On Monday I did my first successful twist-out ever! I was so surprised and excited. I've done bantu knots before, and I've tried this style quite a few times, but this is the first time that it worked. The twist-out is pretty basic as far as natural hairstyles go, and perhaps I'm late in the game just now getting it after over 4 years natural. But hey! Everyone's crown is different, and better late than never. I enjoyed the process so much that I'm sharing my methods and results with you.
On Thursday night I washed and detangled my. After making a headband of one long two-strand twist I parted my hair in the middle and then parted those two halves in half, creating four sections. I then twisted each section with 3 twists in the outer ones, and 6-8 in the inner ones. In case you're curious, when I twist I take a chunk, work some Herbal Essences Naked Moisture Conditioner through it, comb through it, then twist. I seal with EcoStyler Olive Oil gel. Repeat until finished.
Once finished I loosely "pineappled" the twists into two ponytails (one for the top/center of my head and another for the center/back). Then I tied a scarf around my headband and my nape, and covered everything with my satin bonnet. This is how I secured my hair every night from Thursday to Sunday. In the mornings I would untie the scarf, take out the ponytails, shake my hair a little, and then tie my hair up again with a turban. I wore the turban every day from Friday to Monday.
Monday evening was time for the big reveal. I took off my turban and undid each twist one by one and divided the strands, with some Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifer in my hands to soften as I went. And... tah-dah!
After squealing, staring in awe, playing with my hair and snapping pics for a few minutes, I pineappled all of it in six sections and used rollers to maintain some bend in the ends...
...And when I undid everything on Tuesday morning, this is what I got! Voila!
I loved this new look, but it felt so different to me and it got a little frizzy when I wore it out all day Tuesday. Plus when I woke up in the morning Wednesday it didn't look as good because I'd put the rollers in too tight the night before. And the ends were looking a little scraggly from the beginning because someone's in need of a trim. So Wednesday morning I put all the hair into a pony/bun and reverted to my go-to look, albeit with hair softer and smoother than usual.
I'm definitely going to do this whole process again for next week. Before this I wore a puff that wreaked havoc on my ends, I had knots galore like never before, so I can't do that again. This twist-out thing will be a nice alternative and good practice for me, even if I only end up wearing it out for a day or two. Mission accomplished! I tried something new and it worked!

I hope this has been as fun for you to read as it was for me to do. Happy experimenting!
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