The Great Graduation Hair Debate

Hey loves I know its been a while...but I have been doing lots and lots of thinking. As graduation season approaches, i've been thinking really hard about hairstyles that would suit my head and especially that 

LOL! So this is the GGHD! Didn't know this one existed right. Lol it does if only in the mind of the natural/transitioning hair community. 

Graduation is a time in our lives when we want to feel appreciated for our hard work during our tenure in school. For such a happy time a lot of us get really flustered not by the chemistry, calculus or accounts but by our hair, plain and simple. We may have gotten by by protective styling up until that point and want something a little different on that day. So with that said i'm here to offer a few tips the biggest one being getting around that HAT!

Graduation styles definitely have to incorporate that hat. During this season it becomes a bit harder for naturals who are heat free, have "the awkward" length hair and those that are transitioning. Like myself, being relatively heat free excluding the use of my hair dryer for deep conditioning treatments. In any event, whatever stage you are with your hair there are options. In my opinion most people think of it as two big decisions and you decide which camp you fall into. I'm not even going to bring in the "I'm revisiting the creamy crack" cause if you really want to be natural that's not the way to go. So here are the two arguments.

1. To use heat or not to use heat

2. To weave or not to weave ............that is the question? lol

I know I know, pun intended but seriously that's what graduation day hair usually breaks down into. Using heat or other methods to lay our hair down or using a weave to protect our hair from the excess heat.

I'm not going to tell anyone how they should style there hair for graduation or much less grad pictures but I hope to offer a couple solutions that will help anyone in this situation.

1. Weave it- Weaves are an excellent protective style when persons do not forge to take care of their natural hair underneath

2. Low bun - You can always rock a low bun. The length of your hair will determine a lot of factors about that bun such as its size and style. For shorter hair you can always supplement your bun using marley braiding  (more defined) hair or kanekelon hair (less defined) depending on your hair texture.

3. A braid out/ coccoon curl/ flat twist out - These are so pretty but you do have to be careful. Your hair cannot be too high in the crown to prevent the graduation hat from staying on your head. So don't fluff the crown area too much. Also don't forget to use bobby pins to keep that hat LAID! lol 

4. Flat iron- If you are going this route, please, please, please use a heat protectant, although they do not protect your hair 100%, heat protectants do offer your hair a great deal of protection. 

Whatever you decide make sure you are comfortable with it because you will have to look back at the pictures from that day. Naptural85 also has a great video with some graduation hair ideas, so feel free to check out her channel.

Hope this article was helpful to you.

Blessings & Love Drea

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