Hehehe you're not a thread maimer or killer Sasparilla. I was going to post something else but I didn't know if anyone was interested. Plus I kind of hijacked this thread. I think you should try some twists on wet hair. Yeah I suppose looser curls might not like to stay together but I'm sure you can find some hair ties that have fabric over them. Like you said, no rubber bands, especially if you plan on keeping them in for awhile. The second blogger seems like she sells her own line of hair bands called punky munkey but honestly you could probably find those in any hair store. Plus they look kind of kiddish.

Anywho make sure and post any results you get if you do decide to try some twists/twist outs or some bantus/ knot outs. Yeah bantus as style are definitely not for everyone but one day I will get the courage to wear them out.

I think this should become the official thread for anyone who wants to post their twist/braid/knot out photos.

Oh yeah I kinda scratched my head whenever she was trying to talk about some waves being ringlets.

This thread is SOOOO old but I hope someone can contribute some advice for me:

How do you maintain your 3b twistout?

--do you retwist at night or just put on a silk scarf/bonnet?

--what do you do upon awakening? Do you refresh with anything, or reapply any product?

I was googling this topic because I did a braidout last night, and this thread came up. I'd like to try something different so i won't always have to leave the house with a wet head on these cold mornings.

I did 4 braids last night and sat under my bonnet dryer until they were mostly dry. It looks "okay" I guess.

Anyway, thanks in advance.

I got a chuckle out of that mom "discovering" bantu knots and she didn't realize it.

I've worn two strand twists, although I learned them as rope braids, and I learned bantu knots as vertical cinnamon buns, lol. I'm too lazy to do the parts for the knots though. I just take a section and do it.

My hair is mostly high-porosity so it doesn't take as long to dry. The nape area was still very slighty damp after a very long time under the dryer so I just went to bed with them that way.


Re: my previous 2 questions--

--do you retwist at night or just put on a silk scarf/bonnet?

-- on subsequent days, do you refresh with anything, or reapply any product?



Thanks




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I imagine you could do them if your hair holds a curl well because twists are kind of like using a curling iron to give you a different curl pattern (but without the heat damage) but curly hair usually holds other curly styles well anyway. I can't give you an exact prediction on 3a hair but twists always give a round curly O corkscrew look just like braids give a wavy appearance. I don't know how to explain it, Like this:
Bigger Twists:


Smaller Twists:

I've always wondered if they did Shirley's hair in twists for that look. They probably just used a curling iron. And of course the bigger you make the twists the fatter the curls will be. And if it ends up looking too "perfect" you can always break apart the curls a little and frizz them up. Other than that twists out give some people more volume and other people less volume. On 3a hair it would give you more of a springy curl pattern, I imagine.

And for those you don't already check out Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Natural Hair Care she has a cool version of twists call the twist 'n curl. She twists and then sets the end on rollers. This gives the ends (which might turn out kind of straight) more curliness. Lots of people love it. Here's a video step by step tutorial:
As Promised- The T-n-C Tutorial is Here | Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Natural Hair Care