Braid Out on Short Natural Hair

Did my 2nd #braidout! And I love it WAY better fluffed/separated than defined!

Check out this video on this look :)

I washed my hair the other night, squeezed out almost all of the water. Distributed MixedChicks Leave-In, then smoothed on SheaMoisture Curl & Style Milk for each half. I parted my hair in 4 sections with clips, working counter-clockwise (although it doesn't matter) from bottom-right. The first section, I just took random 1" sections and braided them. After this, I realized the hair wasn't that smooth and I wanted to minimize as much frizz as possible! So for the rest of my hair, I used my Denman Brush to smooth the hair then braided. I also made sure to apply SheaMoisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie to each section for additional hold and moisture. Once finished, it was still a bit damp so I took my diffuser on warm, low and dried it a bit so I wouldn't wake up with wet hair. This morning I put Castor Oil on my scalp then put Coconut Oil on my hands and proceeded to take down the braids. I used my nails to pull and separate each strand in each braid so I wouldn't disrupt the defined pattern to limit frizz.

Process below:

Before (definitely needing a wash)

Wet braids after washing (before bed)

Take down - Unfluffed

Fluffed & separated

afro braidout with frizz on natural hair

The bigger the better I tell ya! This might be my new go-to, as long as I can put in the little more effort and time to achieve it!

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