.EllaMai and hairstylist Kahh Spence take inspiration from Beyonce in the latest episode of Vogue's Hairdos
and a flat brush to avoid tangles. Then, he flat-irons in three sections to keep some texture in the hair.
“Some of the ways I do hair are pretty unconventional sometimes,” Spence says. “I just make it up as I go, like whatever works for me.” For her part, Mai tends to opt for styles that are quick and easy, like a sleek bun. “I’m not a super super experimental girl,” she says. “But as I’m getting older I like to play around a little bit more.”
Growing up, Mai struggled to embrace her natural hair, preferring to wear it straight like many Black women who didn’t see portrayals of textured hair in media. “But nowadays, I think being natural and coming in your natural state is so much more appreciated,” says the 27-year-old singer.updo, Spence pulls the rest of Mai’s hair up into a high ponytail, adding moisture with an
. For extra length, volume, and dimension, he reaches for matching extensions which he glues and wraps around the elastics in the ponytail—a method he prefers to avoid bulkiness.. “For a style like this you’re going to want to tease the heck out of it just to get it to that shape you want,” he adds. Finally, he mimics Queen B’s swept back face-framing bangs with the curling iron.
With that, the final look has Mai performance-ready. “I love it, I feel like I’m living my best Beyoncé life which I always want to live everyday of my life," she muses. Consider her look
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