How long does it take you to twist your hair.

[kittenz]

Hi ladies. I would like to kinky twist (with fake hair) my hair this weekend but I don't think I'll have enough time. I did it before and took 4 1/2 days because I was in no rush. I took loooong breaks, played games, went to bed, ate, etc. But this time I only have Friday night and Saturday. I'm no professional so I'm slow but do you think you could do it? When I did my roommates hair it took about 11 hours, excluding breaks. How long does it take for you to braid/twist your entire head? TIA

BTW, I have thick SL hair and a big head. You can check my fotki if you need to look before advising.

ETA: I added a poll.

 

[glamazon386]

Are you adding hair or just twisting your own hair? It takes me about 2.5 hours to do just my own hair.

 

[kittenz]

I'm adding hair and yes the time frames are huge, remember I said I'm slow. Hopefully some other not so speedy people will help me out.

 

[kittenz]

Are you adding hair or just twisting your own hair? It takes me about 2.5 hours to do just my own hair.

2.5 hours!!! That could never be me.

 

[Nightingale]

I did my own hair and it took about 2 hours. My friend did her medium twists with added hair and it took her 6 hours.

 

[glamazon386]

With fake hair at the shop it takes them about 4-5 hours. I'd probably just pay the money. I can't figure out how to add the hair myself nor do I have the patience. I would imagine it shouldn't take you longer than a day though since Kinky Twists are kind of big.

 

[SleekandBouncy]

When I was natural it took me 2hrs or so, that's without extensions.

 

[Hair Iam]

1 1/2 hrs when my daughter does them(my own hair) about 2 hrs when I do them...of course I stop for breaks. Still this is nothing to the time I hear it takes others to weave and braid extensions.erplexed

 

[Twisties]

For me, it takes 3-4 hours for tiny twists. For medium twists 2 hours.

I used to do my own all the time, but got so tired of it so now I go get mine professionally done at a natural shop. I used to love to do it myself though and if money is tight, I'll force myself or either wear my twistout wig .

When I twist my nieces hair, it takes 1.5 hours.

 

[lsubabiedee]

oh...i havent dont kinky twists or any twists with extra hair, so i dont know if i should have voted. but with my own hair, it takes way shorter than 12 hours...more like 3-4 for very small twists.

 

[Alexis87]

I used to do my own, but now I just pay the money. For smaller sized kinky twists with extensions, it takes my hairstylist about 4 hours. As I have gotten older, I just don't have the time or energy to do my own hair. I'd hate to run the chance of getting too tired and not finishing the job. By paying someone else, the job gets done in a few hours and I am still refreshed to do whatever I need to do for the rest of the day or weekend.

 

[Tamrin]

About less than 12 hours for me. I have done them 3 times now by myself eachtime it gets faster. Im putting them in twists in October.

 

[200AndOne]

I just did mine this weekend too! I did about 3 hours Friday night and about 3 hours on Saturday ... then I ran out of hair. BSS was closed on Sunday so Monday I had to finish up, another 45 mins or so. I was very pleased with the way they turned out - u can do it!

 

[Leeda.the.Paladin]

I do mine without extensions and it takes anywhere from 2-4 hours, depending on how small I'm making them.

 

[tocktick]

it took nearly 4.5hrs to do some long kinky twists (about WL) with extensions. that doesn't include the time spent to prepare my hair to be twisted (blow-drying and detangling).

 

[lilsparkle825]

took me about 12 hours, and i took lots of breaks as well. but it was a heck of a lot cheaper than a salon...

 

[AsTheCurlzTurns]

You know, I keep contemplating on putting kinky/spring twists in my hair using extensions. Even braiding my hair with extensions also. And I haven't even YET done it on my head yet, having too much fun with my hair right now. I felt that putting braids into my hair so soon after my last chop, would defeat the purpose of my learning what my hair likes. But now that I know it loves lots of different products and I know how to work with them, I'm thinking about those twists once again

But on another note, I've done kinky twists on some relaxed heads and they took me anywhere from 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours tops(depending on the size of the head). The times can vary depending on the length of the twists also. If I were to attempt those on my own head, I would guessimate it'd take me about 2.5-3 hours tops to do. I can twist my whole head with just my own hair in about 1.5-2 hours.

 

[Poohbear]

it takes me 1 to 2 hours to twist all my hair depending on the size of the twists. My hair is almost armpit length.

 

[oooop2]

30min-CHUNKY
1hr-LARGE
2hrs-MED/SMALL
3hrs-MINI

 

[Nonie]

I've never twisted w/ extensions but just twisting my own hair, it takes me 1-2 hours to do my mini-twists. And then I just never take them out. LOL (Well I do redo them one at a time but otherwise I wear them as if they were sister-locks.)

 

[Fhrizzball]

I misread this thread and thought it was taking people 12 hours to twist their own hair w/o extensions.

mini twists (which I will never do again): 4-6 hours
medium twists: 2-3 hours
big twists: 1-2 hours
chunky monkey twists: 30 min at most

I watch movies when I twist so I get distracted and take breaks as well.
I do mine on the dry/damp side on stretched out hair. This is without extensions.

 

[lushlady]

It usually takes me 3 hours to do pencil sized twists on my natural hair.