 Well, I ever remember to film an intro for my videos Maybe one day, but let's braid our hair together It's not perfect, but it's done and it's cute and that's all that matters Well, this is sort of differently different different not usually my usual content, but I needed to film something today and I started doing my hair and I'm still doing my hair So I figured we can just do like a little tutorial I Actually found a parting video last night that I watched and I parted my hair like for the most part last night So I made it really easy to do and I want to leave that in the comments below But right now I'm honestly just finishing up my hair I'm really excited because I think it looks really nice And I'll show you guys The hair I used and everything, but we are basically almost done. So I'm really happy I figured I'll show you guys like kind of braid a little bit It looks pretty decent for like me doing it myself, you know, so I figured I'd just show you guys how I do that Right now. I'm just parting it and then I like to actually twist it to you So the part can just be Back to it. Oh my god, our last six braids. I'm so happy. I've been doing this lately since nine o'clock. I Used the color For my braids just because I feel like my hair is honestly naturally a really brown black or really black brown Like it's not Completely black and it's also not completely brown four is like the ideal color and then also with my highlights As you can see like it looks actually pretty cute and really well. I also want to show you guys. I got this 360 mirror So this is how I did the parts in the back of my head And I literally just got it from amazon. So I highly recommend you check it out I think we all know the most essential thing when it comes to doing your own hair is having a good show to watch So I just heard the bear. I really liked it I asked some people for Show recommendations as well on my instagram and I got a couple So beef is a good one if you're looking for a show to do or to watch while you're doing your hair All the queens men which I haven't checked out pain killer on netflix My friend was like all the power series And then this is us as well So if you need a show recommendation, those are the ones I have for you I've been using this jam conditioning and shine gel which I actually really Really like it makes my hair feel really soft And I've also just been using this multitasking conditioner from the curl smith I actually really love this conditioner And it's my favorite one to use when I'm braiding my hair just because I feel like my hair is so good when I use it So you use the jam like just on my roots and then the very tips of my roots just to try to get it as straight as possible I honestly braid my hair like while I watch tv at this point in my life I can feel it pretty well So I don't need to look at it and in fact if I look at myself while I'm braiding my hair in the mirror I get kind of confused Because everything's backwards than the way like I'm feeling it And so I can honestly just kind of feel my hair when I'm doing it So To start all my braids I honestly just braid my own hair I don't like starting with the synthetic hair Off top just because I feel like it puts too much tension on my hair And I just don't want to wear the hair for this one braid my hair for a couple Little riblets Is that what you call it? Brimlets, I don't know so I'll braid my hair for a bit and then once that's done But you can see I braided my hair Like three or four times. It's kind of poofy It's okay I'm honestly gonna wear this for a couple of weeks and I'll probably redo the front anyways I don't have uh like the yarn thing, but I do just put all the hair on my counter And just do it like that so I'll pick out some hair. It's the front so I like to do like Thinner smaller pieces from the front just because my edges can be a bit sensitive So I'll braid that first piece in Again, I really don't like to look at myself While I do this And then I'll keep braiding until I get The short single piece in the middle once again And then I'll add in a bit Of a bigger piece. Let's do them right in the middle Keep braiding like so Even though oh god, maybe I'll redo this because what what is that? This is so much better. Wow. I might cut that entire scene But basically I just added two little sections of hair This is actually like human like track hair that I got like sewn hair From the beauty supply store and I just took it off the track because I obviously am not Doing a sewn so I'll braid that in a little bit and then once I feel like that's secure and in I'll wait for The curly piece to be on the end And then I'll just clip it color as my braids I thought about getting them in like a highlighted color But I didn't like the color options that they had if I'm being honest So I just left it regular and then I typically put a little Like another one once I get closer towards the ends. So I'll just braid that up a little bit more And I'm getting towards the end of my hair. So I'm going to add a bit more of the jam So a little bit more jam This is entertaining because I kind of told myself I wasn't