Fishtail Braid

I wanted to end my braiding day with something I'm actually good at. It was a bit of a cop-out, because the point of this is to practice things I struggle with. But I wanted to end things on a positive. I've been feeling emotionally crappy all day.

I pretty much picked up the fishtail braid right away. I read how to do it, and then I did it.

French Braid

French braids and I have had a rough relationship since I was little. I tried to learn them when I was a tween, but I couldn't do it. My mom had no idea how to do them, so I basically gave up.

Oh man, they are tricky. I'm improving. I have the technique down. My issue right now for the French braid is neatness.

Visible Braid

I'm not great at braids. I struggle. AS YOU CAN SEE

I tried to do two visible braids. This is the same braid technique that'll be used when I work on cornrows. For school, we have to do a total of 8 of these on a head. And in order to get them signed off and approved, they have to be graded at 70%. I'd give these visible braids...maybe a 50? And I feel like that's being generous.

Sheets

So at school we get practice sheets with all the skills we learn, and we have to complete them in order to get marked. Makes sense.

Since I've just finished Mod 1, I have blow drys, braids, upstyles, and curls. So those are the skills I'll be practicing. These won't be signed off or marked, obviously, but the practice is good.

I think two a day will be good. In school when we have practical days, we're supposed to get five or more signed off a day.

I don't want to lose these skills, so I need to practice. I hope I can improve them too, so I can hammer them out when I'm back in school. Boom, boom, boom.

Especially braids. God, I need to practice braids.