All About Zizi Pigtails

When you see braids, dreadlocks, Senegal, pony tail or Thai braids, you immediately want summer, beach and sea. Relax in warm countries and enjoy cocktails. Afrokos have an inexplicable appeal, style and practicality. The most attractive hairstyle with an African accent is rightfully considered zizi. Complex at first glance, hairstyles have easy execution, unlike dreadlocks or Thai braids, for example. But all in order.

Zizi is one of the varieties of African braids. They are braided in a “quick” way. In contrast to the classic braids, zizi look like thin pigtails made of artificial hair braided by a special machine. The material is artificial hair - Kanekalon.

Zizi are woven into the hair in the same way as ordinary Kanekalon, with one significant difference - zizi do not weave to the end, fasten with a knot at the ends of native hair. Pigtails are flat, corrugated with a large or small wave and spiral. With zizi after braiding, you can walk for quite a long time. It is worth paying attention to the fact that the length of the natural hair for braiding should not exceed 25 cm.The zizi themselves are usually no longer than 80 cm, but if shorter braids are required, they are easily cut to the required length and the tip of the pigtail is sealed with a special device.

The undoubted advantages of this hairstyle include several characteristics.

1. Zizi is minimally thin (no thicker than a match) and for this reason such a hairstyle harmoniously looks on both young girls and older women.
2. Due to the light weight of the zizi, the hair does not deteriorate and does not stretch.
3. A luxurious color palette helps you experiment with your appearance and style.
4. Due to the fact that zizi are already initially formed by braids, they are reusable.
5. Pigtails are pretty easy to care for. The basic rule is that after washing your hair only natural drying!
6. Yes, and hair washing is necessary every 7-10 days, this frequency is needed because the hair in the hairstyle gets less dirty.
7. Gorgeous mane of hair will attract the attention of everyone around and is guaranteed to stand out from the crowd.

There are also enough shortcomings in the hairstyle.

1. As a result of hair tension, tightness of the scalp, pain or headache can occur. Well, if in a few days, a maximum of a week, it all goes away, but if the symptoms remain, it is better to braid the hair.
2. The weight of the hair increases slightly, which at first can bring discomfort.
3. Washing your head will also be a lot of trouble. Pigtails must be washed and rinsed very carefully to avoid such troubles as dandruff.
4. A one-time drawback is the braiding of afrocos, more precisely, the time of this action. Zizi can braid up to 5 hours, depending on the thickness of the hair and its initial length.
5. The price of a zizi hairstyle can range from 3.5 to 15 thousand rubles.
6. Despite the beauty of the braids, they will not suit everyone, some of the shortcomings of the face of the zizi will only emphasize.
7. Even if the hairstyle was braided by a master, and the care of the hairstyle was the best, then this does not guarantee a deterioration in the condition of native hair. As a result of the tension, the bulbs can be damaged, and the hair can fall out significantly. Complete baldness does not threaten, but hair treatment will have to be done.

Like all hairstyles, zizi has its own specifics - an open face. The shape of the face for her should be oval, otherwise the result may not please. The same problem will be with round cheeks, a heavy chin or sharp cheekbones - everything will seem rounder, heavier and sharper.

The next thing to consider when choosing such a hairstyle is the style of clothing that you wear. Pigtails will look wonderful with jeans, summer youth dresses and shorts, but with an office suit this will be a little strange, ridiculous and contradict the dress code adopted by the company.

According to tradition, the color is chosen as close as possible to the native hair color, which makes the hairstyle natural, and the places of braiding are not noticeable. A plus may be the fact that regrown hair can be twisted later due to the lack of a sharp transition from color to color.

If you want to focus on yourself, you can braid pigtails with colored zizi: scarlet, orange, pink, blue. The color spectrum today is represented by more than 50 different colors and their shades.

The most fashionable today has become to weave pigtails with the ombre effect. The color transition of such zizi can change dramatically or flow smoothly. In the hairstyle, both options look beautiful. Try experimenting with, for example, black and red.

So far they have come up with the idea of ​​braiding a zizi's hair in only two options - pointwise or using braids.

The point variant will suit short-cropped girls with hair lengths from 3 centimeters. Zizi are braided in the basal zone, the master separates the locks of natural hair, a pair of braids are attached to them in a special way. In this embodiment, one part of the braids is fixed in the basal zone, forming splendor, and the remaining zizi are braided to the entire length of their own hair and are fixed in a special way.

The braiding option is used only on hair with a length of 15-20 centimeters or more.Using this weaving, the pigtail is attached to the braid, either pulling through it or braiding.

Corrugated zizi waves are similar to corrugation fabric, so they were called that. This type of braids looks very voluminous, especially when styling in a hairstyle. The advantage of corrugated zizi can be called the fact that they do not crumple and look presentable for a long time.

