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Long Fluffy Puff

Hey Maicurlies!

I’ve got a new styling video up of how I do my long fluffy puff!

I sometimes wish my hair were a little shorter because I would be able to call it my fluffy Afro puff but gravity likes to pull my hair downwards (not that I am complaining about my hair.)

Products/Tools used:

Spray water bottle
DIY Creamy Leave-In Conditioner
DIY Mixed Sealing Oil
DIY Rosewater Flaxseed Gel
Hair Bubble
Soft Bristle Brush

Styling Tutorial

I did this style on day 3 of a Wash-N-Go and my hair was a little frizzy and dry so I needed to first remoisturize it by applying water, leave-in conditioner and to seal a little oil.

After moisturizing I separate a section of hair at the front with a hair bubble because I will style that section last.

I then apply a little gel to the edges of my sides and brush them back gently.

DIY Flaxseed Gel

Apply Gel or edges

Brush back edges

I collect and pin my hair down in the middle of my head till I have pinned all the hair on one side. (I use two bobby pins crisscrossing them over each other until I reach the back where I only use one bobby pin.)

I repeat the gel, brush, and pin routine on the other side.

I then style the front by first spritzing a little water, adding a little gel, brushing the edges.

I spray water and then apply the gel

Brush back the edges

I like to give myself a little “pompadou” or bump at the front and then pin the hair down.

I like to fluff my hair out to make it bigger and then fix areas that need fixing.

Fluffing my hair

Fix my hair

And voila!

What do you think? How do you make your fluffy puff or Afro puff? Would love to hear from you!

Maicurls

Twisted Bantu Knot-Out

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Hello lovely Maicurlies!

I hope all is well 🙂

Lets get down to business shall we…and that business is my Twisted Bantu Knot-out.

Twisted Bantu Knot-Out

Let me start off by saying I love the curl results I get from this style. I think they are really “girly” and fun… in my opinion. I did not manage to record how I actually put in the Bantu Knots because I decided to do them late at night but I did demonstrate on one piece before taking down my hair (see video below). I can do a proper demonstration of how I install my twisted Bantu Knots in a separate video & write up (if someone needs to see it) although my method is no different to the other lovely ladies on YouTube.

These particular Bantu Knots were not two strand twist, instead I just twisted single sections of my hair around like you would a rope and then put them into Bantu Knots. Because they were not put into two strand twists I separated each curl a little more than I would when they are in twists. With the two strand Bantu Knots, I already have 2 separate sections and then separate each half of the twist one or two times.

I have a few photos of what my Two Strand Bantu Knot-Outs look like here for you to compare to the images below.

Products/Tools Used

Distilled water (spray bottle)
DIY Creamy Leave-In Conditioner
DIY Whipped Cocoa, Shea & Mango Butter
Sealing Oil (to take down the Bantu Knots)
Ribbon – optional (to accessorize the style)

I did not neatly part my hair nor did I use rat-tail comb I just sectioned 5 parts; 2 on the left, 2 on the right and one in the middle of my head and then randomly took small/medium sections of hair and twirl my hair into a Bantu Knot.

Twisted Bantu Knots

Tutorial

I have explained how I achieve this style along with images and text below.

How I install the Bantu Knots

I worked on dry hair that was slightly stretched and finger detangled. I first lightly mist my hair with water, apply my leave-in conditioner and set/seal with my whipped butter.

: I twist my hair all the way down to the ends

: I use my finger to hold down my hair

: I start to wrap my hair around to create a Bantu knot

: I continue and tuck the ends under the base of the Bantu Knot

The Take Down & Styling:

: I apply a little Mixed Sealing Oil on my fingertips before I take down the Bantu Knots

: I unwind them in the opposit direction of how I install the Bantu Knots

: This is what it looks like when it is taken down

: Once all the Bantu Knots are down they look like this

: To separate the curls I use my finger to unwind my hair in the opposite direction

: I use my thumb to slowly run down my hair and help separate the curls

: Continue slowly separating all the way down

: In case I have frizzy bits I finger coil the section to help bring the curl together

: This is what it looks like once I have separated my hair

: Lifting my roots

: This is what the curls looks like after I have separated and fluffed my roots

Twisted Bantu Knot-Out styled and accessorized

What do you think, don’t the curls look light, bouncy and girly? 😀

Thanks

Maicurls

Wash and Go with Flax Seed Gel

The Faux-Hawk

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Good Evening Maicurlies!

I hope all is well and you are enjoying the start of 2014!

I haven’t tried a “Faux Hawk” in a while, there is no real reason as to why I haven’t…I guess I just forgot. After my Wash Day Routine I put my hair in 5 braids, applied my DIY Creamy Leave-In conditioner (to wet hair) and then sealed in the moisture with my DIY Mixed Sealing Oil. I used bobby pins to pin the braids down and stretch them and then covered my hair with my scarf overnight. My intention was to actually wear my hair out and “flowy” so the next morning, I took the braids down (with a little sealing oil on my fingertips) and my hair decided it did not want to corporate. It wasn’t feeling the “flowly-ness” I wanted, so I gave in and tired something different and this is what I ended up with!

Now this is not your traditional “Faux Hawk” because gravity is basically pulling my hair down due to its length. I will be trying this again after a Wash-n-Go because I am sure if I do not stretch my hair (with braids) then the length will be a little shorter and I might get more of a “spunky” look. I do love this though because I find it elegant and I LOVE that just due to braiding my hair I get to take advantage of my length!

I have a write-up of my Long “Faux-Hawk” and photos to go with it here.

Do you rock a Faux-hawk, Fro-hawk? If so let me know, I would love to hear from you!

Thanks

Maicurls