Quick Tip for Hair: Trying New Braids

If you're like me, you are on Pinterest at some point nearly every day, pinning things pertaining to weddings, slow-cooker meals, and clothes.  One of my favorite pins leads to a video, demonstrating some more difficult (but cool-looking!) braids.

Isn't she awesome?!

My favorites are the 4- and 5-strand braids, but I'll be honest, I still need a lot more practice.  The woman suggests practicing by sectioning the hair with small hair elastics, which is great for some, but my hair does not do well with hair elastics of any size.  I need a different way to section my hair.

Tonight (March 1), I figured out how: Practice after washing your hair.  As Jane Lane from the TV show Daria once said, "So simple, yet so perfect."

Wearing a four-strand braid to bed.
Secure with a scrunchie since it isn't as damaging as a normal elastic

Wet hair is easier to section off than dry and you can twist the sections so they stay separate long enough to practice braiding.  Plus, if you shower at night, you can braid your hair and leave it while you sleep.  You'll wake up with nice, wavy hair with zero heat damage!  What a perk!

Hope that all of you that love playing with hairstyles found this useful.

<3  M