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  2. Hair twists - Wikipedia

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    Twists can be made when naturally curly hair is still wet and somewhat relaxed from soaking with hot water; when the hair dries, it will shrink, creating a tightly woven texture to the hair twists. Twists can also be done with dry hair for a different texture. Twists can be combined with other hairstyles at the same time, such as afro-puffs and ...

  3. Perm (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    Other types included customized versions that let consumers adjust the curl level before making it permanent and spot perms that let certain parts of the hair be curled (bangs, crown, ends), leaving the rest of the hair untouched. Another brand that was a household name in Britain in the late 1960s and 1970s was Twink (home perm).

  4. Natural hair movement - Wikipedia

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    Medium porosity is more balance and absorbs water, product, and moisture easily. In order to best treat naturally curly hair, celebrity hairstylist Andre Walker created a hair typing system. This categorizes hair into four categories based on how tight curls are coiled. Kinky hair: Kinky hair is hair with tight curls, tight coils, or no defined ...

  5. Hairstyle - Wikipedia

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    Compared to dry hair, wet hair can be easier to manage in a cut/style situation because the added weight and surface tension of the water cause the strands to stretch downward and cling together along the hair's length, holding a line and making it easier for the stylist to create a form. It is important to note that this method of cutting hair ...

  6. French twist (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    A French comb holding a French twist. A French twist is a common "updo" hair styling technique. [1] It is created by gathering the hair in one hand and twisting the hair upwards until it turns in on itself against the head. It is then secured with barrettes, combs, hair sticks and/or hairpins. It was popular from the late 1950s through the ...

  7. Temple fade (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    The temple fade haircut has short sides and a long top. One of the most well known people with this hairstyle is DJ Pauly D.. The temple fade, also known as a Brooklyn fade, taper fade, and blowout, is a haircut that first gained popularity in the late 90s and early 2000s in African American, Italian American, and Hispanic American barbershops as a variation of the bald fade, originating ...

  8. Jheri curl - Wikipedia

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    As the hair grows out, the wearer is required to touch up the new hair growth, further adding to the overall expense. To resolve the problems associated with the cost of the look, Comer Cottrell invented a cheap kit (which he called the "Curly Kit") that could be used at home, thereby enabling lower-income people to copy the style of their idols.

  9. Shape-up - Wikipedia

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    A man with a freshly cut shape-up and waves Matt Dumba with a buzz cut and line up. During the 1970s and the era of disco, most African-Americans sported an afro to reflect their cultural identity and their pride in their hair. In the 1980s, feeling that the afro looked dated, people began to cut their afros off in search of something new to go ...