Hello again my natural "Fine" sisters! Okay, maybe that's not quite how the old adage goes but you know what I meant - Make lemonade! It's a great life philosophy and certainly one to adopt when dealing with natural hair, especially "Fine" natural hair. There have been many days when hairstyles I've tried have been an absolute fail. Most naturals experience this some time in their journey, but if you're a fine-haired natural, it probably happens more than you'd like.
Recently, I decided to do a twist out on my hair, even though it hasn't worked for me the last time I tried to achieve this style. Partly because I'm at the dreaded "awkward" length and partly because my fine hair doesn't have enough weight to hold the style. I woke up the next morning to find my hair wasn't quite what I wanted it to be, but admittedly it was more of the product I used than anything. I have a bit of a problem..... product junkyism - that's another blog for another day. :) This particular time I retried a product that did not work for me the first time. I know, I know, that doesn't make any sense at all, but I was hoping it was more the amount of product I used instead of the product itself. I thought if I'd tweak the amount it would work this time. Needless to say it was an epic fail. The next night I went back to flat twist in hopes I would have success. Unfortunately, since I never washed out the other product and used a light leave-in on top, hairstyle two was also a FAIL.
The next night I was looking in the mirror trying out different styles such as a roll, tuck, and pin, large flat twists, but neither of those styles worked. In the midst of combing through my hair I noticed how full my hair looked in a picked out Afro state. I got my hand mirror and looked at the back of my hair and lo and behold IT WAS CUTE! My hair looked very full in the back I was in shock. I decided to try and rock that style so I took several ponytail holders, put my hair in ponytails, and braided each one to keep my hair in a stretched state.
The next morning I got up and picked each ponytail until it was a perfect fro.
This wasn't the style I was going for in the beginning but I forgot about the versatility of natural hair. Just because one style is a failure, so what, our hair has options! Sometimes playing with your hair a little allows you to find other styles that look just as good. This picture doesn't really do the style justice and unfortunately I did not get a picture of the front. Let me tell you sisters I rocked my fro with my pick in my back pocket fist up!!! I received a lot of compliments from my coworkers who are in awe daily of what our hair can do. So, how do you get over your hairstyle failures? Does it stop your day?
Until next time My FINE Curlies.......... muah!
