Celebrity hair in braids

We thought it may be interesting to find out which celebrity wears the most her hairstyle in braids.
Can you make a wild guess?

Much to our surprise the queen of braids, came to be Jada Pinkett Smith.
Just take a look at her numerous styles. She does win the first place.






























Coming close in second place is Alecia Keys. Her natural hair do is always a step ahead of the trends.


And on third place we selected Jill Scott. She is definitely a diva who can most often be seen in a natural braid style.
See pictures below:

Micro Braids on Lace wigs

How often do we see micro braids on lace wigs?

Almost never. That is why, Harlem 125, a maker of lace wigs, has brought out a new product- the prebraided lace wigs.

The advantages of these micro braided lace wigs is that they look amazingly natural and create an impression that you are showcasing your own hair. Just take a look at the pictures!
The styles are called LD700 and LD701 by Harlem 125. They are lace front wigs with baby hair around the hair line and they are made of heat resistant fiber, Futura.

Afro Kinky Bulk 24" by Janet Collection

This post is devoted to one of the most popular braiding bulk hair:
Afro Kinky Bulk 24" by Janet Collection

This bulk hair comes in 2 bundles in one pack. Each pack has 3 ounces of hair and usually 2 packs are needed for a full head.

The texture of the hair is soft, even though it is synthetic hair. It is not recommended that you apply heat to this Kanekalon hair.

Most braiders use this hair for twists and individual braids. Many cool styles can be achieved with the Afro Kinky Bulk because of its softness and flexibility. See illustrated styles below:

Hot Braiding Styles

Braids, coils, twist- they are all part of a natural hair style. We decided to share some of the hottest trends from salons all over the USA.

The picture below illustrates afro twists. This style can be easily accomplished using the Afro Kinky Bulk 24" by Janet Collection which is soft braiding bulk hair, perfect for twists.

Another cute and natural look is the illustrated half up braids. To accomplish this gorgeous style and these beautiful curls you can use a water bulk or new deep bulk hair.

If you are a fan of long and sleek braids, the style below is just for you. This could be an everyday look, easy to maintain. The recommended hair to use for micro braiding is Kanekalon hair.

And if you like to be creative and adore multiple colors, then you will fall in love with the style below. These irregular shaped coifs can be accomplished using Afrelle Braid or marley kinky bulk. Play up the colors of the season, add some flattering earrings and you have yourself a fashion icon.

Wet and Wavy Indi Remy hair for braiding

This is the first time we encounter such high quality braiding hair. On top of that Indian Remy.

This braiding bulk is manufactured by Janet Collection, which is previously famous for their Afro Kinky Bulk and Afro Marley Braids.

Indi Remy hair bulk comes in 18" and in three different styles:

Indi Remy Afro Jerry Bulk 18"

Indi Remy Ripple Body Bulk 18"

Indi Remy Ripple Deep Bulk 18"

This is wet and wavy hair which allows different styling. Hair looks more straight right out of the package. Once the hair is wet, the curls become more defined (illustrated below).

Braiding styles and trends

Just a few Braiding styles to share today are brought to you by some of the most influential African-American singers.

Above we see India Arie, (2010) arrives to the 3rd annual BET Honors wearing her long micro-braids in a glamorous low ponytail.

To accomplish this look you will need some braiding hair and lots of patience.

Here we see Jada Pinkett Smith, (2010) with her braided pompadour pony and electric lips. The long braids on the top are twisted in a style to create impression of a mohawk which almost reminds us of a warrior woman.

To accomplish this style you will need Kanekalon braiding hair and again lot os patience.

How to Cornrow, Sectioning hair and styling

I found these excellent video tutorials on how to do cornrows and needed to share them with everyone.