I did my first set of crochet braids on Sunday and I must say that I love them. I have NEVER conrowed my own hair before so I was surprised at how good they came out. Downside is, it took me 3 hours just to do that part. About halfway through, I felt like some of the braids might be too large so I ended up putting some small ones in the front and feeding them into larger braids in the back. I was so tired after and hour and I was worried about one side being thicker that the other since I changed up the size. I was tired and I figured the front was most important that it be full anyway. So, I ended up with 7 large ones in the back and them some of the ones in the front have 2 rows feeding into the one large one in the back. I ended up with 11 across the front.
Next mistake . . . I picked the wrong hair. Uggh!
Should have paid attention to post #86
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Originally Posted by DarkJoy View Post
I dont think straight works with crochets at all. Deep waves barely cut it. It has to be curly to kinky to hide those cornrows.
Dont forget to take pics!
My local BSS only had Vivica Fox braid hair and Bobbi Boss. I was conflicted because the Vivica Fox just didn't look right or sound right. I didn't even know she made braid hair. Anyway, I went went with the Bobbi Boss, Deep Pony. WRONG! The hair is too silky. I did a triple twist and loop and in some places I also did a knot. Youtube did not prepare me for this hair. LOL! After further research, I see that I should have also spritz or glued the knot. Ain't nobody got time for that! That's ok though. I won't be using that again. Also, some of my braids are showing in the back, so I have to check the mirror often and really fluff to keep the braids from showing. I also added in another 1/2 pack last night for good measure. (2.5 packs used total)
Another negative . . . It took me 3 more hours to install the hair. 6 hours total. I hadn't expected to put in that much time and my arms and shoulders were TIRED.
I LOVE the overall look and that it is a cheap protective style that I can do myself. My husband doesn't even like weave and he said it looks really good. He was surprised how I did for a first timer. I will only be keeping this for a week though because the hair is slipping out and I have pulled a few out on accident when fluffing. LOL. Disastrous! No way I can wash, condition and continue to wear this. I plan to revisit this again in 2 or 3 weeks. Next time I will be using water wave and hopefully it won't take as long to install.