#TWIST CROCHET HAIR STYLES HOW TO#
“If I wanted someone else to do it, I’d have to go really far away so I just learned how to do braids on my own head. I wanted them but there was no one who could do them in Slovakia,” the 15-year-old explains. “I started braiding hair in August 2017 when I was 13 because I really like braids. The young hairstylist does box braids several times a week during the summer on women with similar straight European hair to her. The owner of the account turned out to be a Slovakian teenager named Timea, who turned her admiration of the hairstyle into a part-time job. Here we explore why.ĭiving deep into the abyss of three and a half million Instagram posts hashtagged ‘box braids’ lead to the discovery of a hairdresser’s page filled entirely of white women sporting braids. Regardless of the public controversy every time – Kim Kardashian is a repeat offender – a number of non-white women are still wearing box braids. However, the fact that she views wearing box braids as borrowing from black culture, whilst still claiming she understands the significance a hairstyle can have, leads one to ask, if the roles were reversed, would she be if okay with aspects of her culture being ‘borrowed’? In her Instagram story, Dragun points out that braids are also an important part of Native American culture. While Dragun did make it clear that she takes no responsibility for the creation of the style, many people highlighted that despite her intention, she still benefited from avoiding the prejudice that comes with braids, due to her race. One of the main issues most have with cultural appropriation is the disregard of the culture a style belongs to, alongside the suggestion it is a fresh and brand new concept.
Suddenly it’s a new trend or it’s renamed to be something else.” “Too often there’s a double standard when another person takes inspiration from black culture. I was inspired to do this box braid wig because I find it so beautiful,” says Dragun in defence of her hair in an Instagram post. “I would just like to take this moment to show my love and appreciation for all the gorgeous black women in my life and also to those that follow me. Straight after her appearance at New York Fashion Week SS20, people were quick to call her out online. Have you chosen your favorite kinky twists? Then don’t delay getting the kinky twists of your dreams! Take some inspiration from the kinky twist styles shown above and show your hairstylist what type of hairdo to recreate.Native American, Mexican, and Vietnamese beauty YouTuber Nikita Dragun was recently accused of cultural appropriation after wearing long grey box braids to the VFiles runway show. You may cut the kinky twist braids if you cannot unravel them and thus help yourself a bit. Be careful here as you risk pulling hair out or creating larger knots and tangles which will damage strands if done incorrectly. Untwist the two strands of extensions to the point where your natural hair is.
How to take out kinky twists? The removal of kinky twists can take up to four hours.
Take off the towel, apply any leave-in moisturizer you like. Wrap into a towel, leave the towel on your hair for 15-20 minutes. Apply a conditioner to the entire head, rinse out. Apply the ‘shampoo water’ to your roots and massage the scalp. It will be easier for you to apply it to the roots if you dilute it with water in a plastic bottle. How to wash kinky twists? Use a shampoo of your choice.
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