Fluffy Short Twists Using 1 Pack Of Xpressions? | Quarantine + Hair
hi my lovelies ♡
this was my first time trying a crochet style, but I think these twists came out super cute!
I hope you enjoy this video, feel free to let me know of any questions in the comments.
stay SAFE, stay cute, stay hydrated
MM.
xo
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◦ OUTRE X-Pression Twisted Up Crochet Braid (I had 24", but if you buy 12", don't cut the hair in half :) )
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Hello, my beautiful people welcome back to my channel, it's melon mushy. I have done. I have found the cheat code to life guys like so i've just done these cute um shoulder length twists, looks super natural guys how many packs of hair did. I use one one pack of hair one pack of hair. I have found the cheat code to life they're very light they're really soft. The hair is super super soft compared to like your traditional marley, hair um and i'm just in love. Honestly, this length is giving me something if you guys want to know how i choose. This lick then keep on watching so we're starting off with freshly washed and tensioned blow-dried hair, don't mind my nails, guys we are in the middle of a pandemic. I did the rest of my hair the night before and when i was blow drying my hair out. I used a heat protector and luscious super milk conditioner, which is really really moisturizing, guys you're going to need a rat tail comb, so you can start making pots throughout your hair as well. My scalp says myself, don't even judge me, but i haven't been able to go to the hair shop for a very long time, obviously, because we've been in lockdown pretty much um even before christmas in the uk. So i'm just using my ordinary, my ordinary rosehip oil. I wouldn't recommend using this because it's for what it is expensive for your hair, but i have nothing else so desperate times call for desperate measures, guys i'm actually just gon na. Do a couple drops on my scalp, which is nice and clean. So nobody come for me and i, like super crispy parts, so i'm going to take my time like i think i literally spent an hour apart across here yesterday. My boyfriend helped me in the end, because i literally bro it was a mess anyway, and this is another lush product that i'm using just to seal in all the moisture. This stuff is so moisturizing like honestly, so i'm going to use the coming back now. This is the right color, this one i'm just going to put on the root to keep it really nice and slick i'm gon na do the crochet method. This is the first time i've done it, but i've heard with this style um rather than doing the invisible twist method. Um it lasts a bit longer. So that's what i'm gon na do. So what you need to do for the crochet method is start a little braid like so it looks like a lot of product, but it's not it's just yeah yeah. It'S not okay. It'S quite scary, guys, like um as i was parting, my hair. I realized that there's patches in the crown of my hair, where i've got like quite a few gray hairs, which is really weird, because my mom i mean she's like how old is my mom. How old is my mom, 1967. quick master? Michelle come on 53 um and she she does have a couple of gray hairs, but like not that many, i'm just wondering, is there a reason why i've got more grays 20 20 was a very, very stressful year, um, as i'm sure it was for many of You guys, but i'm not gon na dye them, i'm gon na embrace them honestly one day my goal is to be a silver fox. So that's that that's one period - i don't know if you guys can see here, but let me see, can you see the grays now you just got ta tie back all the um parts. I would recommend tying back everything. So you've only got one row out um. Just so, the hair doesn't get mixed in with each other. Essentially, so you need your crochet needle um. I don't even have my hand. Okay, take two. This is the hair, i'm using guys. I hope you can see this wait. Let me move over here, so you can kind of see it better. There we go so this is the hair i'm using i'm not gon na lie guys. I actually think it's very important to use that specific type of hair when you open it. It comes with three like bundles. I guess this is one bundle. It looks quite well. I mean it's quite fluffy, obviously, but it looks quite small, but this is actually a lot of hair, like i think, i'm only going to be using one pack of hair. For my entire head guys like come on, i don't remember how much i bought this hair, for, i think about seven pounds per pack. Maybe it's pre-fluffed, it's so soft and really really light, which is why i would definitely recommend this. You could probably use a different kind of hair, but the style might just come out looking a little bit different. So what i'm doing is just splitting the hair like that, for this length of hair i've been cutting it in half just make sure it's nice and even at the bottom, and then snip it now. We'Ve got this piece of hair now you're going to split this. In half again, if you want chunkier twists, obviously you could do the whole half piece, but for these size twists um, which i think they're like they're like a medium size, they're, not small, split it in half cut it in half split it in half and then You'Ll be good to go depending on where you are on your head. You need to