Hair-perimentation: Pony and Flex

Last night I decided to try something a little different than my normal co-wash and curlform routine.  I was talking to Miss G about a style I'd seen on maneandchic that I wanted to try which was the ponytail set.  After talking through the style and wondering if this was a way that Tracee Ellis Ross achieved some of her signature looks (my hair idol), I decided to try a variation of this style.  I figured it would save me some time and I was excited to get maximum use of the flexirods that I'd recently purchased.  So after deep conditioning with Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose and co-washing with Organix Coconut Milk, I proceeded with my experiment:

1. Since I'd co-washed my hair in 4 sections, I sprayed each section with Giovanni Leave In Conditioner and combed through.
2. Rubbed a dime sized amount of Ohm Body Sweet Hair Pudding on hands and applied to each section. (goal was to smooth the sides)
3. Tied each section with an Ouchless ponytail holder.
4. Took a section (about 1/3) of the ponytail, applied a pump of Giovanni Mousse and set on flexirod.
5. Repeated until done with all 4 braids. I used 12 flexirods.
6. Sat under a hooded dryer for about 30 minutes.  (I did this since I started so late and didn't want to run the risk of waking up with wet hair.  #fail because my hair was still damp at the point where the ponytail holder had been tied.)
7. In the morning, I removed each flexirod then the ponytail holders.
8. Since my hair was still damp ( :(  ), I ended up pulling it back into a messy, curly poof with my go-to cut up stocking turned hair band.

 Although the end result was not exactly what I expected (mainly b/c my hair wasnt completely dry), I still think the results were decent.  While this may not be my go-to style, I will definitely keep this in my back pocket.  However, it was quick and did a good job of stretching out my hair.  I am sure I'll try this again in the near future.