by Vashti of The HodgePodge Files
It’s been 17 days since I’ve had these mini twists in and I’ve been itching (not literally) to take them down. I’ve mostly been wearing them pinned up like I did here. Friday, I decided to steam them after cleaning my scalp with Witch Hazel and a Q-tip, and that seemed to revive them a bit. However, I’m still kind of bored with them.
I decided that I would keep them until this coming weekend so I did a rod set using perm rods and Design Essentials Curl Enhancing Mousse. I don’t know about “curl enhancing,” but it did a great job of setting the twists and it didn’t leave my hair feeling sticky or “product-y”.
Last night, I posted a pic of my hair with the rods on Facebook and someone commented that they got “Grandma Curls,” when they attempted this style. I chuckled a little because I knew exactly what she meant. Well, this morning I had my very own set of Grandma curls….tight and curly. After lots of shaking, fluffing and pulling, I was able to leave the house looking more like Curly Sue….at least that’s what hubby says I look like 🙂
I am very pleased with the results and I intend to wear it like this for the entire week. I may even do another rod set so that I can leave them in for 4 weeks as I originally intended. They are getting fuzzy especially around the edges, but that’s an easy fix. My scalp has not itched once! Is this “her” way of telling me she doesn’t like to be washed so often????
What’s your favorite way to style mini twists? Have you ever tried a rod set on mini twists?
Vashti is the creator and editor of The HodgePodge Files a Dallas-based natural hair & lifestyle blog started in 2011. She blogs to share her hair journey and to encourage others to love themselves and their beautiful, unique, God given hair. Find Vee on YouTube, Instagram,Facebook and Twitter
