PARTIAL SEW IN WEAVE TUTORIAL IN DETAIL! | BREANNA RUTTER
“Hello Ladies! This is Breanna, from mrsrutters.com! And for this look, I want to show you how to achieve a side part sew in. And as a plus, I am also going to teach you how to achieve this Girl Next Door, beautiful, curly look.”
“Make sure you braid your braids down for your braid pattern base. And for all of my braids, I have all of them going away from my part. Every two braids joined to form one, and I only have leave outs at the front sides of my hairline and at my part. This braid that you see here is where the leave out will be on this side of my head. And on the other side, I am pointing to show you where the rest of the hair will be left out. I only have hair left out at the front and at my part. And, as you can see, this is how your braids should look. Now, this is how my braid looks at the very back. Because, this is going to effectively help sew down your hair extensions at the nape of your neck.”
“As you can see, all of my braids have been stitched down, and I will demonstrate on the last braid how to do so. So, you want to follow it up in between the two braids. You want to put the needle through both cornrow braids and around you folded braid, wrap the thread around the needle twice and pull through to create a knot. This is the stitching technique that you will be using throughout the entire process. Now, as a plus I want you to make sure that you thread a bunch of needles and threads and that’s because you are going to continue to use it throughout the process. I don’t want you to have to stop and load one needle at a time, that’s going to slow you down! So, prepare from anywhere about 10-15 needles while you are doing this entire installation process.”
Here comes the Weaving Thread which is used to sew in your braids and hair extensions. It is very strong
“Now you are just going to cut off the needle, and now we have just finished stitching down our braid pattern base!”
“Now it’s time to sew down the weaving net! Your weaving net is crucial in giving you add strength to your hair. This is going to prevent you from having weak spots in your hair when you are stitching down your hair with the hair extensions. This is also great for those who have very fragile or thin hair to begin with. So, what we are going to do is we are going to stitch around in this pattern that we see here. You first want to stitch around where your leave outs will be. You are going to insert the needle at the very beginning of that braid. And you are going to do the same looping and stitching technique when your stitching down the weaving net to your braids.”
“And you guessed it! You are also going to stitch down your hair extensions with the same technique. Now when you are stitching through your braid, you only want to stitch at the top of your cornrow braids. Don’t stitch too far down because you want to stitch to that braid as close as possible. So that when you are sewing your last extension, it is close to your leave out as much as you can.”
*Demonstrates how to stitch down weave net*
“So far, this is how it should look, until your done stitching all the way around. And as you can see here, this is how it should look. Now it’s time to stitch along the sides. That’s why you have to make sure that, in order to make your extensions very flat, you have a braid that’s going around the sides of your head as well as around the NAPE of the neck, so that way you don’t have much lift from the sides or the back of your head. So, when you’re stitching, make sure you are not stitching too close but not too far apart and also you want to make sure you stretch the net and put the needle underneath the net as you are stitching.”
“Now, this is how one side looks after I stitched it down and this is how this side looks, that you just saw. Now it’s time to stitch the very back. And, I want to make sure to show you how you do this part because even though it seems like you are doing the exactly same thing as the front, it’s actually a little bit different. Every time you are getting ready to make a stitch, you want to stretch your weaving net first and then you want to put the needle through the net and around the braid. So, you are still doing the same stitching technique, but you are making sure you are gathering the net and stretching and pulling it together so that this way it contours at the back of your head. If you don’t do this stretching technique before you begin stitching, it’s going to make it look like your net is lifted in the back, and you don’t want that. So, continue to pull, stretch and then stitch in to finishing sewing down your weaving net.”
“Now that we have finished sewing the weaving net and trimmed off the rest, this is how beautiful the foundation looks. It is very neat and tight so that our extensions will be stitched down flawlessly. And, after stitching down one bundle, this is how it looks. So, because we have a side part, you want your bundles to start to slant in that direction so that there’s an even distribution. Now, this is how flat it looks because we have that braid going around the back of our head. And I am just going to show you how far apart your hair should be sewn.”
“And now, this is the second bundle that I have stitched down, and I am going to spin around just to show you how full it looks. But we are going to add another bundle on top of this! So, as you can see here, I stopped for a moment because I am going to show you how to do the fold over method. This method is extremely useful in giving you so much life out of your hair extensions. The reason why I say that is because this is going to allow you to continue to reuse your hair for as much as you can. The hair extensions roughly last two years, so with proper care, it’s going to last a lot longer of course. And, if you don’t cut the hair extensions, it’s going to give you longevity for when you want to use the hair extensions again.”
“So, when doing the fold over method, just fold it over in opposite directions. Just as you see here, and you continue to stitch with the same stitching technique that you have learned here throughout the entire process.”
“We are all sewn down ladies! And, in my head, I have installed three bundles and one quarter bundle of 22 inches of the Mrsrutters Luxury virgin hair extensions! If your hair is darker than mine, then feel free to color your bundles. Now we are going to go ahead and straighten out our hair, so we can have that seamless blend. And, always use a heat protectant for the health for your hair, to prevent thinning and also to prevent damage. So, with just a little bit, you are going to put some on your hair and you are going to comb through the section. I like to then go ahead behind the wide tooth comb with a small tooth comb, so I can further detangle my hair.”
“Because I have thick but fine hair, what works on me is pulling the ends while straightening it. Instead of doing the comb-chase method. Now check this out, with just one pass of the flat iron, you can see how seamless my hair blends with the Mrsrutters hair extensions. Now that we are done straightening our weave out, it is time to further define the side part, right before we begin adding styling products.”
“Also, I suggest you use a finer tooth comb to further comb out your hairs so that its very flat and smooth before you add any products to your hair.”
“Now ladies, look at how seamless this blend looks! Your eyes are not deceiving you, trust me. This hair blends so well with African American hair! Now it’s time for some edge control, because it’s time for the side parts to come to life! So, what you want to do is grab a little bit of your edge control, and I like to put it on the back of my fingers, so I can direct it exactly where I want it to be. And, what I want you to do is lightly apply it to the edges of your hairline first. Now you are going to use the comb to further smooth and blend the product into your hair. You can get as create as you want to with this part. You can add some swirls or some swoops. You know, something, like the ocean waves that I got going on here. You can do whatever you want to bring such a creative look to your hair while wearing a side part sew in.”
“Now we are going to start doing the other side and one thing I wanted to mention is that using a small tooth comb is completely optional. A lot of you ladies like to use a toothbrush and I occasionally like to use a toothbrush as well, just for doing my edges, not for my teeth! But you can use an actual bristle brush or a toothbrush if you prefer. And, sometimes, I like to use a comb or a brush, it really depends, but for this look, I really like the way comb is making my edges look.”
