The Pompadour

Welcome back to Napsod!k, the photoblog bringing you closer to the people and stories beneath and behind that neck breaking natural hairstyle you're just living to find out more about. We bump into Love Naturals all of the time and what we want to know is just how they do it, right? So come and join us as we get to know more about the care routines, stylists, D-I-Yers, and locticians who all come together to make Loving our natural hair a bit easier.

This week's Love Natural is a born-beautiful sister whom I met at the Magic Johnson Theatre in Harlem during the season two screening of The Misadventures of the Awkward Black Girl. This sister shall remain nameless but her fashion and style speaks volumes. Introducing, Love Natural #1!

Lovely in lace, this sister's crown is adorned in seven year long love locs which have been highlighted with bronze accents that carefully complement the melanin that holds so true to her beautiful brown hue.

When asked how she styles her hair, the sister shared that she styled her hair herself with a french roll up-like do finished with a Janelle Monae inspired pompadour, fanned out so that it falls arranged just over the forehead like a bang would.

Many of us covet this classic, funky, timeless style in locs or loose hair and may want to know how they too can get this awesome look. Well, I Heart My Coils would like to (re)introduce you to the awe-inspring Chescaleigh of YouTube's hit sensation, "Sh!t White Girls Say... to Black Girls". Follow Chescaleigh's channel, Chescalocs and subscribe for her personal Hair FAQs and a host of video how-to's on loc styles. I did! Check out this alternative take on the style above:

 

And until next week, as always,

Keep it Natural, Know Yourself,
Kymani M. Jade

I <3 My Coils