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| My results. Peep the “coils” |
Huh? Three Strand Twists? This was my first reaction when I heard about this twisting technique in early 2012. As far as I knew the only thing you could do with 3 strands of hair is braid/plait it.
Well, I’d been schooled, apparently three-strand twists was the newest (at least to me) method of getting great definition on your natural hair.
So why use 3 strands? Well according to my “research”, it allows awesome definition without much separation, and the results of the twist out is slightly “coily-er” than regular twists. Of course, I was excited to give it a try. And try I did…many times and I was unsuccessful even after watching numerous videos on Youtube.
Firstly, all my hands wanted to do was braid. I had to do lots of brain trickery but I still couldn’t get the technique down. Being a lefty made it even more challenging.
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| I used this Taffy to give my twists some hold. |
Fast forward to about 3 weeks ago when I happened about a video by “SupaNaturalTammy”, a fellow leftie. As I watched the video, I had an “Aha” moment when she said “like a propeller motion”. It all clicked and my hands went to work. I’ll admit that it did take the a lot longer than regular twists. If I recall correctly, it took me about 1.5 hours to complete the twists.
I had to concentrate A LOT so I wouldn’t do what my brain was trained to do with 3 strands of hair….braid/plait.
I used Darcy’s Botanicals Curl Styling Cream with a teeny bit of Nubian Heritage Edge Taming Taffy on top. The Taffy gave my a nice pliable hold.
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| 3-Strand Twists |
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| 2-Strand Twists |
I honestly wanted to prove to myself that I could figure out the technique, and I feel like I did. Small victories count. 🙂
Check out the video by SupaNaturalTammy that helped me learn.
Until next time
i tried doing three strand twists once, but i quickly gave up, wasn’t in the mood.
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Ok. I’d love to see your results if you do 😉
Thank you Kay. The results give you that kind of effect because it get’s more coily on the end, if that makes sense. I kept them in for about 3 days I think, I was ready to do something else. The definition was definitely more with the 3 strand twists, but I get decent definition with 2 Strand twists, so I think I’ll stick to those. Thanks for commenting.
Love the frohawk, btw.
I’ve never heard of this style before but I dig it. It’s like a cross between a TST and a curl. How long did you keep them in for? And did you notice more definition in the twistout?
Love the frohawk, btw.
I’ve never heard of this style before but I dig it. It’s like a cross between a TST and a curl. How long did you keep them in for? And did you notice more definition in the twistout?
Thank you Kay. The results give you that kind of effect because it get’s more coily on the end, if that makes sense. I kept them in for about 3 days I think, I was ready to do something else. The definition was definitely more with the 3 strand twists, but I get decent definition with 2 Strand twists, so I think I’ll stick to those. Thanks for commenting.
Thanks Shellz 🙂
Thanks Yemi! I’d love to see how your turn out.
Great definition! Lovely post!! I may try this in future.
Great definition! Lovely post!! I may try this in future.
Thanks Yemi! I’d love to see how your turn out.
I love doing 3 strand twists! The results are always awesome. I’m glad you love it.
I love doing 3 strand twists! The results are always awesome. I’m glad you love it.
Thanks Shellz 🙂