african american hairstyles

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Octavia is wearing her locks in soft waves at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival – "Fruitvale Station" Photocall.

Octavia Spencer

She has full bangs that are cut in a slight arch around her forehead and come down past her eyebrows. There is no part as the strands are brushed forward. The top of her style is smooth and straight while at about ear level it transitions to waves.

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This is a fun and sassy bob hairstyle with a retro flair reminiscent of the 60's!

1950's Bob

We start here with smooth and straight locks that are cut to chin level. The corner of the sides come to a point like a wave that curls up under the lips at the chin. The bangs are cut straight across to the outer corners of the eyes which makes this style a good choice for those with a long narrow face. The horizontal line creates an illusion of width. This lovely young woman has smoky eyes and pale pink lipstick. She is wearing a bow tie choker.

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Charles is an American singer and songwriter who sports a nicely manicured Mohawk hairstyle here at "42" New York City Screening Hosted by Kevin Lile.

Charles Perry

 

The shaved areas of his head actually have an unshaven look with a dark shadow being visible. There is a longer strip in the middle that is cut in graduated lengths to form a peak or spike in the center. He does have some facial hair on his chin that is kept rather short. He us wearing a printed tee shirt with a suit jacket and skinny jeans.

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Take a look at this rockin bob that has lovely soft curls on one side and the other is tucked behind the ear.

Bria Murphy

She has a deep side part and is bang-less. The color is burgundy and looks lovely with her olive skin tone. Her locks are smooth and soft and healthy looking. A professional relaxer treatment can help to achieve this if the natural texture is kinky curly. A big spiral curl decorates one side while the top and other side are relatively straight. She is wearing a long white shirt and skinny black pants with pumps and a bolero jacket.

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Jaden Smith sports a two tone hairstyle here at BET's Rip the Runway 2013.

Jaden Smith

His haircut is short on the sides an cut close to the scalp. The top is a bit longer with curls that are highlighted with a blanket of bleach blonde. This lighter shade just covers about the last inch of hair and the underneath color is natural black.

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