Let me just say this: I LOVE MARLEY TWISTS!
Ok. Now that I’ve shouted that from the mountain tops, let me explain. I recently wrote
this post about the pits of protective styling. After getting some Senegalese twists done last month that only lasted me a few days,
I learned how to do my beloved Marley twists, all by myself! I promised that I would do an updated post the next time I installed them, so here it is!
My first round of Marley twists weren’t perfect, but they were all mine, and they served their purpose for about 2 weeks. I took them down and left my hair out for a week, deep conditioning and rocking a cute twist out until it was time to Marley it up again. My video skills (and my Marley twisting skills, to be honest) need some practice, but I got HomieLoverFriend to play photographer so that I could capture my technique, step by step!
First, I got my tools together:
- Freetress Equal Marley braids in #4 (I used 3.5 packs)
- Cantu’s Shea Butter leave-in conditioning repair cream
- ECOStyler Olive Oil styling gel
- a wide tooth comb to part and detangle
- banana clips to hold parted hair up and out of the way
Next, I used my fingers and wide-tooth comb to gently comb out my twist-out into a ‘fro.
To do the twists, I began parting my hair section by section, starting at the nape: