Hairstyles: Giving The Braid Out A Try

   

I rarely wear my hair down because I'm in the process of growing it out, and so I am very protective of my ends.  So, just for fun, I decided to let my hair out to play with a braid-out.  If you don't know what a braid-out is, it's where you braid your hair, leaving it in for a day or longer and then you take the braids down.  You end up with waves and curls or whatever your hair type gives yuh!  You can do this on wet or dry hair.  I did it on dry hair.

How I Did It:

After washing and deep conditioning my hair, I blow dried it into 8 sections with a leave-in conditioner (Kinky Curly-Knot Today) and a bit of shea butter.  I then braided the sections and added a little more shea butter to my ends.  I kept my hair braided for 2 days and then I un-braided it.  I styled it with my fingers by separating some of the curls.  I was careful not to disturb the curls much because I didn't want my hair to frizz.  

Overall, I think it came out pretty good!  When I start wearing my hair down more often, this will definitely be one of my go to styles!

My Makeup:

Lips:  Mac - Brave Red

Cheeks:  Mac- Ambering Rose

Eyes: Maybeline Eyestudio creme liner - Blackest Black and Maybeline Falsies Mascara - Blackest Black