What is Afro hairstyle? First of all, this is styling, which has not lost its relevance for the past few years. It is also a wide variety of hair designs - from small playful curls to brutal. And if the last option is the choice of desperate daredevils, then the first is a universal and simple way to look your best, which suits almost all types of appearance. In this article, we will tell you how to make an afro hairstyle at home, so that it is in no way inferior to salon styling, that is, it is lush and light, but at the same time it stays firmly all day long.
Afro curls are stylish
Almost all women and most men find curls cute and very sexy. Curly hair is associated with romance, but at the same time adventurism and unbridled fun. And of course, such a hairstyle winds thoughts of summer and freedom. Afro hairstyles are the choice of freedom-loving women, because you can create an unlimited number of styling from curly curls, or you can do nothing with them and still look your best.
Afro hairstyle is a styling that can be done on hair of both short, medium or long length. The last option looks the most impressive. What is especially pleasant, Afro hairstyles are not at all difficult to do for yourself without resorting to the services of hair care specialists. By following the instructions step by step, you can get a beautiful image without spending extra money.
Do-it-yourself Afro curls
The easiest way to create afro styling yourself:
- Divide the hair into many small strands and braid a pigtail from each of them. The longer you keep the strands braided, the more durable the result will be.
- After the braids are unbraided, the hair should be treated with a medium fixation gel.
- The above scheme can be simplified by braiding the hair not in pigtails, but in flagella. Just a few hours of passive waiting - your Afro hairstyle is ready. It should be noted that this method is not suitable for girls with short hair length.
Curls with curlers
To make an Afro styling, you need to prepare in advance styling foam, strong hold varnish and medium-sized curlers.
- The hair must be washed and thoroughly blotted with a towel.
- Then foam is applied to the strands in stages for styling.
- Further, one thin strand of hair should be separated from the hair array and. To make afro curls work out well on short hair, we recommend choosing the thinnest possible curlers.
- The curlers must be kept on the hair for at least two hours. This is how long it will take for the strands to dry well and form into beautiful curls.
- The finished styling should be sprinkled with a medium hold varnish.
Afro hairstyle with iron
The third way to curl your hair into African curls is to use a special one. In addition to it, you will need a hairdryer and a special thermal spray.
- The hair must be washed and dried well, and then treated with a thermal spray. This tool will protect her from the negative effects of high temperatures.
- Thin curls should be separated from the general array of hair and wrapped around your finger, forming neat rings. In this form, it must be clamped with an iron and held for about ten seconds.
- When all the strands are laid in this way, the hair should be combed and then fixed.
As you can see, do-it-yourself Afro hairstyle is not difficult at all!
The men's ffro hairstyle, which emerged in the 1960s during the civil rights movement, was a symbol of rebellion, pride, and the rights of black people. Haircut trends change every year and the fashion industry has a big impact on this.
Hair type and length are usually of paramount importance for any type of hairstyle. However, when there is too much hair, this also creates difficulties, which is why hairdressers prefer medium length hair for their work.
Today, there are several hundred options for hairstyles, which, even with the same name, can have many variations. Afro is a voluminous and voluminous hairstyle that can be created by carefully combing highly curly hair.
Black men who like radical methods often choose a high hairstyle, with a sharp transition of hair to nothing, and the edge of the haircut is made much higher than the hairline at the temples and the back of the head. If the upper part of the haircut is left with natural spirals that stand in an upright position, this also looks no less attractive.
Medium-length hair also does not go out of fashion, which, if desired, can be collected in a bun. Long strands are often braided, thus giving the hairstyle a neat, complete look.
Expert opinion
Helen Goldman
Male stylist-image maker
When washing this type of hair, you should only use warm or cold water, as hot water makes them brittle.
