Monday 10 November 2014

Show & Tell - Crochet Braids

Hey guys!
 
I'm coming at you with another protective style - crochet braids.
 
 
crochet braids - hair  not styled/ straight out the pack
 
 
I installed this style on my own on the 4th of November. I actually installed crochet braids once before about 3 weeks ago but wasn't too fond of the outcome and consequently, I have no pictures to prove their existence. It looked good with a hat on and that was about it. I left it in for a week because I had somewhere to be and didn't want to wear busted hair. Thankfully, this time around I like them a lot better. However, I still don't think they'll be in for very long because once again I have an event.
 
So anyway, about this style:

Braid pattern - I did 12 braids in the front and then I did a semi- beehive pattern in the back. When I did it before and had the back braids going straight back, the ends were too long and thick to hide. (pardon the quality of the upcoming pics)
 

 
 
Hair used - I used 3 packs of kanekalon hair, 2 in number 4 and 1 in number 30 for a pop of color. The brands I used are Bijoux and Outre. The first time I did it I used Xpressions and while I wasn't a fan of the texture initially, after it was hot watered, I was OK with it. On the contrary, I think I preferred my current extensions before the hot-water process as per the first picture (but they are still OK now).
 
Time it took - I braided my hair down in an hour. Did the 2 sides at the front in an hour and did the back in about 1/ 1.5 hrs. So total time is roughly 3.5 hours.
 
I think the style would be much easier to wear, had I left some hair out to cover the knots. But I'm working with it as is because I wanted it to be a full protective style where all my hair is covered and protected.
 
I did both a braid-out and a flexirod set on the extensions, and while I liked both styles, the braidout left the ends really tangled, I had to cut them off. The flexirod, after being brushed out, left me with a natural-looking wavy result.
 
Overall, this style is decent. There is quite some tangling (can be brushed out though) and shedding. I'm not crazy about it, but it works. I did the LOC method before braiding and the GHE method at nights. Can I tell you just how soft and MOISTURIZED! my hair was the last time I took them down?! Heavenly.
 
 
 
Have you ever tried/ are you planning to try crochet braids?
 
 
 
 

7 comments :

  1. "I have no pictures to prove their existence" LOL. I know that feeling! I have the same thing happening.. I'm redoing mine as well lol

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  2. That's alot of hair you have there. I have always wanted to try crochet braids.

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    1. lol sure is. I did some cutting & styling to work it out.

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  3. these came out great.
    i've been seeing more and more crochet braids on pinterest and the like.
    were they hard to install?

    :)
    vanessa

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    1. They weren't bad @ all. My only issue was that I didn't do a leave out & I wasn't too pleased with the knots showing.
      Wasn't hard at all, really simple. Took about 3 or so hrs though.

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  4. This is amazing. Are you able to wear your party anyway you desire? Did you have to do any type of layering? I love the mass of it!

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