I love the look of braidouts and twistouts on other people, but my 3c/4a hair is SO curly that it ends up "reverting" from the set. For me, it's too much manipulation and tangles for essentially the same look as my wash n go. So I stick with that .
I was just venting my frustration. Sunday wash and flat twist, two days to dry, Wednesday flop . This thread can go well if we let it.
that's what my hair does! like reverting from a press
Have you tried sitting under dryer? My (relaxed/transitioning) hair has never liked air drying at all but indirect heat for 30 minutes makes a big difference in how a twist/braid out looks. If I do that then sleep on it it's even better in am.
I'm a 4a natural and my hair HATES those styles. Besides the tangles, shedding, frizz, days to dry, it only looks good the first and second day and then begins to lose it's definition and get dryish and then at night, how the heck do you sleep without retwisting or risk flattening and ruining the style. When I slap some gel or KCCCC in my hair, I get shiny, frizz free curls for a week that stand up to sweat and sleep, plus no tangles. I guess braid out/twistouts aren't for everyone.
/rant