kind of gauge how much to stretch the hair just like taper it i'm not going to stretch this one too much, but i am going to stretch it a little bit um because it's here, whereas if i was the back of my head, i Basically didn't stretch it at all just to keep the length and then, when i get to the top of my head um, i will stretch out quite a lot and then i might actually add a bit of hair um on the ends as well, which i'll show You guys to my natural hair, i'm gon na add just the curls blueberry bliss um carl control, jelly um use any kind of, i guess lightweight jelly. That is not going to give you build up, so i'm using about that much. I really recommend just tucking tuck away the other pieces of hair, so here's my little braid, i'm gon na get my gel. This is gon na help. The hair blend really nicely um with the expression. Now, okay, i've got my half crochet ready, i'm gon na stretch. It tiny bit, but not too much, and then i've got my crochet needle right, open needle put it through the middle of the hair like so, and just let it chill i'm gon na twist it just so it's easier to hook onto the crochet needle, like so Only at this point do you close the needle speaking from my own mistakes. Please guys pull it through unhook, the needle and then you're gon na just pull one of the sides of the hair through so then, you've got crochet hair on both sides. Okay, not too difficult right. Now, i'm going to split my natural hair. Now i'm splitting my natural hair to the crochet hair. Okay, i'm gon na twist it on itself to blend in with the crochet hair turn it around once. Okay and now i'm going to start twisting, sometimes you need to kind of adjust where the crochet, where the root of the braid is of the twist is, but you get the chest and as i'm twisting down, i don't know if you guys can see. Sometimes i'm literally going to that. Sometimes i'm actually stopping to twist it because sometimes when it's a bit thicker, it's a bit difficult to twist the hair on itself um, but just make sure you're twisting twisting each strand, as well as twisting the strands on each other. Um because it will just help, keep the twist together, don't worry if it's like super scraggly and stuff at the end, because we can cut that off just kind of see where it's at, because it obviously springs up on itself. You don't want to come too short. I'Ve just got my pro scissors and i'm just going to cut it like that. There we go cute cool, so i'm just going to work through my head. The longest part is making i to speak english today. The longest part is making the parts um, especially if you like nice and crispy like more self, but once you've got the parts down. It'S quite and you've got the technique down. It'S actually quite an easy style to do so. It'S 11. 41! Now let me see how long does it take me to do this this whole section and i'll? Let you guys the reason why i'm doing the crochet method instead of the invisible root method, is i actually found when i did the invisible root method for my marley braids in the past. I would redo the front quite a lot um and just the constant twisting and wanting it to look really nice and fresh. It would cause quite a bit of tension around the front and i found that my hairline was getting thinner around the front. So i was like nope not doing this anymore um, it looks cute but and it looks very natural, but if it's still going to cause tension and cause your hairline to be snared, then what is the point? You know if the extension hair is not long enough to meet the length that you want it to be. For the twist, i'm going to show you how you can like overcome that the half so the half half piece, i'm going to cut this bit in half again, okay, this piece of hair, i'm going to stretch it and then i'm going to twist it in the Middle like that, so my twist is here: i'm going to open my twist like that. Okay, then i'm going to get this piece of hair, i'm going to put it right in the middle like that. You'Ve got the extra hair on the twist that you're already doing, and before you even start twisting down. You need to twist these pieces of hair together. Okay turn once and then you're going to twist the other piece together and then what you'll see is that will be really nice and tight you'll, literally not even be able to tell where you've added the hair and you're gon na continue to twist down. This is so cute what oh? What'S the time guys i say i use one pack of hair guys. I still have this much hair. I still have two pieces and a half left anyway. I'M gon na put some mousse in my hair just to make it really nice and slick. So this is the um olive oil ors one. This is really moisturizing, so um i like it. I'M gon na come back when i'm looking real cute. So what just just hold up? Okay, bye, bye, hello, just in my makeup for another video um, so hopefully that will be out i'm hoping next week will be the week after we'll see honestly, i'm so happy with the way these came out. This is so cute. I love it anyway. Thank you so much guys for watching this. Video don't forget to show me love on the channel subscribe like comment. Let me know what you enjoyed in this video because um yeah, i just love getting feedback from you guys, honestly it warms my heart, so uh yeah, that's it and i will see you in the next video guys.
