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A lot of people have asked the heroin whether non-African (i.e white, Korean , Indian)hair can be cornrowed…..
The purpose of this video is to show that any ethnicity can have there hair cornrowed/braided -
Watch this cool video illustrating one of the best cornrow designs.
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Hey i have found a short video on youtube from miss ill.
I hope this will give u guys some ideas of some new styles
This is really amazing peeps some real wicked cornrow styles and designs check it out!
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The Hair-oine Presents: How to cornrow.
On my way to the airport, I show you how to cornrow. So easy, it can be done in a moving car! -
Learn how to plan the style of cornrows, a classic black hair style, with expert cornrow tips in this free hair styling video clip.
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Watch Anarica Do some cornrows on a white girl from the biginning te the end.
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I’m going to give you a brief history of cornrows and also just a little taste of some of the social attitudes to wear cornrows and therefore I’m showing you how to wear this hairstyle with pride and confidence and understanding.
Cornrows are ancient… they are a thousands of years old and they go back to Africa. even in Africa they where used as of means of self expression of hairstyle.
The patterns have always been geometrical either they been very straight lines or spiral designs.
Hairstyles from Africa cultural details that where lost when Africans where brought to America during the slavery
there hair where often shaved for organic purposes
the fact that cornrows still exists is they where still worn by the hairstyle by slave was small but extremely meaning victory.
when madam C.J Walker invented the relaxer many people choose to wear straight hairstyles versus the natural hairstyle such as cornrows and afro’s
However the children typically still worn cornrows and ponytails and even to this day cornrows are still wide spread among children and young people because of the convenience.
With cornrows you don’t have to do your hair daily you can have it schedule weekly or every two weeks if you choose.
during the black power movement natural hairstyles did make a comeback, cornrows and afro’s represented black power.
Now this generation is heavily influenced by hip hop which is heavily influenced by this long standing tradition of corn rowing among men women and children.
Some say that the rows symbolize civilization order and afro culture and people who wear cornrow have historically been regarded as cared for and well growned people because these styles can take so long
They can take many many hours to complete and to take down so this is a very positive and beautiful hairstyle.
tightly curled and course hair holds the style better and for longer periods of time also “kinky” hair produces less oil than straight hair and therefor require less frequent wassing.
cornrows has been something that’s been highly controversial in the workplace
Natural hairstyle and general have been ended up in court because some people have negative thoughts of what these natural hair styles represents.
but when it comes to it cornrows are very historical and cultural and beautiful hairstyle and thats all there really is to it.
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