Winter Protective Hairstyle #1

Bonjour tout le monde!

So as it's winter time, it's time that all black women take extra care and attention when looking after their hair. This means deep conditioning every 1-2 weeks, incorporating more moisture into your hair care regime and, most importantly, protective hairstyling. I decided to do a different kind of hairstyle compared to what I usually do and this week I tried Ghana braids, otherwise known as Banana braids. 

My brilliant friend Jacee did my hair for me and this just consisted of cornrowing extensions into my hair. This is done slightly different to regular cornrowing as a strand of extensions is added to each row of the cornrow to give it that gradual built-up look. I chose this hairstyle as I do enjoy sporting the cornrow look but wanted that added length given to me by the extensions. I have seven cornrows which have been plaited and I tie the ends of the extensions into a mini bun. I finish the look off by gelling down my edges using either Argan Oil Edge Control or Gorilla Snot, whichever one takes my fancy. Here are some pictures below:

This hairstyle is fab as the ends of your hair are protected (the parts of your hair which are most susceptible to the harsh weather). Extreme weather conditions can cause the drying of hair as well as entice split ends. 

I hope you found this useful, there are more YouTube videos to come so stay posted and if you have any other questions, feel free to comment or ask on my AskFM which is:

www.ask.fm/DivinusAter

Au revoir x