Comments
Ericka Ekhator: this is so awesome and im going to try this out tonight! how do you take it out? from the bottom or can you cut it?
Sepha Mendes: She’s so gorgeous, look at her skinnnn
nneka: If you see me doing this EXACT hairstyle, MIND YA BUSINESSSSSSSSS
D W: Girls are out here spending their life savings trying to get just one of the features that Michie has. Her eyes, lips, nose, skin, dimples, teeth, brows, jawline, cheekbones, smile, hair. GIRL GOT ALL DA TINGS.
kaj a: I came here for the tutorial but gurl you are literally one of the most beautiful humans I have ever seen
L Jay: Oh my gosh, I didn’t even read the title of the video before I clicked it, so genuinely thought this was your real hair! So gorg! ✨✨
uniquelady1234: WAITTTTTTTT, THIS IS SUCH A HACK!!! My next hairstyle I'm doing this, wow, thanks girl x
Tolu Shittu: s/o to an influencer that's encouraging the use of textured extensions
Just Tanoe: Just tried this style as well this week and I agree with you.... the Xpression Springy afro twist hair is soft and great texture for a natural look.
Dat Cat: The fact that you edited and posted this for us in a day! We appreciate you qween!
Rainette Verte: I want to start braiding my own hair without adding too much hair, and I LOVE twists. So this is perfect, thank you!
Amber Distance: I’m obsessed with your face. So gorgeous lol
Stella Musafiri: I saw the thumbnail and I was like “she’s so beautiful!!”
t.: I did this exact hairstyle. I took it out after five weeks. Actually, it was good after three weeks but I dragged the extra two weeks and it was bearable. It looked different on me (obviously since were two different people) but I loved it a lot. So thank you very much!!!
Janise’s Journey: Wow! I'm so glad I ran across this video. It looks so natural, just like my hair when i do two strand twist. Came just in time because I've been looking for something low maintenance to do because I'm going back to work soon and I don't have time to keep redoing my natural hair.
Girl Plug: 5:56 Just look at how she so excited to show us how to do this hair style, im pulling out my weave❤
taylor jennings vlogs: i know i’m a white girl but watching this brought me so much joy. you’re beautiful
Nari X Rose: you’re literally so beautiful , like a model
whoyouare94: So happy to see kinky twists coming back in style! I've been loving/wearing them since I was a kid and always hated that the beauty supply stopped selling this type of hair
Daniel Macnair: You're absolutely gorgeous, wishing you all the best ❤️
NanaEkuaK: Love it, this might just be my new protective style! Yes to being a silver fox later in life! xx
Faith Adogame: I went straight to Amazon to order this hair, can’t wait to try this style! It looks so good on you ☺️
Darling B: OMG she's so pretty, with or without makeup and I love the styling tips Thank you!!
blessedwithcolour 茉泖斐花: This video was on my recommended so I saved for later because it looks like such a cute style! I'm definitely going to try this style next!!
Jasmine Akua: This tutorial is perfect! You look stunning x
Jessica: This is soooooo beautiful!! It makes me feel like I can do this myself!
Victoria C: So cute!!! Going to try this! Also you’re so pretty and your dimples are
Tiesha Hall: Just did this to my hair and my sister's. Its so light and natural looking!!. Thank you so much for posting !
Chloe TB: This is such a cute style, I'm definitely going to try it!
Faith Oluwaremi: This is cute and you explained it so well!
Sadia Wells: This style is so cute I can't wait to try it! You're beautiful honey!
D W: I know everyone in the comments has already gassed you up, but I still have to say you are GORGEOUS!!!!!!! You are stunning with makeup, but you look even better without it. Your complexion, features, bone structure, smile, everything. Go thank God and your parents RIGHT NOW.
Nokubonga Phangisa: Your twists are crisp my girl. I hate doing the parts, but yeah, doing my hair is otherwise quite easy. Will try your method next time I do twists
kaylarivss: girl, you so pretty!! Love this style i'm deffo going to try this on myself x
Changu Online: Sis, you are perfection deff gonna try this next time I’m looking for a protective style ❤️
Discovering Q: Yes, this is so cute! I'm definitely going to try this out for sure! How long do you normally keep this protective style in?
