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Using Equal Cuban Twist Hair for Marley Twist - My Thoughts

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For a lot of us naturalistas twists and braids are our go to protective styles. Compared to having to do our hair morning and night these kind of protective styles are extremely low-maintenance. Plus they can be styled in various lengths, colors, and fashions. While it may take a few hours to install, I love the look of twists and braids.

The past 3 times I have worn my hair in Marley twists I've been using the Cuban Twist hair from Equal. I usually don't buy any kind of hair without looking at other's reviews, but this hair was so knew it was hard to find any reviews on it.

After using this hair three times, I have a good grasp on it's pro's and con's and feel it is only right to share.

PRO -

You don't need as much hair as Marley Hair

the strands of hair are much more dense than the Marley hair. I just used two strands of hair per twist as opposed to the 4 I would have used with Marley. This is awesome because I end up using less packs of hair overall.

The hair is already puffed out and separated

For those larger looking twists, Marley hair usually need to be separated (or puffed out) before you can begin twisting, but since the Cuban twist hair is already puffed out it saves so much time in the whole installing process.

The price point isn't bad depending on where you purchase it

I usually get mine from Samsbeauty.com because they sell it for $3.99 a pack ($4.99 flat rate shipping when you spend at least $20) but I've seen it in my local beauty supply for $5.99.

Reusable

I've used my first packs of hair three times. I just wash them with some shampoo when I take them out and put them in a bag somewhere until the next time.

CON -

Right out the bag the hair is really coarse

I seen some people use the Cuban twist for crochet braids, and it's also recommended as well. I'd stick to Marley hair for my crochet braided styles though. The Cuban Twisting hair is much stiffer than Marley hair and overall harder to manage. But while it may be coarse out the bag, after wearing it after some time it becomes much more soft. Putting conditioner and whatever hair products you prefer in style allows the hair to become less coarse.

Other Details:

In the picture above I used 8 1/2 packs of hair. But the past two times have done this style I used 7 packs of hair.
In my hair I have in a pack and a 1/2 of the color 4 and the rest is color T33. Honestly between both of them I don't really notice the difference.

OVERALL:

I think this hair is really great for twisting, if you see it in your local beauty supply store I would give it a try for your Marley Twists or Havana Twists.

Has anyone else tried Equal's Cuban Twist hair? What did you think?