going to do hair videos But then I also told myself I was going to do videos that bring me out of my comfort zone. So Here we are And I needed to film something today I originally wanted to film an apartment tour, but my apartment looks a mess because I have just been Braiding my hair all day and this clip is like attacking my eyeballs, but It is what it is. So I'm going to take another piece just add that in here I mean, honestly, I feel like most of you guys are just hanging out with me because you love me Uh, oh, hi, my name is nika. I'm 29 years old. I live in New York City. I'm a grad student at clomba university Make sure you subscribe Let's stick it was so funny because I was talking to my friend about it too And she's um not black And she was like, oh like how much he braids costs like those would be so cute on you and I was like 250 and she was like, what? She was like 250 and they only last a month. She was like, that's crazy So I was like, okay. Yeah, I should probably just do that myself So here we are doing our hair ourselves. I'm almost done as you can see And this one I kind of want to do it again Fine, it's fine Very long. I was not expecting them to be this long But it's a skill to be able to like cut the braids and have it look nice and I was not Trying to do all that because I can barely do So right now I am going to dip them in water I do have a little tip like first of all when you're dipping them in water Start with the back just so you can experiment with the heat of the water Because the last time I did braids The water was boiling. It was way too hot and like some of the hair turned into like Kind of like a really gross plasticky like type situation So I put the front up. I'm just going to do the back probably in like two sections maybe four Put them in my little band two silk rollers And then I made like the waters warm right now, but it's not boiling. So That is kind of like my saving grades. I also have like a mix of the human hair and The like knack along like braiding hair and I wish I could just do The braiding hair, but it's all kind of like mixed up in there. So We're just gonna see how it goes. That's why you start with the back, but I'm just gonna roll it around the little roller If I can figure out how to roll things And then I'll oh god And I'll tip it and we'll see how that works So dangerous at the end I'm really happy because The last time I did these like boho braids The water was boiling hot and when I dipped them I kind of ruined the ends a little bit like they just got a little fried and turned plasticky, but these still look nice and natural I am absolutely so tired because it is like six o'clock now. I think Maybe 5 45. I don't know. I might just put the time up on the screen But I really started doing these braids at like 8 a.m Like maybe like 8 30 9 ish. So I've been doing them for a very very long time. We finished now I love the finished product. I'm just gonna put some mousse on my head just to like set everything And I'll probably finish this video later. I have I think I mentioned it, but I have a date tonight So I'm excited about that He's from out of town. So I don't think it's going to be anything serious Just like having fun and like meeting a new person But I'm just excited to like do something show off my hair and then Maybe I'll come back and like style it a few ways for you guys I do also want to put some like hair jumps on it, but I also Want to redo this one in the front. I think because I was doing it. Oh gosh While I was like talking to you guys I was a bit distracted and so it just doesn't look as nice I was like the other one But it's fine. It's whatever. I'll catch up with you guys in a few and Yeah, what a little impromptu video. I told myself I was never gonna do a hair video on my youtube channel yet. Here we are stepping outside of our comfort zone I will film an apartment update because I was the video I meant to film today, but Because my hair took so long and there's literally hair everywhere in my apartment It just was not the optimum time. So Anyways, I'll check in with you guys later with additional ways to style the hair and I love you and I'll see you In like five seconds for you, but probably like two or three days for me Okay, I'm editing the video now. It's going up quite late and I just don't feel like doing the styling thing for you Honestly, I feel like they still hold up pretty good I'm happy that I use the human hair because it doesn't get as like ratted or tangled or anything I usually put it in like a little pony like this or I'll put it in a pony on top of my head just because I don't know. I'm not used to having really long hair like this So I'm not the biggest fan of it just being like out like I prefer for it to be in a ponytail And I do need to redo the front because I just have so much like space and new growth there And I do really love how crisp the sides are still like the parting at least so I'm really excited and happy about it and the best part it was free 99 It only cost me like eight hours of my life All right, make sure you subscribe and I'll see you guys in the next video Bye