Fancy Twist Style Half up Half Down For Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving flew so fast passed us with how busy we have been lately that i am finally able to catch up on some hair styles and some other things.  I wanted to try out some new elegant looking easy yet fancy styles for the holiday season. I had wanted to create a sort of decorative twist style half up-do with her flowing natural curls incorporated too as well as one of her newest bows form one of our fav shops Cherished Custom Creations by Rebecca Lopez. This interchangeable bottle cap bow in Thanksgiving theme was one of several bows we have won in auctions lately.

So I began on her dry hair and since i decided to begin styling right after she woke up and i had to get out the distilled water spritz and coat her hair generously as i finger detangled her hair. It didn't need much but there were a few stubborn spots.  After that i parted a slanted part going to the back of her head which divided the front section in two parts.  Then i applied some Darcys Botanicals Curl Styling Cream and finger combed this in until it was evenly distributed. I just let her baby hairs do their thing :)

I began by flat twisting or "rolling" the left frontal section of her hair while gathering the hair underneath it as i was rolling the hair inside itself. I did this until i reached the back of her head near center, i repeated this on the right side and then pony tailed the left and right sections together in the back center of her head. Right on top of the pony tail is where i put her Turkey bow.

Then i had the middle section and a bit of each side sections of hair hanging freely, I left these curls as is and just twirled in some Curls Lavish Moisturizer spray and Darcys Botanicals Cherry Nectar Oil mixed for shine, moisture and definition. Below is a side view of what the twist looks like going into the pony tail.

The Turkey Bow and back view. I think this style is perfect for any occasion whether it be formal or casual or somewhere in between.  Another great aspect of this style was that it was created simply and quickly all in 15 minutes and we were ready to spend Thanksgiving with our families.

                                                                       Other side view.

                                                                           Back view.

We had a blessed Thanksgiving and we hope everyone else did as well. God Bless and remember who is responsible for the up coming season and it is NOT Santa!

Diva R's Mommy-Kim

Slide Braid's, 3 Triangle Parted Pony Tails, and Flat Rolling Twists

 Simple and Quick! Girly and Cute! Fun 3 in 1!

 Lately Ive been on a flat twist binge and have been experimenting with all types of flat twists. This time around i was desiring to do some flat rolling twists and since her baby hairs are so long but not quite long enough to be pulled back or braided neatly i chose that section to twist.

I wanted to drift off into another realm of pig tailing since we've done a few styles incorporating those lately. So i opted for three triangular parted pony tails behind the two flat twists that i constructed in front.

I used our distilled water spritz initially for our first layer of moisturizer onto her freshly washed conditioned and nearly dried hair. I began parting out my 3 sections and clipped two of them off individually. Then i smoothed on some Bee Mine Curly Butter per section as i pony tailed. I added some Bee Mine Luscious Balanced Cream Moisturizer to the pony tailed sections i planned to braid for a thick moisturizing agent and a good hold product as well. I decided that i would do the slide braids again as these are so dimensional and gives us a break from the traditional braids.

From beginning to end the style took 35 minutes and it lasted nicely in place for 2 days with no need for touch ups. 

I topped it off with our Bee Mine Juicy Spritz and were complete! For my how-to explanation on how to do Slide Braids click here.

Notice how i did flat rolling twists which end in braids? I chose to do it like this because Diva R's hair will not stay in flat rolling twists without being braided as the twist is leaving her scalp. They will immediately unravel any other way for us.

 Diva R's Mommy-Kim