Types of haircuts for short hair
There are so many different options from waves to natural twists and geometric flat tops in a retro style:
- men's haircuts for blacks are synonymous with shaved haircuts. The texture of black hair, especially short hair, lends itself to various types of creative solutions, the most common are all kinds of lines;
- short smooth waves. Even short African American hairstyles are never boring. This haircut combines a shaved side and 360 waves, which is even easier on short hair;
- fade hairstyles, which can be of the following types: low, high and medium tapered, Temp Fade, very short, Drop fade, Mohawk, Afro, comb over;
- a tall upper mohawk is also possible on hair of this structure. This "lazy gardener" haircut is designed for short hair, while the mohawk strip is wide. This haircut does not require any styling.
Hairstyles for medium hair
Mohawk with dreadlocks belongs to the ultra-si hairstyle. It is not very common because of such a connection - shaved whiskey and long dreadlocks.
Dreadlocks hairstyle will give neatness to such hair. If you want to stand out from the crowd, then with the help of the gel, you can form thorns from the hair, which will give the image a recklessness. But if strands of this length are aligned, then you get a bird's nest hairstyle, which resembles a shaggy whirlwind.
Long hair options
Braids or boxing braids. Such tight African braids are braided on the head, while threads - kanekolones - are woven into the braids to better preserve the hairstyle. They are specially selected according to hair color. Often, barbers, creating such Nigerian hairstyles, can perform fancy patterns. The strands are intertwined either along the entire length, or fixed at the back of the head.
Do you like dreadlocks?
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African braids can be called one of the varieties of braid. Kanekolones are also woven into them, which allow you to greatly lengthen the hair.
Dreadlocks are the most radical styling. Bob Marley brought great popularity to this haircut. There are such types of dreadlocks:
- “Dangerous” ones are those that are woven on their own hair and subsequently cut off completely. In this case, the master is limited in his work by the length of the client's hair;
- "Safe" - are created with the help of artificial strands, which are intertwined with hair, and over time, the kanekolones are simply removed.
Dreadlocks suggest a complete lack of hair washing in the first month.
Important! If baldness, severe hair loss or frequent headaches are observed, then weaving of afro hairstyles is prohibited.
Another type of braid is twists. They are already ready and can be from 35 to 55 cm. The most common way of weaving them is weaving in the classical way through a braid. Twists are lightweight afro-hair. They can be worn for up to 1.5 months.
Men's nigerian hairstyles: photos
Any male nigga hairstyles are safe for hair, the main thing is to follow the rules of caring for them and not wear them longer than the recommended time. It should be understood that afro-weaving is not related to hairdressing, so you need to find an experienced afromaster so that he does not overload the hair and pull it at the base of the head. Otherwise, it threatens hair injury and headaches.
African hairstyles are largely dictated by their national characteristics. In addition to dark skin color, a distinctive feature of the inhabitants of the black continent is hair - thick, coarse, curly and very unruly. In what ways did the dark-skinned ladies try to tame them: they smeared them with various oils, resins, twisted small strands into lumps, fixing with clay or ash, tried to straighten their hair with knives heated on fire ... But such hair was still very difficult to style. Maybe that is why African beauties invented pigtails - not one, not two, but 200-250 on one head. Braided - and you can safely walk for more than one day. Hairstyles reflected the unique philosophy of the African people, they were made with a special meaning, reciting special positive spells during the weaving process.
Wearing such a hairstyle brought good luck and scared away evil spirits.
Only "enlightened", harmonious people were hairdressers - this was necessary so as not to scare off good spirits. In a special way, braided and laid African braids were worn by sorcerers and shamans.
The hairstyles of the African population, despite the primitiveness of execution, were very diverse and original.
The form of hairstyles changed depending on personal qualities, gender, position in society. So children - girls and boys - were shaved off their hair, leaving small funny crests on the crown. Girls and boys braided their hair in small finger-thick pigtails, laid them tightly to each other, in rows. Although women's hairstyles were varied, they looked much simpler compared to men's. Sometimes women simply shaved off or plucked completely the hair on their heads, sometimes they left islands in the form of furrows or a circle. In addition, numerous fine pigtails were braided. Since the brushing procedure took a lot of time, professional hairdressers appeared in some tribes.
