This big, high bun is an extra elegant look to create on older twists. Youtuber Alicia James did this tutorial with three-week-old loose two-strand twists. Start by pulling all the hair toward the top of your head. You can use an elastic headband as a hair tie to secure everything at to top. Flip the ponytail so all the ends are spread out and facing down. Next, start taking the ends and wrapping them around your ponytail into a bun, pinning them down as you go. Work your way around your head until the whole bun is secure. In three quick steps, your hair is ready to go.
To begin, spritz all of your hair with water to lock in as much moisture as possible. Youtube blogger and the author of "10 Easy Steps to Go Natural Without Cutting Your Hair Off!" Nik Scott also applies extra virgin olive oil for moisture. Next, Scott creates a deep side part. Take a small section of hair by the part and begin twisting around the perimeter of your head. Scott warns to keep the twists close to your forehead to get the desired halo-like look of this protective hairstyle. Keep twisting up and back until you reach the back of your head, and continue the twist all the way to the ends your hair. At the end of your twist, pull the twist up and wrap it back over to where you first began the twist. Pin it down and your continuous halo crown is complete.
As excited as we get about changing leaves and fall fashions, the colder temperatures in fall and winter certainly have their downside. Brittle temperatures dry out skin and hair, and can be particularly damaging to natural hair, causing shedding, breakage and greater difficulty in growing hair longer and stronger. To lock in moisture to your natural hair, opt for twisted hairstyles with hidden ends. These protective hairstyles from our favorite natural hair bloggers will keep your hair long and strong throughout the cold seasons -- with zero shedding.
