Look of the Month: Afro Pompadour

This retro look, has made it's way back into the current trend. Recently rocked by Rihanna in her new video Rude boy, stylist Michelle Thompson also shows us the pomp with textured kinky waves.

Rihanna Rude Boy textured blonde pompadour

Braided Pompadour

Janelle Monae Kinky Afro Pompadour

Afrospiration: Mohawk Fro

Source: LookBook.com

Afrospiration: Closely Cropped Fro

Lady wearing glasses with African Fashion and short cropped natural hair Source: street style website Street hearts Photographed by Eirik Slyngstad

Essence's Black "Hairstory" Month

Essence loosley educates on the movement of natural black hair a must read for fellow naturals, beautiful to see a history behind us naturals.

Source: Essence.com, (Feburary 2010), Hairstyle File: The History of Revolutionary Hair

Coily Curls: Rasheeda

Rasheeda Source: http://www.ozonemag.com/

Rocks her natural curls Source: straightfromthea a NOH8 campaign

Stylish Cornrows, Source: Feb 2010, Rasheeda's Myspace,

Get The Look: Super high side ponytail

Trend spotted @ Jean Paul Gaultier S/S 2010 fashion show

Pulled up with tight cornrows or gel, and afro puffed out ends or twisted out. NOTE this style is for mainly women with shoulder or longer length afro/ coily hair a blow out will definatley be needed however does not mean this look can not be achieved with short haired women extensions can simply be added.

Au Natural Goepele high pony tail with a twist

Model rocks high centred Textured ponytail

Natural Kesh with kinky coily super high ponytail

Rasheeda