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Fishtail Braids

Beauty; Hair style

Fishtail braids are a creative concoction of cornrows. Cornrows are braids fashioned along the wearers head. Styles create many patterns along the scalp. From afar, fishtail braids simply appear to ...

Box Braids

Beauty; Hair style

A favorite among many black communities worldwide, box braids is a style that usually consists of many simple three stranded braids. Sizes vary, but braids are uniform in size. Box braids can be worn ...

Loc Updo

Beauty; Hair style

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 ...

Twist-out

Beauty; Hair style

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 ...

Locs

Beauty; Hair style

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 ...

Twists

Beauty; Hair style

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 ...

Close Cut

Beauty; Hair style

The close cut is a uniquely African style. Shaving the hair so short is a scary thing for many women, but for some with natural hair, it provides a sense of freedom. Your face is outlined very ...

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