I'm always wearing my hair natural.
You have to be confident in yourself to just rock what you got.
Hi, I'm Jamilah and today I'm getting jumbo twists.
But before you see my transformation, subscribe below.
My current hair makes me feel super proud because it's voluminous,
it is healthy and super strong because I've just been sitting in the house, quarantined.
So I'm really excited to see something
different for once.
I really want to jumbo twists because I've never had them before.
I've seen them on so many people.
They look gorgeous.
They look like these beautiful,
goddess, majestic like things and I really want to try them out.
Honestly, I'm not fearful
about anything.
I know this is going to turn out great.
I'm gonna look good.
Okay?
And I am so excited.
Hi.
Hi, I'm Sabrina.
I'm a freelance hairstylist in Los Angeles, California.
Some of my celebrity
clients include Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Kendall Jenner.
I specialize in many different things.
I do weaving, I do braiding, many different styles.
So, have you ever got jumbo twists before?
I haven't, no.
Oh, this is going to be exciting!
I know!
Okay, are you ready to get started?
I'm ready.
Awesome.
So the first step is to subsection each section, parting it in the direction
that she wants.
And I would
rubberband it at least a half inch away from the scalp.
I would then take my extension
and pull that hair through using the crochet needle.
And then I would start the twisting process.
For my hair journey typically, I've just kept my hair pretty natural.
I'm from Georgia and
so I've always been taught that your hair is your crown and your jewel that you carry.
So it's really
important for me as a Southern belle to keep my hair as cute and as natural as possible.
And so when I add a protective style, I like to try something that's also natural and also
very complimentary, like the jumbo twists.
Jumbo twists can typically last up to a month, maybe a month and a half, depending on how
well you take care of them.
They're typically bigger parts and bigger twists.
Literally, you're using a thicker amount of hair.
We did a lot of jumbo twists
on Black Is King.
We did on the dancers, and we also did some for the talent.
Ever since then, I've been seeing a lot more jumbo twists and even braiding styles in general.
Some tips to maintain your jumbo twists are to for sure, wrap your hair at night.
And if you
start noticing lots of flyaways take a hot, wet cloth,
lay it on the hair,
and let it sit on the hair for about 10 to 15 seconds and then take it off and you'll
notice that those hairs tend to relax.
Don't go swimming and just keep it out of your face.
Messing with it will cause it to frizz more.
Hair means art to me.
I just realized a few
years ago that it was my form of art.
It means the world to me because it's my passion and
literally became something
that I love to do every single day.
And I'm super excited that I get to do this for a living.
I use Nairobi Wrapp It Foam just to seal that hair in.
Once I get all the way to the end,
I would go on and do the edges.
I would use any edge tamer and my edge brush and I would
start brushing or combing down the edges,
do the design that we prefer or that she requests.
In this case, we're doing small
circles and little zig zags.
So we're all finished.
Do you want to see the finished product?
Yes, absolutely.
So you're just going to look into the mirror to your right.
Oh my gosh!
You did this- the edges!
The swivel!
The circle!
Man, what island am I going to?
When you sleep at night, if you feel like it's too much hair you can try to put it all
into a top knot bun if you can, you know?
It may be a little heavy but it's going to
be beneficial for your hair.
Bravo!
Thank you!
You're so welcome.
How do I like these?
I love these.
I can't believe I took this long to finally get twists.
These are so gorgeous.
Working with Jamilah was awesome.
She's super sweet, her hair was
perfect, it was nice and long it made it so easy for me to work with.
And she was sweet
so it also made for the day to go by easy and smooth.
Sabrina is amazing, she's thoughtful, she's looking out.
And she's so knowledgeable about
her craft and being passionate about it.
So I really enjoyed speaking with her, learning
from her and spending all this time with her.
The twists definitely give more of that
goddess look.
I never realized it.
Especially with the ombre that we have as well.
You see this dip?
All these dips.
This is the first time I've had these dips.
I want to do this every time.
I don't know how, but I love this.
Overall, I feel confident, happy and beautiful.
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