Protective Style Trial & Error: Twist and Tuck with Kinky/Straight Hair Extensions

1BlessedNatural: Protective Style Trial & Error: Twist and Tuck with Kinky/Straight Hair Extensions

Hey, my blessed naturals!
I hope you are having a great week. Yesterday, I tried doing a twist and tuck protective style using the Kinky (Marley) Twist (100% Kanekalon) braiding hair by Femi. I usually use straight Kanekalon hair by the Sassy or Janet Collection, but I like the textured hair better because it matches mine. Here are my style details:

Hair: Kinky Twist Braiding Hair from the Femi Collection

Price: $4.99 (straight extensions were like $1.00-2.00 per pack)

Place: local beauty supply store, online

Packs: a little over 1 1/2

First Things First #EpicFail

1BlessedNatural

This pic was taken at the beginning of the year when I first tried the style with the straight hair. Plus, the color was not matching lol. I chose 1B instead of #1, which is the darkest color. It didn't stand out as much as it did in the pic. So, I still wore the style to work anyway! LOL, I used 2 packs of hair fo it.

On to the Kinks...

Here's a picture of the items I used, minus the elastic bands to put my hair in ponytails and keep the twists from unraveling.

I usually use water and gel to slick my hair down, but I only used gel this time around. So, my hair wasn't as smooth. I will probably go back to using both water and gel.

1BlessedNatural: Here's a weave hack lol. If I need to braid or twist the hair before styling, I'll put one end of the hair in a closed draw.

1BlessedNatural: Mid-styling: The transferred twists thing lol didn't work quite as well with the kinky textured hair. It probably would have looked better if I braided or three-strand twisted the extensions.

1BlessedNatural: Still wrapping...

1BlessedNatural: After wrapping the little bun lol.

1BlessedNatural: The other side...

In all...

I was happy with my results. I know what to do next time. So, I might do a follow-up post if you all are interested! Let me know in the comment box.

What other styles would you like to see next?

Related Articles: My First Time Doing My Own Single Braid Extensions
Poetic Justice Inspired Braids
Single Braids: Double Twisted Bun and New Greeting Cards

Aborigines and Melanesians: Naturally Blonde Hair and Dark Skin

Melanesia: Solomon Island girls (photo courtesy of the -cropped-Flickr- Australian Civil-Military Centre http://www.acmc.gov.au/ ) Naturally blonde hair is often associated with white or Caucasian people. However, there are groups of dark skin people who have naturally blonde hair also. Some of these groups include the Aboriginal Australians (Aborigines) and the Melanesians. I love this fact because it goes against the idea that one group or culture must look a certain way or stay in a certain category. The Aborigines have dark skin. Some of them also have blonde hair which tends to be straight, but can be curly. Scientists first believed they were descendants of Eurasians. In 2011, scientists found evidence against the theory from a sample of natural hair. The sample of hair, which was said to be more than 100 years old, helped scientists determine that Aborigines were descendants of Africans. The New York Times confirmed this finding: "The Abo...

Sheryl Underwood Wears Natural Hair and Apologizes on The Talk

1BlessedNatural: Sheryl Underwood Wears Natural Hair and Apologizes on The Talk (photo cred: CBS/The Talk) Yesterday, comedian and talk show host, Sheryl Underwood wore her natural hair onstage of the talk show, The Talk. She received a round of applause, and Sharon Osbourne commented that her Teenie Weenie Afro (TWA) was gorgeous. Underwood explained to her fellow co-hosts and audience that she'd done something wrong 2 years ago when she spoke against the actions of Heidi Klum for keeping her sons' Afro hair in a bag as a keepsake. She said the hair was "nasty." Underwood received backlash for her words, especially from the Black community. They were viewed as examples of self-hatred among other things. On Monday's episode of The Talk Sheryl Underwood apologized a second time for her 2013 statement by saying this: I made some statements that were not only wrong, they hurt our community. When I say, "our community," I mean Black ...

Priscilla Shirer Shares Her Natural Hair Story and Tips on IG Live!

Actress and minister of Going Beyond Ministries Priscilla Shirer shared her natural hair story and secrets on IG Live today. After receiving numerous questions about her long thick natural hair, she decided it was time to do a video. Shirer said, "I've decided that sometimes, to a woman, hair = ministry." Shirer started getting a perm at about 13 years old. During previous years, her mother would use the hot comb to straighten her hair. When Shirer was 24 years old, she noticed a circular patch of hair that had broken off on the side of her head. After she visited a doctor and they plucked a few strands from different parts of her hair, the doctor concluded that Shirer's hair was growing in healthy. However, it was something that she was doing to her hair that was making it break off. As a result, her doctor told her to stop relaxing her hair for 6 months. While driving home, Shirer had a breakthrough. She originally had no intention of following the doctor...

1Blessed Natural Mag

Search This Blog