Male warriors of the Turkana tribe wore headrests hollowed out of wood on their spear, with which they almost never parted to maintain the shape of their hair. The headrests resembled small benches, decorated with horns or carvings. Often they were covered with leather, were light and comfortable. Thanks to these kind of "pillows" during rest and sleep, the hairstyle, which was suspended, was well preserved.
The most common hairstyle was this: a tuft of hair on the crown was covered with a small round clay pot, the rest of the hair was carefully shaved off.
There was a belief in the tribe that if a warrior did not wear this original structure, then the wind and the sun could "drive out" from his head everything put into it by the spirits.
To keep the cake from shrinking, layers of fresh clay were added to it all the time.
There were special hairstyles for those preparing to get married.
One of the wedding hairstyles represented a hair cloud. A small wicker basket made of willow twigs or wild flax fibers was put on top. This peculiar hairstyle was worn by young men during an interruption in a forest hut in anticipation of the marriage ceremony. Upon returning from the forest to the village, their hair was cut off. The head was cleanly shaved, the skin was smeared with oil and animal fat.
Men often spent significantly more time brushing their hair than women, although both sometimes preferred to completely shave off their hair.
Men of the Boran tribe had a haircut that resembled the needles of a hedgehog. The hair in the middle of the head was cut short and smeared with resin, making it stick out in different directions. The side strands were significantly longer; they were beaten with a wooden fine comb so that they turned into a kind of ball. Over such hairstyles, they wore huge white turbans with an end descending from one side.
Hairstyles were also worn with several horizontal and vertical partings, with partial shaving of the hair - while the hair was cut short, the pattern was arbitrary.
Sometimes the hairstyles resembled a woodpile of firewood - while the hair was twisted on wooden sticks and laid in rows. For strength, all the hairs of the "woodpile" were smeared with manure or red clay, resin, and herbal juice.
Often men shaped their hairstyles into the horns of wild goats, porcupine quills, a cock's crest, a lion's mane, a sun disc, and insect wings. For the stability of the hairstyle, binders were used - clay, animal manure, resins.
The rich wore high, cone-shaped hairstyles of small braids attached to willow twigs, baskets. Hairstyles were dyed with vegetable dyes, decorated with ostrich feathers, fluffy fibers, fruits and shells. Many ornaments were symbols of well-being and peace.
Hairstyles also depended on the lifestyle of the population. Thus, the hairstyles of the landowners were distinguished by greater imagination, originality, and courage than those of fruit gatherers and hunters. Religious beliefs also had a certain influence on people's appearance. There were hairstyles that resembled huge caterpillars, expanding in the middle. The "caterpillar" was built of its own and artificial hair and towered over the head by 30-40 cm, decorated with beads or colored threads. On holidays, hairstyles were sprinkled with colored powders, dyed with clay and herbal juice.
The time of brushing will be appointed by the elders of the tribe, the master was located in a clearing. He washed his hair, combed it with a large wooden comb, often not loosening the previous styling or braids.
The women of the Rendili tribe built a haircut on their heads like a huge cock's comb. It began at the back of the head, crossed the entire head but to the center, and ended above the forehead. This hairstyle was constructed in honor of the birth of the first son, and only after the son reached maturity could it be changed to a simpler one. The widows twisted their hair into tight buns at the back of their heads and covered their heads with a piece of cloth. Having naturally curly hair, many women sought to straighten it with hot knives.
The festive hairstyles were elaborate and elegant. They were spherical or conical in shape. Hair was dyed in different colors using grass juice, leaves, various clay, coal and sand.
Africa has been known to people since ancient times. It was considered a peninsula, and only much later it was established that it is a continent, in size not inferior to Europe and Asia. Most of Africa is located in the tropical zone. It is inhabited by peoples of different races; of these, the largest group is Negroid. Blacks are distinguished by a dark skin color, thick curly hair, peculiar facial features. They have large eyes, a flattened nose, fleshy lips. Blacks come in all sizes.
