Wearing a protective style during a festival is convenient and it allows for more style versatility without damaging your hair. If you’re not familiar with this kind of style, it’s a look where your hair is braided or hidden, requiring little manipulation. Grab a Coca-Cola, some ESSENCE Magazine articles for inspiration and check out these no-fuss styles.
1. BOX BRAIDS: Box braids are incredibly easy to manage and fun to style. Show off your facial structure by scooping up braids into a full, high bun. Swoop forwards, backwards or in a circle. Use long bobby pins to secure. Or, try a side swept look by gathering braids on one shoulder.
2. POMPADOUR: Create a simple and chic pompadour by prepping your natural tresses with a dry two-strand twist using a moisturizing cream. The soft style makes tresses easier to manipulate. To begin styling, leave out a section of tresses in the front and brush up the sides and the curls along the nape of your neck. Twist your gathered hair upward and use long bobby pins to secure the French twist from the inside. Create your desired bun with the remaining tresses and pin in place with long hair pins.
3. TEXTURED SEW-IN: Wearing a weave is a great idea if you really want to give your hair a rest for the weekend. With the scorching temperatures in New Orleans, a textured weave works best because it still looks good when it swells. Play with a curly, kinky, or wavy weave that only requires a little mousse or a leave-in conditioning spray to revive in the morning.
4. TWO-STRAND TWISTS: If you’re natural, consider micro-two-strand twists, which is the smaller version of the classic style. These twists aren’t meant to be taken out and kind of resemble locs or small braids. The twists hair, in my opinion, can also be done by adding in faux hair and twisting to the size of a pencil. The twists can later be pulled into a ponytail, bun or secured with a headband.
The Coca-Cola Company provided promotional consideration for my participation in this program, but all opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of The Coca-Cola Company.
