Its styling time!!! yeeey!!! I'm pretty sure a lot of you have difficulties with styling your hair especially to suit certain occasions, this post is here to help you out!
STYLE #1: HAIR STYLES FOR BRIDES OR CLASSIC OCCASIONS
I know some of you curlys have found it difficult to style your kinks for special occasions, especially Natural haired brides. Below are a range of hairstyles best for Brides and curlys going for special occasions.
Accessorized bun
Twist outs with a feathered side accessory
Braid it up and style!
Twist outs!
Cornrows!
Simple accessorized wash and go
For sistas with dread! lovely!
Twist outs in an up do!
Sleek Up do with a quiff
Simple but exquisite cornrows and twists
The secret to having a classy and exquisite hairdo for special occasions is accessorizing. It helps brings out the beauty of your kinks.
STYLE #2: HAIR STYLES FOR CLUBBING AND PARTIES
Now this is for curlys who like rocking! LOL! if you love parting and clubbing and you never know how to style you hair, please take a look below..LOL
Corinne Bailey Rae is rocking a chunky braid out
Sleek fro hawk..
Twist out fro hawk..
Super high bun..
Curls for sisters with TWAs
Another fro hawk
Cornrows and twistouts
STYLE #4: HAIR STYLES FOR SCHOOL/UNI CURLYS
If you are in Uni and you feel you never have time for your hair because you are always in a hurry for classes/test/exams, here are some simple hair styles which are less time consuming and easy to achieve.
A simple wash and go embellished with a hair band
Twist out packed up and sleeked by the side
A super high side bun
A wash and go fro hawk
Another super high up do
Uhmm..dunno what to call this..but it looks nice..hehehe
Can't get enough of cornrows!
STYLE #5: HAIR STYLES FOR PROFESSIONAL ROLES/ PRESENTATIONS/INTERVIEWS
It is always tedious thinking of a hair style which is "corporate and professional" enough when you are natural. If you work in corporate organisation or going for an interview, please find below hairstyles which will suit the purpose.
Flat twist side parting with a low bun
An up do with a quiff
Side parting Fro
Wash and Go TWA
Finger Twists
Styled Side Parting Twists
Simple Twists
Flat Twists
So there you have it curlys! hairstyles for different occasions! Please don't forget to comment and ask questions! And remember guys Hair those not bind us together, love does!
Hope you all had a fab Easter Holiday! Mine was grand!! Ate a bit to much brandy fruit cake tho..hehehehe, but am good!
So you all know that before you even think of going Natural you need a lot of essentials, when I say a lot , I mean A LOT!! (Just kidding) you need a few bits and bobs to help you get through your natural hair journey.
Key essential one!!! Lay off the CREAMY CRACK! You need to send yourself to what I call the Imaginative Naturalville Rehab centre, to help you cleanse your mind and being from these harsh chemicals, get rid of the mind set that straight hair makes you feel beautiful, and embrace your natural kinks and curls! Trust me its not an easy path to tread on, so its best to be fully prepared for the journey ahead, because curlys it aint easy!
Essential Two, would be a SPRAY BOTTLE! A spray bottle is very important because if you are the type that doesn't like washing your hair everyday or every other day, then Mr Spray Bottle is your best friend! lol...While trying to style your hair, you need a lot of moisture to start, which makes it easy for you to manage and comb(if necessary) while styling. Water gets your hair to shine and gives it a healthy glow and feel. Asides from using the spray bottle to moisturise your hair during styling, you all know that your hair needs daily moisture and oils, first thing I do if I don't wash my hair is to spray my hair with water, mixed with various oils, then before I go to bed I repeat the same procedure and seal my hair with a satin scarf or satin bonnet, this automatically leads me to my third essential.
Spray Bottle
SATIN BONNETS OR SCARVES...Either of these essentials are good to own. Our hair is very prone to brittleness and split ends which are caused by dryness, and dryness is due to may factors, one being cotton textiles, am sure you guys are like huh??!! Lemme explain, lets face it most of us use cotton pillowcases, these cotton pillowcases tend to absorb the moisture and oils from our hair causing our hair to be dry and brittle, but if you sleep with a satin bonnet/scarf it helps your hair retain and lock in its moisture, making your hair soft and fluffy in the morning. If you don't like tying scarves or wearing bonnets to sleep, then your best option it to purchase a good satin pillow case, it does the same trick!
