I ABSOLUTELY love
braids but the thought of a four-hour session at the salon every time I needed
to get them done always deterred me from getting them. Besides having to sit
in the same position for four cool hours, I hated how my hairdresser would get
two or three other people to help her with the braids. The pain! Braiding by
one person already causes various levels of pain and discomfort. Imagine four
people pulling at your scalp at once! It’s torture. And while you’re on the
hot seat, you can’t afford to go to the loo or get a bite because you want to
finish and be out of the salon.
They’re always other
women walking in to also get their hair done so if your hairdresser is given
the opportunity to leave your head – then you know you’re doomed. Even the smallest
portion of hair could take forever to get done if you find your hairdresser on
a bad day. So, for years I endured
the discomfort and sat through the entire four hours, until my backside was
numb even. But beauty is pain, right? Wrong. You don’t have to suffer just to
look good – they’re always simple, less abrasive ways of getting your slay game
on fire.
Because of the
nightmarish braiding sessions, I preferred to let my hair be, no braiding until
after four-month intervals or so. You know, when I’ve recovered from the
previous braiding session.
For years I endured
utmost discomfort from the braiding until a friend told me about crochet braids
a while ago. I’ll admit, this is something I never particularly paid much
attention to – probably because I don’t experiment much with my hair. I’m not into weaves
because I feel they’re fake on steroids so crochet weaves were never a thing
for me although they’ve been around for a while. You’ve seen women with
afros of overly thick “natural” hair? It’s all crochet weaving.
So my friend had the most perfect braids I’d seen and I couldn’t resist asking who had done her hair. It later turned out that the person who had done her hair didn’t matter – it was the technique that was used that was lit. Crochet braiding has for years been less known but it is such an innovative and low maintenance hair technique. I thought I’d try it out and I’m really glad I did. The process is painless and takes about an hour 30 minutes to complete. I really couldn’t believe how short a while I had been at the salon.
Did I mention how light
the braids are? It’s unbelievable! Whenever I got the regular braids, I could
feel the extra weight but with crochet braids, I’m reminded there’s something
happening on my head when I look at myself in the mirror or scratch my scalp. The crochet braid is so
smooth it doesn’t lift bobble from your clothes neither does it damage clothes
made of delicate fabrics. Although crochet braids
can look incredibly real, they are all made of fake hair. In my opinion, these
are definitely less fake than weaves. Somehow, they are.
To attach the braid,
hair existing on the scalp is cornrowed all the way back, and the braid
extensions are attached by using a crochet needle. Those are the basics,
but there are a lot of ways that this style can be used to achieve different
looks. Depending on how you
would want to style your braids, your hairdresser could do the cornrows in such
a way that when the crochet braid goes on, you can style them in different
directions. The great thing about
crochet hair is that you can play with it to make it as thick or thin as you
want, depending on what looks best for your style, and what is easiest to
maintain.
If you’re all about saving
time and making your trips to the salon less daunting, you may want to consider
crochet braiding. My hairdresser says
they last for as long as you want them on – three months even. But you and I
know I’m not going to be having the same hairstyle for three months! Hair
starts to smell after a while. The crochet braids are
available in various types of twists, box braids and you could even get faux
locks if you choose. If you’ve been thinking of getting crochet braids, go for
it. I guarantee you it will be quick and painless.
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