Twist-n-Curl — Show & Tell

Hola Chicas,

Check out how these CurlyNikki.com readers are rocking the Twist-n-Curl. If you’re moved, send in your Show & Tell by 5 pm!

Fumi Fierce:

Tiesha:
Congrats on your blogversary! I absolutely love your blog, and one of these days I’ll write a Curly Nikki spotlight to represent for all of the 4a naturals! You give great advice, and I find myself trying out different products and styles that are featured on your site.

I have attached two pictures of my version of the Twist and Curl. This is Day 3 of my Twist and Curl/Coil. I used Herbal Essences Hello Hydration as a leave-in and sealed with Shea butter. I think I did about 20 twists, and I coiled the ends here, because most of the time I have to leave my house after I set my hair. In the morning I unravel the twists with shea butter and go. At night I put shea butter on the top and the ends, set in two loose ponytails, and tie a silk scarf on my head. This set usually lasts about 3-4 days before I have to do it again. Thanks for all of your advice!

Naterra:
Congratulations on your blog-versary! I am fairly new to CurlyNikki.com, but in the past few months, you have completely changed my hair regimen! I have been natural since 2004, but always flat-ironed/curled. I stopped flat ironing in March 09, and did a huge cut in May 09! I have mostly 4a, with some 3C areas. My regimen includes shampooing every 2 weeks, and co-washing every week. My styling products include Oyin honey hemp conditioner, Infusium 23 leave-in treatment, Oyin shine & define, coconut oil & shea butter. This pic is of a flat-twist n curl, which is my twist on yours!

Jasmine:
Thank you so much Nikki! I have been following your blog since Aug 09 in the midst of me being unsure of what to do with my hair when styling. Such a heaven sent and extremely informational. I am 10 months into my transition and have been steadily trying to find a staple style to promote growth. Since my hair doesn’t maintain twists yet with the two textures, I do a B-n-C (Braid and Curl). I wash with Organix Coconut Milk Conditioner then deep condition with Aussie Moist 3 Min Repair. I use Giovanni Leave In and apply EVCO in a spray bottle when braiding and seal with Cantu Shea Butter. Every night I re-braid my hair with spritz of coconut oil and wake up to uniform results. I love it and will maintain this no heat regimen for hopefully another 6 months. Thank you for the inspiration.

Zibby:
Congrats Nikki! You deserve a very happy anniversary! Here is my TNC from this morning. Cowash-Deva One Conditioner-Shea butter-TNC-Bonnet and whalaaaaa!! That’s my little girl Rinah— she doesn’t have much hair yet, but she will be twisting and curlin’ too!

Thedella2006:
Congratulations on the success of your site. I’ve been following it for some months now and enjoy the hot topics and personal accounts of transition. I’ve been natural for 11 years now. My hair is a 3b/3c mix with very finicky fine strands –my hair rebels when it’s dry lol. When straightened it meets my bra strap. The pic is of my first Twist-n-Curl! I liked it, my husband loved it! It lasted 4 days, really three, my hair frizzed up something strange. But I really enjoyed the added length to my curly look. We both loved the immediate volume- I usually have to wait three days for my curls to expand the way I like. For my TnC I used HH as a leave in and separated my hair into about 20 twists braided lil more than 3/4ths down. I sealed the ends with unrefined Shea butter and rolled it with green magnetic rollers. I dried it partially with a warm hand dryer, slept in a scarf and unbraided it the next morning. I then finger combed the length. I modified the technique on my second attempt and didn’t put the metal clips next to my scalp. With my hairs texture the clips defined the irregular parts and beginnings of each twist. Without the clips I was able to create a bit more volume near the scalp and a more natural look. I would suggest alleviating the clips to all the thin haired curlies. Thanks for sharing this style with the masses, I plan on using it with a hot hair ornament at my next formal event.

Kesha:
Congratulations on being one year old! Your site is AMAZING and I have learned so much from you! Although I have never had a perm, all my life I have pressed my hair. Finding curlynikki.com set me FREE. With the encouragement of a good friend and your expertise I was able to rock my first twist-n-curl! I shampooed with Optimum care breakage defense (I had some damage from all the straightening) and cowashed with Hello Hydration, deep conditioned with Optimum Care, detangled then rinsed. With a soaking wet head I divided my hair into four sections then began to two strand twist using Cantu leave in conditioner (I do smaller twists in the front so it’s usually between 25-30 all over). I sealed the ends with shea butter and rolled with medium size rollers. The next morning I untwisted and pulled out the ends and here were my results! I still use this technique and I am loving every bit of it. I do have to retwist on day three to add definition and finish out the week, but I started using lottabody setting lotion with helps me maintain a bit longer. I never would have had the courage to embrace my curls without you! Thank you!

Traci:
Congratulations on your blogversary! I’ve been following you and your awesome hair since Naturallycurly.com, and you’ve been so helpful to me on this natural hair journey. I would have been lost without ya!
I love me a Twist-N-Curl (still haven’t quite gotten my drying time down, but I’m looking to invest in one of those old school Belson dryers — they don’t make ’em anymore so if anybody knows where I can find one, let a sista know). The pic with the shoulders out was your tried and true One C, Jessicurl WDT, Shea butter combo. Two strand twists and rod rollers on the ends. The one in the blue sweater was a little more recent — Hello Hydration leave-in, Shea butter all over, and top if off with my newest obsession — coconut oil. (And of course HENNA every month or every other month). (Btw, I am totally about to jack a combo of Zizi’s braid roots/twist the rest and Traci’s twist 3/4 down techniques. I got a bit of a crinkly curl issue myself, so I can’t wait to see the results. Thanks y’all!) Thank you again Nikki and best of luck with the blog. I’ll be reading!

