My Bun Obsession

Hello, Curlies! Last year I developed a bun obsession. It was endless high buns continuously. For my curlfriends with TWAs, there is hope. I did an oversized bun which didn’t require me to pull my hair into a full ponytail and it looked freaking #awesome. I also installed some mini twist to do a twist …

TWA Style #14 – The Halo Twist

Hello Curlies! Its been forever since I added to my TWA Style Files but here's a new one that I call The Halo Twist! I have always loved to see the Halo Braid style but the videos I saw on Youtube required you to pull your hair into a low ponytail - uh uh, not …

TWA Style #13 – Mini 2-Strand Twist Out

OK, so technically, this should be a part of my TWA Style #12 but I decided to give it its own space anyways *-* I am absolutely in love with these twist outs I derived from my mini twists! Like seriously! You remember how I would lament over not being able to hold a twist …

TWA Style #12 – Mini 2-Strand Twists

Hello Curlies! Its been a minute but I'm back with another TWA style - mini 2-strand twists! Now, I'm not gonna lie....these suckers are time consuming to complete - took me 4 hours which was due in part to the fact that I am a slow twister. I have sparse hair so I do not get the …

TWA Style #11 – Roll & Pin (To Your Heart’s Content!)

Hey Curlies! I spent the entire week doing roll and pins in my hair. Not only is it a very quick and simple style; it also protects your ends as they are safely tucked away from the elements. Every day I simply let my hands roam free and whatever I came up with, I stuck with. …

TWA Style #10 – Tuck & Roll with a Bang

Hey Ladies! Here is another #fakeittillyoumakeit hair post with my very favorite marley hair! I am still feeling my bang (esp after a giant sized zit appear a couple days ago square in the center of my forehead *tears*) but I was bored of the high bun so I went for something different this morning …

TWA Style #9: Variation 2 – Oblong High Bun with Side Bang

Hello Curlies! Just popping my head in for a quick picture post of today's hair! I have added a little side bang to my oblong high bun as inspired by fellow blogger Natural DRoc. I simply crochet braided 5-6 strands of marley hair cut in 2 onto a single plait across the very center of …

TWA Style #9 – The Oblong High Bun

Hey Curlies! I have in the past pulled my hair into a high bun; but that feat left my scalp feeling the tension of pulling hair not quite long enough to meet - together. I rather not endanger my edges that way anymore but I still love the look of a high bun. So what's …

TWA Style #8 – Marley Mohawk: Variation 2

Hi Curlies! Just a quick picture post on a marley mohawk style I did this weekend to go lunch with my sisters. Its more in line with the video I posted in my earlier post about this same style here. I simply knotted the hair with each other and tucked and pinned the ends. Added the chain to …

TWA Style #8 – Marley Mohawk

This weekend I decided to go outside my norm and try a quick and easy style using my now very old and tired Marley braids and, I must say, the change was quite refreshing! I've seen it done many times on YouTube and it was truly a breeze. The Process Part hair into 3# sections …

Big Congo Plaits for those lazy hair days

I woke up a few mornings ago with some three-strand plaits which stretched my hair out but offered no real definition as such, which I was fully aware would happen, but what I didn't bank on was drawing a complete blank on how I would style my hair that day! I washed my hair the …

How To: High Bun on Short Natural Hair

Hey Curlies! So a few days ago I managed to pull my hair into a semi-high bun with a pompadour and wasn't sure I could get them into a full fledged high bun. But, low and behold - I DID! I am soooo ecstatic! I was asked how I managed this feat on my length …

TWA Style #7 – Flat Twist Out w/ Side Part

I have fallen in love with this style - a flat twist out with a side part. It comes out GORGEOUS every time and I just had to share it with you curlies. What I love about this style is that its so easy and it doesn't matter how crooked your twists are! I also …

TWA Style #6 – Finger Coils

I have been growing weary of my curly afro and twist outs recently. I was on YouTube hunting for a few TWA styles and was having a difficult time finding something that wasn't a variation to a textured afro or a twist out of some sort. In the end, I went with [gel less] finger …

TWA Style #5 – Three-Strand Braid Out

I posted this as part of a longer post but wanted to give it it's own space so that it may be easier to find for any naturals searching. One way to show your length is to do a style that stretches your tresses 🙂  I do a lot of sponge curls/twists that does not …

TWA Style #4 – Flat Twist Out

Curly fro test number two comes in the form of a Flat Twist Out, which basically follows the same process as my Bantu Twist Out so please see post for details. Everything was done exactly the same except instead of doing two strand twists and then knotting them, you make the parts for your flat twists. Be …

TWA Style #3 – Bantu Twist Out

Because my hair is all kink and zero curl, I am on a mission to find styles that will give me a curly afro, which I much prefer over a straight combed out afro (just personal preference. I have nothing against combed out afros!) *-* One such style that I have tried with success is …

TWA Style #2 – Sponge Twists

I woke up, hauntedly, at 4:00 am one morning and was looking at random tutorials on YouTube. Going from video to video I came across a few featuring a product called 'Nudred' which is basically a sponge with holes cut into it used to start dreds or for someone just wanting to style their TWA, …

TWA Style #1 – Brush Coils

With a mission to start learning new ways to style my TWA this time around, I came across a video on Youtube that I thought was pretty cool. A lot of you may already have done this or is presently doing this, but I had never thought of it. It is called 'brush coils' and …