Saturday, 2 June 2012

PROTECTIVE STYLE: Crochet braids

Ok....so a lot of people in the UK don't know what crochet braids are, so I thought I'd do a post to explain it because I get so many questions when I have crochet braids in.

Crochet braids are a protective style i.e a style that protects your natural hair such as braids, twists, cornrows e-t-c.
Its a very simple (possibly time consuming) process. Basically your natural hair is cornrowed (usually to the back) and then the braids (curly hair extensions: see picture) are attached onto the cornrows.

PROS
1) It looks very natural and it is very good if you want to grow out your hair as its minimal maintenance.
2) If you like big curly hair...then this is your style
3) The older it gets, the more natural it looks
4) All you need is a crochet hook and a comb. No specialist equipment needed
5) Synthetic hair is relatively cheap

CONS
1) It can be very time consuming depending on how fast you are
2) it can be an absolute PAIN to take out
3) Curly hair tends to tangle a lot so you will need a good hair detangler. (I use a home made one)


These were my first set of crochet braids (:




If you are interested in learning how to do crochet braids, here is a video tutorial by one of my favourite youtubers.
Hair used: Freetress waterwave which can be purchased from the Pak Cosmetics website.
Any questions, e-mail me at nubianpride@live.co.uk / tweet me @Ray_Ray49
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  2. Unknown3 July 2012 at 05:31

    aww thank you sooo much (: I have a similar blog on tumblr like this if you ever feel like checking it out at nubianpride.tumblr.com (you may find that some of the posts overlap with this blog though)I'm still quite new to the blogging world but Im really glad you like my blog (: thanks again.

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  3. Anonymous4 February 2013 at 12:41

    Very nice mama. Crochet braids has been my staple protective style and nine months ago I introduced it to Jamaica. Continue being beautiful #cheers

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  4. Anonymous16 February 2013 at 06:36

    This is really pretty I usually do my own hair but I'm going try this what are the two hair color you used.

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  5. Anonymous9 March 2013 at 20:58

    Love the hair and music. .Please let me know what music that is and where I can find it.

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  6. Anonymous21 June 2013 at 13:44

    Love Love Love!!! What kind of hair did you use?

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    1. Unknown12 July 2013 at 08:49

      Thanks! I used Model model glance water wave braiding hair

      link: http://www.pakcosmetics.com/brand/model-model/glance/glance-syn-water-wave-braid.html

      xx

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  7. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 08:35

    So I am looking for that type of hair on that website. Is it water deep wave or just water wave?

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    1. Unknown12 July 2013 at 08:48

      No its just water wave. Here is the link
      http://www.pakcosmetics.com/brand/model-model/glance/glance-syn-water-wave-braid.html

      Or just go on the pak cosmetic website and type in the search bar 'Glance Syn Water Wave Braid'
      xx

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  8. Unknown30 September 2013 at 14:42

    How many braids did you have in the front and back to get the fuller look?

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  9. Anonymous9 November 2013 at 18:58

    How many packs of hair did u use

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  10. Anonymous7 December 2013 at 17:11

    Brilliant video and blog! Was going crazy trying to decide what next to do with my natural hair, but no more thanks to your blog. Only question I have is whether you can use the same technique on straight or wavy hairstyles?

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  11. Anonymous26 May 2014 at 16:38

    HI I know that you posted this a while back...question did you Freetress or Model Model...both are mentioned as what you use. I was wondering if you used both, which did you like better?

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