Valencia:
Here is a pic of a Twist-n-Curl (short version). I don’t use any special products at this length just water and a little bit of creme hair dressing. Of course my faithful leave in was a part of the T N C. I twist, leave a little of my ends free, then add a small sponge roller with end paper. Untwist in the a.m. and I’m Flyyyyyyy all day.

Krystality:
I am currently at the 6 month of my transition and I wanted to share a style that is inspired by your twist and curl style. It’s actually a braid and curl. Since my end are still straight the twists don’t stay in so I decided to try braiding it. This is s picture of my Last Braid and Curl at month 5 of my transition. I can’t wait till I’m able to do a real twist and Curl. :o)
I love your site and thank you so much!

CocoEuro:

Hair Description:
3c in front, 4a in middle, 3c in the back..very soft, no natural curl pattern, frizzes VERY easily…Transitioning, I have about 2-3 inches left of relaxed hair.

My version of the Twist & Curl:
Hot oil treatment with my concoction of jojoba, coconut, and olive oils – Cowash with Suave Naturals mixed with about 10 drops of tea tree oil – deep condition with Matrix Biolage Conditioner – Moisturize with Lustrasilk Olive Oil Cholesterol- Seal in Moisture with Jojoba oil – part hair horizontally at nape, apply Herbal Essence’s Set Me Up gel, twist hair in small sections, curl twists on perm rods all the way to the roots – let dry over night – undue twist – create volume and blend parts by lifting roots up with a pick.

Berdene:
For my twistncurl, I flat twisted the front, because my hair is still relatively short. In the back I used a really diluted setting lotion and lots of shea butter. I did smaller twists because of the length of my hair and I really wanted the curls to be defined and set it on rods. Amazingly, it dried over night and I took them out using an olive and coconut oil mixture, adding shine. I got the flattwist idea from BlackOnyx77 on youtube. I plan to do this hairstyle again this weekend.

Beautifulyfe:
I conditioner washed with a mix of hello hydration and totally twisted. Next, without wringing it out or towel drying, I added a little totally twisted as a leave in then proceeded to separate my hair into 4 sections. Then I twisted dripping wet hair probably 5 in each section and used duck bill clips on the roots and sealed my ends with shea butter. After using flexirods on my ends, I slapped on the satin bonnet, woke in the am, unraveled and fluffed.

Zizi:
I’m one of your British followers! I had so much success with my Twist-n-Curl last week, that I just had to send it in!
I co-washed with my cheapie conditioner Alberto Balsam Pomegranate and also the Raspberry one (which I don’t really like but am just trying to finish it). Then I did a DC with Le Kair Cholesterol conditioner mixed with some Aphogee 3 minute reconstructor, jojoba oil and castor oil. I sat with that on for about an hour. I then detangled and rinsed; while it was still dripping wet I squeezed some HE Hello Hydration into the hair staying away from the scalp. I lastly added some Aphogee Provitamin leave in conditioner.
After I sectioned my hair into 4. I then split each section into 2 and plaited/braided the first 2 inches of hair then I twisted the rest of the hair in two twists and added a flexi-curler to the end. I did this until my whole head was done put on my satin bonnet and went to bed. My hair was still damp in the morning but I took it down and added shea butter to the ends of the twists and unravelled.
The pictures in the white top are the first morning and the grey top is the second day night out.I rocked it for a whole week. I think it came out pretty well what do you think?

Traci:
I’ve slightly modified the way that you set the twists/rollers because my hair is really thick with small, dense corkscrews all over. When I tried twisting to the ends before putting on the rollers, my hair resulted in these weird, flat, curly crinkles all over. So instead of twisting all the way to the ends, I just twist about 3/4 of the way down then set the ends on rollers. I use DevaCare One conditioner to style and Palmer’s coconut oil hair milk to seal the ends before rolling. I like thick, bouncy “gypsy curls” so I usually use the same medium-sized rollers all over (I think they’re 15/16″) and I make about 10 – 12 twists in total. I usually sit under a dryer for at least an hour to help speed up the drying process before I go to bed. The results are usually soft, juicy spirals. EVERY time that I wear this style I receive a bevy of compliments. I am so grateful that I discovered your site and this hairstyle. Your tips have been a great help. Thanks, Nikki, for all that you are doing with your site! Cheers to you.

LJ Kelly:
My first SUCCESSFUL Twist-n-Curl. I have tried the twist-n-curl a couple of times before with no success but I cut about an inch of hair and it is working a lot better with shorter hair; the relaxed ends were weighing it down. I washed, did a deep treatment, and twisted with Giovanni leave in conditioner and sealed with shea butter–this routine could use some tweaking because it came out pretty dry. I am in my 15th month of my transition and I plan on doing a BC on Dec. 23, 2009.

DivaDr175:
As a newbie, I’m still learning about my hair, but I love your TnC. No significant modifications, though I’ll need to figure out what to do with the section of hair that refuses to hold a defined curl. I conditioner washed, then did a bunch of little twists all over, then rolled them on perm rods and air dried. The next am, I untwisted and finger picked out for this look. I’m still learning but I love that there are no “bad hair” days, just “work it out until it rocks” days now!!

Christina:
This is my first attempt at the twist and curl actually. I usually braid-n-curl. I have 4b hair in the front and top of my head, and a mix of 4a and 3c around the back of my head, so I tend to have smaller twists in the front and bigger twists in the back. I have been wearing headbands and using pins to flatten my new growth because my curls are really tight and puff up when they dry. I love this style because if one side is falling flatter than the other all i have to do is pin it up and it still looks fine; because I have an obsession with wearing my hair down (although I know it’s not always good for my hair) and I do it as much as possible.

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