Like many tribes living by hunting, fishing, cattle breeding, men valued courage, endurance, and dexterity. In addition, they had to be able to sing and dance. In women, they valued first of all friendliness, poise, hard work, femininity.
The main types and forms of hairstyles
The hairstyles of the African population, despite the primitiveness of execution, were very diverse and original. Men often spent significantly more time brushing their hair than women, although both sometimes preferred to completely shave off their hair. The form of hairstyles changed depending on personal qualities, gender, position in society. So, for children, girls and boys, their hair was shaved off, leaving small funny tufts on the crown. Girls and boys braided their hair in small finger-thick pigtails, laid them tightly to each other, in rows.
The most common hairstyle was this: a tuft of hair on the crown was covered with a small round clay pot, the rest of the hair was carefully shaved off.
Hairstyles also depended on the lifestyle of the tribe. Thus, the men of the Turkana tribe, having separated part of the hair at the crown, placed a small cake of clay in the middle of the head. Ostrich feathers were stuck into it from above. There was a belief in the tribe that if a warrior did not wear this original structure, then the wind and the sun could "drive out" from his head everything put into it by the spirits. So that) the cake does not decrease, layers of fresh clay were added to it all the time. The Turkans men wore on their spear, which they almost never parted with, headrests hollowed out of wood to preserve the shape of their hairstyles. The headrests resembled small benches, richly decorated with carvings or designs. Often they were covered with leather, were light and comfortable. Thanks to these peculiar "pillows" during rest and sleep, the hairstyle, which was suspended, was well preserved.
Men of the Boran tribe had a haircut that resembled the needles of a hedgehog. The hair in the middle of the head was cut short and smeared with resin, making it stick out in different directions. The side strands were significantly longer; they were beaten with a wooden fine comb, so that they turned into a kind of ball. Over these hairstyles, they wore huge white turbans with an end descending from one side.
Hairstyles were also worn with several horizontal and vertical partings, with partial shaving of the hair - while the hair was cut short, the pattern was arbitrary (Fig. 1).
There were special hairstyles for those preparing to get married. One of the wedding hairstyles was a hair cloud. A small wicker basket made of willow twigs or wild flax fibers was put on top. This peculiar hat-hairstyle was worn by young men during their stay in a forest hut in anticipation of the marriage ceremony. Upon returning from the forest to the village, their hair was cut off. The head was cleanly shaved, the skin was smeared with oil and animal fat.
Sometimes the hairstyles resembled a woodpile of firewood - while the hair was twisted on wooden sticks and laid in rows. For strength, all the hairs of the "woodpile" were smeared with manure or red clay, resin, and herbal juice.
African tribes have preserved the custom of "twinning with hairstyles" for a long time. It consisted of five or six relatives shaving off their hair at the same time to music and singing. All cut hairs were placed in a special vessel or earthen jug, filled with a composition of clay, sand and water, thoroughly mixed. The resulting mass was divided and placed in the form of small flat pancakes on top of the head as a symbol of kinship and friendship. Sometimes these clay blotches were passed down from generation to generation. If the father, the head of the family, died in the family, then his eldest son inherited his clay cap with shaved hair as the successor of the family. Often men shaped their hairstyles into the horns of wild goats, porcupine quills, a cock's crest, a lion's mane, a sun disc, and insect wings. For the stability of the hairstyle, binders were used - clay, animal manure, resins. The rich wore high, cone-shaped hairstyles of small braids, fastened to willow twigs, baskets. Hairstyles were dyed with vegetable dyes, decorated with ostrich feathers, fluffy fibers, fruits and shells. Many ornaments were symbols of well-being and peace. Clay hairstyles were especially decorated: bright pom-poms made of fluff and beads, long fish bones, and planed sticks were stuck in them. The colorful feathers of hummingbirds were worn at festivities.
