It's great that the times of uniformity, beauty standards, standard patterns and hackneyed stamps have passed! Well, maybe they haven’t completely passed, but in any case everything goes to this. The word “fashion” is becoming more archaic, giving way to concepts such as “good taste” and “personal style”. Originality in price, as never before.
These processes provided fertile ground not only for the development of new technologies, but also for a return to the roots. And the point here is not that the new is just the 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 great popularity today. And he occupies his niche not only in the field of creating clothes, shoes and accessories, but also in hairdressing. The African hairstyle is gaining momentum in popularity, spreading around the planet with great speed.
African features in hairdressing
Africa is a truly unique continent. As if sewn from multi-colored rags, he gave the corresponding shoot. Bright colors, natural fabrics, natural material as the basis for jewelry, incredible ornaments and, of course, famous braids and curls - for all this we thank Africa.
Genetics gives its justification for the popularity of certain hairstyles among immigrants from sunny Africa. Yes, frankly, the enviable density and firmness of hair, natural curly hair and amazing chocolate shades - all this is in the genes of representatives of some peoples. But today, an afro hairstyle can become accessible to any person.
The following features are characteristic of it:
- braids of any thickness and design;
- fine wave;
- use of jewelry in ethnic style: shells, wooden and clay beads;
- the predominance of natural shades.
Do not think that the hair in any case should be dyed black or brown. African style for bright colors!
Waving
First of all, it is worth mentioning curls. Shallow perm is the most common hairstyle. At the same time, it is worn not only by the fair sex, but also by men. As a rule, when speaking of an African hairstyle, masters have in mind a very small curl, which makes hair a huge magnificent mass.
Braids
From time immemorial, the people of Africa braided their hair in braids. On the basis of Afrokos today they make the most diverse female hairstyles. 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, 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 weaving pigtails. But speaking about them, we often use the definition of "African braids" or "Afro-braids", which emphasizes their distribution and popularity among hairstyles in this style.
Harnesses
A new invention, which is often made of artificial strands, is flagella of various thicknesses and lengths. Outwardly, they look like braids, but such an afro hairstyle is more difficult to manufacture, requires a certain skill. If you decide to make harnesses - get ready to pay the master more than you would give for pigtails. Harnesses are folded from two lobes, not three. In terms of practicality and durability, African hairstyles with tows are in no way inferior to braids.
Dreadlocks
Today, dreadlocks are associated with many styles. Hippies once chose them, today they are pleased to wear representatives of various subcultures. But if we talk about the origins, the influence of Africa is undeniable. What is Bob Marley alone with his breathtaking hairstyles, a rastaman beret and a half-toothed smile!
At one time, weaving dreadlocks was tantamount to signing a death sentence on hair. It is almost impossible to restore them after weaving overgrown dreadlocks. Today, artificial materials are often used to preserve hair.
Dreadlocks allow you to make a variety of female hairstyles, photos of which are striking in their brightness and beauty. Hairdressers look at them differently, frankly: not everyone likes them. And some indecisive mods remain secret fans of dreadlocks, not daring to try this hairstyle on themselves. In fact, dreadlocks go to people with any skin color, any age and gender.
Do-it-yourself afro
It happens that the time for dramatic changes has not come, but the soul asks for something new. Is it worth it in such cases to experiment with perm or, moreover, with weaving dreadlocks, bundles, 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 an African style or want to change the image for a 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 at night, grease them with wax, and carefully sort them into locks the next morning. This hairstyle will last perfectly from one to three days.
You can use accessories to create a better effect. To make the afro hairstyle look more expressive and brighter, an artificial bore or even a few can be woven into it. These are special hair accessories reminiscent of dreadlocks woven from multi-colored threads.
You can also emphasize the style with ethnic design hairpins made of clay, wood, sea shells or leather.