“Now, one extra tip that really ties in the look and makes it very sleek is actually putting edge control on your part. This is going to make the front of your hairline match the way your part actually looks. And, you want to make sure you fully smooth this product into your hair. So, you use the back of the comb, your hands and the teeth of the comb to smooth it in.”
“Ladies, as you can see, the hair is SO gorgeous! And, edge control really tied in the look. So, now really quickly, I am just going to show you how to put curls into your hair. And you can use any styling tool you like, I happen to be using a tapered curling wand. Now, when wrapping your hair around a wand, make sure you do it very flatly around these curls. Now hold it with a duck bill clip just so it cools, and then when you are done, remove all your clips and then gently finger detangle all your curls!”
“Now you want to grab a large section of your curls and you are going to start kind of rubbing them together and start smoothing them out, so it can form one big coil. And you are going to do this throughout multiple sections over your entire head and then spray it with hairspray!”
“So, as you can see ladies, it was so effortless achieving the Girl Next Door, curly and beautiful hairstyle! And Voilaaa ladies, our beautiful sew in style is complete!”
How To: Senegalese Twists FOR BEGINNERS! (Step By Step!) | Breanna Rutter
“Hey ladies! This is Breanna from Breanna Rutter! And I want to show you how to do the Senegalese Twist for beginners!”
“These are the supplies you will need to do your Senegalese rope extensions. To start off, you are going to need rollers to add curls to the ends of your twists. You are also going to need a wide tooth comb for detangling. You will also need Hick’s edge control to slick your edges. For this look, I used 5 packs of Kanekalon braiding hair. You can also use African braiding hair. Optionally, you may want to use a hair growth oil or a hair grease for your hair.”
“Now, I have a small section left so that I can demonstrate exactly how to do these twists. We are starting off with the blonde braiding hair because I want to make sure that you can easily see the style. So, the very first thing you want to do, is remove the braiding hair from the package. And, you are going to separate the rubber bands or hair tie holders that are on the package of hair. Now, what you want to do is take the ends and take a good look. See how blunt the ends look? You don’t want it to look like that. What you want to do is actually a technique called feathering. You are feathering the ends of your hair, you are pulling on the ends, so that you can make them look more tapered. Because, fresh out of the pack, the ends are very blunt and straight across, this is going to make it very difficult for you to twist all the way to the end, because the twists will abruptly end and will cause the ends to unravel. To prevent the ends of your hair from unraveling, it has to come to a finer point. So, as you can see here, I am grabbing the pieces that still need to be worked on a little bit more by slightly pulling on it while my other hand is loosely holding the package.”
“Now, run your fingers through for any tangles and take a good look at how you feathered the ends. And now, to keep working on the rest of the hair, you want to make sure that you run your fingers through because as you are feathering it in, you are basically creating a tangling effect along the hair. So, after running hands all the way through, it’s now time to start cutting those loose ends. So, I am just going down an angle to cut so I am not creating a blunt and straight angle at the ends. Cut in an angle. And this is how your packet of hair should look!”
“Now, to begin twisting, I am going to demonstrate on this section that I have here by dividing this is into two parts because I have two twists to left do. Make sure you clean up your parts good so that way, whichever way you decide to wear your style, your parts look very neat. Now, put the rest of the hair out of the day with this duckbill clip and we are going to focus on this piece here. So now, I am just showing you all the way around that now you need a square size. If you want other types of partings, then you can do triangle partings if you wanted to.”
“Now, take some hair growth grease, you can also use hair growth serum if you wanted to. This is optional. You want to use a hair growth serum if you want to speed up the growth of your hair. So, what I am doing is that I am applying this along the part of my scalp, and then divide the strand in half, in preparation of my twists. I am also adding some hair growth grease in the center of my part as well. So, now these are your two pieces, and you want to make sure that they are equal in size, so that you have a very consistent twist.”
“Now, taking the light color braiding hair, I am going to show you the amount of hair you want to pinch off. And you want the hair to be slightly thicker in width than the hair on top of your head, so that the twists don’t look too thin or too thick. Now taking that direct center, I am going to lay it right at the part where you see my scalp. And I am going to begin twisting here where you see me holding. So now, you are just going to place it there, and use your left hand to hold it down firmly on the other side, as you prepare to twist your hair into the braiding hair. So, as you can see here, I am rotating this hair towards my face. So now after twisting a couple times, you are going to hold it with your hand and then, this section here is going to begin twisting with the other section, going away from my face. But, if you were to twist this piece of hair off your scalp, both sides are actually going in the same direction, but you are going to twist in the opposite direction when you are actually twisting your hair. Another way to see which side to twist is that one side will automatically start twisting on its own.”
“Now, at this point, the second area that we twisted, you are going to overlap that at the top of the first area that you twisted. So, remember, you are going to twist your right strand first, and then your left strand on the opposite side, and then the left strand goes over the right strand. Now, as you see here, I am twisting both pieces of hair, opposite of one another, and rotating this in my left hand, over the piece that is in my right hand. If you notice that your twist is loose, I suggest that you start over and repeat the process because once you perfect this twist at the top, you can actually create a perfect twist going all the way down!”
“Continue to twist both pieces in each hand, as you overlap one strand over the other. You should see that it’s not loose at all as you are doing this, it’s actually tightening up every single time you twist and overlap. One important thing that I want you to keep in mind is that you have to consistently twist both strands, at the same time, with the same amount of tension and pressure to make sure that the twist does not look lopsided.”
“Now, we are near the ends, and one side is longer and thicker than the other side, so you just pinch off a small piece of hair to the other side so that both strands are even in thickness and in length. This is very, very important in getting your twist to reach down all the way to the ends without unraveling. If one of your twist’s ends unravels, it’s going to cause your twist to not be able to be effectively twist down to the ends. And, what is really important is the tapering, as you can see, the twists are getting thinner, this reinforces the strength of the twist so that it does not unravel. You want to twist that bad boy all the way down to the ends!”
“When you’re done, this is exactly how your twist should look, and letting go, your twist should not unravel, and if it does, I suggest that you do your twist over again. So, as you can see here, I am just holding it up to show you how well it tapers at the end. And now, as you can see here, when you don’t twist too tight, you can rotate your twist in all directions. You don’t need your twist to be extremely tight on your scalp, you just need to make sure its firm and in place.”
“Now, for my second demonstration, I will show you on black hair, because you will be doing these twists pretty much on the color of your real hair. Again, you can use any type of hair, such as African braiding hair or Kanekalon hair. So, I am going to show you as realistic as possible how this twist looks, and I am going to demonstrate the steps once again, just in case you haven’t gotten it.”
