Setting Techniques: The Twist and Coil VS The Braid and Coil

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As promised, here is a side-by-side comparison of "The Twist and Coil" and a "The Braid and Coil" setting techniques.


As you can see from the image, "The Twist and Coil" appears a little shorter, but more voluminous, while "The Braid and Coil" features more defined waves, a little less shrinkage (so it appears to be a little longer), it also isn't as voluminous as "The Twist and Coil", but that can be fixed with some careful fluffing, shaking and perhaps using a diffuser to create volume. You can also separate the braids into smaller clumps to create more volume.

In a previous poll, 52% of Mane and Chic readers said they preferred twist-outs, while 28% preferred braid-outs. I'm a fan of braid-outs and I almost never do twist-outs. I feel I have more control over my hair when I set it in braids. My hair shrinks drastically with twist-outs and I'm not really into shrinkage. Next, a lot of people say braids take longer and well, that depends on your skill level. It takes me the same amount of time to twist and braid. If you braid slow, practice makes perfect. So, practice. After doing this for a couple of years I can set my braids in about 15-20 minutes after washing and less than 10 minutes at night when I re-set. I typically do 10-15 medium size braids when I wash my hair and 5-7 large braids every night when I re-set.



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4 comments:

  1. I only been wearing my hair curly for about 6 months although i been natural for 3yrs...I have soon discovered that braid outs look better on my hair than twist outs..braids do take way longer for me to put them in and take down as oppose to twists..however like you said practice makes perfect

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  2. hum every time I try a braid out it comes out really frizzy!

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  3. Me too, it comes out frizzy and it doesn't have that type of definition. thought I can equally definition it just depends on if I put styling product in and how long I set it and what method. So Twist-still win my braid outs have no coil to them more bends like a soften crimp.

    I guess it depends on your curl pattern I am 4 definately and mane & chic looks to be in the 3 range hence the greatly different results

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  4. What do you do or use when you reset your braidouts?

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