Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
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.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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.
French Vogue
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Clay Locs?? Strong Tradition
The Himba tribe is one of very old tradition, they live in the mountainous regions of Kaokoland in Namibia. Himba's are nomad's, moving with their cattle as the times change. Despite their constant moving, the Himba women keep their routine going. Part of the Himba woman's tradition is to spend several hours a day dedicated to their beauty. This includes, what I would like to call, their clay locs ( more on what their locs really are further down.)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Naturally Short Model
Atong Arjok is a 23 year old Sudanese model. She is 5'9" with skin the color of deep mahogany. Atong Arjok has taken the road less traveled and wears her natural hair short. To me, there is no hairstyle more free or screams as much confidence as a black woman who wears her NATURAL short. The message that perpetuates from this style is "This is me as I am. Take it or leave it."
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Color her Beautiful
Carmen Souza is a jazz artist born in Lisbon, Portugal. Her parents are from Cape Verde (an island off the coast of Africa), so she grew up listening to their Portuguese dialect. She began singing professionally at age 17 and hasn't looked back. She is now a renowned jazz artist being listened to all around the world, meaning her natural is being looked at all over the world as well.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Miss Jessie's Afro
Jessie M’Bengue is a French model. Though she was born in France her mother is from Algeria and her father is from the Ivory Coast. Her real name is Jessika, but she uses Jessie as her model name. After finding Jessie’s photos I found it difficult to find actual information on her, so outside of her photo’s she remains a mystery.
But what I can talk about is her hair. She is obviously a huge fan of the fro. She wears her hair wild and confident. Yet, she always looks completely together. The contrast of her wild hair with her neatly put together outfits is what makes her look so chic. Also, her gorgeous face and professional make-up don’t hurt the look either.
To mimic Jessie's look it means to focus more on your outfit, accessories and make-up. For more info on how to successfully mix big natural hair with the right make-up and accessories subscribe to Kris’s YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/misskrisnew . She also gives good advice on how to switch up your fro’s appearance without taking too much time out of your day.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Masai Tribe
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Shingai Shoniwa's Natural
For all of you who follow several natural hair blogs, I’m sure you have seen Shingai Shoniwa. Though others have written bout her I had to add her to my blog. Shingai is of English and Zimbabwean descent. She is the lead singer and bassist for the UK band Noissettes. But aside from her career she has been tearing up the natural hair scene. Her natural is beautiful and her style is unique.
Her hairstyles usually follow the same rules. They are what I’d like to call neatly wild and out of the ordinary. Most of her photographs show her fro neatly tucked without taking away from its bigness. What enables her to switch up her style is the direction her fro is tucked.
The first picture simulates Bantu knots because they are equally sized bumps throughout her head. What makes this style beautiful is not just how even the bumps are, but how big her hair is. It is almost like a head of mini afros. The second picture shows a neatly tucked hawk, with a forward Hollywood hump.
To simulate herstyle it is not necessary to have a big fro. You can add natural kinky hair to your fro. It is necessary to tuck the added kinky hair under your natural, so the typical admirer will not notice.
Wrap your natural around the added hair and pin it into place. You can also create your own look by brushing your fro to a different side or parting your hair in unique places.
You can buy Lord and Cliffs afro puffy hair at http://www.marcishairextensions.com/servlet/the-444/Lord-%26-Cliff-Afro/Detail.
To read more about Shingai Shoniwa and listen to her bands music visit http://www.myspace.com/noisettesuk.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Natural Avant-Garde
For those who have watched project runway, avant-garde should be a word that is indelibly buried in your mind. Our natural is just as much a fashion statement as the clothes we wear, if not more. In Britain they have mastered what I’d like to call Natural Avant-Garde. The featured stylists inspiration for these pictured natural styles seem to spring from straight textured hair. They do not put limits on the possibilities for styling naturals.
The picture on the left can be found in the August issue of Sophisticates BLACK HAIR magazine. The stylist is Kim Johnson of Hype Coiffure located in Battersea, London. Kim has done a beautiful job of elegantly piecing together two completly different hair textures.
The second picture is from Saundra Webb of Sandra Webb Hair and Beauty located in London. She too has skillfully blended two different hair textures to make Natural Avant-Garde.
What these two stylists have in common is that they were both finalist in 2008 British Hairdressing Afro Awards. They have both used big hair, different textures and unique parts to make natural hair an obvious fashion statement.
Visit www.hji.co.uk to see more Natural Avant-Garde.