“So, I am laying a piece of my hair over that braiding hair, and I am twisting this section, towards my face. As you can see here, I am just rotating it very firmly, making sure that my hair is greatly intermingled within the weave. Now, as you can see here as you are twisting the hair and using your other hand to hold it in place, you are going to start twisting the other section, going away from your face. So that means, my second is rotating the second piece going away from my face. So now after twisting this section far enough, that second section goes on top of the first section and then both sides have to be twisted in opposite directions before you overlap the strands. This is very important for preventing your twists from unraveling. You always want to twist each twist going opposite of one another and overlap the appropriate strand over the other strand. So, as you can see here, I am just moving the hair around, and I am just going to continue twisting all the way down. Now, don’t mind if the twist is not extremely tight at your scalp, this is actually preferred when you are wearing Senegalese twists; because tightness causes Alopecia, which is so unnecessary. Tight styles don’t last longer, neat styles do. So, as you can see here, continue to twist in the opposite direction as you overlap the piece in your left hand, over the piece in your right hand.”
“Always move about your hair to prevent any lumps within your twist. And, rotate each section in between your index and thumb, so that way it tightens before you overlap. Now that, I’ve finished, you are going to use your scissors to cut off the excess ends out. The reason you are going to have ends sticking out is because of the braiding hair. When you taper, all of the ends don’t run at the same point, that’s why you have random pieces of hair sticking out at the bottom.”
“Make sure to be careful not to cut up too far up your twists because you have end up cutting your real hair. So, keep that in mind, because it may be easy to forget how long your real hair actually goes. So, I suggest that you only do this at the ends of your twists.”
“Now that the twist is finished, look at how gorgeous it looks! With three simple, but key techniques, you can create such beautiful Senegalese twists by only using braiding hair, such as African braiding hair. And, you can rotate your twists in all directions if you don’t twist too tight!”
“So, now that all the twists are up, I want you to check out how gorgeous this style looks. So, I am just going to do a spin around to show you how this looks once they are fully installed.”
“At this point, you are free to go if you like, but I have some cool techniques to show you, so stay tuned to see how to curl the ends of your twists!”
“As you curl the ends, what you want to do is grab a chunk of hair, about 4-5 twists, if they are about this size. You want to grab the ends of your twists to make sure that they all end at the same point, so you can curl the ends very effectively. Wrap the ends around the rod and once you wrap the ends, you are then going to wrap the remaining section around the ends and then roll your way up the rod so that you can effectively curl all the way down to the bottom without it unraveling. And this is how it should look, right before you dip it in hot water. Now, slowly insert your twist in hot water, and you are going to leave it in there for about a couple of seconds, and you are going to do this to release air bubbles. When you are taking the twist out, try to drain as much water as you can before putting it on your towel. Then, you are just going to press and release all of the water and to release all of the steam from your roller as well. When you roll your twists off of the roller, make sure to do this carefully, because if there is snagging and pulling, it is going to cause some of your Senegalese to unravel, as the twists are so warm. Now run your hands through the twists to release them individually, and then you are just going to use your scissors to clean up the ends!”
“So now, this is how it should look, and now that all the curls are finished, check it out! How beautiful does it look?! It just added that slight touch of jazz to this style. I absolutely LOVE curly Senegalese twists! Now, I just want to show you how much fuller they look at the ends, being that the ends were tapered!”
“So now it’s time to style up these edges honey! What I am using is just a little bit of my favorite edge control, I have so many favorite edge controls that its’ not even funny, but for this look, I am using Hick’s edge control to actually style up my edges, as well as using a small tooth comb! But hey, if you would rather use a tooth brush, then I am perfectly fine with that, just as long as it is for your edges alright? But for this look and for many of the looks I like to do, I always like the look of the small tooth comb. That’s why I use a small tooth comb to add that touch of style to my edges. So, as you can see, we barely had to use any product, because we barely had any edges left out. So, a little later, I am going to do the other side, and this is exactly how my edges are going to look when I finish both sides! As you can see, you have got some little cute waves going on, which I love!”
“So now ladies, as you can see, I got a high ponytail going on here, with those edges looking slayed! So, now I am going to just spin around to show you how gorgeous and simple this style looks, with such a beautiful, classic and high ponytail style!”
“The very first thing you want to do when creating a high ponytail, is using a small patch pf hair, to determine exactly where your hair placement will be. This is very important so that you can smoothly create a high ponytail without that extra fussiness. What I mean by that is because you just finished installing your twists, the scalp may feel just a little bit sensitive. SO, you don’t want to pull or maneuver your hair more than necessary. That’s why you want to predetermine what your placement will be, and then smooth your twists into position. So that way, you can effectively create a high ponytail. Be sure to also rotate from one hand to the other to give your shoulders a rest if it takes you a little longer to actually create your ponytail. So now further smooth all of your twists into position until its very flat and smooth so we don’t have any kinks.”
“And now, I am going to show you how it looks all around, as I get ready to put it into a ponytail. So now at this point, I am going to go ahead and put this hair into a ponytail, and because of the size of my ponytail holder, I only need to loop it around my ponytail once. If you have a large headband or large hair ties, you want to loop it around maybe about 2-3 times. The thing is, you don’t need your ponytail tight, because I am going to show you how to tighten it up a little better to create a banded effect on your ponytail. But for now, just loop it around once, and I am going to show you this little trick, that I like to do with my high ponytails to make them just a little bit tighter. So now I am just spinning around real quick to show you that that is exactly where you want your ponytail to be for this look. Now, at the very back, I am grabbing anywhere from 5-8 twists and I am going to go ahead and wrap it really tightly around the band of my pony tail. This reinforces the ponytail holder, but without actually needing to tie it too tightly on my head. So, very tightly, I am grabbing the twists and I am wrapping it around my pony. Then I am slightly twisting the ends, and I am going to make sure to use a bobby pin to pin it at the very back of my ponytail. And, this technique also gives you a slight lift to your ponytail so that it is not flat at the top, but it has a slight lift at the very top of your pony.”
“And, now with your hair in position, this is definitely a simple and cute style that you can wear with Senegalese twists!”
“Ladies, I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!”
“These twists are called Senegalese Rope Twists, also known as Senegal Twist or Rope Twists! These twists are achieved with Kanekalon braiding hair but feel free to use whatever braiding extensions you would prefer to use, just as long as you follow the same twisting techniques to achieve similar results with your rope twists.”
How To: CROCHET BRAIDS For Beginners! (Step By Step) |Breanna Rutter
“Hey Everybody! Today I am going to teach you how to achieve this natural, gorgeous, BEAUTIFUL look by doing the Crochet hairstyle! So, this of course is the original crochet style besides doing braid crochet. But I am going to show you how to actually do this look on your own hair.”
