Curly Flat Twist Out on Natural Hair

One of the things that I'm finding out with my natural hair journey is really that technique & understanding YOUR hair texture is the key.  After my hair trim I decided to do a flat twist out on hair & set it with rollers on the ends.

A couple of things happened that challenged this style.  (1) I finished the style at 1 am & went to bed while it was still wet.  (2) It didn't dry all the way by morning & I was trying to get to church.  I had to undo the twists & sit under the hooded dryer to get it to dry before fluffing.    This was the result.   My hair was very defined, which I loved, but I had no curls on the ends even though I slept in the rollers.

This week I saw this video.

The thing I noticed she did differently was that she didn't twist all the way to the ends.  So  I flat twisted my hair again during the day a 2 weeks later, let it air dry in addition to 15 mins under the hooded dryer and got this result.

I loved both twistout results but really like the 2nd one best.  I didn't get disappointed that my hair didn't look exactly like the girl in the video.  I appreciated the styling tip for a different look & will try it again.  Plus these were both successful flat twistouts!  I'm going to continue to practice flat twistouts because I love the additional definition it creates all the way too the root!

Which do you like best?  What styles had you previously given up on that you've finally mastered?

My Twist and Curl on Natural Hair

I got my hair trimmed earlier this month and was ready to try some more roller set curly styles on my hair.  After seeing iknowlee's tutorial, I was inspired to try this twist & curl again.

Here are the products that I used on my hair to achieve this look (after cleansing and conditioning):

Koils by Nature Moisturizing Shealoe Leave In, Sealed with Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, applied a light amount of Koils by Nature Herbal Gel.  I set my hair using the orange perm rods.  I loved the way this style turned out.  The pictures you see below are actually 2nd day hair.  One day 1 I wore my hair styled toward my face but I was rushing that morning and didn't get an opportunity to take any pictures.