Threewaystostyle
yourafro
ByPALESAVILAKAZI
KEEP IT
NEAT
AND
NATURAL
ACCESSOR ISE
Hairaccessorieshavedominated
theSS19runways.Jazzupyour
afrowithhairbands,hairclips,
ormetallicbeads.Accessories
tendtopullthehairandlead
tobreakage,soensurethatyou
aren’twearingthemfortoolong.
Keepyourtressesnourished
witha hydratingmaskanda
conditioningspray.“Condition
yourhairsothatitissoftand
manageablewheninserting
accessories,”saysZolaNgejane,a
naturalhairstylistatUrbanZulu
HairSalonindowntownJozi.
TIEDUP
Pigtailsandknotsare
nolongerforkids.
Ciararockedafro
pigtailsatthe 2019
MetGala,andmodels
sportedbigknotsat
therunwayshows
forMoschinoand
Dior.Forthislook,
usea stylinggelto
flattenyournatural
hair,anda holding
misttomaintainyour
hairline.Smangele
Sibisi,founderof
IndaloNubian
Naturalssays,“Ensure
yourafroissoftand
tangle-freebefore
tyingitup,byusing
a softeningsprayor
coconutoiltomake
iteasytostyle.”
UPDOS&
EXTENSIONS
Anupdoistheperfectway
toshowoffyourafrofora
glamorousorformalevent.
StyleitlikeinfluencerNelly
Silbyormediadarling,
ZolaNombona,byadding
hairextensions.Ngejane
says,“Whencreatinganupdo,
don’tpullyourhairtootight
asthismightcausebreakage.
Instead,usea detanglingbrush
totakeouttheknotsbefore
styling.”
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HAIR
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