Hairstyles also depended on the lifestyle of the population. So, the hairstyles of the farmers were distinguished by greater imagination, originality, and courage than those of fruit gatherers and hunters. Religious beliefs also had a certain influence on people's appearance.
The peoples of South Africa strove to imitate mighty buffaloes and bulls. Their hairstyles resembled the horns of these animals. All hair was divided into two parts, tightly twisted into a bundle, strengthened up, down or to the sides. In Ethiopia, hairstyles were given the appearance of the head of a baboon, which was considered a sacred animal. Hair was shaved, given the shape of a helmet, decorated with corals. There was a hairstyle with a roller that was rolled tightly, covered with chicken droppings mixed with ash. The diameter of the roller reached 6-7 cm. The roller was attached in the center of the head from the forehead to the neck. The farmers of West Africa smeared their hair with clay, soot or animal fat, then for many months they built a hairstyle that looked like a hard hat. The heart of a palm leaf, moss served as an addition to natural hair. They wore a hairstyle similar to a grapevine: while the hair strands were rolled into small lumps, fixing them with ash, peanut oil, decorated with cowrie shells, copper plates, feathers, buttons.
Noble people wore neatly cut hair, smooth, smeared with clay, resin, oil or grease, decorated with wooden sticks, fruits, flowers, cords and ribbons.
There were hairstyles that resembled huge caterpillars, expanding in the middle. The "caterpillar" was built of its own and artificial hair and towered over the head by 30-40 cm, decorated with beads or colored threads. On holidays, hairstyles were sprinkled with colored powders, dyed with clay and herbal juice.
Although women's hairstyles were varied, they looked much simpler compared to men's. Sometimes women simply shaved off or plucked completely the hair on their heads, sometimes they left islands in the form of furrows or a circle. In addition, numerous fine pigtails were braided (Figs. 2 and 3). The art of combing has been passed down by women from generation to generation. Young and old alike were fluent in this skill, the difference was only in the styling. Since the brushing procedure took a lot of time, professional hairdressers appeared in some tribes. They usually combined their profession with healing. The time of brushing was appointed by the elders of the tribe, the master was located in the clearing. He washed his hair, combed it with a large wooden comb, often not loosening the previous styling or braids.
Women of the Rendille tribe built a haircut on their heads like a huge cock's comb. It started at the back of the head, crossed the entire head in the center and ended above the forehead. Such a hairstyle was constructed in honor of the birth of the first son, and only after the son reached maturity could it be changed to a simpler one. The widows twisted their hair into tight buns at the back of their heads and covered their heads with a piece of cloth. Having naturally curly hair, many women sought to straighten it with hot knives. The festive hairstyles were elaborate and elegant. They had a spherical, conical shape. Hair was dyed in different colors using the juice of herbs, leaves, various clays, coal and sand.
Hats, jewelry, cosmetics
Since the climate of Africa is predominantly hot, the clothing of the population consisted of light capes, loincloths, and straight skirts. At the festivities, they wore animal skins, skirts made of colorful bird feathers, long cloaks made of grass fibers.
Headdresses were not very diverse. Having naturally thick hair, Africans wore hats only on special occasions. The most common were tall tiaras, several times the size of the head. They were made from a long piece of cloth, as well as from palm leaves attached to a small hoop that enclosed the head. They also wore turbans and feather crowns. The most expensive and elegant were considered the feathers of a bird frigate. So, black, white or brown feathers could only be worn by those who belonged to a certain age group. Men, despite the heat, wore round fur hats, conical hats made of straw and stems. Often multi-tiered pendants were attached to headdresses. The women covered their heads with a variegated cloth, wore flat light straw hats, high headdresses made of feathers. For the wedding, nets were woven from thin silver threads, attaching them to the head with combs. In Congo, girls and women tied their heads with a wide ribbon. At the same time, their coarse hair was hidden under a cone-shaped headdress, which was not removed in front of strangers. At home they wore little hats embroidered with beads and sequins, like a skullcap. The headdress of the chief's first wife was an original wreath, consisting of several tiers. A wide strip framing the forehead was decorated with dog fangs, woven into a basket with the help of resin; the top of the basket was decorated with colored feathers and long bone hairpins.
