00:00Hey, Naturally Curly World. I'm Nikki.
00:02I'm Jerilyn.
00:03I'm April.
00:04Today, we're going to be transforming into our natural hair icons.
00:07We've partnered with Design Essentials to create all of these looks.
00:10My icon is from a prominent family in Houston.
00:13She's a singer, an artist, an actress, a writer.
00:15She's not afraid to be strong, to be beautiful, to be proud of where she comes from, her heritage.
00:20We are basically sisters. She doesn't know that.
00:23Her mama, Louisiana, and my mama, Louisiana. You know what I'm saying?
00:27I love that, you know, she ain't afraid to throw them both if you gotta throw them both.
00:32The look I'm going to be creating today is almost like an un-style.
00:37It's not like it's, it's like, oh, it's not done yet, but it's done because she did it.
00:41And she said it's done, so it's done.
00:43Hi, I'm Shanmarie, and I'm the stylist for today's transformations.
00:48For Nikki's look, we're going to start off by blowing out her hair to stretch out her curls.
00:52I'm going to be using Design Essentials, I'm in an Avocado Twist and Set Setting Lotion,
00:57just to add a little bit more moisture back into the hair.
01:06After misting and stretching out the hair, I will be using the curling cream,
01:11which will allow me to create a soft set to create a nice wave.
01:15For today's creation, I will be using eight large flexi rods.
01:20Once the hair has set, we will take the rods out to create our finished look.
01:27This look is very soft, very feminine, and it's kind of a black girl magic version of an Italian Renaissance painting.
01:35Can you guess who I am?
01:38There are no cranes in the sky.
01:41I don't feel weary, you know, of the ways of the world.
01:44You know, I feel like I can go outside like this and find my lover in the parking lot.
01:47It's artsy, it's like black girl joy, black girl magic, it's black girl confidence, she's loving herself, feeling herself.
01:54But being confident, being like, you know, I look good.
01:56I chose my icon because I believe that she has one of the most unique voices in music, hands down.
02:06Whenever she was performing, everyone was enthralled with her.
02:11I think I will be in awe of her forever.
02:13I get a lot of creative inspiration from her and I just love her look and I'm very excited to try to look like her today.
02:25Today in Gerilyn's hair, we're going to be using the Design Essentials Daily Moisturizing Lotion.
02:31It's going to give us the moisture that the hair needs for us to stretch it out to create a nice fluffy fro.
02:39This is my final look.
02:45I feel like I have channeled my natural hair icon, at least a little, with the dramatic eye and with the amazing fro.
02:56She started off playing classical music and eventually her sound became kind of about freedom fighting.
03:09My natural hair icon is powerful, fierce, gentle, and undeniable.
03:21She is a goddess of strength and power and otherworldly beauty.
03:31She looks as though the universe were chiseled into a person with amazing muscle tone and cheekbones.
03:39She rose from the tropics of Jamaica like my ancestors did themselves.
03:45She always looks as though she could reach out and pluck your soul from your body and that is what I aspire to in life.
03:53So today in April's hair, what we decided to use is the Design Essentials Detangling Leave and Conditioner, followed by the Daily Moisturizer Lotion.
04:03So we decided to use these two products to stretch out her hair and set in four chunky twists.
04:09We let it dry overnight for a perfect stretch.
04:12So I'm going to comb out her hair to shape it into her iconic look.
04:21I have never seen my eyebrows this thin or this defined before.
04:25I have never had my cheekbones this defined before.
04:29I have never had a contour.
04:31I have never had all my hair off my face.
04:34And I feel very fierce about it for the first time.
04:39This is my icon flowing through me.
04:42I accept it in this moment.
04:45She took the classic high top fade and she made it for women.
04:50Or at the very least, she made it for her.
04:52You might know her for her modeling.
04:54You might know her for her club hits.
04:56You may know her for her reggae hits.
04:58You might know her for being the dark thump in your heart.
05:01But you might also know her for her killer looks on every stage that she occupies.
05:06Thanks so much for watching and a special thanks to Design Essentials for helping us recreate these looks.
05:13In the comments below, guess who our natural wear icons are?
05:16Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe.
05:18We make these videos every week so we'll see you next week.
05:21Bye!
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