Satin Bonnet
Satin Scarves
WIDE TOOTH COMB AND BRUSHES....Like Duh! who doesn't know that! LOL..don't get it twisted curls, there are combs and there are combs, likewise brushes too. When shopping for wide tooth combs you need to be careful and not purchase combs that have tiny teeth in between the comb itself (trust me I have seen combs like that), these combs are very harmful to your hair because they tend to yank stands off your hair and also cause strands of your hair to knot. I also prefer to use Denman hair brush which doesn't have those tiny like balls on top of the bristle, those tiny like balls also cause your hair to knot and yanks out strands of your hair, so guys play safe and buy the right combs and brushes!
Wide Tooth Combs
Denman Brush
Last but not the least, OILS, OILS, OILS!!! Oils are the essential of the essentials!!! If you don't have oils, you aint no natural!! Lool..just joking oo! But seriously tho you need oils for a healthy head of hair and kinks. Oils keep you hair moiztured and from the prying hands of dryness, it also makes your hair elastic, elastic in the sense that oils prevent your hair from breaking and damaging especially from everyday styling, manipulation and harsh weather. I prefer to mix two different oils for my hair and scalp daily, I alternate between coconut, olive, almond, grapeseed, jojoba,and macadamia oils., they keep my hair feeling soft and luscious. Asides from using oils, you can also use moisturizers, but stick to water based moisturizers rather than petroleum and mineral based oils. Click on MY TRANSITIONING AND BIG CHOP STORY to get a list of essential oils for naturals.
Pure Natural Oils
If you are a newbiee to the natural hair world, I hope this post has give insight to the essentials for your Natural hair journey. Please feel free to leave comments and ask questions. And also remember Hair does not bind us together! Love does!! Till the next post stay BLESSED!! xoxoxo!
I know I have been MIA for over 3-4 months! I sincerely apologise and hope I am FORGIVEN :-))...Well, well, well...I am back in the Sub-Saharan part of Africa! and trust me my kinks are way different. At first I was disappointed at how the weather treated them, but now that I am well settled in I know how to manage and take care of them. I moisturise and wash my locks more often, because of the humidity. I also trim my ends every month, to keep them even and healthy (You don't have to trim yours, I just prefer to do so). Below is a picture of how my locks looked in February before the trim...
Before trim
After trim
My hair is very prone to split ends so I moisturise the ends, seal them with oils and steam naturally with body heat very often with Organic Mayonnaise and eggs. My next post will explain explicitly my steaming regime.
Now for the part I have been itching to write about...I am so in love with braids and cornrows for some reason. I have over done myself this time with em! Cornrows and braids are natural hair styles that you can run to when you are tired of your natural kinks or you want a different look (no offence sistas! lol) I am particularly in love with long Senegalese twists...
Burna Gurl!!!
My curly cousin rocking box braids styled in a high bun! Fab!
I am presently rocking kinky twists, I don't have any pics to prove that now, so bare with me..lol, but my cousin is rocking hers beautifully!!
Mrs Kemi Carey on chunky kinky twists!
While rocking em, you have to pay a lot of attention and MOISTURIZE! MOISTURIZE!! MOISTURIZE!!! If you can sprinkle water on her hair everyday, please do so, this is because our kinks tend to get very dry and your hair under braids will loose a lot of moisture because of the extensions added to it.
I have also been spotted donning "Sukku and base" oh yes! I said it "SUKKU and BASE" lol...for you curlys who don't understand let me you ease your confusion..this is what it looks like
And Yes! My tee says "My boyfriend is a teenage werewolf!" LOL
I also do a lot of twisting and twist outs...
My Glam cousin with her twist outs..
You can easily do twist outs yourself or get someone to make them for you, below are different videos which explains steps and procedures on how to get a perfect twist out...
This video is particularly for curlys with TWAs (Tinny winny Afro)
Here is also a link with various natural hair styles you can rock
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