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| wow... I look tired! |
So, Like I said before -- fall is in the air, and I was looking for a protective style...
Right now -- I can't dish out $150 for box braids, so I started looking for a DIY on a low budget.
I was doing a little research on what styles other naturals suggest and I noticed a few YouTubers raving about Yarn Braids/Genie Locs.
They reminded me of actual dread locs, which I thought would be fun to try without the commitment ;)
Materials:
- Red Hart Acrylic Yarn (I picked some up at Wal-mart)
- Combs
- Clips for sectioning hair
- I used Shea Moisture to moisturize my hair and oil to seal
- Scissors
- Lighter
- Spray bottle
I used MsVcharles's process:
She also has a ton of videos for styling!
The whole process took me about 15 hours -- I braided all day yesterday, and finished up this morning.
Definitely time consuming but well worth it! I plan on keeping them in for about a month... It seems that other naturals had issues when leaving them in longer.
Now the true test will come, when taking these suckers down -- I'm extremely tender headed!
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| time to give my fingers some rest! |
I really like them! What do you think? Has anyone had any experience with Yarn Braids/Genie Locs?
...love, modesty*
I am loving it!~
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