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1BN Kids: Upward French Braid & Cornrows with Bun Style

1BlessedNatural: 1BN Kids: Upward French Braid & Cornrows with Bun Style Happy Friday, my blessed naturals! What a blessing it is to make it to Friday! LOL Big and Little Sister Natural recently rocked some cute styles for their first couple of weeks back to school. For their first day back, Big Sister Natural (BSN) wore her hair loose back, and Little Sister Natural (LSN) wore her hair in two pony tails with flexi rod curls. 1BlessedNatural: Little Sister Natural's flexi rod curls. We forgot to take a picture after it dried. 1BlessedNatural: BSN's hair for the first day of school  This week, their mom sent me a photo of BSN's hair in an upward french braid with 4 cornrows into a bun at the top of her head. BSN's hair was already straight from being blow dried the week before last. The style took about 40 minutes to complete. Grape seed oil was applied to her strands before styling. Her mom used a hair doughnut like the one ...

Quick Natural Hairstyle: French Braid Updo Tutorial

French Braid Updo Tutorial: I originally tried to do finger coils with the hair in the front, but my hair didn't turn out the way I wanted. So, I ended up rinsing out the gel on one side of my hair. It's wet in the picture. Happy Tuesday, my blessed naturals! I hope you all are having a great weekend. Today, I decided to try doing another style on my hair. Items Used: 1. rat tail comb (for parting)                      2. bobby pins                      3. sectioning clips                      4. cloth band French Braid Updo Tutorial 1. I began with stretched hair from a twist out. I parted the top of my hair from ear to ear, then I used a sectioning clip to hold the front s...