There was only one name being written in all caps by everyone involved: “MICHELLE OBAMA.”
It was some Disney movie fairytale-level stuff.
Don’t believe me?
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Given the hub-bub, we were absolutely compelled to hit up Damtew to get the details on the look.
Damtew, along with makeup artistCarl Rayand stylistMeredith Koop, collaborated to create the curls that rocked the world.
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So how can we mere mortals copy the look at home?
Be prepared to get close and personal with yourcurling iron.
“I started with creating curls with a one-inch barrel iron.
Next, we did a curl set to lock in the curls,” Damtew explains.
As Damtew demonstrated in a video tutorial, you canalso achieve the lookusinga flatiron.
Damtew feels the love, too, calling theresponse to the look"humbling."
After all this time, deciding on a look doesn’t require a lot of back-and-forth.
Don’t we all?
Black hair and Black hairstyles have become a huge part of the national conversation in the past few years.
In the few years since, we’ve seen several conversations about Black and how it’s perceived shift.
“It’s an important discussion and quite frankly, it is long overdue.
I look forward to seeing this implemented in all 50 states.
Natural, textured, ethnic whatever you want to call it it’s all professional.
No one should be told the way their hair grows out of their head is not work-appropriate.”
Say it louder for the people in the back, yo.
Now, more people are calling for all hair textures to be included in standard cosmetology licensing programs.
You should be able to service anyone who walks through your doors, no matter their background.
It shouldn’t be that way."
Check out other Inauguration Day looks:
Now, watch Lacy Redway dish out some advice to aspiring hairstylists:
