My New Kinky Twists - 11.05.12

"It's time for these again! I really love the crochet braids but I wanted something different to see me through the next 6 weeks."



















I started the install the day after my henna gloss wash day and finished the following day.  I think the install took approximately 13hrs.

Here are a couple of pictures of the install and end result.

This is my hair after completing the first two rows.  It took just over an hour to reach this point.  I always find the back the hardest part to do as I can't see what I am doing so the twists tend be be a little less uniform in this area which really isn't a problem for me.

I managed to complete the install to this stage using just one bag of hair! I used about 10 more sections of hair from a second bag to complete the style.  The sections were cut in two and then split in two so each section yielded enough hair for 4 x kinky twists.

As you can see my hair is slightly longer than the marley braid hair when it has been cut in half and then halved again for installation.  I didn't want long kinky twists again so in order to install the hair without the ends of my hair protruding from the extension hair I pulled sections of hair from each end of the marley braid hair in order to make it about an inch longer prior to installation.  the second picture shows an example of where the ends of my hair reach in relation to the extension hair.  The ends of my hair reach almost an inch before the extension hair ends.

This is the install at the halfway mark.  The bronze coloured plastic sectioning clip is what I used to prevent the twist twisting around on itself at the root of my own hair which causes uncessary tension.  The clip is quite chunky and has small teeth which grip the hair but without causing snagging or damage.

This is what the twists look like in a loose high bun.  I only kept the hair like this for a few minutes whilst taking the picutres for the blog and then I let the hair down straight away.

This is how my hair looked directly after finishing the install.

I usually wear my hair either in a loose pony tail or just down during the day.  I wear it like this every night and cover with my satin scarf.  Once the twists are a week old I will start wearing them up in a high bun and in other styles but I will let them settle in first so I don't put any additional strain on my edges.

 

I need to fix the line of twists along the right hand side of the centre parting because the spacing between the twists is off and I have 2 twists less than on the left hand side.  I will do that sometime this week.

Close up of the area I need to fix at some point to even up the spacing and number of twists at the top.

I really love how these twists came out!  They are longer than the first install because my hair has grown since then but I really do like them. 

I used the same brand as hair as in my first install but this time around I used colour 1b/33.  This install took longer than expected because I had a fun old time separating the marley braid hair and also having to elongate each section before installing all took extra time. I soaked the hair in a vinegar and water solution for about 45mins and I think this has helped with regards to the itchies, although I am still experiecing some irritation but I think this is due to the rough texture of the hair.  Removing the alkaline base from the hair using the vinegar soak make the hair hair a little dryer and harder to separate so next time I will add a further step of adding some conditioner soak to the hair to make it more pliable.

Ciao 4 Now