Squaredsc | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 10:26 am     oh kool. i like it. |
Ladytex | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 10:27 am     I'll see if she will let me take a pic when I'm done ... (I doubt it though, she likes taking pics as much as I do, lol) |
Squaredsc | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 10:36 am     lol. well you will have to sneak it then. oh here's a style i got last year.
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Ladytex | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 10:40 am     Nah, my fingers won't do that many tiny braids all at one time, lol ... |
Fluff | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 10:50 am     Vewwy pwetty! Looks like it'll hurt like heezy though. I want some kinky twists like the lady in the pink in the "Twists" gallery. Very pretty stuff. http://www.nubiankinks.com/gallery.html |
Squaredsc | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 11:01 am     lol ladyt. and it did fluff, but then again im tenderheaded. kool site fluff. |
Essence | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 11:48 am     Ladyt that's the style I always go with when I need a quick fix for my hair (like this weekend). It's simple enough that I can do it myself. I'll probably do mine on Sunday, it will take all day tomorrow to get these twists out of my head. |
Fluff | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 12:16 pm     Do you have kinky twists? |
Essence | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 12:20 pm     Yep, I have a shorter version of the ones Squared has. Mine was styled into a bob cut. Very cute, but time for them to come out. I've had them since Labor Day. |
Squaredsc | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 12:26 pm     and mine are a lil past my shoulders. |
Fluff | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 12:29 pm     Both of you all have kinky twists? I want some too. Are they hard to do?  |
Squaredsc | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 12:51 pm     i have no idea, i went to a shop to get them done. took 10 hrs and hurt like hell. but i love them. p.s. yeah we both have them. |
Essence | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 01:16 pm     I went to a shop too. I tried to watch, the only hard part seemed to be at the end when she curled it. I couldn't figure out what she was doing, but I know that scalding hot water touched my scalp a few times. That hurt more than anything. I took a couple out already in the back (can't continue 'cause I have somewhere to go in the morning). It looks like she started out braiding each one and then switched to twisting them. It took about 6 hours. I'll probably get them again around Christmas (when I have the money.) |
Fluff | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 01:24 pm     Thanks Essence. I really want these, but they cost so much in DC. Plus, I would need them past my shoulders because my hair is longer, and that means paying even more money. |
Landi | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 01:32 pm     speaking of hair, i recently cut off 21" of my hair, (it was down to my waist)i have this little flip now. i donated it to locks of love. i got tired of just putting it in a ponytail every day. it made me look older having all the hair. i feel like i lost 5 years off my age when i got rid of the hair! |
Fluff | Friday, November 07, 2003 - 01:37 pm     Wow! Good for you Landi.  |
Squaredsc | Saturday, November 08, 2003 - 12:14 pm     well phase 1 is done. the braids are out and it didn't take as long as i thought. they just unravelled which is great. now im getting a bite to eat and then going to touch-up my hair and i will be done. |
Auntiemike | Saturday, November 08, 2003 - 04:06 pm     Square: one of my daughters is AA and we used to spend hours sectioning and braiding her hair. What a job...one you want to last as long as possible! And, it probably wasn't even the type of braids you are talking about. Luckily my son (her half brother) is 7 and we are able to keep his really short. So much easier; we just have to keep moisturizers in it and it look fine. I have to pick some fuzz from his bedding out occasionally! LOL You go girl! I would love to see a picture of her "new hairdo". |
Squaredsc | Saturday, November 08, 2003 - 04:17 pm     lol auntiemike. but no pic of the new do cause it really isn't a new do, just the same one i had before, lol. |
Essence | Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 04:29 pm     Woo hoo!!! Finished phase 1 and 2. Just got through with the cornrolls. This ought to last me a couple of weeks until I can think of something else to do with my hair. You're right Square, it didn't take as long as usual, but it still took some time. I didn't start on phase 2 until today. I got tired of dealing with it yesterday. |
Squaredsc | Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 04:47 pm     how long did it take you to get the twists out essence? i found it easier to take these out then the regular braids that ive gotten. |
Essence | Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 05:06 pm     I'd say with all the interruptions (phone and people stopping by) it took about 5 hours. That is a lot less time than micros which take me almost a whole week. When I take out micros, I start in the back and hollow it out until I just have the sides and front to do. I hate taking those things out. |
Squaredsc | Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 05:14 pm     i had micros early this year and that was the first and last time. they were so small that i had to cut them out. at the time my hair was slightly below my shoulders and it ended up being halle short. instead of them knotting the ends below where my hair ended, they did it before my hair ended so they didn't come out as easy and i couldn't just cut the end of the braid. i will never get those again and i didn't even like them that much, lol. 5hrs isn't bad at all. |
Essence | Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 06:26 pm     that happened to a friend of mine. i've only had them knotted once. usually they just leave the ends loose. i love them, but hate when it comes time to take them out. i've been thinking of getting them again, but thought of taking them out haunts me. |
Squaredsc | Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 06:51 pm     one of the girls in my class went to nyc and got micro braids and she said she was going back to have them take them out. she's from there so she goes back frequently. im going to take a break from getting braids but i think next year i will get it cornrowed in some kind of alicia keyes style. |