So I know it’s been a minute but I’m finally back after
finishing up my first year of Grad School. I have a little bit more time on my
hands now that I have escaped its academic clutches. But it feels good to be
back, and I promise to be better guys. Forgive me for my bootsy absence!
Now that I’m back I thought I’d hit you with a dual topic
for this post, relating to both fashion and natural hair. I am talkin' bout
HEADWRAPS! I know I sound overly excited, but when I tell you this is my
favorite thing and my scarf collection is out of control I mean it, so I
figured why not? I call this Headwrap post both fashion and natural hair
related because it literally makes a statement while protecting your hair, so
in theory it doubles as a fashion statement and a protective style!
While I have been covering my hair over the course of my life because of my religion, I didn’t get creative with it until recently. During
my 3rd year in college, I started experimenting with my scarves and
different styles and BOOM a style staple was born. Sometimes I like to throw one
on when I’m deep conditioning or my hair is in complete disarray, other
times I like to draw unnecessary attention to my outfit, either way it’s really
handy and accentuates your face. I also get asked a lot questions about them,
and I figured since it is summer time why not style and wrap my friends’ hair,
do a photo shoot, and then post about it? My fellow queens were nice enough to let me utilize their heads for this post, so shout out to them! *Laughs* Each look was styled and wrapped with love by me (#WrappedByDij), all the scarves and necklaces are mine (all from various places, some thrifted, some made by my mother, some bought), but I will make sure to let you know where I got everything under each photo, so you can go out and find some headwraps of your own :)
So with that being said here it is, the moment everyone
who constantly asks me questions about my headwraps has been waiting for! The Infamous
Headwrap Post! Enjoy!
Look #1: Criss-Cross Wrap
Model: Yolanda "Yoli" Redd
Instagram: @one_and_yoli
Instagram: @one_and_yoli
Headwrap : Made by my mom
Necklace: H&M
Curls: Naturally Paawpin'
Look #2: Partial Top Knot Wrap
Model: Mallorie Eckley
Instagram: @_olive_ilove
Headwrap/Scarf: Goodwill
Necklace: Urban Outfitters
Brows: Naturally Paawwpin
Look #3: Cross Over Wrap
Model: Surya Dennis-Young
Instagram: @surya_bean
Headwrap/Scarf: Nordstrom's Rack
Bone-Structure: Naturally Paawwpin'
Look #4: The Bow-Tie Wrap
Model: Mallorie Eckley
Headwrap/Scarf: Eco-Thrift
Looks #5 & #6: The Turban (Yolanda) & Cross Over (Surya) Wrap
Models: Yolanda Redd & Surya Dennis-Young
Headwraps/Scarves: #5- ASOS #6- Nordstrom's Rack
Necklace: ASOS
Look #7: Partial Top Knot
Model: Mallorie Eckley
Headwrap/Scarf: My Great Aunt's
Necklace: Forever21
Look #8: The Wrap-Around Wrap
Model: Surya Dennis-Young
Headwrap/Scarf: H&M
Necklace: Nasty Gal
Look #9: The Crown Wrap
Model: Dij (Me!)
Headwrap/Scarf: ASOS (Altered by my mom)
Watch: eBay
So those are just a few of the Headwraps that I do regularly. I did them on different hairstyles so you can have the option of leaving your hair up, down or out depending on the style. I've been asked to do tutorials, so if this gets enough publicity and enough people request it, I'll suck it up and go head & put up a tutorial on my channel on how to do these styles and more. Well I hope that you've enjoyed the post and that you've gotten some inspiration in the meantime, if you have any questions, comments or requests feel free to leave them below or contact me via social networks (IG, tumblr, etc). And as all always feel free to share and spread the positivity :)
Until next time y'all...
Peace,
Dij
