I had an e-mail from "Curlygirz" this week asking about a corkscrew braid/twist (whatever you call them at your house!) She asked a question that I'd never had before. Now, I'm sure most of you know how to do these by now & I know there are several other blogs out there that have a video of these but for some this may still be helpful -- because the corkscrew isn't started from a rubberband.
Curlygirz said she had done this hairdo on one of her DD's ... but she couldn't figure out how to make a corkscrew start at the base of the head, and said she couldn't find a video where they hadn't started from a rubberband/ponytail.
So, if you already know how to do this with or without a rubberband - you can just ignore this post ... but for Curlygirz - this is for you! BTW - I tried e-mailing you but it was an invalid e-mail address & came back to me. Not sure why - but either way, hope this helps you and a few others.
Oh, and ignore the neat "bunny" nose stuff Goose has going on. She's been fighting a cold & I told her to keep her hands out of her face for the video -- so this is what I got instead! :) Also, to get these to look the best - damp or wet hair always works the best I think.
Here is the end result. Nice and smooth - with no rubberband at the beginning of it!
FYI - because I'm slow, it took me a while to get this! When I first started doing corkscrews I would split the hair in 2 and started twisting immediately (as some pro's may do) but for me it never laid right or looked smooth like I wanted it to. The only way I can get it to work for me is to pass the bottom strand over the top strand first and then start twisting. Everyone has their own methods - but that's what works for me.
This corkscrew was done on the right side of her head. If you do it on the left side I have to pass the top strand down over the bottom one and twist opposite from what I did on the right side of her head. Don't know if that makes sense or not - you just have to mess around with these to get them to work for you! :)
Curlygirz said she had done this hairdo on one of her DD's ... but she couldn't figure out how to make a corkscrew start at the base of the head, and said she couldn't find a video where they hadn't started from a rubberband/ponytail.
So, if you already know how to do this with or without a rubberband - you can just ignore this post ... but for Curlygirz - this is for you! BTW - I tried e-mailing you but it was an invalid e-mail address & came back to me. Not sure why - but either way, hope this helps you and a few others.
Oh, and ignore the neat "bunny" nose stuff Goose has going on. She's been fighting a cold & I told her to keep her hands out of her face for the video -- so this is what I got instead! :) Also, to get these to look the best - damp or wet hair always works the best I think.
Here is the end result. Nice and smooth - with no rubberband at the beginning of it!
FYI - because I'm slow, it took me a while to get this! When I first started doing corkscrews I would split the hair in 2 and started twisting immediately (as some pro's may do) but for me it never laid right or looked smooth like I wanted it to. The only way I can get it to work for me is to pass the bottom strand over the top strand first and then start twisting. Everyone has their own methods - but that's what works for me.This corkscrew was done on the right side of her head. If you do it on the left side I have to pass the top strand down over the bottom one and twist opposite from what I did on the right side of her head. Don't know if that makes sense or not - you just have to mess around with these to get them to work for you! :)
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