Thank you so much for sharing beautiful queen! My mini twist has been getting a lot of attention and compliments lately. The first time I did some (a year or so ago) they looked like they were on a diet. But NOW, they look like they have been eating a full course meal 😂😂😂😂😂
Girl that’s part of it tho! Mini twists will THICKEN ur hair, also will allow u to see where ur hair is damaged or thinning so u can give that section extra love. Mine looked so bald headed in 2017, they are now super thick, past my shoulders and look lovely. Also, how u install them matters. The way i do mine has changed as my hair changes, and the way i do mine isn’t the way i do my homegirls.
I am wearing mini twists for 3 years know! Love, love, love them. I am wearing them for 2,5 to 3 weeks. And a great hack: I moisturize them in the evening with my favorite leave in or oil and sleep with a plastic cap. And if you do it right it won't smell funky. ;-D This was live changing and my hair is starting to grow more! You should try it!!
I adore mini twists but i do not have the patience to keep up with the maintenance. I black-girled a little too close to the sun once and nearly ended up with micro-locs on my head😂😭 now i just do medium twists.
I've noticed doing twists on blown out hair makes them look thicker. Also, if you untwist, finger comb and reinstall each twist after a week ( if you installed on damp hair), after they have dried completely, it helps them look juicier😊. Keep in mind I only install medium or large twists. I don't have the patience for smaller ones lol.
Yes! I have noticed this as well. I love how big and full my jumbo twists make may hair look! LMBO the life of a mini twister is not for everyone, but I definitely understand, in 2023, I didn't install any!
1:26 I don’t remember this content creator name but she’s following Indigenous Stranz routine. She was the one putting the whole mini twist thing on spot ☺️ She has knee length hair almost
I love mini twists. I smiled when you said you put on Girlfriends when you do them, because that is exactly what I do every time I do my hair. I always watch Girlfriends. I am on a journey to grow my hair and mini twists will be my staple for this year. I am also going to make sure I keep a scarf on my head while I’m inside my home. I wasn’t doing that before to keep my ends protected. I have learned a lot from watching your videos and now know what i need to do to retain length. Thank you!
I love the way you style your mini-twists. Beautiful. You look like a Victorian upscale classy lady in this video. So feminine 🎉. I admire ladies who do the mini-twists. I don't have the time nor energy for them myself but love to see the versatility of them worn in various styles like your buns,updos, and wraps😊. Thanks for sharing,KK.
I tried mini twists but my fine hair hates them lol so I do medium sized ones. I’m going to try braids next. I’m learning to embrace my natural hair. Finally got over the wigs 😇 This is how I was created and I must display that. It’s true to who we are when we accept our God-given image ❤
Mya, I was absolutely shocked about the number of mini-twists you counted (in a previous short). I have never done mini-twists, however everyone I know that consistently styles in mini-twists have phenomenal growth and retention. Enjoyed this video and hearing the pros and cons. Something to think about.
Thank you for sharing the pros and cons to mini twists. Please address the loooong process of taking down your mini twists! It can be brutal at times but at the end of the day, I still love them. 4C4Life🥰🥰🥰
I too swear by mini twists - for retaining length, versatility, etc. And even the “con” regarding the time it takes to install is truly relative (it may not take very long at all!) depending upon how thick your hair is. My hair is bra-strap length, but very low density and fine strands. I must do at least 24 twists (usually ends up being c. 28) to avoid that scalpy look you refer too; but even though that number is, like, a third of the amount of twists you have, my hair nonetheless looks quite similar and I can achieve many of the same styles. So I hope girls with thin/fine hair will still give it a go, and know that the excessive time to install may be a matter of length - mine takes about 2 hours.
Hello Antoinette! For some it is a con, but I find washing and doing my hair therapeutic, I just turn on some music or line up my favorite shoes and twist!
I had to reduce my twists from 170 to 140 so it takes me about 6-8 hours🥲 But this is the first time in my life I’ve ever enjoyed doing my hair because I wash my hair twice in the twists so I just redo the twists one by one without thinking about parts because I just follow the existing parts So it’s truly SOLELY muscle memory and watching a movie 😊 Mya-Karren do you have an average number for your mini twists ?
