Setting Techniques: The Twist and Coil

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The Twist and Coil is a twist-out with finger coiled ends. The Mane and Chic technique requires that the hair is cleansed, conditioned, reconditioned (with copious amounts of conditioner left in), detangled and smoothed in sections with fingers and/or a Denman brush. Once all of that is done, the hair is twisted until about 0.5" up from the ends. (You can go up as high as you want). Do not mix the hair. Once you begin the twist, keep the two sections separate. Does that make sense? This is very important. so let me say it again. When you begin the twist make sure the two section stay separate until you reach the ends. Again, do not mix the hair. Next the ends are smoothed around the finger to create the curl. The hair is left untouched until it's completely dry. Once dry, the hair is finger styled.

I used 1/2" size twists for this post. Stay tuned because I'm going to show the results of using larger twists. I also did a braid-out using the same size 1/2" braid. Stay tuned, that's coming up next. The most obvious difference is that the braid-out created a tighter pattern, but there appeared to be less shrinkage. It  kind of doesn't make sense because you would think that the looser curl pattern would create longer hair, but that not the case. The difference is very subtle in shrinkage (about 1/2" more length with a braid-out on this hair). These are the major reasons why I prefer braid-outs over twist-outs, but we'll talk about that later. I should also mention that the twist-out was a little more voluminous and I guess that's why women who love "big hair" prefer twist-outs over braid-outs.


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7 comments:

  1. I think that I am going to try a coil out this weekend...I've never just sat down and took the time to do it!

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  2. Great technique! I do coil at the end when I twist, but more to prevent tangles than to create a style. I don't focus enough on smoothing and keeping the twists neat to create a nice look. My twists usually come out poofier than this :-( I think I'll try your technique this weekend!

    Love how you're doing the setting technique posts. This is one of the best blogs. It's definitely in my line-up of blogs that I must read during the work day lol

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  3. I will try this tonight I have never had good results with twist-outs so I'm a pony/bun girl. Do you have any products to recommend?

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  4. @Karmelqt20, you should read this post for product suggestions... http://maneandchic.blogspot.com/2009/12/dopest-hair-products-tried-in-2009.html

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  5. Do you know of any videos that show how to do this style?

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  6. Another great post. I always felt that a braid out gives me the greatest amount of volume.

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  7. Hello M&C!

    I tried twice to twist out my hair, and to be honest, the results are always weird. The length of my hair is fine after using this technique, however, my roots keep frizzy and puffy.
    When I undo my twists, I have a lot of shrinkage on the roots and well defined ends... the result is not homogeneous and doesn't look natural...

    I do use styling products like (KCCC or miss jessie's CP) and a lot of water to control the shrinkage when I twist my hair but it doesn't really help...

    Do you think that I do something incorrectly or that maybe twist out is not for everybody's hair?
    Thank you for your time!

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