Hair Color

Black Coloured Hair Style

When you care about your black coloured hair style, you need to understand all of the intricate details that go along with it.  Black hair is often of African descent, which means it retains many of the unique characteristics of that race.  African hair is known to be coarse and kinky, which makes it very difficult to style according to Anglo techniques.  This is something that is, of course, very frustrating and disappointing to women, and even men, who want to be fashionable and presentable, especially in today’s quickly changing and integrated world society.

Just because you may be of African descent, or even Egyptian or Nigerian, doesn’t mean that you have to be limited with the types of hairstyles that can accommodate your very particular hair.  There are many traditional and contemporary techniques and methods you can employ if you want to do something special, different, or outrageous with your hair.
For instance, you do not have to keep your hair color that dark raven black that you grew up with.  While this deep shade is very rich, it is also traditional and perhaps you are bored with it.  Maybe it is time for you to consider coloring your hair instead of finding new ways to braid it or pin it up.

Hair coloring is very common these days among people of all cultures.  It allows you to find subtleties that are in your hair color as well as your skin tone and eye color and thread them together.  It also allows you to think of new ways to show your personality.

If you are tired of your dark dreads, maybe you should look into brighten up your locks.  Once you have altered your hues to the opposite extreme, then you have a completely new way to approach styling your hair.  Maybe you want to try wearing it straight and long.  Maybe you want to curl it or perm it.  Perhaps you like the braiding that is so traditional but you want to simply start with a different hair color.  Whatever it is that is motivating you, the tools are available to help you accomplish your ideas.

Also, you don’t have to strictly stick to natural colors or singular shades.  You can layer shades or other colors in as well.  This has been available for people with lighter hair for a long time, so once you are able to lighten your hair you can also do it too!.



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thirsty roots®

Our goal is to share the beauty of Afro-textured hair and to have a place where we can come together to get examples, advice, and information of black hair growth and hairstyles. Whether you have permed, pressed, or natural hair it's still black hair and it's beautiful.

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  • HEY THIRSTY ROOTS, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, I AM IN A TRANSITION ON GOING NATURAL, AND I HAVE NOT HAD A PERM IN ABOUT 7 MONTHS, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS YEAR, I WANT TO DYE MY HAIR RED, ALL I WANNA KNOW IS, WOULD IT BE BAD IF I DYE MY HAIR WHILE I AM TRANSITION ON GOING NATURAL?

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