I wouldn’t do this now because I like to wash my hair more frequently at this point, but raising my hand as a person who kept their minis in for a month or more just fine lol. And I have what one would consider 4b/c hair. Thanks for the reminder of this style!! It’s been off my playlist for a while.
I have this weird relationship with mini twist. I love it but I have to wash my hair weekly due to pending scalp diagnostic and it is challenging for me to "give them life" after wash day. I somehow still try to make it work. Great video ❤
Thank you Myra for sharing all of your great tips I’m learning so much from your videos on natural hair I recently chopped all of my hair off I been wearing braids and wigs so this year I want to give all that up and take care of my natural hair, by the way you wear the most beautiful hair accessories I need to shop your Amazon store.
Thanks for video which has encouraged me to install mini twist for 2024! __ I will take a before and after photo and send you the results. (Olivia ..UK)
Hello and thank you! No, I have never used added hair. I started installing mini twists mmmm around 2017-2018. I went natural in 2012, so I had a good bit of hair to work with!
@KlassicallyKept Oh, okay. I big chopped in December 2022 and have layers from chin to shoulder length. I can't wait to grow them out and try some of your hairstyles😊
I’ve kept my mini twists in for about 6 weeks tops. And that’s only when I do actually mini mini twist. If they’re any bigger, like medium twist, then no more than 3 weeks or the roots start to mat.
Ohhh 6 weeks! Lets switch heads lol, just kidding. But I am so glad you are able to keep them in that long ! I keep my jumbo twists in for 2 weeks, but I do take those out to remoisturize.
My hair also loves twists ❤. I wash weekly, and place 24-30 two-strand twists in my hair with minimal product (~ 1 tbsp each leave-in conditioner and style cream for my whole head) then “seal” each twist with a lightweight all-veggie pomade. I don’t stretch my hair, just twist while damp and let air-dry which only takes an hour (maybe two depending on weather). Question: Have you made progress on your RevAir technique? I’m still deciding if I want hair past my collarbone, and if so the RevAir may be a worthwhile investment.
Hello Yllona! you have your hair care regimen down packed! Yes! The Rev-air and I are friends now. I actually use it on the cool setting. My hair doesn't need to be bone straight ( I like big hair). Just enough to dry and install jumbo twists.
@@KlassicallyKept Thankfully 😅, I wore a giant ‘Fro as teenager in the 70s, so I knew the basics and just had to reacquaint my self. There was a definite relearning curve though - as I hadn’t braided/twisted my own hair in decades. Even in college I paid a classmate to braid my hair, as her skills were far superior to mine - my girl’s skill-level was magical 😂. Now I have the added challenge of copious grey/silver/white hair, which does what it wants to… *and* grey hair and heat styling are not a good mix. Too much heat can turn grey hair yellowish, even with a heat protectant. I do use a purple shampoo/toner in my second hair wash as a precaution against yellowing, and it is very effective. There’s a new diffuser on the market which I’ll probably try before committing to a RevAir; the diffuser has a very large bowl, as well as cool setting for Afro-textured hair. The diffuser might be all I need as my hair grows longer. For my next haircut in the spring, I’ll probably opt for an old-school “wash & roller set” as that always worked well for me in the past - i was a queen of big hair back in the ‘80s 🤣 .
THIS!!! My hair is super super fine, not thin but very fine strands and twists give me tangles so bad I contemplate locking. So now I stick to braids and it’s been much better for me, I’ve been retaining a lot more length
@@nami_ifé Same. My hair is fine and frizzy, so tangles like crazy within days. It also dries out very quickly, so I have to moisturise regularly but also have to be mindful because too much moisture makes it brittle.
@@nami_iféOpposite for me: My hair is both low density *and* super fine strands; braids (no added fake hair) require too much hair to construct, so end up looking limp on me. On the other hand, two-strand twists - no matter how small I make them - fluff up a bit once my hair dries, so it gives a fuller look and hides any “scalpy-ness”.
