Blow-out + Braid out. After washing, I dried my hair with a blow dryer. I combed through each section (with B5 Design Gel already applied to 4 sections) with a Denman brush, while drying on low heat, low speed. I ended up with semi-straightened hair (think Chaka Khan/ Diana Ross). I basically blow-dried and combed through each section until puffy. I don't have the little comb attachment for the blow dryer, so I use my Denman brush instead to get the same effect. I then applied Vatika Coconut Oil to scalp and hair, and braided 5 braids per section, a total of 20 braids. Unbraided this morning, and voila! This method gives me lots of length, but not too much volume which is okay for today.

Products used:

B5 Design Gel

Vatika Coconut Oil

* I braided one braid in the back and weaved in this hair chain. I'm not exactly sure if it's used as jewelry, or a hair piece, but I thought it looked cool enough -- kind of heavy though. This is a Kuchi piece from the nomadic tribe in Afghanistan.