“You only need a few supplies to do this look and some of these supplies are optional. SO, make sure that you have your hair ready so that you can be looping it onto your braids. And I used three packs of pre-crochet hair. Now, to begin, this is the braid pattern you want to do to achieve this exact look. You want those two braids to cross and go all the way down to the back. Then, you want to be braiding away from those two braids, making sure to add the tail in until the very next braid. So that, you can create a braid pattern that looks like this. So, every time you braid, make sure to grab the tail end of the previous braid and put it into that braid. So, the tail in braid one goes into braid two, and the tail in braid two goes into braid three. And, you keep doing the same thing until you reach the back to have a one tail end braid.”
“What you want to do is bring your tail end of the braid up because that’s when you are going to begin stitching it down to your braid pattern! So, cut off a little bit of weaving thread and then you are going to take a curved or straight needle, which ever you prefer. You are going to put the thread through the eye of the needle, bring those two pieces together and simply form a knot. It is so easy to thread needles, but a lot of you actually ask me in the comment section how to do it. So, I am showing you a demonstration of how simple and easy this is. So, you need one needle to stitch down that one braid you have in the back. So, you just off that little bit of thread at the top, make sure to tighten your knot, and there you go! That’s simply how you thread a needle!”
“So, now we are going to start by stitching that braid, and I am going to start where I just pointed. You want to start by putting your needle through your braid, under your braid on your scalp. Then begin doing the stitching technique to actually stich down your braid. The stitching technique that I like to do is, I like to grab the thread, wrap it twice around the needle, and then pull the needle through. Or, you can wrap it twice around your fingers, insert the needle and pull the needle through. The only thing you need to do is, like I stated, make sure you wrap it around twice. Whether you do it around your fingers or the needle. It is simply extremely easy to stitch it down. This is the same stitching technique I do when I am actually doing a sew in. So now once you secure that last knot, you just cut off that remaining thread.”
Here comes Weaving Thread. It is used to stitch down your Braids
“At this point, this is optional, but what I am doing is I am greasing my scalp. Or, you may refer to this as oiling your scalp. So, I am using a hair growth oil to actually put on my part before I begin crocheting. Now this is the pre-looped crochet hair that I purchased. So, what I am going to do is show you how to prep it. So, what I do is I grab one of the coils and unravel it all the way out. And then, once I do that, I gently separate it into two parts. So, as you can see here, this is one of the pieces that I took from it, and I only divided it into two. Now if you divide it any further, it will make your look look frizzy and afro-type, it’s up to you on the look you want to achieve. I already stitched in one row and I am going to show you an example of how you want to actually space each piece. So, you can see here it’s about a finger space between each piece in the back. When you are crocheting your hair in the back, it is very important that you space it, because it tends to very full very quickly. You want to make sure you are closer near the top with the pieces you add than further in the back. And I am going to show you how to do that. To crochet your hair on, you want to grab a piece of hair, and you want to hold it very tight at the point that you are going to crochet it. So, you have no loose hairs that stick out and get tangled. And this is how tight you want to form it around your finger. Now what we are going to do is we are going to go two finger spaces at a time at the very back of our head. This is extremely important if you don’t want your look to be too thick but full enough. So now, we are going to insert the crochet latch and then we are going to hook the hair onto it, and then we are going to close the latch, and then pull it through the braid.”
“Every time you insert your latch, make sure it is open. When you pull it back through the braid, make sure its closed. And you just, loop the tail end section once, pull the loop at the top, and that’s how you actually want to tighten your hair in the back. Once we get to the top, it’s going to be a little bit different. But this is how you are going to do it for the most part. So, now for the second section, we are doing the same thing. Make sure that you are about two finger spaces away from your previous section. You can go underneath both of these braids that you stitched, loop your hair on, and then close the latch. And then, when you pull it through, all you do is insert your fingers inside the loop to grab the two tail end pieces. And then, you just pull it and tighten it by pulling the two sections and make sure it is tight on your braids.”
“As you can see, we are already getting pretty full. But, you want to continue to space and the look will come out just fine. So, as you can see here, you want to make sure you go about that distance as you are in the back until you get to the top. So, this is how your hair should look so far. “
“So, now at this point, I already crocheted most of my hair, and I am just lifting it up to show you guys how it looks on the sides, as well as the back. Because this look is short, I am going to be wearing it down. But, if you had a longer look with this technique, you could wear a ponytail if you so desire.”
“So now that we are at the top, you still want to coil the hair tighter. So that way you can loop it on, so that the sections at the top will be a little bit smaller, and it would be about a finger space width away from one another. So, you loop the hair on as I previously showed you and as I go back through the braid, you close the latch. Insert your fingers through and grab the two tail ends and pull them together. Now you continue to tighten your knot exactly like this for most of the part. But as soon as you get to the top, we are going to do a slightly different technique. So now I am going to show you one more time since we are at the very top of this braid. We are going to do the same technique, but you want to get closest to the top as possible for a very seamless look. So, you just insert your hair through and then you insert your fingers through to grab the two tail end pieces to actually tighten it on your knot. Make sure that when you are at the top, the spacing with is a finger width apart. But as you can see, it looks extremely close together because the hair is so voluminous. Because it has so much volume, it looks like I literally stitched it side by side, but in reality, I did about a finger width apart. So, now at the very back, you are going to do the same thing, because you are at the top of your head. It gives the illusion that your hair is not extremely thick at the top but is full enough to look very natural. The problem with a lot of crochet styles that look unnatural is that the chunks of hair are too big and also that the chunks of hair are stitched too close together. As you near the top, make sure that each of the pieces of hair that you are adding is actually smaller in comparison to the pieces of hair that you added in the back.”
“So now we two braids left in our part and this my friends, is the most important part of the style because it ties in the look together perfectly. When you loop your hair through, you want to make sure you only grab one tail end of your lock and pull it through. You create a knot while leaving the other piece outside of the knot. This is exactly how you want to stitch your hair at your part because this is how you do the invisible roots technique. So, I’m going to continue to teach you EXACTLY how to achieve this look because it is extremely easy.”
“Now, when you loop your hairs through, make sure to do a slight turn, so it helps to enhance the tightness of the knot in your part. You don’t have to do that throughout the rest of your style, but you definitely want to do it right here at the top. Now that most of it is done, we have a little section left. I am going to demonstrate how you want to do it on the other side. Now, this may be a little bit tricky depending on which hand is dominant for you. For me, it is my right hand, so when I loop it on the left side of my head, it’s just a little tricky. So, what I do is I just do the same exact thing, but I just go a little slower to make sure you don’t cause any tangling. Because, you always want to make sure that you are always going underneath the braid in the part. So, always come in going towards the part of your head, not away from the part. That way, it helps your hair to lay perfectly for the style.”
