Timolin Jeffers, contestant of America’s Next Natural Model wore this cornrowed updo in season 3. It ends in two-strand twists gathered and loosely twisted atop the head to show the natural texture of the waves and curls of the hair.

Timolin Jeffers, contestant of America’s Next Natural Model wore this cornrowed updo in season 3. It ends in two-strand twists gathered and loosely twisted atop the head to show the natural texture of the waves and curls of the hair.

The front is styled with four Bantu knots over two braided looped strands that adorn the forehead. I parted the crown section of my hair with a circular part and secured it with a hair clip. That section was parted horizontally the way you’d part as if creating a bang. It too was secured with a hair clip to keep it out of the way. I made curved parts and parts that branched off and cornrowed hair upward from nape to toward the crown. The ends of the cornrowed hair were loosely two-strand twisted then gathered and loosely twisted together around the top of the head with the hair that was left out. This was secured in place with hair pins. The front that was parted the way you would part to create a bang was then sectioned into 4 squares. To the first two squares I braided half the hair into two single braids and the other half created two Bantu knots. I pinned the Bantu knots down and over the braids. I created two Bantu knots with the other two square sections. The ends of the braids were looped across the forehead then pinned under those Bantu knots.

A part of my definition for Nappturality is versatility. The style was transformed into a funky asymmetrical sculpted hairstyle by undoing the Bantu knots and braids at the front and undoing the loosely twisted hair at the top then twisting these parts together loosely from back to front along the top of the head and pinning it down into place. Very cool!

Photography: Eric Snell of E. Snell Design

Hair & Make up: Timolin Jeffers