do NOT braid your hair and let it air dry. i have tried several different ways to get my hair like this and the best way to get it like this is to use a clampless curling iron and wrap your hair around it piece by piece. if you don't feel like spending 200 dollars on a clampless curling iron then you can simply remove the clamp off a curling iron you already have or just purchaise a cheap one and take the clamp off that.