“So now, on this last section here, make sure to go as closely to your hairline as possible, because this makes it look extremely seamless. Because, if you don’t do this part, you will see some of your hair and it will not look blended. So, it very important that you get very close to your hairline, all the way near the top of your part, so that way you can continue the invisible root technique to tie in your look!”
“So, as you can see, this is how it looks when I finish doing the invisible look near the part, as I’ve added all the hair onto my style. I’ve used about two and a half bundles of the pre-crochet hair for this look. So, you’re going to need hair thinning shears or scissors to actually thin out the hair. But, I love the thickness of this look because it looks so beautiful and natural. So, I am just trimming up any frizzy or loose ends that don’t tie in as well. And I am also slightly shaping it as I cut. So, I’m not cutting off any length, I am just cleaning up the shape that it naturally has.
After trimming it up, I like to go ahead and fluff out the hair a little bit, so that it looks more tied in together. And I am just checking the other side too, to make sure that it is just right for my look!”
“Thank you so much for watching my Crochet Braids hairstyle! So, ladies, I want you to rock this look and wear all types of colors and curl patterns to see what you like best!”
“Hey YouTube family! It’s your girl Lia, back with another video! And, as you can see from the title, today’s video is just my top 8 crochet braid mistakes! Now, I have only been in the crochet hair game 2 and half years at this point, starting at my channel 2.5 years ago. But I’ve tried 30 hairs, and I have had some wins, I’ve had some losses and I’ve done some things wrong throughout this journey and I continue to do some things wrong throughout this journey. BUT, to help you guys out and to alleviate some issues that I see go down throughout my comment section, you guys say: how can I avoid this? What am I doing wrong? What do I need to change? What do I need to do differently with this? I came up with the top eight comment crochet hair mistakes that I see people make all the time. And I want to kind of help you prevent from getting to the level where you are like, okay I got to take this hair out in two days…I want your style to last! I don’t want to lead you onto a path of destruction, I want your style to last and I want your hair to slay as long as possible! So, without further ado, lets get into my number one tip!”
“My first tip would have to be, or the first issue that I see so many people come up with is: not enough packs! People try to figure out how many packs of hair to get initially with their style. Now, when I first started, I NEVER knew, I would always over buy. I’d be in the store and I’d be better safe than sorry, but sometimes that did not work out, you guys saw in my Outré Bahama’s curl video. I literally was midway installing that on camera, had to turn that camera off and run to the beauty supply store because I had made some fatal flaws in the purchasing of that. So, what I would say is, the best tip I would go off of is…I check comments and reviews on all hairs that I have. If I’m buying it on Sam’s beauty or if I’m buying it from a site. I would go down and see how many the average person uses. I don’t go by what the site says, sometimes it says three packs is enough or one pack is enough, you know. I go by what actual people have said and I also watch review videos…that’s how I got into the game, by watching review videos, so I can make the most informed decision. I definitely do think it is better to be safe than sorry so, if you see a lot of people say three packs is enough, I would lean on the side of four packs because a lot of times crochet hair is only like $4.99, $5.99, $6.99 $3.99 a pack! So, it is very affordable. So, if you do make a mistake and some places even let you return hair. I know, not my local beauty supply store, but some let you return hair. I would definitely say air on the side of more packs than not. I know the common thing that works me, and I have a smaller head, is that I always get 5 packs of Main Concept. Main Concept has never let me down with no more than 5 packs. I’ve needed anywhere between 4 and 5 packs. I think on the Free Tress side I needed between 5 and 6 packs a lot of times. And this is when I was wearing the hair at a longer length. If you’re cutting the hair in half, you are going to need considerably less than what I had, so you can use half of what I had use. If you wear the hair in a 8 inch style or a 10 inch style you can cut the hair in half and end up using a lot less hair than needed. If it’s a Faux Locs style you are going to need somewhere between 7 and 9 packs to be on the safe side. Now, Faux Locs are very expensive, I know then run about $6.99, $9.99 so if you get a foe lock brand, you’re definitely going to have to spend a little bit more coin on that but you’re going to need upwards of no less than I would say, 7 packs of Foe locks or you’re going to be pretty much screwed up.”
“The last thing you want to do, especially if you are a professional is run midway out and go get some more hair and that’s another thing! If you do work with a professional, if a professional is doing your hair, you can ask them, consult with them, how many packs do you think I would need? And just go off of what they say.”
“If you go to a Crochet hair stylist they’ll know, they’ve done this, they do this daily.”
“Knotting! I get a lot of questions from people saying their knots are slipping! The thing I would say about knotting hair, because not all hair is created equally, this hair that I have on right now, Lulu Tress beach curly hair, I only knotted the hair once, and I knew going into it that this was a knot once type of situation. There are some hairs that you can tell how they are going to work out. If a hair is more rigid in texture and if you’ve tried out a crochet hairstyle then you would know what a more rigid hair looks like. If you haven’t its just a kind of rougher style. Some hairs have a kind of silkiness to it, some hairstyles have more of a roughness to it. Styles that are a little bit more rougher, so I would say this hair, I would say the Authentic brand. Those hairs need a little bit less knotting than a Free Tress deep twist. Free Tress deep twist, you’re going to have to knot that hair a lot of times for that hair to stay. That hair is a lot silkier, it just has a different texture, and it has a lot more of a looser curl. Model Model hair that I have tried, you’re going to have to knot that hair a little bit more.”
“I’d also say that the smaller the section though, the easier it is for the knots to stay. So, if you separate the hair out a little bit, so when you are installing the hair, you separate it out a little bit, and you are installing it that way, the less you are going to have to knot. You aren’t going to have to do as many knots in a smaller section. The larger the section is you are using, so if you are using large chunks of hair then you are going to have to knot those hairs a little bit more than you would a smaller section. And, I definitely, more recently in my last eight videos, I tell you how many times I’ve knotted that hair and if the knotting that I used by then end of it was effective or not because I’ve had knots slip too, there’s been A LOT of slippage. See what your stylist thinks, if you are going to a stylist or a professional. They will know how to knot your hair.”
