Her she is, wearing the Sis Twist hair and feeling like a champion.
I thought it would be a nice touch just to use the Sis Twist hair with a hint of color. It seems to really agree with her, wouldn't you say?
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. Hoping that someone out there may be encouraged as well.
Kirigo
Your Natural Hair Coach
As the young girls begin to mature, so does their taste in hair styles.
Support your little girl, in school as well as some of the styling options she may want to wear.
Making sure the style stays age appropriate, let us support our girls in their natural hair journey as they go to school.
Help boost their confidence in school and their choice to be proud and natural.
I'm proud of you girls! Make us all proud, and do the very best in school.
Kirigo
Your Natural Hair Coach
This year just keep it simple, and keep it natural.
Make sure you child's hair has had a good trim, which makes it much easier to manage the hair.
Wash it well and put in some conditioner, comb it well, then rinse the hair thoroughly.
You can chose to towel dry, or blow dry lightly, using a light set in lotion, begin to section the hair and 2 strand.
You can style with ribbons or simply let it hang down.
Now off to school she goes.
I am wishing all those students a successful new school year. Work hard and stay natural.
Kirigo
Your Natural Hair Coach
I have recently been asked by several women if you can wear the Sis Twists long.
The answer is YES however, it requires more synthetic hair and it definitely costs more.
Which one do you like? Long, short or medium?
Please share.
Kirigo
Your Natural Hair Coach
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The Sis Twist has long been a favorite choice when transitioning from relaxed or texturized hair into a natural hair journey.
Today I find that, those wearing their own natural hair or Afros are also finding Sis Twists a good choice as a protective hair style. It gives their hair and themselves a break from the weekly or biweekly hair care.
It can last up to 3 months looking good, even after hair washing, swimming etc. It is growing in popularity, and happens to be healthier choice, other than the tiny micro braids.
All of my clients who wear Sis twists said to me, "that the older this style gets, the more complements they get".
I can recall, when I wore my hair like that almost 2 years ago, I had that same experience. I remember enjoying not having to comb my hair for 2 months, then I quickly jumped into another phase of my natural hair journey. To see more about that see "From Locks to Sis Twists!" under My Life.
Sis twists great for transitioning or hair care breaks. For more info, see "What is a Sis Twist?".
Kirigo
Your Natural Hair Coach
February is Black Hair History Month at Natural Hair Journey, and I'm sharing black hair history tidbits each Thursday this month.
Did you know...?
Masai men grooming each other's hair
In Kenya's Masai tribe, it's the men not the women who are obsessed with hair grooming!
The women shave their heads bald or wear very close-cropped styles. But the men spend hours styling and grooming each other's elaborate hair dos.
In Masai culture, lion symbolism is important, and a man's long "mane" represents strength, protection, and masculine beauty.
To get this look, they use clay mixed with ashes to achieve what is actually a micro two-strand twist. (Who knew, it looks a lot like Sisterlocks...!)
In the photo, notice the tiny strap of leather across the warrior's forehead. The other warrior doing his hair uses it as a guide to make sure that each bundled section of hair is tied at the exact same point. In other words, his hair is precise; it's tiiiiight! lol
Top left: Masai women. Top right and bottom: Masai warriors sporting elaborate ceremonial styles consisting of tiny two-strand twists accented with colorful silk roses or sculpted into a bow and arrow shape that may represent a recent lion-hunting victory.
As regular readers know, I'm from Kenya originally -- I'm from the Kikyu tribe. I also have Masai blood. This past Christmas, my aunt was sharing family history (we call it "daring and sharing;" the younger family members dare to ask questions, and the elders share their knowledge), I learned that I'm actually more than 25% Masai! How cool is that?!
Now take a look at this picture from a hair show in the U.S. The woman has her hair sculpted into a spider web. See the connection? The Masai have been sculpting hair into everyday objects since the beginning of time. And here in the States it continues. Even though we have been removed from our culture, the creativity is embedded in our blood. In or out of Africa, black people all around the world are connected by traditions so deep we don't always even know that's what we're doing.
I love Black Hair History Month!
Kirigo
Your Natural Hair Coach
Jazz up your look with a dash of color.
Here we have a two-strand twist, flat in the front and plucked out (undone and gently fluffed with the fingers, in the back to achieve this look.
It's recommended to always try and wear your 2 strands plucked out before the next wash, because it adds such a nice flare to the hair.
What do you think about this look?
Kirigo
Your Natural Hair Coach
Some men are using extensions to make the style work for them. Here we have a brother with extensions and he says that, wearing extensions helps his style last longer. True fact! Helps with his active lifestyle. It lasts 2 to 3 months and easy to wash and care for. Can you tell he's wearing extensions? Kirigo Your Natural Hair Coach Did you know the sis twist hair style is gaining popularity with men? Yes it is indeed.
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