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"It&amp;#x27;s Reader Appreciation Day, and you know what that means. Yep--we&amp;#x27;ve rounded up the results of the reader challenge we issued last week: for you ladies to try (or re-try) that classic magazine/hairstylist tip about braiding your damp hair before bed in order to wake up with sexy waves. Many of us were dubious. Does this trick ever really work in everyday life? See for yourself. The results surprised me: While the majority of you seemed skeptical about this hair trick, it appears that most of the people who took the time to send in pics were fairly happy with their braid waves. Let&amp;#x27;s kick things off with Katie, who applied mousse, made two French braids and went to bed, then added texturizing spray in the morning. &amp;quot;The waves are a little tighter than I&amp;#x27;d like them to be, so maybe next time I&amp;#x27;ll try to braid more loosely. For reference, my natural hair texture is stick straight, so at least it&amp;#x27;s a fun change for a day!&amp;quot; Aurora also put mousse in her hair but did five braids. Next up: Sarah, who says her hair ended up looking better than it does in this pic, after she applied some Frizz Ease. &amp;quot;The braids worked not too bad. I have VERY thick hair and a bit wavy if I let it air dry. I think it might resemble Beth&amp;#x27;s. Last night, I put some Moroccan Oil after I washed it and when it was 75% dry and I did two loose &amp;quot;regular&amp;quot; braids. I was surprised this morning that it wasn&amp;#x27;t kinky as I expected.&amp;quot; Lexie did a side part then two regular braids. She used a homemade salt spray for texture! Her recipe: a spray bottle filled with one part conditioner, three parts water and two tablespoons of sea salt. She curled a few strands afterward to enhance the waves. Janine did a loose braid for casual, undone waves. Bambi got real ambitious and did two French braids in front and two regular braids in back: &amp;quot;I sprayed some Aussie Sprunch to hold the curls finished it with Tresemme finishing spray.&amp;quot; Olivia sent us this pic (no how-to) Amy did two French braids and didn&amp;#x27;t use any styling products. Catrina slept in two braids and used a little Garnier Fructis Curl Construct Mousse and Suave hairspray: &amp;quot;The pictures aren&amp;#x27;t all that good, but I think my hair turned out good and sleeping in braids is something I will do again.&amp;quot; Elese has tried the braid trick in the past with no luck--and she says this time was no different, calling the results &amp;quot;Ramen noodles&amp;quot; (LOL!). She did two French braids and no hair product (just spritzed her dry hair). Amanda, on the other hand, uses this trick often and swears that practice makes perfect: &amp;quot;I definitely had to experiment with the number of braids and the wetness of my hair before getting it right, so stick with it ladies! I have a lot of hair so I usually do between 3 and 4 braids. Definitely leave them a little loose, and I&amp;#x27;ve found it&amp;#x27;s best to have your hair just damp as opposed to wet. I just use hair spray to finish the look in the morning.&amp;quot; Clarissa got her waves from wearing a single braid overnight. &amp;quot;I braided my hair while about 90% dry, and I used Pantene mousse and curl spray gel, both from their line for curly hair. The results aren&amp;#x27;t as good as I usually get, probably because this was my first time using the curl gel so it made my hair a bit stiffer than usual. I wouldn&amp;#x27;t recommend using it for braiding.&amp;quot; Wow. Quel loveliness! Thank you guys so much for your hair styling efforts and for taking the time to snap and send pics--I had the best time going through your emails, especially because I got to finally see so many of your pretty faces! So, what&amp;#x27;s your verdict on the overnight braid-waves hair trick? Did any of you try it out and have results so disastrous you didn&amp;#x27;t even email us pics? Who above do you think wins the medal for the very best braid waves? What&amp;#x27;s With All the Spam in the Comments Section? Sick of all those annoying ads in the comments section lately? So are we! We police the site regularly and delete spam as soon as we can, but recently, the volume of spam has increased dramatically. We&amp;#x27;re working on a way to block them permanently, so please bear with us, and know that we&amp;#x27;re as eager as you are to get rid of these pests. 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