“Braid pattern! I get a lot of questions about braid patterns. For me, what works best for me is a straight back. That’s what I do about 90 percent of the time. That’s what I do because that’s all I can do. I can’t do intricate styles. If you want to do it yourself, I highly suggest Beauty Can Braid for braiding patterns and to show you how to braid hair. Taste Pink has a lot of braid patterns too. So, I will go to them for different kinds of braid patterns and techniques. But I definitely think it is dependent on how you are going to wear your hair. I’d say make the braids as small as possible. Big braids are not going to work in a crochet style. Some people do 4 or 5 big braids and that’s not going to look as realistic as it can the smaller the braids, the better. Now, they don’t have to be the flattest cornrows, I’d say somewhere between 10-14 braids, depending on your head size too. That’s an adequate amount of braids to kind of have and it also depends on how you want to wear your hair. If you want an up do. I can’t really do…well I could probably do an up do. I can do an up do and some of my braids in the back can show but it depends on how you want to wear your hair, the kind of braid pattern you want to have, the versatility that you want to have. I have straight backs meaning I can wear the hair like this, I can wear the hair with a part on any side. Straight backs are just what works for me. The goal for me is though is to have the least amount of tension on your hair as possible. And, what I mean is, this is a protective style, you aren’t supposed to be left edgeless. You are not supposed to be meant to have headaches or take an Advil after your style. That is why a lot of times I leave out a considerable amount in the front. Not leave out leave out, but I also do keep my edges…and it may also be a factor of the braiding style that I have, or the braiding ability that I have.”
“The fact that I can’t braid that tight may be a good thing in the long run of things because I don’t put that much tension on my hair. Please don’t put that much tension. Whoever you go to, if it’s starting to hurt, be like loosen up girl! We are not doing this! We are not doing a very tight style because at the end of the day, this is to protect your hair. If you are not seeing benefits, if you are not seeing your hair grow, if you are not seeing benefits to crochet braids, I would definitely say I’m all for trying it but if you don’t see actual benefits and progression of your real hair, then look into a different protective style. But, protective styles and crochet braids are supposed to be, you know, easy low maintenance. They are supposed to be something that you don’t have to worry about. So, the least amount of tension you can put on your hair, your braid pattern, And, something that gives you a lot of versatility and something that you look forward to. Cause the way you wear your hair when you get your hair braided down, you’re going to wear it for a couple weeks, so you might as well like it.”
“Length! I know, I am probably the queen of” “what’re you talking about girl? You always used to wear your hair long!” I did! I did for SO long, and I still do at some point. You know, catch me in November, my birthday hair, is going to be long. It’s going to be LONG! I still do long styles at some point, but, I definitely would say, hindsight of 20/20 I would probably cut down a lot of my styles to very short. So, anywhere between 14 inches or less is the sweet spot for crochet hair. The longer you get, it comes with more hassle. This is not a human hair! People at a lot of times forget that this is NOT a human hair, it is made in a factory. This isn’t being cut from some one’s head, this is made in a factory the same way they make your T-shirts, the same way they make these blouses, the same way they make anything, this is how it is made. So, the more that it interacts with fibers the more it rubs against your hair, the more it rubs against your clothing, the more it rubs against other stuff…it just becomes more of a hassle the longer it is. “
“So, I know crochet hair a lot of times comes long, don’t mean you got to wear it long! I had to learn that the hard way. I was like, the hair is 24 inches, that doesn’t mean you have to wear it that long, that means you cut it! That means you can snip it, you can cut it in half, you can do whatever you need to do but don’t wear the hair as long as you can!”
“Products! This is another mistake I get! So many people ask me, what do I use on my crochet hair? What products specifically? People want to run out and buy the most expensive shampoos, the most expensive conditioners. This just goes back to what I said a minute ago… these are fibers! This isn’t hair! So, buy you know, your regular shampoo, your shea moisture, that is meant for hair. You might as well rinse this out with Tide laundry detergent. At the end of the day. “Hair products” aren’t really going to work on this hair so, I’ve said this on my wash day video, what I mainly focus on when washing my hair, is washing my hair. I care about this, I don’t care about this $4.99 synthetic hair made in a factory.”
“So, my main focus is on detangling the hair, but when I am washing my hair, I am really washing it for this. (Points to natural hair on scalp) Washing it for this (points to synthetic hair) yeah, you can let water through it, sometimes you want to get scents out of it. The thing about crochet hair is that it attracts a LOT of scents. It’s like sometimes…. I have a dog and I keep her on her little blanket, so even when she is away from the blanket, the blanket still smells like her. The thing about crochet hair is that it is just like your other fibers. It keeps scents in and sometimes you can become nose blind to the scents. Like, if I leave my dog a little bit, come back like a day later and I’m like what’s going on here?! The same thing about your hair. You are attached to it 24/7, so you become nose blind to scents. But sometimes your crochet hair can have a scent to it. Remember when I put the fabric softener in my hair, if you guys watched my Authentic Deep Twist hair video? I put fabric softener in it and I thought the smell was gone, but the next day at work people were like: “I smell something, it smells like fabric sheets in here!” Oh, that’s my hair! That’s me, that’s me. So, the thing about this is, if you need to wash out something, just wash it out. Like that fabric softener, I probably should have washed that scent out, but I was nose blind to the situation. So, if you want to wash that hair, cool but use V05, use any kind of regular kind, $1.99, the dollar store, hotel shampoos, hotel conditioners, those type of things, you can use that on this hair. For your real hair, use what you would use on your real hair. But on your crochet hair you don’t have to use all that.”
“Products that I do like for it though is Mousse, and How I’m Silky Miracle Worker. I like that for detangling and taming frizz. I like the Mousse for taming frizz, I like the Hawaiian Silky for detangling hair. You’re going to need to tame frizz, that’s where Mousse comes into play. Depending on the hair, you are going to need to detangle it often or you are not going to have to detangle it that much, but it just varies with the hair, how much detangling you are going to have to put it.”
“Number six! I get a lot of questions about separating. I didn’t know how big separating and not separating your curls meant. What I mean by that is, you get your standard hair in the way it comes. Sometimes you are like, do I separate the hair out or do I apply it as it comes? Well, for example, this is the FreeTress Island Twist hair. Now this is how it comes standard, this is all of the hair. Start with this, grab the hair, and then pull it very slowly, and then you are left with half sections on each. You have that one turn into these two. And, as you can tell, when it is separated, it is not as… this is it not separated, and this is it separated one time. So, the curls almost look different when you separate the hair out. I say it definitely depends on the hair. And I know, you can’t tell that until you’re kind of in the middle of it like this hair now. FreeTress Beach Curl hair I say in this video if you’ve watched this video, that I regret separating this hair out. I did separate it in the front, so this is what the hair looks like separated. The back section, I just wanted to have a test to see how it looked unseparated and this is the hair unseparated. It performed well, and it performed better than it did in the separated sections.”