Julienne: This is a Lifesaver, just hope that I can do it on my own. My hair has been through a lot in this pandemic its actually really really sad. Thanks for sharing
Sunday Readings: I love this style! I started recently to braid my own hair. I feel like doing it myself made me understand and love my hair more. Thank you for sharing your tips!
Adrian Williams: Oh my gosh. Thank you for making this. I have this hair in now but I made a mistake and twisted my hair all the way down and it’s hard to hide and was going to leave it untwisted the next time. Thank you thank you. And yes the hair is soft. I love it. Will be purchasing again. Super easy to use.
lauren davis: You’re so pretty and your smile is beautiful!! Also I love how your hair turned out
Laylay Oplaykey: This is my second time doing this style ! So affordable fast and pretty
nkeirukachidera96: I braided my hair for the first time at the start of Jan which took FOREVER so I'm definitely looking forward to learning this crochet style!
itschanel: This looks soooo bomb melanin queennn
Kandice Simmons: Thank you for this! I’ve decided to start doing my own braids & felt this was a great place to start. They’re not perfect but they’re cute & I’m learning!!
Shay Sunshyne: This was so helpful! I just came across this video after thinking about how I needed a new style! Thanks girl! You’re gorgeous btw ✨
Nkiruka Ukaegbu: I’m definitely using marley hair for twists from now on, period! I have 4c hair and it just blends better than something like passion twist hair. I LOVE this hairstyle on you
shesosuite: I wish I could have achieved this look without having to work on it for two days lol but it was also my first time doing twists with the crochet method so I kept taking it down and retwisting. Hopefully the second time I do this style it will be easier, thanks for this video!! I love this hairstyle
Tricia King: Hey love the hair.. You have a beautiful healthy hair.Can't wait to try it out with this expression too.. Will check out ur description box to get the link if you have it there
Jay G: I don’t know who she is but she popped up in my feed and I came to ask how gorgeous can someone’s skin tone be?
Spice Gyal Lili: Let me at you on ig after I’m fine I’m tryna look cuuute for vacation Thank you I can tell how excited you are about it. It looks so perfect on you After parting boxes Braid first inch or so After getting the width you enter to twist 6:43 Cut in half for bob length Stretch Use gel to help hair blend with extensions Open needle put through base of braid 7:20 Place hair in needle Close needle Pull halfway through the base of braid to other side 7:45 Pull twist hair, do one on each side Split natural hair 8:04 Twist hair, twisting individual strands while also twisting around each other
Melissa M: The twists look so good on you!!! Inspired me to do them as well ❤️
Shantelle King: Defooooo trying this look asap never tried short twists at all and I already can't wait!
Adrianna Lenay: Love the tutorial. Will definitely be doing these this summer. Side note: you are so freaking gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️
Clairete M. JP: during the US summer quarantine, I learned how to do the crochet style knotless braids and now I've found my next hairstyle adventure ahaha! thanks so much for the tip on what hair to use .. loved the video!!
Tianna Woodson: Very cute style! Thanks for linking the hair, I've been looking for a kinkier spring twist hair forever!
Cece Offical: You are gorgeous !! I have been looking for the perfect video for some short twist think I’m going to do it this weekend !!
FITYETUNDE: i love everything about you gurl !!! good energy you inspired me to do my own hair and it come out amazing !! i was sure to give credit where it was due in my video xoxoxoxx love you
Eunice Asiedu: I’m gonna attempt this hair next. It looks so good and easy
Shanice M: Your skin, your dimples, your smile, face GIRL. YES
Victoria C: I came back to say BLESS YOU thank you for this! It is now my go-to hairstyle hehe! THANK YOUUUU!
byalicexo: omg this style is so cute and you are STUNNING!! deffo have to try this style out myself because you've made it look so natural and doable literally just discovered your channel 13 minutes ago lol and i had to instantly subscribe. love your energy too!
Anika Evanson: You are stunning! I'm definitely gonna try this hairstyle this weekend!
