Janelle Monae inspired updo

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Today's hairstyle was Janelle Monae inspired. I have always wanted to do one of her hairstyles but was never completely satisfied with how the look turned out. Here are the pictures from my attempt.

I tried not to copy the hairstyle exactly but to put my flavor to it. What do you think?

Ever since the post Shaka Zulu Pikinnies, I have been getting lots of request to post the bags from my Jungle Barbie line. Here are a few pictures of one of the bags. This one is not available for sale as it has been sold. For pricing and details please email me at synethiae@gmail.com.

I completed my hairstyle by wearing a self made shorts from a corduroy pants, white long sleeve shirt, bow headband worn as a bow tie, black belt and earrings and multicolored Jungle Barbie clutch. You can view the rest of the pictures on Jungle Barbie Facebook page.
Happy Monday and thank you for reading. Looking forward to your comments on the hairstyle.

Syn

Inspire me

A few weeks ago I posted a picture in my inspirational photo section. I fell in love with the hairstyle and since then I have been trying to copy it.  I'll include the picture and please let me know if I copied it well.

My hair is way longer and it was a challenge to do the hairstyle but I managed to put it together nicely.

This is the hairstyle below.

My attempt below.

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Happy Friday Barbies and Kens. Thank you for reading and have a great weekend.

Syn

Kujichagulia: Self determination

Today I was playing around with various hairstyles but was not satisfied with what I was creating. I have been tired from traveling long distances for work therefore, I had no inspiration nor motivation to create a chic hairstyle. Also, I have the limitation of my hair being in plaits and can be quite difficult to style. I was determined to create a hairstyle that was pleasing to me and that you my readers would like.

But wait, you would not guess what gave me the inspiration for this hairstyle. As I told you guys before I'll be leaving soon for my Christmas vacation. I have been trying on clothes and shoes to see what I should take as well as playing around with hairstyles. Anyway, I stumbled on this African print skirt  which sparkled my interest in creating a hairstyle that depicted some aspect of the African culture.

I wore the skirt as a blouse because I think it is too short and looks better as a top.

What I did for this hairstyle was take a few of the plaits, twist them and lay them on the top of my head. I did this from the front to the back.

I then use a few pins to hold the hair in place.

After that I made a flower from a scarf, tied it to a hair tie and put it around my head like a headband.
 I also went ahead and added an African printed earring, a mustard belt and leggings to complete my look.

You may also wear this hairstyle with about anything.  It can be worn casually or you can dress it up. Whichever you choose have fun with it.

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Syn