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Senegalese Twists
Long rope twists made with smooth synthetic hair, each one a glossy, tightly wound spiral running the full length.
Try Senegalese Twists on your own photo. Free to download, iPhone, iOS 15.1 or later.
Both renders are HairGlam output. In the app the style lands on your photo instead.
The rope effect comes from twisting two strands hard in one direction and letting them wind back on themselves, which leaves a visible spiral from root to tip. Kanekalon supplies both the shine and the weight, so the twists hang straight down rather than swinging outward. Ends are dipped in hot water to seal them into a smooth point. That gloss is the real difference from Marley twists, which stay deliberately matte.
- Suitsround, square, oval, heart face shapes. Long vertical rope lines pull the eye down the face, which narrows a round outline and softens the corners of a square jaw.
- Hair typecoily, curly, medium density, thick. The base hair needs grip at the root to anchor a long synthetic twist and enough strength to carry the length without hairline tension.
- UpkeepEight to twelve weeks maximum before take-down, with the edges checked for tension and the scalp washed using diluted shampoo in a bottle.
- Ask forAsk for Senegalese twists in Kanekalon at the length you want, medium sections, with the ends sealed in hot water.
Does it suit your face?
A photo of Senegalese Twists on someone else cannot answer that. Render it on your own face and you will know in a few seconds.
Mini Twists
Mini Twists Side Part
Mini Twists BobSee it on your own face first
Every style in this catalog renders onto a photo of you, so you are judging your own face shape and coloring rather than a model's.
Free to download. iPhone, iOS 15.1 or later.