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25 Nigerian Hairstyles And Their Names (2023)
In this article, RNN would be analysing 25 beautiful Nigerian hairstyles. Women are beautiful creatures no doubt, but a little effort here and there to maintain their beauty can never be over-emphasized.
In this article, RNN would be analysing 25 beautiful Nigerian hairstyles. Women are beautiful creatures no doubt, but a little effort here and there to maintain their beauty can never be over-emphasized.
Hairstyles can be all-natural in braids, weaves, dreads and more. The hair can be worn short or long or in braids for easy maintenance. Black hairstyles are a great way to express your eccentric side.
It is unarguable that women look more appealing when their hair is made or well arranged. When a woman’s hair looks great, it adds confidence to the carrier and attracts more attention from male folks. If this topic is what you perceive attractive, please keep on reading.
Beautiful Nigerian Hairstyles and their names
1. Knotless Braids
It is said that a woman can never go wrong with braids. Braids combine both the ancient and modern ways of African women hair making. For knotless braids, the braider braids a little of the natural hair before adding artificial extensions to the hair. The final result of knotless braids is always neat and beautiful. One amazing fact is, because the hair is braided first it reduces hair loss when the braid is taken out.
2. Ghana weaving shuku
Ghana weaving is a form of weaving the hair by feeding in the braids as the hair is being made. This hairstyle might require a lot of patience especially if you love your hair weave in tiny parts. Shuku style goes all the way from the front and back with all corners ending in the middle.
3. Goddess braids
Goddess braids are a little bit different from normal braids because it has some charming curls to it, giving that goddess look.
4. Fathia All-back style
This style has been around for a while but it gained more popularity when Veteran Nollywood actress Fathia Williams Balogun took a likeness to it at a point in time. So when people get to their stylists they only had to say they wanted Fathia’s style.
5. Ponytails or Packing gel
Ponytail hairstyle is a style in which some, most or even all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head. It gets its name from its resemblance to the tail of a pony.
6. Hilda Baci Conrows
Guinness record holder of the most prolonged cooking hours, Chef Hilda has signature cornrows which she rocks, they are simple and cute cornrow styles, that people now admire and desire to swing because of how simple yet gorgeous they looked on her.
7. Pixie cuts
This is a short hairstyle, generally short on the back and sides of the head and slightly longer on the top, with very short bangs. The hairstyle’s name is derived from the mythological pixie.
8. Butterfly locs
Synthetic braiding or twisting hair is used to create butterfly locs. Depending on the desired look, either straight or textured hair is used to achieve this hairstyle.
9. Two-step ghana weaving
This weaving style is done in two sections. The front part is weaving and the back part is braided.
10. Stitch Cornrows
11. Finger wave style
12. Box braids
Braidings done in a square or box-like shape are called box braids.
13. Pigtails style
14. Crown braids
15. French braids
A French braid, also called a French plait, is a type of braided hairstyle. The three-strand gathered plait includes three sections of hair that are braided together from the crown of the head to the nape of the neck.
16. Ombre braids
17. Twist braid
18. Rice and bean cornrows
A deviation from the normal vibe, Ghana weaving is enhanced into large plaits. In addition to that, tiny 2-strand weaving then follows suit. With rice and bean cornrows, you can get a feel of multiple hairstyles in one.
19. Crochets style
Crochets hairs are attached to natural hair using a crochet pin or needle. Crochets come in different forms, textures, lengths, and colours. They are very easy to maintain.
20. Pixie braids
21. Dreadlocks
22. Harvana or Marley twist
23. Shapes braid
Braiders have become very creative with braiding hair so much so that there’s hardly any shape you can’t braid your hair into, from heart shapes, triangle shapes etc.
24. Natural hairstyles
25. Weaves
Different types of wigs (synthetic, hair blends and human hairs)