"Whip My Hair" Inspired Natural Hairstyle Using Two Stranded Twists

After my client violently refused to let me shave the sides of her head (just kidding... no really), I decided to come up with the hairstyle below. It's inspired by none other than Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" music video .

It consists of flat twists from the nape of the neck going to the top of the head and completely up on the left side of the head (hence, an alternative to the whole shaving of the head thing), with the rest of the hair twisted in two stranded twists. I set the individual twists on Jheri curl rods which stayed in the hair overnight.

A moisturizing creme and oil were used to prep the hair before styling, and a styling foam was used to twist. No heat. No extensions.

The photos were taken while the curls were still in their clumps so she could pin them up since she was not yet ready to let the style 'unfold' quite yet. The client's hair was half natural and half relaxed, so this makes for a great transitioning hairstyle as well!

Comment below if you would like a tutorial for this hairstyle.

Whip My Hair inspired natural hairstyle - right side

Whip My Hair inspired natural hairstyle - back view

Whip My Hair inspired natural hairstyle - left side

Whip My Hair inspired natural hairstyle - top view

Consider her hair officially "Whip'd"!

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Hej Coilyhair, thanks for making me look beautiful and natural.
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You’re welcome Ify!

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Luv

Hi, Great style, I love it!

I am 6 months into my transition, so this would work wonders for me :-)
My only question is: you said that her hair is half natural & half relaxed, so how did you keep the ends (relaxed portion) of the two strand twists closed?? My straight, relaxed ends will unravel whenever I put in braids or into two strand twists, even when I do set them on rods or rollers. I always have to put one of those little black rubber bands on the ends.

Thanks!
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Hi Luv, Congrats on your transition process! If you want to rock this style
but have issues with your ends unraveling, I would highly recommend twisting
or braiding your hair using a styling foam. I squirted a bit of styling
foam onto my hands and rubbed it through each section that I twisted. This
not only wet the hair, making it easy to manipulate, but it also gave it the
hold the style needed. The hair ends up “setting” in the twists, therefore
allowing the strands to keep their twisted shape. If you’re still having
problems with the hair unraveling, I’d suggest clipping the ends of the
twists in bunches using some kind of clamp, clasp, or even band to hold them
together unti they dry. Once its dried, you shouldn’t have that problem.
Hope this helps!

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