Straight pigtails look like classic braids. Perhaps only they need less than all the time spent by the master. They look symmetrical, even, neat braids no thicker than 4 mm in girth. Well curled with an iron or curling iron. The advantage of such zizi will be their resistance to curvature and luxurious appearance throughout the wearing of hairstyles.

Straight zizi with bangs look flirty and ideal for young girls. When choosing a hairstyle with a bang, you should not use the entire length of the zizi, 40-50 cm is quite enough. And it is also worth considering that bangs should not be too short - the strands to the eyebrows or graduated torn bangs will look optimal.

To create zizi braids, you need to cook:

1. a wooden comb with rare teeth;
2. Zizi pigtails of the required color;
3. glue for braids, a device for fixing braids.

Weaving braids of a zizi is a long and painstaking process, mainly due to the fact that the strands need to be divided evenly, which means that turning to a professional will be optimal. Of course, you can braid yourself, but you can’t do without outside help. So that the result of your initiative does not bring disappointment, it is important to observe the following rules in a short step-by-step instruction:

1. thoroughly wash and dry hair;
2. comb thoroughly;
3. separate strands with a thickness of not more than 5 millimeters;
4. firmly fix pigtails and weave with hair pull;
5. if you really want volume, then you can use two zizi on one strand;
6. pigtails should be removed after about 10 weeks, but later on you can use the same pigtails again or two.

Artificial hair in the hairstyle imposes some restrictions. For example, you can’t visit a bathhouse or a sauna, blow dry your hair with a hairdryer, and it’s not advisable to use an iron or styler.

Washing your hair with pigtails is also not as easy as usual. Humanity has not invented special shampoos, it is not forbidden to wash those to which they are accustomed. It is important to remember that a little shampoo should be mixed in a small amount of warm water.

Apply diluted shampoo gently to the spaces between the braids, massage your head with gentle movements, rinse. Repeat if necessary. Never use conditioner, balm or masks. You need to wash your hair once a week or a half. With frequent washing, the pigtails will no longer look attractive. Over time, native hair can come out of the zizi, restore aesthetics easily with scissors, cutting hair sticking out.

Time passed, zizi pleased us, we need to remove the pigtails, but there is no time and money to go to the master - it does not matter. You can remove it at home, inviting a friend, following these simple rules:

• cut the pigtail at the ends of your own hair;
• using any thin object, for example, a knitting needle, untie the braid;
• with a slight effort, separate the artificial material in the root zone of the head;
• carefully disassemble the strands - do not be alarmed if there are a lot of lost hair on the comb, it should be so;
• when all the procedures for unwinding the hair have been completed, it is necessary to rinse the head with shampoo with the recovery effect and make a firming mask.

With zizi you can do any styling. Thanks to the mass of zizi, even a simple ponytail will begin to look creative and charming. Here are more examples of hairstyles that only benefit from zizi.

• Braids. Failsafe option - an ordinary single pigtail. We do it as we want: low, on the back of the head, high, on the crown or side. Such a braid will look much more voluminous. A good option would be weaving like a fishtail, using two strands. Both unusual and beautiful.

• Bunches. You won’t spoil the popular zizi hairstyle! You can make one big bundle of all hair, you can make a bundle of part of the hair, and leave the rest loose. You can make two beams. In general, fantasize and enjoy the attention of others.

• Tail. Creating a tail from a zizi is as easy as braids. Options are low tail, high or sideways. You can make an unusual tail. We collect our chic mane of hair up. From the braids from the bottom of the tail, select a couple of pieces and wrap around the elastic band so that it is not visible.

• Wreath. An ideal option for elegant styling. We weave from the left ear to the right braid, with the gradual capture of additional strands. We decorate with decorative hairpins, hairpins with flowers or something similar. A variable wreath will be a hairstyle in which hair is braided with a rim with a braid.

• Universal option - both on all hair, and on a part. For styling, you need to collect the hair on the top and tie it. Then we take part of the hair and tuck it with a barrel. We hold invisibles and hair clips. Do the same with the rest of the hair, you should get a bow on the bow.

The hairstyles for zizi are very diverse. There are always those who like and those who scold. Most notes that zizi is more convenient: you do not need to wash your hair often, dry it and style it. Hair at this time is subject to minimal exposure to chemicals and hot air.

Some are frightened by baldness, but if you are braided by a master and do the hairdo correctly, then the hair that remains on the comb fell out naturally and remained in the hairdo.

Many note itching of the head on 3-5 days of wearing a zizi, this is also normal, and the master will tell you why this happens. You should not do such a hairstyle if you are not psychologically ready for the attention of others, or if this is a momentary whim. You should also not take the advice of the master as something unimportant, because any master first of all takes care of his work and your appearance.

Separately, it is worth noting that a professional will never offer to braid such a hairstyle for a child, as in children hair follicles are weaker than in adults, and thus irreparable harm can be caused to the child.

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