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An Exploration of the Creativity and Traditions of Black Women's Natural Hair

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Twists provide women with natural hair a curly and protective style. Twists are composed of two strands of hair twisted around one another—essentially they are two-stranded braids. This style is very ...

Domain: Beauty; Fashion; Category: Hair style; General fashion

A variation of the afro, a twist-out is a simple way for women with natural hair to keep their hair moisturized and curly. To prepare a twist out, you put two-stranded twists in your hair. Sizes ...

Domain: Beauty; Fashion; Category: Hair style; General fashion

Most popular in the United States, the puff is an afro version of the ponytail. You create a puff in the same way that you create a ponytail, however, depending on the thickness of your hair, you may ...

Domain: Beauty; Fashion; Category: Hair style; General fashion

The pompadour updo is very popular among black Americans. Creating this style is simpler than it looks. You just wrap your hair to the desired shape and pin it in place. A wide variety of shapes can ...

Domain: Beauty; Fashion; Category: Hair style; General fashion

Originally an African style, the Mohawk is a very cool form of the afro. The hair on the sides of the head is shaved, such that what remains is a strip of afro down the middle. This style has become ...

Domain: Beauty; Fashion; Category: Hair style; General fashion

Often referred to as dreadlocs, locs are a long-term hairstyle. To create locs in your natural hair, you must twist one stranded portions of hair at the desired size. Twisting must be done on a ...

Domain: Beauty; Fashion; Category: Hair style; General fashion

Loc wearers can apply many styles to their hair. Most loc updos include some variation of twisting or braiding locs together and back. These styles can range quite a bit, with some curly and sideways ...

Domain: Beauty; Fashion; Category: Hair style; General fashion

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Jessica Lambert

Awesome Blossary!

01:51, 26 January 2015
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