Hair-perimentations: Flat Twist Out

I have to be honest, I have not been feeling fierce these last couple of days.  I have been sick and rocking the same faux curly pony fro (i need to come up with a better name- it's just rodded hair pulled back with a stocking and gives the allusion of a big curly ponytail).  While bored at home and cruising the internet, catching up on my reader, I came across this video on CurlyNikki .  After watching I figured why not give it a try.  I was at home with nothing else to do, didn't feel like washing but knew I needed to do something for Friday. So I went to it. Here's what I did.

1. Took a section of hair that I would twist and combed through with my wide tooth comb.
2. Applied some shea butter to my ends.
3. Sprayed a generous amount of Giovanni Leave-In to the section.
4. Followed with a pump of Giovanni Mousse (loves this stuff, shine is undeniable)
5. Started to twist.  Refer to the video linked above for the method, but I did mine a bit tighter.
6. Applied a satin roller to the ends.
7. Repeated until I had about 6 twists. Looked a lil' something like this.  (I really need to work on my phototaking skills)

I tied down with a satin scarf and kept it moving for the rest of the day.  This morning after showering, I took each twist down being careful not to manipulate the curls too much so they wouldn't frizz.  I wasn't exactly pleased with the front (I never am), but instead of pinning back as usual, I decided to try something different.  I took a section of hair from each side and braided it back, braided the other side, then pinned them to the back together.  This is the end result.

I must say, I was a flat twist queen when I was relaxed, but hadn't really attempted since being natural.  I guess I figured it was too much work, but I must say it was pretty simple. It took no more than 20 minutes to twist and I hopefully it won't look a ham tomorrow.  When I do a braid out, it's easier for me to just rebraid at night.