This is a candid video discussing why Shanti of Around The Way Curls feels compelled to wrap her hair these days. Do ya'll feel the same way? Why or why not?
When I wear my head wrapped I feel my spirit elevate closer to God. And yes it does command respect and pride, I'm glad to see more sisters getting back to the original.
At my school they DRESS CODE head wraps, for no reason. You ask them why they just respond in take it off or go home. So we're protesting all wearing head wraps ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽
I feel the same EXACT way. I love wrapping my hair. I feel the most respect, beautiful and authentic. It is OUR culture, Hebrew culture. thats why you also feel that way.
I've been wearing head wraps since the late 80's, beginning when I was in college, and I can honestly say that when I do wear one I do feel regal. I also feel as though I'm making a LOUD N' CLEAR statement. I wear my heritage proudly. :)
My parents need to read this comment so they can leave me alone about wearing scarves and saying I look like a slave! I look flawless and I will protect my tresses from the evils of corporate America chemical induced creations until the day I find glory!
Today is my first day wearing a head wrap and as soon as i put it on it all just clicked for me. I feel regal as well; it's comforting and beautiful and makes me feel proud, like I am apart of the most high. Thanks for making this video!
I just searched "what wearing a headwrap does to you"... because! I! Been! Feeling! The exact same way. I wasn't sure if it was just an internal thing, but you said it... I feel more protected, authentic, hidden, confident... it's amazing. Why do we feel propelled to do this? 💕
Yesss Ms. Lady, you are going through a spiritual change. I have been feeling the same way, first I started wearing them for protective styling but then I started to feel different, like you mentioned like a Queen, it's a deep spiritual connection. We are the original Queens, that's why you feel this way because this is how we are suppose to be. This is our history. You are a Black Queen, I hope all black women start to wear them with much pride. Again, this is who we are. Wrapping my hair gives me life and I feel so powerful and beautiful. It's mentioned in the bible about women of GOD wrapping the hair. You can also see your natural beauty when your hair is wrapped. Why would anyone care about what people think? They are going to stare because it looks royal and beautiful to them as well. I think it gets people thinking about our real inheritance. I notice white people staring the most but they don't look at me mean but like "Oh she knows who she really is". We are Beautiful Queens!!!! OH, I also notice that men of all colors gives me a lot more respect and attention.
Exactly how I feel too. I’ve been going through a spiritual change for three weeks now since the day I started to wrap my hair. And like you I only did it to protect my hair.
Same my mother and grandmother are hoodoo women my family are also geechee as we well as Congolese and Puerto Rica and Guyanese I have always wrapped my hair .my mother told me when I was younger we wrap our head because it protects you ori your crown from unwanted energy it's keeps our royal blood pure for we are royalty and men address me as queen ..and the others just smile an stare
BEEN THERE!!!!!! I go there every couple of months lol I also wear them cuz it makes me feel in touch. With the many different African methods of adorning hair its another way for us diasporic Africans to hold on to what ever bits of heratage we can learn about and adopt...plus it straight up makes me walk different, my stride goes from 0-100 lol
I don't know how I fell into this video but I love it. I'm 100 years older than you :) with a huge, wild, platinum and 5 shades of gray curly afro - and I love it. I connect with you (and every other black woman) through our shared experience. I love to wrap my hair, I always have. I love to see other black women with wrapped heads. It is who we are, it is a symbol of our beauty and our uniqueness. Headwraps are to be worn with pride and I appreciate you bringing that to our attention.
I swear this video speaks to my soul. I feel the same way. plus I like the modesty it provides. It says approach that chick with dignity and respect. I really love head wraps. I feel like I'm on my Queen flow when I rock it. Plus I'm secretly getting my deep condition on.
I resonate with this topic so much. I'm in my early 20s and I just started wearing head wraps because I genuinely like how I look and feel when i wear them but I was kind of questioning if I should feel out of place or if it's appropriate and if it makes others uncomfortable. But as soon as you said, "Its aesthetic" and you feel safe and confident and unique, that's when it clicked for me that those are the exact ways that I feel when I wrap my hair. Its like you said, it's not that I don't like my hair I just feel a bit more unique and confident in that uniqueness as well as safe and protected in a way. Thank you for making me feel that and realize that.
I had a painful break up last year, however I feel I want to get in touch with my spiritual side: become dignified, a woman of grace of self confidence, with self respect who can be beautiful with a turban on without my wigs on sometimes. I feel you sista I think it do something to us all in a positive way!
YAAAASSSSSS!!!!! I have been wrapping my hair more often and I love it. There is definitely some change and growth in the air. I definitely feel like the best me when I'm covered. I also feel a strong connection with the Ancestors when I'm covered, like I am being recognized by them...
OMG SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE ONES IN THE BACK I RECENTLY STARTED WRAPPING MY HAIR FULL TIME AND THAT PURE FEELING YOUR FEELING IS REAL ITS MODEST ITS UNIQUE AS U MENTIONED IM MUSLIM THE HONORABLE LOUIS FARRAKHAN TELLS US TO COVER OUR HEAD IT IS SO POWERFUL QUEEN YO GO GIRL BLACK GIRL MAGIC IM SO HAPPY YOU MADE THIS VIDEO IM POSTING MY EXPERIENCE TOMORROW ABOUT MY HEAD WRAP YOU SHOULD WATCH IT
When I put a headwrap on, it felt...ancestral. I feel like I can see the women that came before me. I look beautiful with it on and almost more dignified.
