My BEST braidout so far!

*snatched*, *gave me life*, *yes honey* - all these phrases came to mind when I took down these braids! I am so so so happy with this braidout I cannot describe- the definition omg I love it. I used my African Pride curly pudding after I washed my hair. My braidouts had not been coming out well at all. I had to think back to my relaxed days and ask myself what did I do then to get those juicy braidouts? Examples below:

I followed the same technique- I divided my hair into sections, did one braid for each section plaiting very (very) tightly at the root and all the way to the ends:

I did not use perm rods. I left these braids in for 2 days then took them down.

Results:

I can't wait for my hair to get longer - it will look even better!

Happy Sunday :) - Braidout!

This is the result of my braidout from the previous post. I did a side bang with a banana clip for my Friday night outing and took some quick phone snaps:

First Wash Since Relaxer Day

It has been 8 days since I relaxed, so yesterday I was 1 week post and it was full time for a shampoo wash. What I did:

• Deep conditioned with Elasta QP DPR-11 (moisture) for 3 hours- I previously did 2 protein treatments within 1 week so I felt it was time for a moisture DC to balance
• Shampooed with Elasta QP Creme Conditioning Shampoo
• Detangled with a wide tooth comb and applied Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends (LTR)
• Set my hair for a braidout (10 plaits with perm rods), air dried for 2 more hours then put my satin bonnet on

:)

My Delicious/Enjoyable Wash Day/Braidout With PICS!

I shampooed my hair for the first time since relaxing last Tuesday. What an enjoyable experience, I just had to share, here is what I did:
1. Pre-pooed with Vatika Oil (which I bought), I was a bit worried it wouldn't coat my hair so I rubbed a bit of Tresemme Moisture conditioner throughout my hair- but those worries were gone because the Vatika oil was enough. I did this for 90 minutes (through my spin class)
2. Washed with Elasta QP Creme Conditioning Shampoo. *pause* I had the 'what's that' feeling, during this wash I felt something on my back- was it a piece of thread? a towel? Nope it was my hair! I can feel my hair on my back, it is definitely growing :)
3. Applied my protein DC (ORS Hair Mayonnaise) combed through, DCed for about 90 minutes
4. Rinsed
5. Combed and applied my Herbal Essences LTR
6. My hair felt so good- for two reasons 1) The products were sooo good on my hair - felt good/smelt good 2) The last time I washed my hair at 1 week post relaxer was February lol

This week I am rocking a braidout, so I did about 8 plaits all over my hair and to make the ends curly I applied perm rods. Just look at those smooth edges :)

I covered with a satin bonnet- this is my first time using perm rods. To ensure smooth edges I tied down a scarf over my edges. Well overnight my scarf fell off and one perm rod fell out. But my results were so juicy- especially after I moisturised and sealed. Here are the results and a couple of ways I plan to wear the braidout this week (I will re-braid each night):

These are two headbands from Forever21 (I love it I know it is a US store, but last year when I lived in America I fell in love- I order from their UK website) about £3

Banana clip- love it, got 3 for about £1.50 from Ebay.

Braidout Tip! Picture Heavy :)

I did a braidout, I plaited my hair:

 Took it out the next day:

I wasn't very pleased with the results as you can see the ends are straight.
Then I watched this video by Buildable Beauty: http://www.youtube.com/user/BuildableBeauty#p/search/2/yhOUSjTN7lM
This video reccommends plaiting the hair after washing and then setting the hair on flexi rods. So I then shampooed my hair (Creme of Nature detangling shampoo) added my leave-ins (Herbal Essences LTR, Aphogee Pro-Vitamin) and moisturised and sealed. Then plaited my hair, set on 5 flexi rods:

Left overnight to air dry. Here are the results:

Pinned up:

This is how I may wear it today:

To preserve the style at night, just moisturise and seal, braid and set on flexi rods. I was very pleased with the results, the curls are just so springy! So this is my style for the week and then the following week I might go back to roller setting using my Caruso roller sets. Hope it's been helpful!