First Protective Style of The Year - Crochet With Havana Mambo Twist.

In light of the fact that I'm continuing with my protective styling this year, I decided that after about 2 weeks of deep conditioning and moisturizing my hair while it was out; it was time for it to go back into hiding.

It took me a while to decide what exactly I wanted to do - which is quite strange for me. I'm usually decisive about what I want to do and will plan like 3 - 4 styles ahead of time. For the last couple of days, I lined up Finger comber Hair, Afri Naptural Reggae braid and marley bulk hair on my bed and kept contemplating on what look I was going for.

At the last minute I decided I was going to get Havana Twists by crocheting the Havana Mambo Twist hair ( which wasn't one my initial choices by the way lol) Once that was decided, I chose the shade I wanted (sort of an Ombre Burgundy) and was good to go.




My hair had already been washed and deep conditioned a few days ago and I'd been moisturizing and sealing every day. Seeing as the Havana Mambo Twists are quite thick and I don't want to have too much hair on my head, it was important that the braiding pattern took this into consideration.

So this is the pattern I used (learnt it from an amazing stylist called @beautycanbraid - she's on Instagram and YouTube) and it works pretty well. All in all, I have 10 braids going to the back with 6 of them criss crossed so I can get a few versatile partings.

Can I say I love my hair!!!!!

 While we've installed a few of these in the salon, this is the first time I'll be getting them in myself. Unlike the chunky twists I got sometime last year using the Equal Cuban Twist, these are not uncomfortable at all - they're light and soft and sleeping is not an issue.

Love it!