Feathers of birds of paradise were highly prized in headdresses. In this case, the color of the feathers depended on the gender. Women preferred red tones, while men preferred blue and black.
Feathers were highly prized. One feather could be exchanged for a pig or an ax. Jewelry was divided into male and female, they were a must-have addition to everyday and festive costumes. Men's jewelry was made from shards, shells, egg shells, hardened resins. The bravest warriors were awarded necklaces made of animal fangs. Women wore pewter beads, clay and straw jewelry. Precious metals - gold and silver - were not used. The decoration was large "collars", which were made of white metal or beads of various shapes. The upper part of the collar covered part of the chin, and the lower part went down to the chest. The necklaces were distinguished by their colorfulness and originality of materials. Some used dried plant seeds, crocodile and fish spines, brightly colored with mineral dyes, inlaid with multi-colored beads or egg shells.
In the Bantu tribe, copper jewelry was used. Not everyone knew the art of swimming. And those who knew the secret of metal processing were considered noble people in the village. Men and women wore snake-shaped bracelets on their forearms, legs and arms. At festivals, pumpkins were attached to anklets, peas were poured into them, and they became a kind of musical instruments. The warriors adorned their clothes with a mass of bells. The fingers and toes were pinned with rings. Often women wore neck rings made of metal, tightly wrapped around their necks and resting on their chins. With age, the number of rings on the neck increased. In Benin, noble women wore agate and coral necklaces - akori. They were awarded on special occasions by the rulers of the tribe themselves. In case of loss of the gift, the owner was severely punished.
Especially widespread were all sorts of amulets, talismans, which were attributed to magical power that protected from various troubles. Amulets were distributed by sorcerers and shamans of the tribe. The amulet was attached to clothing or worn on a neck string. Each member of the tribe had several amulets. Sometimes jewelry was also used instead of money in exchange for various goods.
Among the African population, cosmetics and body painting-tattoos were common. It was applied to the face, legs, arms, chest, back, buttocks. Sorcerers and shamans especially zealously covered their bodies with drawings. Each tribe had its own patterns by which one could recognize a fellow tribeman. The tattoo, or tembo, of the Matambé and Makonde tribes resembled the symbolic signs of the Egyptians - hieroglyphs. The tattoo was passed from father to son, from generation to generation. Gradually, the meaning and meaning of the drawings-symbols were lost, only the tradition of painting the body remained. Patterns were applied to the skin with a shell point or bone. Then they rubbed in blue powder or charcoal. After the scars healed, the pattern became clear. The color and pattern depended on the ceremony and festival. In Zaire, during the initiation ceremony, the bodies of girls were coated with yellow clay or red paint. In the event of the death of a tribal member, all women covered their faces with black paint and their bodies red. The paints were vegetable.
Among the nobility, the custom of deforming parts of the face - ears, nose, lips, was widespread. Many sawed off their front teeth in the form of sharp teeth of different heights. The entire population used fragrant herbs, aromatic oils and infusions to rub the skin, giving it shine.
In conclusion, we can say that Africans attached great importance to the art of combing and improved it all the time.
It's great that the times of monotony, standards of beauty, standard patterns and hackneyed cliches are over! Well, maybe not quite passed, but in any case, everything is heading towards this. The word "fashion" is becoming more and more archaic, giving way to such concepts as "good taste" and "own style". Uniqueness in price as never before.
