Ethiopian Beauty

Galila Bekele is definitely on of uncanny beauty and rumored to be Tyler Perry's honey bun (but that is for a whole other blog.) She is an Ethiopian born model who has been appearing in numerous advertisements. Her thick natural hair is one of loose soft curls and definitely doesn't need to be styled to be beautiful.

It's important to take note as to what styles fit her oval-defined cheek bones face. While you can see the beauty of her hair when it is down and freely flowing, it almost takes away from the beauty of her face. Wearing natural hair is about adding to your own beauty, more than the beauty of one's natural hair, it helps bring out the stunning looks in one's face. 

Galila achieves the goal of adding to the beauty of her face when her hair is pulled away from her hair line. When her natural hair is pulled back admirers can see the stunning beauty of her face and highly defined cheed bones as well as the beauty of her hair. You should never have to compromise your style, you shouldn't have to choose to show off your face or show off your hair in the morning. Choose styles that do both. Natural hair can look beautiful in many styles, but pay attention to which one of these many styles bring out the unique and stunning features in your face.

For more pictures of Galila Bekele click here.

A Yo!!! Ayo.

Ayo. (who's nameis spelled with a dot at the end) is an afro German singer/songwriter. Her debut album was released in 2006 and went double platinum in France....Now let's talk about her hair.

Like many of the other musical artists' with natural hair, we've seen thus far, Ayo. lets her hair roam free. It is not configured to any style in particular, her natural is free to do its own thing. Ayo.'s natural is definately one of finer texture than your typical African American afro. Notice how nicely her coily fro frames her round face.

So, how can you get this look? It would help to have hair like Ayo's. But, if you do not, which most of us don't, you can still attempt to get the look.  To properly imitate it your natural can not be past shoulder length. You must then twist your hair, while it is damp, in loose twists.  Once your hair has died untwist your twists and squese your tresses in your hands. This will cause your ends to coil and form mini humps similar to Ayo's. 

Lakishma: Naturally Indian

Lakishmi Menon is a 28 year old model from India. She is a true beauty. My last blog displayed her international success of a spread in French Vogue, but she has recently had success in the U.S. landing on the cover of the May 2009 issue of US Vogue.

The question to ask after finding out this model is from India is: Why is she on the Internatural Hair blog if her hair is straight? For one, Menon's hair is all Na-tur-A. For two, she is not from America. For three, her afro imitation in French Vogue is a big deal.  You know you have arrived when one is imitating your style... in this case naturals.

So have we, as naturals, arrived? It's hard to anser that question with an honest yes, but we do know that our popularity is steadily on the rise. A great hint at this being true is Chris Rock's new documentary coming to HBO, click here to see trailer. Interestingly enough this documentary travels to India and investigates the import of Indian Remy hair to America.

For more information on Lakishma Menon click here.

French Vogue

These are pictures from the October 2008 issue of French Vogue. The models name is Lakshmi Menon. We will be visiting her story in a few days....