I know this video is 3 years old but I just came across it. I absolutely feel the same way. I have been wrapping my head for about 3 years now and at first people thought i was going crazy. I actually started doing it bc I was being lazy and didn't want to do my hair. Well that turned into an everyday thing and I love my wraps. I have over 50 different fabrics and I just wear a new one everyday. Everyone has their own reason why they wrap but nevertheless it feels empowering.
I know I'm late so late but I feel like especially lately whenever I wear a wrap I'm putting on a crown and stepping into my queenhood and birthright as a WoC. I also feel so connected and in tune with Spirit and Source when I wear it. Like spiritually at peace.
I have been wearing head scarfs since 2007 and it was one of the best thing I did for myself, I feel beautiful when I put it on , I can keep my hair cleaner , protect from sun rays, don’t have to spend so much money on styling gels, it brings out the outfit you’re wearing, put a beautiful glow on every lady face that wants to put it on and on top of that you can wear it different ways. I wrap my hair 7 days a week 365 days a year , I’m a humongous fan of head scarfs, and reading other people’s experience with them on get a lot of attention and stares, because I get it as well LOL!!!!
I'm here right now with you!!! I've been wrapping my hair for a few weeks while I go thru a transition, not only in life, but from loose natural to locs!! I love how I feel when it's covered and I couldn't explain why! Thank you for putting words to my feeling? 💗💗
omg u took the words right out of my mouth! when i wrap my hair, i feel closer to my roots, closer to my true identity. im currently cultivating a headwrap collection!! thank you for this!
My mother started wrapping my hair for me each Saturday due to the fact that we are Christians and more specifically Christian Israelites to deter confusion. We read and follow the bible as it is written. As a result the female population in my church always cover our head during prayer and durring prophecy as it is written in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16. At first I covered my hair out of obligation but in the 11th grade I found the liberation which the scarf or hardcovering ignited within me. during that time I was going through some tough social changes and in high school that was a big deal for my younger self. So to help over come my lacking social life and hurtful relations I rested my problems to Gods feet and read the bible and increased my prayer life. due to the fact that women should pray with their heads covered and i wanted to pray all the time i started wearing a scarf daily. i loved it. i felt confident and so close to God. i wear my scarf becase it makes me feel angelic as the bible described. i feel powerful and simply at ease as i wear my scarf. as a result it is an addition I find myself with often. So that is why I wear a scarf/head covering/hair wrap.
Oh this video is LIFE, you should reshare this on all your social media, I and many having been hearing the call to veil, my reason is as the energy on this planet increases I feel melanated women ar being pulled in all directions, people trying to suck the life out of us. I have been feeling the call for a couple of years. So I did a little test I wrapped my head at home and went about my business, my head got warm, hmm ok then all of a sudden my 3rd eye and crown chakras started to buzz. I was coming back to my natural energy and I loved it. So for me it is getting and protecting my natural cosmic energy, and I feel regal and powerful. I am partial to turbans and the Jewish sinar tichels (feminine and pretty). But please share this many young to old would love to see our face representing wraps for the same reason as you. Much love 💖💖💖
Hi I've been wrapping my hair for ages no matter what style I always come bk to wrapping. I just put it down to my ancestors it's not for everyone but yes I agree with you that it's something special.
I've been thinking about hair wraps myself!! It's funny because at night when I put on my scarf, I almost love how it looks, lol...but I know a true head wrap would be the better option. I'm going to def check out this website!
I started wrapping my hair for one week now n I intend to continue for the longest while... I believe it was more than me just wanna try the look.. I know GOD spoke to me to start
I `100% feel the same way. Everyone who knows me knows I wear hair wraps all the time. It makes me feel so confident in my culture and in my skin. I Love that it grabs the attention of others and is says LOOK AT MY BLACK GIRL MAGIC! I love it!
I understand how you feel! I feel very safe and beautiful when my hair is wrapped. I had some apprehensive comments from my family and mother (they are not black) about wrapping my hair because we live in a small midwestern town and they were afraid that racist people would have another thing to point out about me. But I have been wrapping my hair at night and during lazy days at home in pretty styles for years and feel beautiful that way, so why not wear them out during the day? Peace and Love, Denali
So, I'm not black, but I love when black women wrap their hair and I've always wanted to do it too. I've done it around the house but never in public because I'm afraid that people will call me out for being a white girl wrapping her head. I'm half Choctaw Native American and half Scottish, but to be honest I look pretty bland. I just want to know how people feel about this? Since I'm mixed race I feel like I'm not allowed to aesthetically show it since I don't "appear" to look "ethnic". But I suppose the head wrap appeals to me for the same reasons you mention in the video, it looks regal, and hidden and beautiful and I love it.
