Natural hair is finally more common in Hollywood — and it's about time. Long gone are the days when curly heads were rarely seen on the red carpet. More and more often, women are wearing their natural textures, and absolutely SLAYING.
Cardi B rocks her huge natural hair proudly. "When I was a little girl I used to hate my hair," she said. "Now I loooveeee it."
Yessss for these puffs on Belcalis Almazar!
Lupita Nyong'o has worn her natural hair in countless styles!
Every time Lupita steps out it with a new style, she proves that — despite popular opinion — the slayage possibilities are *endless* with the kinky 4C hair texture.
Solange Knowles made the big chop in 2009, and has been serving up natural hair slayage ever since.
Lately, she's been rocking a platinum blonde look and it's incredibly gorgeous.
Solange's big sister Beyoncé may be known for her long, wavy blonde wigs — but make no mistake: She's been #TeamNatural for a long time.
Beyoncé wears her hair in so many different styles, and changes lengths more than many of us change our undergarments — but her stylist has confirmed that she is indeed a naturalista.
There was controversy surrounding whether or not her latest wavy blonde look is actually *all* her natural hair — but weave or not, Bey is a curly queen underneath the extras, according to her stylist's clapback at the haters.
Nicki Minaj has turned Rapunzel-length extensions into her signature look for 2017, but baby girl is happily natural.
And the edges are FLOURISHING!
Model Winnie Harlow debuted her gorgeous natural puff in 2016 after doing a big chop!
To all the women in the world: Embrace your beauty, love yourself," she captioned her big chop photo.
"Do not expect or rely on others to call you pretty if you do not know it nor believe it. You do not need to be told, just take a glance in the mirror. (But if you'd like reassurance to get started, you Are beautiful!)"
Tracee Ellis Ross proudly rocks her big curly hair in a number of fun styles.
Big hair don't care!
Viola Davis proudly shared this selfie with a caption that read, "MY hair."
Viola Davis looks BOMB.
I just love how proud she is of her natural hair texture. It truly is an inspiration to many women who have a kinky grade of hair that isn't as celebrated in mainstream media as it should be.
Michelle Obama stepped out with her natural hair on public display for the first time in early 2017 and the internet exploded with joy.
Let the record show that a woman who served as the First Lady of the United States was unapologetically Black and has natural hair.
It's so special that a woman who has been praised for her style, grace, and beauty has naturally curly hair and is unafraid to show it.
The beautiful Zendaya recently became a naturalista and shared her journey *and* her natural curls with her Instagram followers.
"When you've spent the past however many years growing your damaged hair back, avoiding heat, wearing wigs and trying every natural product in the world and you finally see a little curl pattern comin back," Zendaya captioned her hair selfie.
Been there, felt that!
In the last few years, Oprah has also been wearing her hair in curly, natural styles.
Teyonah Parris is 4C big hair goals all day every day.
Every time I see her stunt on the 'gram with her kinky curls popping, I damn near shed a tear.
Meghan Markle seems to prefer her hair slick and straight — but she was born with curls that the internet cannot stop fawning over.
Her curls set the internet on fire and had a few people wondering why she wears her hair straight. Ultimately, the decision to wear your hair straight or natural is a personal one.
Amandla Stenberg was already natural but recently big chopped and dyed her hair blonde.
Honey. I LIVE a thousand lives for this new wavy buzz cut on this woman.
Uzo Aduba's 4C curls are too legit.
QUEEN.
Samira Wiley always shows how much fun a short style can be. She does everything from buzz cuts to teeny weeny afros to cornrows.
And it's all so beautiful.
If you ever want to see a chick live her BEST natural hair life — look no further than Janelle Monae.
From up-dos to gorgeous afros, Janelle Monae does it all with so much style and grace.
Jackie Aina may be the queen of wig swaps, but she also embraces her natural coils.
She wears a wig for one tutorial and then her curls are popping in the next! You never know what Jackie Aina might serve but you always know it's gonna slay.
Erykah Badu has proudly worn her natural hair for years, and lately she has been embracing her queenly greys!
So many women are shamed for how their bodies change when they get older.
Dyeing your grays is a personal choice, but it's beautiful to see a woman embrace them. I hope more women are inspired to flaunt their looks at *every* age.
Taraji P. Henson big chopped and tried a fun new color over the summer.
"There's a difference between wearing a natural textured wig or weave, and actually wearing your natural hair," her stylist Tym Wallace shared with Refinery29 about Taraji's decision to go natural.
"She's showing that she's all for the Black girl magic — showing these young Black girls that you are not defined by what society paints as beautiful when it comes to a Black woman and her hair. That was the main force for me."
