Black Hairstyles Gallery

so i am excited about this BGLH first: vanisha, who models and dances professionally, has submitted her photos . i was talking to J the other night, and we discussed how a lot of black female singers don't wear their hair naturally, while a higher number of black female models do. i definitely want to do my little part to encourage this trend and give some shine to an up and coming natural model/dancer. "this is my story of 3 years :] — from shoulder length permed hair, to super short twists, then i found out about HAIRDYE (lol), and so many different hairstyles... (i even once) took the time to straighten my natural hair and curl it!! i'm known for my big hair, i'm a professional dancer/model and it really sets me apart from everyone." ~vanisha professional photos everyday natural looks straight/relaxed looks

This style was done by hair artist Keva Hall for her show entitled "My Good Hair" @ Rush Arts Gallery in New York. It is part of "Garveyism" -- styles based on Marcus Garvey's beauty pageants promoting natural beauty. This style was inspired by powdered wigs of the 18th century.

rachel: NC artist... dope natural hair So I started profiling Rachel in the previous post. She's a North Carolina based artist whose work is really powerful. She's worn her hair in a TON of different ways over the past 17 years — from backlength locs to a bald head. I asked her to share her photos and her philosophy.

Camille My name is Camille and you've featured me before for the Questions from a Newbie series L says~This series has been renamed 'New to the Natural Movement' ... Well, I'm coming to you with some great photos this time for your Unconventional series! My hair has grown since I was last featured and I tried a new style. It is sort of a frohawk, but not quite. I love it though, and I've received so many compliments since rockin' it. I just want to show that your hair doesn't have to be long to rock a hawk! Hope you like it! Laquita

color treated natural : ARIEL!!! So I received this entry just a few hours ago, and I wanted to get it up ASAP out of sheer excitement, lol! WE'VE FINALLY KICKED OFF THE COLOR PROJECT! PLUS, the style is so dope/interesting that it qualifies for our Unconventional series which highlights cool/cutting edge natural hair. Go Ariel! So glad you guys are submitting stuff for the giveaway! Remember, it's open to both brides and color treated ladies. We have so much rich content on the site right now, that I'm done posting till tomorrow. I was going to post a few more things... but there's already TONS to absorb!

Bonolo relaxed Wool twist extensions Wool loc extensions Real mo-hawk Spikes

Thank you for the lovely photos Robin! Robin was married on August 18, 2006 in South Padre Island, Texas "I got some highlights at Aveda and did my own twist out. I'd been natural for about 8 months and had not experimented with many styles... The hubby and I always wanted to get married on a beach. We live in Texas and got married the weekend after I graduated physical therapy school and the Monday before he started his PhD...Galveston was out, so we made the drive to South Padre to do the honors, after only seeing pictures of the area :)"