Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Jumbo Cornrows!



Just a quick roundup of my last wash day. I did a henna treatment since I had been due for one for a while now.  I mixed the henna with plain cold water and a teaspoon of vinegar to aid in the dye release, let it sit for an hour before applying it to my hair. I wet my hair with water applied the henna and let it sit for two hours while doing a gazillion other things around the house. Henna ready I rinsed it out till the water came out clear and then shampooed twice and then rinsed out I conditioned with regular conditioner and let it sit for about ten minutes as I scrubbed the CSI crime scene  bathroom clean; y’all know henna leaves bathrooms looking like a crime scene! Bathroom clean I rinsed out the conditioner t-shirt dried till damp applied this new leave in conditioner I recently picked up and then sealed with coconut oil then blow dried on cool. I later went and got these jumbo cornrows done ready for a four day out of town trip. I oiled my scalp with my Amla oil mix post braiding. 

It's an allright leave in nothing to sing home about; doubt if I will be repurchasing it

 
I just brush up my edges, style the waist length tails into a bun and I am ready to go
The Wash Day Experience
Posted by at
Labels: , , ,

10 comments:

  1. Jay (Divachyk) of Relaxed Thairapy30 July 2015 at 02:06

    I love it, Lydz....those braids are so fun, playful yet professional.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. LYDZ4 August 2015 at 10:16

      Thanks Jay! I love the playful/proffesional angle to them as well:)

      Delete
  2. HealthyHairMama30 July 2015 at 06:57

    lol to the crime scene, does it come out completely though? i like ur braids, ziko poa :-)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. LYDZ4 August 2015 at 10:16

      Yes it does come out it just ends up landing all over the place when rinsing walls inclusive. Asante sana!

      Delete
  3. Lungi30 July 2015 at 12:30

    i love the braids :) how often do you do henna treatments?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. LYDZ4 August 2015 at 10:15

      Thanks Lungi! I don't really have a set timeframe for henna treatments but I usually do one just before I get a long term protective style installed so it can be anywhere between every 6-8 weeks give or take

      Delete
  4. KLP @ SavingOurStrands30 July 2015 at 19:41

    Cute braids chica! I really need to up my (long term) protective styling game!

    Thanks for sharing your #washdayexperience!

    KLP @ www.savingourstrands.com

    ReplyDelete
  5. Unknown1 August 2015 at 05:45

    Very cute protective style.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for reading...feel free to add a comment, suggestion or question. I am always happy to hear from you! Lydz.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)