I’d watched MsVaughnTV‘s UpDo with Jamaican Braiding Hair a while back and really liked it, but didn’t think I would be doing it because I don’t like to use weave. No real reason why, just personal preference. This weekend I was playing around with my hair and had the idea that I could achieve her updo with my current length. I am happy to say that it worked and I really like the style. See my rendition below:
Products
Carol’s Daughter Black Vanilla Shampoo
Herbal Essence Long-term Relationship Conditioner
Giovanni Direct Leave-In Conditioner
Raw Shea Butter
Fantasia Aloe Vera Gel
Tools
Hair Clips
Hair pins
Bobby Pins
Wide tooth comb
Soft boar bristle brush
[My]Steps
-Wash, Condition, and Detangle hair into two top sections.
-Leave front section (bang area) loose and secure the back portion with a ponytail holder
-Cornrow the front section forward
-Plait the hair in the ponytail
-For a neat set, let the hair dry completely before removing all braids
-Remove braids and pin into place as desired
-To maintain at night you can wrap your hair in a satin bonnet
This turned out really nice! I saw MsVaughn's Jamaican Braid Updo before and loved it. But I've never been one for buying and wearing weave (not that i have anything against weaves or fake hair, i just never felt comfortable with it on me,) so i've never tried it. This is a great alternative using just your own hair.
Super cute! & awesome alternative to using the weave. Great job Tia!
Her hair is GORGEOUS!
LOVE it!!!! I'm going to try this style when I wash my hair next week. My hair is not nearly as long as hers but I think I can still pull it off.
Very cute!! I bought some of the Jamaican Braiding hair when I saw MsVaughn's video many months ago, but I never got around to trying the style. Also, my hair isn't as textured as the braiding hair, so I debated whether or not I should use that or a looser hair or good ol' kanakelon to try this style. My hair is BSL, but not as dense/thick as Tia's or the hair, so that's why I was going to try it with added hair. Now, I think I probably could get away with doing this style on my own hair. Definitely might give it a try soon. Thanks for the video!
Shelli
Cute hair style! I tried it today for church and it came out really nice. It was super easy to do. Thanks for the vid!
Cute style!…I actually used this for my graduate photos that I took just 3 days ago. I received many compliments on my take on this hair style. My hair isn't as long as hers, it's a tighter curl pattern, AND I did it on wet hair (when shrinkage is never on my side) so I had to modify the pinned bun part.
My modifications: I flat-twisted the front instead of using cornrows since I can't cornrow. As stated above, my hair pulled back into a ponytail/bun was too short to replicate what she did so instead, I sectioned off smaller pieces of hair and twisted them…I think I had 10 total. Then I pinned the twists into a circular pattern.
Once I took the flat twists down in the morning and tried to separate it to cover both sides of the bun, I decided that it looked silly on me and just pinned it all to one side…and it still turned out great.
I loved the hairstyle and will definitely add this to my rotation!
Super cute and nice alternative!
I tried you style and it turned out great! Thanks for posting this, I didn't want to add any hair to my own so this is perfect. I may have to consider this hair-do for my friends wedding, adding some hair accessories. Great job, I love it.
LUB it, about to try this NOW!!!