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African Threading: The Take Down


So I ran into some problems taking down MG3's hair....I share it all here--along with some valuable lessons. As bad as it looked, MG3's hair felt so good, I was determined to work harder on my technique to improve this method for her. Time will tell. Stay tuned for round 2!
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  1. Rae @ Tweeny HairMarch 24, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    I giggled when you said you put MG2's hair right back up...I would have done the same thing! LOL! It's just hard to remove a style before its time is up. I'm interested to see how you change the technique for MG3 in the future and how much of a difference it will make.

    Mocha Baby was just too cute! :D

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  2. I am a Mocha MomMarch 24, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    LOL! I just couldn't do it!

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