Happy Thursday y’all! 🙂
As promised in my wedding outfit post last week, I wasn’t gonna leave you hangin’ as far as my hair was concerned.
I love updos in general and feel that they often suit my face. With that in mind, I was off to Instagram to find a cute protective style that would be formal enough for a wedding that I would be able to keep for a bit. I settled on a couple styles which incorporated small cornrows up the back and sides with large twists at the top. That is, until I found this one on the Care For Your Hair {@cfyh_uk} Instagram page!
GORGEOUS right?! This elegant updo by UK-based celeb stylist Dionne Smith stopped me in my tracks. It had all the elements I was looking for: cornrows and chunky twists that I could style into a gigantic pompadour {I have a thing for pompadours!}. The difference here is that the cornrows are a lot larger than the styles I had been eyeing which meant it would take less time to execute. I was sold!
I ended up styling the twists slightly different from what you see here when it came time for the wedding. As for the cornrows, I had a bit of trouble getting them as neat as I would’ve liked as I got towards the back so I made them slightly smaller than the model. No big deal. The style was still a hit!
Wanna see how this style was achieved? Here ya go {tutorial for this style begins at around the 5:30 mark}. Enjoy!
Whew! Thank goodness for Instagram! LOL! Thankfully, these cornrows and chunky twists only took a couple hours to install. Even better, I was able to keep this protective style in for a couple weeks which was a huge plus!
Awesome style!