Someone asked me today if I still create hair content. Someone else asked how I’m getting the look in my car videos on IG and FB. I’ve been doing my hair the same way for years now. Funny story- the other night I didn’t feel like doing a full-head henna treatment and wondered if I could simply mix some henna powder into my deep conditioner, leave on for a short while with a little heat, and then rinse and find my silver hairs magically colored. I Googled it and the first result was me- from the past lol. My 2010 self telling 2026 self that yes, you can do this, and we called it a ‘henna gloss’. It’s amazing how long ago that seems. But it came right back to me and it worked! The color was nowhere as rich- I was doing henna glosses back then for shine and volume, now I’m doing them for the actual color- but it worked! The silver hairs became… blonde… ginger? Enough 🙂
How I Two-Strand Twist Out (Wet vs Damp results)
So on to the two-strand twist out, or twist-n-curl as we call it, that I’ve been rocking since at least 2005. Like, since before CurlyNikki days that I learned from a beauty named NikStar. I do twist-n-curls instead of twist-outs because I have very fine hair, and rolling the ends brings my length up to my chin, giving me a full-looking, bouncy bob. I live for a bob. But if you’ve read this site for a while, you already know. Now, I had gotten away from styling on soaking wet hair for two reasons: 1. it takes too long to dry, and I have nowhere near as much free time as I did when I wasn’t a mom yet, and 2. It’s messy- I literally get conditioner everywhere. But I did a soaking wet set recently and remembered why I swore by it- for the ease. I literally leave on the deep conditioner I detangled with in the shower and step out of the shower without rinsing it fully (just like 40% of it), and make 8-10 flat twists, roll the ends, and BAM, Done. But it takes like 2 business days to dry lol. It also completely and totally moisturizes my hair- think of a fully saturated sponge. Even when I go out into the Florida humidity, my hair doesn’t immediately shrink and poof- it’s full of moisture and cannot absorb anymore! When I do damp twist-n-curls, they are more stretched, less defined, and don’t stand up to the humidity as well. I use Cecred’s Moisture Sealing Lotion for the damp twist-n-curls, and Amika Soul Food’s deep conditioner for the sopping wet sets. And of course, the 3/4-1-inch orange or tangerine rods to set my ends. Easy Peasey! I love you and hope this was helpful!
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xx
nik
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