I decided to do a variation on the up do I did here. Instead of crisscrossing my whole head I only did the sections of the front that were 2 strand flat twisted. To be honest the original style normally has me in tears by 3pm. Those bobby pins really, really hurt. I need to figure out a way to pin it with out stabbing my scalp in the process. So I did a pin/bun combo.
Flat twist/ 2 strand flat twist/ braid the front any way you like. I'm still trying to figure out a new style for my 2 strand flat twists so I just went with my old faithful.
I'll only be crisscrossing the 2 strand flat twisted parts.
Step 1: Start with whichever side you want, cross it over then pin it.
Step 2: Repeat with the other side
Step 3: Continue until you're done crisscrossing
Step 4: Put your hair in a ponytail
Step 5: Take hair donut (more on this later) and pull pony tail through
Step 6: Spread hair around the donut and take an ouchless ponytail holder and wrap it around the donut
This is what you should end up with
Adjust the hair to cover any gaps then tuck the hair around the donut
Results:
Scuse the laundry in the background...
You can buy the donut at the beauty supply store or your local drugstore. I made my original donut years ago. It was old and too big so I checked my CVS for one and had no luck so I decided to make another one.
Step 1: Get a sock, a knee high and scissors. When choosing a knee high I say go with one closest to your hair color is you can. Since my hair stays some variation of black I went with the black knee high that way if I miss a gap you can't tell since the donut blends in with my hair.
I was trying to figure out which sock I was going to use. I ended up using the one on the left.
Step 2: Cut the ends of the sock, and knee high
Step 3: Start rolling the sock into a donut shape
You should end up with this:
Step 4: Put the donut into the knee high
Step 5: Pull the knee high through the donut center
Fold the knee high over the donut and continue pulling through the donut hole. Continue until your donut is completely covered
You should end up with:
This works great for relaxed and natural hair. If I wash my hair on a weekday I wear a bun the next day so my hair can finish drying. You can make your donut as large or as small as you like depending on the size of the sock you use, just make sure that your hair is long enough to wrap around the donut in order to cover any gaps.
I hope this was clear if not email me and I'll be happy to clarify anything!
pony tail holder pic courtesy of scunci