“Another thing with my Outré Kinky Curl hair. I separated out that hair after I installed it. I first installed it and it looked one way and then I separated it and it looked another way. And I got a lot of comments in that video saying that you guys liked it a lot better in its non separated form. It definitely depends on hair itself and the style that you are going for. I say this goes back to another thing. I would definitely look up pictures, I would want to look up styles to kind of see what works best if you are going to separate the hair out or not. I’m not going to plug my own channel…BUT I do say my channel is to help you guys kind of see what decision you need to make in terms of separating your hair out. A lot of times, probably in videos 1-20 on my channel, I did not separate out the curls at all, and they lasted better. So, I am more prone to liking a hair non separated versus separating it, but that is my personal preference. For a lot of people, separating it allows them to use less packs, that’s a great benefit of the hair! A pre-looped hair, a lot of the times is pretty simple enough too because you’re defined in what kind of style it is. So, I am definitely prone to a non separated curl to a separated curl that’s my personal preference. And in terms of the look of it, I think it wears a little bit longer. So, separating curls or to not separate curls is definitely personal preference.”
“Another thing I get questions about A LOT of the times. To Apple Cider Vinegar rinse the hair or to not Apple Cider Vinegar rinse the hair? For me, I don’t rinse my hairs. I don’t do that simply because I haven’t had, to date, knock on wood, an adverse reaction to any of the crochet hairstyles that I’ve tried. So, my roommate, she has an adverse reaction to Main Concept and some other hairs too. She tried the Main Concept Beach Curl Hair way before I did, put it in her hair, lasted a day! And, her hair was on fire and she vowed off of Main Concept at least until I told her to try the Waterfall Curl Hair. So, she didn’t try Main Concept for at least a good 7 months. And then she tried the Waterfall Curl Hair and she really did like that hair a lot. I think her, and her best friend went to Vegas with the hair in. So, she liked it later on, but Main Concept didn’t work for her immediately and it was because she had an adverse reaction to it. She started rinsing her Main Concept hairs and now she tries Main Concept hairs, likes them but they she has to start rinsing the hair. That is something that some people have to do, and some people don’t have to do.”
“Now, rinsing the hair will show you some things. She let me know that she saw things coming out of her hair that she didn’t even want to see. She saw some white stuff coming out of the hair, no thank you! You know, you don’t want to see how your hamburger gets onto your plate, you just want the hamburger on the plate. You don’t want to see the cow situation, you don’t want to see all that! You just want to see the pretty stuff. I didn’t want to see all that! I didn’t want ot see what comes out the hair because it’s an illusion and its gone, but I know there is a process to make the hairs the way that they are.”
“Again, they are not real hairs, but they have to be processed in a way that they look like they are. And I am sure that involves a lot of chemicals and a lot of stuff. The chemicals in the hair can react BADLY to some people’s heads. And, I am not saying that so scare anybody, because I want everybody to try crochet hair. But if you’re somebody who has an adverse reaction, please please please rinse the hair. Even if you think you have a sensitive scalp. You know that your scalp be acting funny sometimes, just rinse your hair! And even if you want to be on the safe side, RINSE THE HAIR!
Now, you guys ask me this all the time…does that change the integrity of the hair, is the curl a different curl after you wash the hair, which I would assume. Again, not fully sure because again, she washes all of her Main Concept hairs, they don’t look any different. Now, I don’t know if it changed composition in the way that it feels, but, rinsing the hair, definitely a personal preference. “
“ANDD Number 8! Night time routine! A BIG factor! Big factor into the longevity of your hair. Big factor to if your hair is going to last long or not. I’m a bonnet queen, I sleep with a bonnet all the time. I’ve been sleeping with bonnets for the last 28 years of my life. First word was probably “bonnet” because I am all about wearing my bonnet at night. I don’t care if I got a boyfriend, I don’t care if I got anything else going on, a bonnet is going on my head! I LOVE my target bonnet! You guys ask me all the time where I get my bonnet from…its Target! It’s big enough to tame all this. I got this for the Faux Locs that I had tried. It was big enough to contain all that and also somehow, it’s like a magical bonnet that can fit any style I have! Because it works well for any hair that I have. And, I pineapple a lot of hairs at night. Twisting the hair is an option as well, I just don’t see the benefits in me in terms of twisting a lot of my hair. But twisting is also a thing as well.”
“Night time routine is going to be essential. Detangling your hair as needed, so if you’re watching your show, just sit there and detangle the hair. I know it takes a lot of time, time that I have recently not be having. But if you do find time to do it, at least once, if you have to detangle the hair at least 3 times a week. Then, I definitely say that’s not a hair I want to try. But what I mean by that is taking your favorite detangle whether it be Mousse or Hawaiian Silky, and just kind of going through. I am using this hair as an example now, I have not detangled this hair in a week, but you know, going through and detangling it. You’ll find some things at the bottom, just cut it if you need to. I feel like this is what detangling proactively prevents though. Being proactive in your detangling, in your night time routine is definitely something that helps your crochet styles last as long as possible. And, that’s what you guys want! You want a longer lasting style, you want a style that is not going to slip! You want something that is going to be enough packs! Night time routine, very important in the longevity of your style. If you want your style to last as long as possible. You can’t not take care of it and expect it to last long. Sometimes, I don’t take care of hairs, and it is like… it doesn’t last long! But, that has been my top 8 common crochet mistakes! “
“Hey guys, what’s up? Okay, so today, we are finally doing a wig video! The way I’m going to do this is that I am going to be showing you guys how I make my cheap, simple, synthetic wigs look natural. And by natural, I mean decent, because I’m not saying they look 100% natural all the time, but I get a lot of questions about how I apply my wigs and how to make them look more natural.”
“I just went ahead, and I bought this $30 wig, I’ll leave the info down below. Its just like you know, standard beauty supply store wig. So, I am going to show you how I cut the lace, how I make the parting look a little better, make some baby hairs…and we are gonna throw it on! So,I didn’t bother doing my hair today because I am going to be putting on a wig cap anyways. So, I didn’t do anything with it.”
*Used Mane Concept Red Carpet Premiere Lace Front Wig in RCP7004 Dawn*
“Alright, let’s get into it! First things first, what you are going to need…you are definitely going to need scissors, I recommend a pair of little scissors, like the more precise ones that they use for nails and use for your eyebrows. I also definitely recommend having tweezers. You are going to need concealer, gel, and either a spoolie or a toothbrush, or whatever you like to use to finesse your baby hairs a little bit, cause obviously I don’t have any hairs right now.”
