Dry Braidout?

I'm venturing into "braidout" territory again. Last night, I braided my hair(dry) before going to bed. It turned out okay I guess, but I'm still not quite lovin it. :/  It's definitly good for stretching my hair when I wanna see some length.  Braidouts used to be my ultimate transitioning hairstyle.  Once I decided to give up heat during my transistion, I had to come up with a way to style my hair.  Braidouts were perfect for blending the many textures I had going on at the time.  Before I big chopped, I was sure that I would continue having success with braidouts. However, that is not the case!  LOL  They seem to take way too long to do and undo.  It also takes me almost triple the time to style in the morning vs my twistout!  I always have trouble hiding the parts :(  As for my ends?  They always come out crazy looking. LOL (Maybe they will look better after I trim them.)  Anyways, I just can't seem to get my braidouts quite right.  Funny huh?  I mastered this style while transitioning, but now, not so much. (sigh)   I'm not ready to give up on this style. I loved it soo much during my transition to natural.  There has to be a way to make this style work for me again.  So, I will be doing a braidout on clean hair within the next day or so.  I will be sure to let you guys see how it turns out.  Pray for me! LOL

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