These processes provided fertile ground not only for the development of new technologies, but also for returning to the origins. And the point here is not at all that the new is just a forgotten old, but that ethnic clothes, accessories and jewelry give a huge flight for creativity and imagination. Along with other reviving styles, African is gaining in popularity today. And he occupies his niche not only in the field of creating clothes, shoes and accessories, but also in hairdressing. Afro hairstyle is gaining momentum in popularity, spreading across the planet at a tremendous speed.
African traits in hairdressing
Africa is a truly unique continent. As if sewn from multi-colored patches, it gave the appropriate growth. Bright colors, natural fabrics, natural material as a basis for jewelry, incredible ornaments and, of course, the famous braids and curls - for all this we thank Africa.
Genetics gives its rationale for the popularity of certain hairstyles among immigrants from sunny Africa. Yes, let's face it, enviable thickness and firmness of hair, natural curliness and stunning chocolate shades - all this is in the genes of representatives of some peoples. But today, Afro hairstyles can be enjoyed by anyone.
It is characterized by the following features:
- braids of any thickness and design;
- fine perm;
- the use of jewelry in ethnic style: and clay beads;
- the predominance of natural shades.
Do not think that hair should be dyed black or brown anyway. African style for bright colors!
Perm
First of all, curls are worth mentioning. Shallow is the most common hairstyle. Moreover, it is worn not only by the fair sex, but also by men. As a rule, speaking about a master, they mean a very fine perm, which makes the hair a huge fluffy mass.
Braids
Africans braided their hair in pigtails. On the basis of Afrokos, a wide variety of women's hairstyles are made today. The photo is a great example of how stylish and modern they can look.
Today, many types of African braids are popular, from the "spikelets" adjacent to the head to the longest ones flying in the wind. Sometimes the ends of the braids are crowned with small curls.
Today it is difficult to determine who and when first came up with braiding. But, speaking of them, we often use the definitions "African braids" or "Afrokos", which emphasizes their spread and popularity among hairstyles in this style.
Harnesses
A new invention, which is often made from artificial strands, is flagella of various thicknesses and lengths. Outwardly, they look like braids, but such an Afro-hairstyle is more difficult to make, requires a certain skill. If you decide to make harnesses - get ready to pay the master more than you would give for pigtails. The tourniquets are folded from two lobes, not three. In terms of practicality and durability, African hairstyles with plaits are in no way inferior to braids.
Dreadlocks
Today, dreadlocks are associated with many styles. Once they were chosen by hippies, today representatives of various subcultures wear them with pleasure. But if we talk about the origins, the influence of Africa is undeniable. That there is only one Bob Marley with his breathtaking hairstyles, rastaman beret and white-toothed smile in half his face!
Once upon a time, weaving dreadlocks was tantamount to signing a death sentence on hair. It is almost impossible to restore them after unweaving of overgrown dreadlocks. Today, artificial materials are often used to preserve hair.
Dreadlocks allow you to make a variety of women's hairstyles, the photos of which are striking in brightness and beauty. Hairdressers look at them in different ways, let's face it: not everyone likes them. And some indecisive mods remain secret admirers of dreadlocks, not daring to try this hairstyle on themselves. In fact, dreadlocks go to people of any skin color, of any age and gender.
Afro-hair do it yourself
It so happens that the time for radical changes has not come, but the soul asks for something new. Is it worth in such cases to experiment with perm, or even more so - with weaving dreadlocks, plaits, braids? Of course not, the effect of these procedures will last a long time, and their cost is rather big.
If you are going to a theme party in or want to change your image for the duration of your vacation, you should not take a step towards global changes in appearance.
Use the old proven method: braid a few small braids of wet hair for the night, lubricate them with wax, and in the morning carefully disassemble into strands. This hairstyle will last for one to three days.
Accessories can be used to create a heightened effect. To make the Afro hairstyle look more expressive and brighter, you can weave it with artificial boring or even several. These are special accessories for hair, reminiscent of dreadlocks, woven from multi-colored threads.
You can also emphasize the style with hairpins with ethnic designs made of clay, wood, sea shells or leather.
