Help Mrs M - French Twist on shoulder length?

**Merlin** · May 8th, 2012, 12:32 AM

Mrs M was suggesting yesterday that she might want to try putting her hair up, normally she just leaves it loose or pony-tails it. Her hair is just past shoulder-length in a grown-out bob (no layers). Would a French Twist work on that length as she did consider that, and if so does anybody have, or know of, a tutorial which will work which she can follow?

Not being an LHC convert - if 'product' is required she's not going to baulk at that idea, nor indeed of using a bit of heat if required

tx
m

**Sundial** · May 8th, 2012, 12:41 AM

What is her hair thickness? If it's iii, I doubt it will work. If it's i or ii, there is a chance that it might because I remember seeing members with i or ii doing a French twist or peacock twist

**Merlin** · May 8th, 2012, 02:19 AM

Originally Posted by Sundial

What is her hair thickness? If it's iii, I doubt it will work. If it's i or ii, there is a chance that it might because I remember seeing members with i or ii doing a French twist or peacock twist

I'm not good with the hair typing thing - if somebody PM's me I can let them have a link to a recent photo if they don't mind trying to work it out.

I can't tell if it's i ii or whatever - I just know it's scrummily gorgeous ;-)

**torrilin** · May 8th, 2012, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by Merlin

I'm not good with the hair typing thing - if somebody PM's me I can let them have a link to a recent photo if they don't mind trying to work it out.

I can't tell if it's i ii or whatever - I just know it's scrummily gorgeous ;-)

Well the i/ii/iii thing is just measuring

. If her ponytail measures a 2" circumference or less, she's a i. If it measures 2" or more, she's a ii. If she measures more than 4" she's a iii.

Can't measure on a picture tho, so we'd be worse than useless.

**pepperminttea** · May 8th, 2012, 02:00 AM

I found the Flexi-8 tutorial for the French twist the easiest to follow, it's here. There's a lot of tutorials for it out there, many of them involve back-combing the crown first, but you can make it as fussy or unfussy as you like.

You could use any number of things to secure it other than a flexi, too; a small or medium ficcare (depending on her hair's thickness) would work, a French pleat comb like the beautiful ones Bijoux Manoel makes, claw clips, some people also manage to secure them with hair sticks or forks (but I admit, that was always beyond me). Even bobby pins if she'd prefer something a bit more inconspicuous.

**Libbylou** · May 8th, 2012, 02:55 AM

The french twist, peacock twist, and gibson tuck have been my go to hair styles. I secure my twists with a twist comb and I have fine slippery hair. I learned mine from Byrds hair design and flex 8 on you tube.

**Babyfine** · May 8th, 2012, 10:31 AM

I was easily able to do a french twist at that length but granted my hair is not very thick-it's fine and thin.
Ficcare.com also has a french twist tutorial.

**Anje** · May 8th, 2012, 10:48 AM

I remember that one of my old hair books insisted that shoulder length and not much past was the ideal length for a french twist. You just twist it upward, then fold the ends back under. Or leave them out if you wish (especially if they're curly).