I just left a similar comment. I guess I have fine hair. I tried twists a few times and every time I ended up cutting my ends because I just could not separate the hair out. No more twists of any kind for me. They are too damaging to my hair. Any style that changes the natural direction of my strands is a NO. Braids are the best.
@@nami_ifé I have 20 inches of fine hair and I have found that if I am going to retain length, I have to support my strands. I braid with yarn. That gives my strands a backbone and keeps them stretched.
Thank you for ensuring to 'empathize' the fact that you need to know at what point your hair will _Lock or, as my generation might say... MAT!_ I didn't have 'mini twists' but I had 'mini braids', got a little lazy and left them in over a month at one point... Let's just say I will NEVER do that again! 😁 Any style left to its' own 'devices' too long in our hair will eventually begin to MAT or LOCK! You must know your hair and it's LIMITS. And by the way, my hair did in fact GROW with those little braids!🙂
Hey Ms.Byrd! Yes absolutely! Someone from the community said 6 weeks, we need to switch heads lol. But in all seriousness, finding that sweet spot can help a young women or man with their length retention goals.
I have fine strands that are almost straight across my head even though my hair is like a 4a/4b if using the hair chart ( I dont). So because of those straight strands on my head, my mini twist frizz too fast unless rope twisted and I hate how flat rope twists look so I do fluffy mini braids.
Hey beautiful, I can wear mini twist in for a month and it not lock my hair. I’m not sure if it because I use water or if it’s just my texture. Another way if someone wants to do mini twist for a month braid the root down a little then start twisting that will help your hair not to lock
Same. My hair won't loc at the ends but my roots will web and tangle horribly 😄. Braiding the roots (mainly the back) helps a lot. I also refuse to do mini twists, only medium or large.
@@MT-yx5cu my hair don’t tangle horribly but like I said I use water through out the week so that may be why and lololol I do mini twist so it looks fuller I have thick fine hair if that makes sense so medium to large don’t look to good
@@M.C.I_ I got you. Water make my roots more curly and my fine dense hair web more 😄. It's so cool how unique and different each person's natural hair behaves.
Hello MCI! It is wonderful, that you are able to leave your mini twists in for a month! I have heard this before about braiding the roots, very interesting !
I like mini twists. It's a shame that my hair can't last as long as a week before they start to tangle, and two weeks where some strands wanting to stay mingled to the point of me tearing up. Mini braids had become a friend and big medium to large twists for when I want to give my hair a break from small braids.
Question for u…does ur hair really start to loc…or does it frizz and u haven’t found a good way to take them down? I ask bc i thought so too…then i realized i have to break my hair into like 10 sections across my whole head…take oil or shea butter down each twist before i unravel, and once that whole section 1/10 is done i put in the African pride pre poo with water and detangle with a tangle teaser. I can take down my entire head in an hour but i def had a lot of hard take downs before i learned my process. I also can’t go over 3 weeks.
@@mrod87 Yes it really starts to lock. My hair strands are fine and will lock easily say after 2 weeks because it is growing rapidly. I am still learning my hair regarding what she likes and dislikes. It's been a rollercoaster but, I love the journey.
@@LivingInTheShade good luck on ur journey!!!!Yea i listened to her entire video and if im being honest with myself i prob shouldn’t go past two weeks either. I always say im trying to stretch to 3 or 4 weeks but it’s just too tangled.
@MJ-pw9vg I have carried mine for 4 weeks without them locking up by starting with braids first for about half an inch and then continuing with twists. If not for the frizz, I might even try to push for 2 months 😬 P.S: When I was on locs, my hair was quite locked by the 2nd month which makes me believe braiding before twisting is actually what's stopping locs from forming right now.
No Twists for me. Especially NO mini twists. My hair hates being contorted to change direction. Twists make every hair strand set in a spiral form and that makes it become a tangled mess. Even when I remove them the next day. Braids are better. They keep my strands moving in a more natural direction.
My hair don't look scalpee but the big ass squares with the pencil thick twist is the bane of my existence I think my hair is too short for style at this point or maybe 🤔 my sections are too large
Twist in my hair is not a good look and it dreads in like three days to a week tangled up because my hair wraps around the twist like African threading SMH
