Natural Hair Compliment: Corrine Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae

Since cutting off my long, straight hair in April, I've gotten more feedback on my hair than I have in my entire life. I was bracing for the worst, but it has been overwhelmingly positive.

A couple weeks ago, my husband and I were in Wrigleyville during the Northwestern vs. Illinois football game, and as I stood in the tailgate wearing a big twist-out stuffed into my grey knit cap, with curly bangs sticking out to the side, a passer-by stopped and said hi to me.

"I like your glasses."
Thanks.
"You are so cute. You remind me of Corrine Bailey Rae."
Thank you.
"Do you know who she is?"
(laughing) Yes, I do. :-)

Know her? I love her--Corrine Bailey Rae is one of my hair idols! Her hair is huge and gorgeous!

Check out her cute self and listen to her amazing music! (photos from corinnebaileyrae.net)

Ladies Choice: Pinned up Twists

As my hair grew from teeny-weeny afro to a good medium-sized fro, I found myself looking for some protective styles that I could wear with ease. My favorite of all is this pinned-up twist style! Simple, easy, and pretty.



I did two-strand twists, and left them in overnight, then in the morning, I strategically pinned them using bobby pins. Often, I would twist two twists together, before pinning. Add a headband, hair flower, or other hair jewelry to finish the look.





Grecian-style



Want to see how to do it? Natural Hair vlogger, APippens, has a great tutorial. Check it out!