aHead of MY Hair: April 2017

April 11, 2017

STYLE ALERT: KnotOut Puff With Twistout Back Fro

Complicated title for a not so complicated hairdo. I loved this simple ponytail puff look so much and was surprised and the number of compliments I got on the simple style as well as the ease of maintenance and how long it lasted.

After wash day, I pulled the front part of my hair up into a regular ponytail puff, parting the back half of my hair where it starts to get shorter. I detangled the ends and two strand twisted the ponytail. I then put those twists into bantu knots.

For the back, I twisted the hair down into rows and secured the ends into mini bantu knots where the hair was long enough.

I left this prep up overnight and undid it in the morning as I got ready for my day.

It left my hair very soft and fluffy with a nice curl pattern.

The picture of the back is a little weird as it doesn't capture the essence of the style correctly because, bad lighting, but here it is anyway:

I can't wait until my hair gets a little longer so the back fro part can make more of a statement. But for now, it's a cute and simple style that I can rotate into my go to styles.

- "Mo hair"

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April 4, 2017

Bantu KnotOut

This Thursday I'll be releasing a bantu knot out video on my vlog youtube.com/rahkuaaheadofmyhair. I just wanted to show the picture progression here of the knot out that I discuss in the video.

I love bantu knots. They're so versatile, unique, and such easy maintenance. It was always one of my go to styles when I had locks and I decided to try it out for the first time post-chop. I did what I called "love knots" for Valentine's Day and the result was great!

I two-strand twists each parted section of hair before twirling them up into mini bantu knots. The style held sturdy for about a week. It was the best get up and go hairstyle ever. When I was finally ready to take them down, I used my oils to moisturize my whole head and they just kind of came down naturally. However, when I saw how the style looked after just uncoiling, I decided to let them be rather than untwisting the two-stands also.

I left that alone for about a week too. Each day, the curls got a little looser so the hair looked a little longer each day.

Here's where I undid the two strand twists but didn't really pick it out just yet:

I was finally ready to take it all the way down as I prepped for the Lakers vs Hornets game. I loved the result even though it was a little frizzy on the sides since it was about 2 weeks old. The front was a little fresher because I re-coiled them the night before.

Unfortunately I kept forgetting to take a picture of the style without a hat, but I guess you can get the general idea from this :)

I can't wait to try the style again. I want to try it once where I take the knots down right away to see if I can achieve less frizz/longer lasting curls and once where I don't two-strand twist the knots first.

Tell me about your bantu knot out!
How do you prep your hair first?
How long do you leave your knots up?
Do you do anything special when you're taking them down?

- "Mo hair"