Natural African Hair Styles
Naturalistas are everywhere with their natural African hair styles. Women are embracing their gorgeous natural locks. With these simple natural African hair styles, say goodbye to 8-hour salon visits and say hello to ‘natural’. In this instance, your hair gets to breathe and you look fabulous in the process. Hair styles have evolved over time, going from never letting those baby hairs show, to enhancing them with cornrows. So what’s a girl to do in order to keep up with the trend? All the while avoiding the fuss that comes with it! Follow this simple natural African hair styling guide for an easy way to style and colour your tresses. Just like the fashion-forward girl that you are! The Fro-hawkTake a walk on the wild side with this trendy and somewhat edgy style. Pin up the sides of your hair so that you create a Mohawk, without having to reach for the scissors. Leave the top fluffed out to create the Fro-hawk effect. To add an extra little something, you could use our Just Copper hair colour (from our INECTO Plus range) to brighten up the ends. Bun it upSlide into this sophisticated look with a neat high bun. Lightly spray your hair with a mixture made from water and a few drops of your favourite oils. Once it’s slightly damp, gently work it up into a ponytail and tie it with a hair tie. Loosely form your bun around the hair tie and pin it with bobby pins as you go. Finally, use hairspray to smooth it out. If you’re not into crazy colours, try our Hot Chocolate...
10 Bad Habits That Cause Your Hair To Thin
Very few film scenes have scarred us like Chris Rock’s Good Hair tour of Black beauty salons in America, where he saw several women jumping into that salon chair thirsty for that creamy crack, all while sporting receding hairlines, bald spots and thin, limp hair. Of course, our wounds haven’t exactly been healed by the countless memes on African hair care sites. Women whose cornrows start some five centimetres from where their hairline once was. Even the very women we’ve seen in town or across us at the salon asking for relaxers for fine hair because of how thin and broken their hair had become. Luckily, it’s very easy to prevent any of these scenarios by avoiding these 10 bad habits that cause your hair to thin: 1. Super Frequent Relaxing Your hair only needs to be relaxed every six to eight weeks, or even after longer intervals. The harsh chemicals in relaxers can damage your scalp and weaken your hair shafts. This happens especially when touch-ups are too close together. It then leads to hair either breaking or shedding from the root completely. Instead, opt for low-heat styling to handle new growth and be gentle with your hair. Also, make sure to frequently moisturise. 2. Over Tight Braiding Getting your hair braided is usually a great no-needle Botox treatment for the first few days. But having your hair plaited too tightly causes stress to your hairline and scalp, especially the delicate area of your forehead. The constant pull on your hair by any assortment of cornrows, box braids or faux dreads weakens your hair considerably. This can cause...
A guide to popular hair dyes for black women
Why do women dye their hair? What are the most popular hair dyes for black women? Let’s try and answer it by using a bit of history, let’s take you in a ‘hair colour’ time machine. In Roman times plenty of methods and ingredients were used to colour their hair: Berries Leeches mixed with vinegar Crushed nutshells The leeches and vinegar mixture would be left to ferment. After it has been applied to the hair, women would sit in the sun to allow the colour to bake in. A bit closer to home, the Masai people in East Africa used red ochre and animal paint on their hair. These people went to great lengths to achieve their ideal hair colour, but fortunately for us, hair colouring has become less complicated and more fun. The hair evolution is continuously happening in front of our eyes, with celebrities setting new trends and introducing us to colours we may have never tried before. Now that we have taken you on that short trip to the past and we have come back to the present day, you probably ready to colour your hair! First things first! You need to know your skin type: Fair Skin Medium Skin Dark Skin Black skin has an assortment of shades, but we’ve narrowed it down to these four Deep complexions Dark complexion Medium complexion Fair complexion Here are some hair colour ideas, just for you: Big, black and bold! In the 1950s, women would colour their hair black to hide their greys. Our gogos would send us to the store for a pack of INECTO Black dye,...
10 African Designers Michelle Obama Should Wear
Adama Paris, Senegal The first stop on the Obamas’ trip to find some African designers was Dakar, Senegal. Though she headed into the country’s capital city just a few days after the closing of Dakar Fashion Week (DFW), it was still a great opportunity to grab designs shown on the runway. DFW’s organiser, Adama Ndaiye, is well known in Africa’s fashion scene. Though the cut of pieces in her latest collection may be a stretch from Michelle Obama’s safety zone, this may be a risky wardrobe touch to compliment the First Lady’s recently cut bangs. Photo Credit: Adama Paris Christie Brown, Ghana Like many designers based in Africa, Ghanaian-born Aisha Obuobi is creating stand out pieces without using the traditional wax materials popularly associated with fashion from the continent. Her most recent collections include tie-dye patterns and cotton materials, quality additions to the First Lady’s colourful wardrobe. Photo Credit: Christie Brown Thula Sindi, South Africa Michelle Obama may be a “Thula Sindi woman.” Sindi, who was recently named South Africa Tourism’s Designer of the Year, is a favourite of Africa’s most famous wives. Including Dr Precious Moloi, wife of mining mogul Patrice Motsepe. He describes the ideal consumer of his elegant yet edgy brand as a “sleek, mobile and ambitious” woman who, among other things, “makes her own fashion choices” and “wants clothes that translates internationally while still looking personalised.” Photo Credit: Thula Sindi Maki Oh, Nigeria She’s young, but African designer Amaka Osakwe has gotten quite the handle on achieving a balance between playful and classic chic. The 26-year-old, who lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria, is viewed...