Too Chey: I'm going to try this out. I really like this style and how easy it looks
Thrifty Simplicity: You're absolutely stunning!!! Thanks for the hair tips!!!
Demetriana: Thank you so much for this video i’m getting older and always had my younger sister do my braids cause i didn’t know how to do my hair ! but i’m definitely going to try this style out
Britney isallyouneedtoknow: I am just in awe of you being able to do this. I am so inept at doing my own hair. I always have gray strands and don't plan on dyeing them. For me, it is what it is. I do think I am going to try this style at some point.
Ngozi Chinenye Okpala: Yay these tutorials are giving me life over lockdown. Thank you!!
Becky Francis: You are pure beauty. Skin popping, Dimples, Chick bone, Full lips, Inviting smile, Healthy hair. Hello Queen!
Sophie K Davis: Love how it came out. Looks so natural xx
sy: This looks so gooooood I can't wait to try it out! Thank you!!!!!
Novatastic: I tried this method with the same hair !! I love it everyone thinks it’s real lol thanks for the tutorial ❤️
Coco: I did this style with my natural hair and it came out amazing
BeingShanell: Yaaas! I'm about to do this style right now! You are sooo gorgeous sis <3 Thanks for sharing.
TaShai Monique: Yesss I’m doing this today! Thanks for the inspo! I couldn’t figure out what to do with my hair but this scarf ain’t it
dacres: Just tried and love it! Thank you for sharing, beautiful one
JustPartlyCloudy: Your editing is really good. I love the aesthetic vibe I get from it. And your voice, your skin, overall beauty, just make it better. ✨✨✨✨✨
Alyvia Johnson: It’s the dimples and glistening skin for me ma’am, I need the skin care deets!
I have no energy for yall: I literally clicked on the video because you are so beautiful and wanted to tell you that. Not even your skin complexion, although gorgeous and healthy/smooth looking, but your features and personality. Overall youre just a gorgeous person. I stayed for the tutorial, I will be doing this to my hair soon after I get my trim
Tanisha Bennett: Love your energy and those dimples!! thank you for sharing, currently trying to learn this!!
Kaymit Lit: Omg this is almost exactly a style I was looking for thank you very much also you are very pretty with a nice personality
Carleen Peters: Loving this protective style #goals and stoked to find a natural hair tutorial from a fellow Brit! We are out of it now (*crossesfingers*), but most Superdrugs and Boots have black hair products now if you don't want to be spending that Ordinary money! Top tip :)
Olivia: That is fabulous darling! I am going to try this for my summer look! Thanks for sharing!!
shyneice mayeux: Just wanted to say thank you so much. Just completed this style. Woo chile it took all day but so worth it
LikeAshleigh: this was so relaxing to watch, you're so pretty
Angela Sanders: Wow, great tutorial. I plan to to do this method today, and all of your tips will be very helpful. I agree with the other comments, you are beautiful.
MXO 2020: Thank you so much for the US links! You're gorgeous <3
BeautyByAdre: New subbie i love how your hair came out this is so my next protective style
Evanne Alarnah: Gorgeous girl! I just did faux locs myself (video on my channel) but you’ve convinced me to try this next
Priscilla Wilson: I love this hairstyle and you can easily turn them into small faux locs!!
jes: This was such a great video I will be trying this style and can’t wait for your makeup tutorial ♀️
Nneena A: Gorgeous and I love that hair! I use it to add to my ponytails.
mstcherie13: Such a helpful easy to follow tutorial . It looks great
Diana K: My next hairstyle! Love it! suits you, your natural hair is beautiful and so are you! Thanks for the tutorial!
T B: Beautiful style def inspired me to try this !!
Malikah Bain: This style is the move! You look so gorgeous!
alexa larzeia: This hairstyle is cute! I’m going to buy this hair as soon as finish this video!
BusyDayDreaming: This came out amazing! I want to try crotchet braids on me.
Rose Scott: I just can't get over how AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS you are! I am also a dark-skin woman and you make me so proud to be one! Your personality is also beautiful!
THIS LONDON CHICK: I want to try this and I usually hate braids on my hair! How long did this take? And you are just so so gorgeous btw, you have such a gorgeous smile, I can’t!
Mydee B: Your are beautiful every feature is literally perfect.