Well the aftermath of the braids continues! LOL!
First, today’s hair. I did a twist out on wet hair about a week ago. It’s almost time to redo it, but it still looks pretty good.
I used Darcy Botanical's Transitioning Cream (review incoming, once I try it out more) as a leave in and then Bee Mine Luscious Moisturizer
I did about 20-25 twists, and let them dry about a day.
I love the way it turned out. I’ve been sleeping with my Satin Sak to preserve the style.
Anyhoo, while twisting my hair for this style, I found a partially undone braid (maybe about an inch braided)…I mean, I called myself detangling, but I guess I missed this. As I attempted to unbraid it, it became a big tangled knot. When I say knot, I mean the kind that sailors use on boats! Horrible!
I struggled with it for a minute, added some more moisturizer, but it was a no go. I finally just got out the scissors and cut it out. So, there’s an inch sized stub somewhere in the back of my head. *Pours out some Frank Juice in memory of my missing hair*
It’s not very noticeable, thankfully. Looking back, I did not add enough moisturizer before trying to undo the partial braid. Live and learn!
On top of this, my fragile edges have suffered as well. I remember being concerned about my edges when putting in the braids because they felt so thin. I was correct in my concern.
As you can see, it’s much shorter than the rest of my hair. This was common for me when I had a relaxer, but they’d recovered nicely since I’d gone natural. The picture is of the right side. The left side is still ok.
Overall, not a big deal. I have seen worse happen. It’s also the first major setbacks I’ve had since going natural. But still it makes me cringe :/
Am I done with braids? Hardly. This is just a learning experience. I will try them again and correct my mistakes.
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