Are Braid Extensions For You? Some Tips From My Own Experience

Third time’s the charm

There are many styling options available, but are they for you? I’ve been eyeballing Havana Twists for some time now, but was wary of having someone else install them.

My hair is growing nicely and I didn’t want any more setbacks nor did I want excessive pulling and tugging on my tresses by someone who is not used to handling hair gently, so I did the next best thing.

I installed my own. It took me months to figure out how to perfect the invisible root method. Once I perfected it, I purchased seven packs of hair and installed them several nights ago.

Well, after not sleeping I checked them out in the mirror. Now, I had my twisting method down and they looked awesome. The parts weren’t perfect, but the twists were not as full as I would have liked them to be. Which leads me to the next question.

How dense is your hair?

This should be a very important question for many of us, especially if you have fine hair. You can have fine hair and have medium strands.

Some of us may have thick hair, but only in certain areas. My hair has thickened a lot since my relaxer days, but there are some areas that are iffy.

I had to compensate for those areas and add a little more hair to gain the thickness I desired which was probably a mistake. But then again, the braider probably would have had to do the same thing or part my hair in smaller pieces?

Needless to say, I took them out in less than 45 minutes. For one, my tastes have changed since the last two times I rocked Nubian Twists.

I’ve actually decided that while Havana Twists and other braiding styles are great, sadly; they’re just not for me. They felt uncomfortable and it just irritated me having something attached to my hair and you know something? I really missed my fro.

Once I removed the hair, I was happier and decided to use the rest of the unused hair to create crochet wigs*. I’ve used wigs* off and on during my natural hair journey and I guess I just enjoy the ease of taking the darned thing off whenever I choose to. So how about yo; have you figured out if braids are for you?