“First things first, this is how the wig is going to look when you purchase it. So, it is going to have lace all around the front. It just depends on the type of wig you buy but you know just your standard inexpensive wigs are pretty much going to look like this. They don’t have a full frontal, where you have lace all around the front. They are just going to have lace at ear to ear length and right down the center. As you can see that, that’s where your lace is.”
“Just, I want to show you guys really quick, I will go ahead and cut the lace really quick first. And I am going to just take regular scissors, I was going to use hair care scissors, but I couldn’t find my hair care scissors, and it’s too late to go to the store right now so. Just leaving a tiny bit of lace in front of the hairs.”
*Quickly demonstrates how to cut lace off of unit*
“Done! The next most important part is going to be…the part! And that was…interesting that I said that. So, hopefully you can see all the lace, you can see, all the knots. Now, you can’t bleach them because it is synthetic, you have to pluck them out. And it is very thin, the hair parting is very thin, and you know, our parting doesn’t look like that. Mine doesn’t at least, especially. SO, we are going to want to make it look like a natural parting. This is where the tweezers come in. You can use tweezers if you like, when I do the part, I usually use my hands and just grab little hairs that I see and pull them. But, you sometimes do need to go in with the tweezers. What you also don’t want to do is pluck too much out of the part, because on the sides is where the little tracks lay. I don’t know if you can see but…if you can see that then that’s not going to look good, and you can mess it up easily and you cannot go back, you cannot re glue hairs on top. So, you definitely do not want to pluck too much in the parting.”
*Quickly demonstrates how to create a more natural parting on the unit*
“So here is going to be the end product, what the part looks like. Much better, much thicker, than it was before. After you get done with the part, the next thing is going to be is the baby hairs. All this in the front right here is a mess, if you left it just like this, it would be a NO. Let me show you really quick without messing up my hair too bad. So, it’s just REALLY harsh. This part, you could do on yourself, you could do it on a little mannequin head, you could do it on a little Styrofoam head, which I actually have, or you could just do it free hand. So, normally I just do it free hand because that’s just what I like to do.”
“I ended up pulling out the Mannequin head anyway you guys. It’s just easier to film this way but you don’t need it! So, this is what we are working on, and you’re just going to start by sectioning off where you are going to start plucking. So, I just take a whole chunk of hair. Just going to take it and clip it to the side here… so it’s out of our way.”
*Demonstrates quickly how to pluck baby hairs on mannequin head*
“We are thinning out the hair a lot on this side. If you were to look at this side, there would be a big difference. It’s very full, very, very thick and this side is a lot thinner and that’s what we are going to make our baby hairs out of. You are going to want them very thin, so you do not want… I’ve made this mistake before you guys… you do not want thick, thick adult hairs. You just want tiny little baby hairs, you just want tiny, skinny hairs that peek out okay?”
“Now that I’ve got the little hairs in the front very, very thin, I am going to go ahead and start cutting them. I am going to use my fancy scissors right here… We’ve got the baby hairs done, you can see these little hairs on the side. I am going to go ahead and do the other side off camera, just so that it will be easier and faster. But, you get the idea of what you’d want to do right here. And I will be right back.”
“So, our little honey is all…” doney”. Sorry for that lol. I like to put my concealer underneath the lace. I like to take a little brush and paint the entire lace, so it has the concealer underneath. The reason why I like to do it that way is because I feel like you can see when you put concealer on the top. I feel like, you can see that there is concealer on your hair. I like to take a concealer that is lighter than my skin tone. That way, it gives the same color as the scalp.”
“We are just going to Picasso it up and paint, right where you see the line here.”
*Quickly demonstrates how to apply concealer to unit*
“And now, she’s all concealed up! And… and its actually finally time to put our wig on! First things first, even before we put this on…you’ve got to grab your wig cap! Just going to go ahead and put this on. Since I normally have hair, it doesn’t matter that I have to lay it down or anything like that. The reason I like to push it forward and then pull it back is because it pushes all my hair back. And it gives me a little face lift too, so I am not complaining. This particular wig it has three clips. So, two clips where the hairline is in the front right next to the part. And then one clip in the back. Let’s go ahead and get this poppin! I like to start back to front. This wig and most wigs are meant to be in a middle part. I do not like myself with a middle part it’s just not my style. I like a side part, so we’re just going to maneuver her a little bit. Once you have the placement that you need, you’re going to tug the clip in underneath the wig cap on the side and… this is why I like to wear wig caps, some people don’t like to wear wig caps but, I need the clips to stay onto something. I got my handy dandy mirror here, and you are going to need your scissors. You can use your small scissors or your big scissors. If you have the hair cutting scissors, use the big ones, I just don’t have any right now. So, I am going to use the little ones. And, I like to cut right along the face, so we’re just going to cut tiny little layers, nothing crazy.”
*Demonstrates how to cut layers into unit*
“Why am I like this? I am all out of powder, so we are going to do exactly what I said I didn’t want to do, which is use concealer, on the top! It’s all good! We will make it work! Before we actually go in with the concealer though, it is time to slay our baby hairs. Normally, I like to use a little spoolie, kind of like an eyebrow spoolie. I just feel like it’s a lot more tiny and precise. A lot of people like gorilla snot, aka every middle school boy’s gel ever. But, I have the short sculpt gel today., it is seriously glue.”
*Demonstrates how to set baby hairs with gel and spoolie in unit*
“One bad thing about this gel is that it leaves little white flakes if you mess with it too much. Baby hairs are all set and done! Like I said, normally we would use powder but, we don’t have it, so I am going to back with the concealer and a very tiny brush. So, I am just going to go in right above where those baby hairs are and it’s just going to make it look like it is a thinner hair line. Which is good. And we are going to try to want to cover up those little black knots as well.”
*Demonstrates how to conceal parts on unit*
“And then, especially for a wavy wig like this, you can take some hair foam or some simple styling product to make it look like you styled it on your own. Just trying to make this look like, you know, something I styled at home. Something simple.”
“Alright you guys! So, this is feeling like a finished product right now! If you actually do realize that you plucked a little too much of your hairline, it happens to the best of us okay? If you do realize this happened to you, you can use an eyebrow brush like this with some dark shadow and just take it a little bit in. That way it brings everything closer together, so it doesn’t look too different.”
“Alright you guys, so that is it! We are done! I am feeling her so much you guys, like I really am loving her. Also, I wanted to say, definitely do NOT do what I did when it comes to plucking in the center. Normally, I like to leave baby hairs all around the front, not pluck any part that is just empty because then you just have lace exposed. But if you leave a couple of baby hairs right in the front, it will just swoop right over the lace and it is a game changer and lace will be a lot less visible, Obviously, lace is not going to be completely invisible, it is still going to exist.”
