African Hair Braiding

Archive for October, 2010

By braiding your hair you can get a look that is a perfect blend of sophistication and style. There are many African American hair styles that would go perfectly with your entire casual wardrobe.  You don’t have to wait for a formal occasion to try a sober look. African American hair styles are very in fashion and you would witness a lot of celebrities wearing their hair in braids, some loose and some rather tight.

French braids, cornrows, loose braids, braided headbands and side French braids are some of the casual look that you can try with your casual clothes for a day out with the friends. Braiding your help would also help you much if you are trying to grow your hair so that it would keep it from getting all frizzed and you won’t have to worry about the windy or humid weather as well. It would keep your hair perfectly in place allowing you to enjoy your time without having to care about your hair at all.

While braiding your hair you can make sections of your hair and soften it with hair moose or hair gel so that you can work easily through it. If you don’t work well with so many clips and rubber bands in your hair then you can try watching how your favorite African American hair style is braided several times to get it right. You can also practice it by asking your friends or even trying it on yourself.

For instance, French braids would a lot easier for you to plait after you have done it a couple of times. The easiest way to do it is to get a small section of hair at the top of your scalp basically it would be the point where your braid would start getting visible. Choose that point and section your hair portion into three section and start plating it like a regular three sectional braid is plaited. As you go, keep adding up an even portion of hair from either side to each section that is facing outwards in your hands. Casual African American hair styles are very easy to pick if you have watched it done and concentrated hard enough to understand the way fingers are working together.

Cornrows are made much similar to French braids and the regular braiding styles for that matter. The only difference with this African American hair style is that there are more braids to be made all over the scalp. Start from the part of the scalp that is easier for you to work with and keeping in mind the thickness of the braid that you require, make several sections. Also, keep some clips and rubber bands near reach to ensure that the sections are separated properly and won’t entangle the weaving of the neighboring braid.