Hairstyle: Curly Twist Updo

Since I have committed myself to wearing this set of twists in my hair for 2 weeks I knew that I would play around with different ways to wear it. In a previous post I showed 2 ways I wore the twists: (1)side swept and (2)an updo. I stated in that post that I had curled my twists but, I wasn't really feeling the look. But, those curls came in handy! On the 3rd day, I did an updo and kept some of the curls out along with a bang. On the 4th day, I wore it the same way because I loved it so much. On the 5th day, I still wore it the same way. Finally on the 6th, 7th, and 8th day I tried something new with the curly twist updo. I simply pinned back the bang and let more of the curls show.

This will definitely be my go-to style for the colder months. And I received so many compliments at work on this style! It is a really easy 'do.

Day 3 - First day of curly twist updo. Day 3 - First day of curly twist updo (side view). Day 4 - Second day of curly twist updo. Day 5 - Third day of curly twist updo. Day 8 (today) - Sixth day of curly twist updo (side view). I pinned back the bang and let more of the curls out. Day 8 (today) - Sixth day of curly twist updo. I pinned back the bang and let more of the curls out.

Here's what I did:
(for the initial twists)
1. I dry twisted my hair with Jamaican Mango and Lime
2. I oiled my scalp with essential oils.
3. I oiled my hair with EVOO.
4. I sealed my ends with shea butter/EVOO mixture.
(for the curly twist hairstyle)
5. I wet the ends of my hair with water.
6. I then applied a dab of the Fantasia IC Olive Gel to the ends.
7. I set the hair on a sponge roller.
8. I left the rollers in overnight and took them out the next morning.
9. I then started to pin the hair with bobby pins in the direction that I wanted it to fall and I left a bang out (this usually takes about 10-15 minutes).
(to maintain the style)
10. I take the bobby pins out at night and sleep with a satin bonnet. (I do not re-curl my hair, the curls will hold).
11. The next morning I simply take the bonnet off and repeat step 9. To change it up a bit I pinned the bang back on some days.
12. Every other night I oil my hair with EVOO, seal my ends with my shea butter/EVOO mixture, and oil my scalp with essential oils.

Bonus pics: This is the night I set my hair on sponge rollers. I believe this was Day 1 of the twists.
This is the result of the curls, which I didn't like. So I pinned it up into a twist updo. But, I am glad that I curled the twists because they made my curly twist updo look fab.

Hairstyle: Curly Mini Twists

Thursday night I set the curls on sponge rollers...
Wasn't feeling the hair at all on Friday morning...
Put a tam on it to cover it...
I eventually started to like the tight curls on Saturday...
Started wearing the hair out and this is Sunday...
Its Monday and I am now loving my hair!

So, on a previous post I mentioned that I was going to curl my mini twists on sponge rollers. I did not know what to expect and I must admit that initially I hated them! However, I did not want to wear my hair covered by a tam the entire weekend so I wore the curls out. By then, the curls were looser and I started to kinda like my hair. As the days went by I started to really like my hair.

This hairstyle is a low maintenance hairstyle. Over my 3-day weekend in Birmingham, all I did was cover my hair with a satin scarf. The next day, I would take the scarf off and pull any curls that were smooshed overnight. I am on day 4 of the curly twists and my hair is still looking nice. This will definitely be a recurring hairstyle.

These are the steps:
1. Put hair in mini twists using some sort of locking gel or leave-in.
2. Take sections of hair and spritz hair lightly with water and add a small amount of leave-in conditioner (this will help to set the curls).
3. After spritzing a section of hair, curl with the sponge roller in the direction you want the curl to fall.
4. Let the curls set overnight.
5. Take the rollers out the next morning and gently pull at the hair to loosen some of the curls.
6. Optional: Pin some of the hair on the side with two bobby pins (I do this to avoid looking like Orphan Annie).