So while there are still very few feelings more satisfying than setting my natural hair free, allowing the breeze to penetrate every inch of my scalp, more often than not I’m still wanting to continue to keep my hair protected, and frequently doing so through styles like box braids and twists.īut over the years as protective styles have evolved, so have the accessories available to add to them, proving time and time again that the creativity of Black women is endless. And whether I opted for a simple clear or white bead, or one with some added color and pizazz, having the freedom to choose accessories for my box braids became one of my earliest memories of creativity. With each appointment came another opportunity to decide what color beads would be adorning my ends.
When I was young and summer would arrive, my mom knew it was time to take me to the salon to get my hair braided, eager to put it in a style that she could be certain wouldn’t interfere with my frolicking in pools for the months ahead. "Spray a soothing scalp treatment with tea tree or peppermint oil on before bed, that way you aren't tempted to itch your scalp.It’s a memory that feels like just yesterday. "Sometimes, you don't realize that itching your hair, while you're awake or asleep, can disturb your roots and result in frizz," she explained to Aimee Simon. "Using a satin scarf, bonnet, or silk pillowcase will help reduce some of that tension, so you wake up with neat braids." She also suggests using an anti-itch spray while you sleep. Moving around while you sleep creates tension on your hair," said Brooklyn-based hairstylist and owner of MyTresses salon, Simone Cremona, to Refinery 29. “Sleeping without securing your hair is a recipe for frizzy braids.
Yet there are ways to keep braids looking fresh for longer. Braids make living easy - going to the gym, swimming in pools, beach days - and so will never look as new as they did on the first day out of the salon. Most braid wearers know that the older the braids the frizzier they become - it’s just part of the hair growth process. “I am booked to do goddess knotless braids all summer long,” she laughs, before sighing at the thought of the mammoth braiding marathon in store for the next few months. “Most of my customers want to replicate Halle Bailey’s look in the new Little Mermaid movie.” She’s referring to our generation’s Disney Mermaid’s glorious mix of locs and free-flowing waves in the iconic copper shade. “It’s the Ariel effect,” says Manchester-based braider Yewande during my appointment. It’s giving stiff where? More importantly, it looks really sexy and seems to suit every Black woman, femme and grandmother. The main appeal of this protective style is the potential to enjoy the practicality of box braids (low maintenance styling, giving natural hair a break, looking put together without much effort) as well as the sensuality, body and volume that come with long free-flowing hair.
#CLAW CLIPS FOR BOX BRAIDS ARCHIVE#
As with every generation, the best styles come back around and pick and drop braids are the latest archive Black hairstyle to return to popularity with a new name. Those who aren’t new here will know goddess braids as “pick and drop braids”, a braiding style that dominated the 90s and 00s back when Beyoncé was in Destiny’s Child and Brandy was still Moesha.
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