Hair photos

I said I'd post photos if the side rows with top pony turned out.. so here they are.
As you can see I had to add a clip at the back of her hair, since it isn't quite long enough to carry up to the crown.  But it looked pretty cute.

Unfortunately, this style lasted only 1 day- her hair all fell out when she was playing.  I did think it looked cute while it lasted.  As you can see, I need to get better at making even parts on her head so the braids are the same width.

What to do with 3b/3c curls..

So while I have found when helping friends whose children have 4+ curls, the texture makes it quite difficult to manage, what I'm finding as curlygirls hair gets longer is that the 3b/3c curls really won't hol some of the styles that I love (such as cornrows) for more than 2 days.  after 2 days it starts to fall out and there are so many fly-aways that the style just won't hold anymore.  Because the curls that fall out aren't really tightly curled you can really see that the style needs to be redone.  Curlygirl also runs around, plays outside and rolls in the grass a lot- which I know also contributes to her styles not lasting very long.
To try and combat this I've tried gels, setting products and making sure the braids are really tight on her scalp.
As curlygirls hair gets longer it's taking longer and longer to complete the braids-which are having to be removed after 2 days.  She's still willing to sit, but more and more the cornrows are becoming a once a week event.
The styles I'm finding I'm using more are: Ponies-with braids or twists, natural (with finger coils), puffs, headbands, and veil braids.  I'm particularly loving the veil braids- as these will last 3 days.

I'm going to try some cornrow crown braids (wrapping the head) and see how it looks with a puff on top.  I'll post photos if it turns out.

Product Review: Curly Curl Cream

Overall summary: We decided to give this a try after a friend recommended it as her new favourite product for her daughters 3b hair.  Overall I really love this product.  It does provide good hold and excellent curl definition.  What I like best about this product is that once it's been put into the hair it actually keeps the hair frizz free and soft for about 8 hours- no need to reapply product or re-do the style.  Found this works really well for finger coils and twists as well.  

Price: $$ ($10.00). A moderate price for 6oz.  I've rated it as two $$, since I tend to use quite a lot in order to get the control I like- when using this product for Evies hair which is about 4" long, I scoop about 4TBSP each use.  

Consistency: Thick pudding like consistency.  

Scent: I'm not too keen on the scent, it's a bit of a fresh floral scent, but it kind of reminds me of baby powder/ clean diaper scent.

Recommended for: At this point I'd recommend this for moderate frizz control and hold for hair types 3-4+.  I'm not certain how well it would work for 4+ hair types, not without particular attention paid on twisting and manipulating the hair into individual curls but I think it would work.

We will definitely buy this product again, much prefer it over the Kinky Wavy Natural Style and Shine- it has better hold and doesn't leave the little white flakies that the Kinky Wavy sometimes leaves.  It's my new go to styling cream for natural hair, twists and coils.