I love my wash and go style but I feel like my hair is more exposed to the element than when I would wear my hair "down" when relaxed. Kinda weird, I know, but I'll own it. And I'm waiting for this flax seed gel that I ordered to arrive and it may take a minute so I'll bun until it's delivered.
So I co-washed with the following:
Stepped out of shower with soaking wet hair and a t-shirt around my shoulders to soak up the drips while I dried off. Put on my button down man's shirt (I use these while styling my hair because they are light weight and button down the front- Goodwill $3-$5)
Sectioned in 4, applied Paul Mitchell "The Conditioner" to each section, then massaged Jamaican Black Castor Oil into my scalp and hair. AppliedAmpro Olive Oil Gel (love this stuff) **to my edges and the entire perimeter of my hair- I kinda looked like the 'heat miser' once done.
So I heard about using a knee-hi on a YouTube video and decided to try it. Especially since I have hella-thick hair and a goody band is a joke. So I found a knee-hi in my stocking bag and cut the top part off, stretched it, placed it across my forehead and behind my ears and tied it once. Holding it taunt and pulling back -the wetness of the gel and water help it move smoothly and snuggly to form a perfect top bun. I then wrapped it around the pony tail and secure in the back with a knot.
So at this point I have a puff. I love the puff for the weekend, but the puff is not cool (to me, that is) for work. So I take sections of the puff and braid into like 5-6 braids- to stretch the hair- and place some avocado butter then a pillow roller on each. Add a little more gel to my sides and kitchen area, wrap with my satin scarf leaving the pony tail/braids sticking out and tie down snuggly. I then remove the knee-hi as its not to tight but its too tight for me to sleep comfortably. Then I place my bonnet over the top of all of it to protect me braids.
In the morning, I undo it all. My hair is nice and flat and I either place the knee-hi on again (if I want to wear a high bun- it seems to work better for that) and if I decide on a low bun for the office- I'll use a rubber band (talk about this in a second.) Then place my scrunchie on top of the rubber band and wrap my hair around it clockwise and pin as I go. I'll post pics at some point, but I think you get the idea.
So.. the rubber band! I know, I know, the rubber band is a healthy hair- Long Hair Care NO-NO. Well its the only thing that keeps my hair back tightly AND just so you know I ALWAYS remove it by cutting it out of my hair vs. removing it which is where all the breakage comes in. I have a bag of disposable rubber bands in my arsenal. So that's it...I'm in a bun today...looking all professional and stuff :-)
What are your bunning and protective styling tricks?
**-UPDATE: I no longer use the Ampro Olive Oil Gel. I used it on my wash and go's for a few months and got dandraff like flaking after 2 days. So sad because I thought I really liked this gel. Now I'll be including it in my product swap bag for my next hair meet-up.
So I co-washed with the following:
- Coconut oil- pre-poo
- Aussie Moist- Co-wash conditioner and finger detangled (great slip, try it if you haven't)
- ACV rinse-let it sit while I washed and rinsed with cold water
Stepped out of shower with soaking wet hair and a t-shirt around my shoulders to soak up the drips while I dried off. Put on my button down man's shirt (I use these while styling my hair because they are light weight and button down the front- Goodwill $3-$5)
Sectioned in 4, applied Paul Mitchell "The Conditioner" to each section, then massaged Jamaican Black Castor Oil into my scalp and hair. Applied
So I heard about using a knee-hi on a YouTube video and decided to try it. Especially since I have hella-thick hair and a goody band is a joke. So I found a knee-hi in my stocking bag and cut the top part off, stretched it, placed it across my forehead and behind my ears and tied it once. Holding it taunt and pulling back -the wetness of the gel and water help it move smoothly and snuggly to form a perfect top bun. I then wrapped it around the pony tail and secure in the back with a knot.
So at this point I have a puff. I love the puff for the weekend, but the puff is not cool (to me, that is) for work. So I take sections of the puff and braid into like 5-6 braids- to stretch the hair- and place some avocado butter then a pillow roller on each. Add a little more gel to my sides and kitchen area, wrap with my satin scarf leaving the pony tail/braids sticking out and tie down snuggly. I then remove the knee-hi as its not to tight but its too tight for me to sleep comfortably. Then I place my bonnet over the top of all of it to protect me braids.
In the morning, I undo it all. My hair is nice and flat and I either place the knee-hi on again (if I want to wear a high bun- it seems to work better for that) and if I decide on a low bun for the office- I'll use a rubber band (talk about this in a second.) Then place my scrunchie on top of the rubber band and wrap my hair around it clockwise and pin as I go. I'll post pics at some point, but I think you get the idea.
So.. the rubber band! I know, I know, the rubber band is a healthy hair- Long Hair Care NO-NO. Well its the only thing that keeps my hair back tightly AND just so you know I ALWAYS remove it by cutting it out of my hair vs. removing it which is where all the breakage comes in. I have a bag of disposable rubber bands in my arsenal. So that's it...I'm in a bun today...looking all professional and stuff :-)
What are your bunning and protective styling tricks?
**-UPDATE: I no longer use the Ampro Olive Oil Gel. I used it on my wash and go's for a few months and got dandraff like flaking after 2 days. So sad because I thought I really liked this gel. Now I'll be including it in my product swap bag for my next hair meet-up.
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