Hey Danielle, Woman all over the world for thousands of years have been using headwraps. So wether it's just for putting on around the house, or when going out....Feel free too! My Self, I am a NZ European and part south african, I've been wanting to wrap my hair for a long time (because at my school we have to wear uniform; no wraps etc) So for me personally I know it's going to take some courage to go out with my hair wrap; but I feel so empowered and strong! So .... therefore... You do you girl! If it makes you feel strong wear it! Don't be worried about wearing it!!!! Love from a worldwide sister xx
Hello Danielle, I agree with BeyondBeauty nz all over the world women used head wraps, so just do it. Actually both of my German grandma and great grandma wore head wraps to protect their hair from the sun while working out on the fields.
You can enjoy head wraps, too! I have no issue at all with other races wearing one. I do agree with the other above comment of not necessarily using African printed ones, but other than those specific ones, why not? Enjoy!
Did a big chop 4 months ago and my hair is in that weird uneven stage. Wigs don’t work for me and is a lot of maintenance and I can only do braids for so long. So I bought two turbans to wrap my hair as a protective style that is stylish yet no maintenance. I’m about to lay my edges and throw my scarf on every day
I've been spiritually lead to cut off my past and hurtful relationships with family , people, and illness by cutting the damage hair. And give Holy honor to my higher self, going back to wearing my Queen Crown of Holy Protection #WeAreEachOthersKeeper
Thanks for this awesome video. Today was the very first day I wore head wraps outside of my house and it felt awesome. An Empress!!! So tomorrow a new semester starts at university and I will surely be wearing my head wrap. Kinda jittery about it but scarf will definitely give me the confidence throughout this whole semester. 💜
Thank you for this video. I'm a white woman, originally from a white part of my state, and I recently moved to a predominantly black part of the same state. I've been seeing black women wrap their hair like this, and I wanted to know why they did that. I wasn't sure if it had a religious meaning, or it was something else. Thank you for explaining what it means to you. The last thing I wanted to do is ask someone an insensitive question or wonder silently about it for years.
Hey!!! 🙋🏽♀️🙋🏽♀️To answer your question since nobody else did lol...During slavery Black women, especially the ones that worked in the house were forced to cover their heads as a part of the "uniform" as well as a means of subjugation. It was also done to protect their hair from the harsh southern sun while working outside and lice.. This was enforced on many southern plantations for many different reasons. Also, in certain slave holding states it was required by law for both enslaved and free Black women to cover their heads with wraps because white women felt the intricate styles and various textures of black women's hair would "distract" white men.. South Carolina and Louisiana made this a law while other states just forced them to do so.. Instead of letting those laws hurt us it was turned into a style and a way to express ourselves through beauty. Black women in the Caribbean also did so for similar reasons as well. African women on the continent wrap their heads for tribal distinctions and special occasions . Headwraps orgininated in Suburban Africa.
I cover my head 99% of the time when I am home and 100% of the time when I am outside of my home to be obedient to God and my husband. I saw a beautiful head scarf that can cover the entire head, but I don't have to have all of my hair covered. I just make sure the top of my head is covered.
I don't normally wrap my hair. But I want to. to me its beautiful and i want to represent that african black women look. I feel like i can be who i truly am and not be or look like what society tells me to.
It defines who we children of the most high we are the light of the world royalty respect dignity queendom we are a beautiful nation wear it it brings us closer to Yah and it spiritually motivate us to really find out who we are
I don't wear head wraps...yet, but i'm on the lookout for some this summer. I'll wear them on bad hair days and on days I need a fly accessory with a cute outfit. yes, I will feel as regal as I do when I wear my natural hair out.
I dont know why I feel uncomfortable wearing a scarf around people. When I wear the scarf alone. I feel strong, and beautiful, I look like a Queen. . To me. I recently started wearing my hair wrapped around my new husband and today he said "you look mad." Now after watching this video I think he meant I look powerful. Because I clearly was smiling... hmmm.
Yes girl that was SO on point! I feel like mutha fuckin queen myself when I wrap my hair. I used to only do it around the house at night for bed, but the first time I wore it out in public was when I went for a pedicure and I tied a pink T shirt in a front bun on my head to match my pink leggings I wore and completed it with big hoop earrings and sheer pink lip gloss and all those Chinese women kept telling me how cute I was. I didn't tell them it was just a T shirt 😊 but it made my confidence grow about wearing my headwrap in public.
Waowww!!! I literally had goose bumps when you started to talk about TheWrapLife... I can feel how passionate you feel wearing a head wrap, cause I'm so the same. Was watching tutorial from TWL and found some of your videos. Yes!! Girl I feel like I could talk for the rest of the day about this!!! Also very curious to know the story about you not wanting to wear head wraps while at work in the the Badu's tutorial... it's good to know that others people go through the same situations, feelings whether good or bad. Are you on Instagram or other social network? Thank you👏🏾💖
Shanti girl, you took the words out my mouth. I feel the exact same way! I am growing out the same haircut as you and so I am trying to be creative with my hairstyles. I live in Spain right now and I recently went out in public with my hair wrapped like yours in this video, and people here were really feeling it! I got called, "guapa"( which means beautiful) a couple of times while walking down the street. This was particularly interesting since Spain is a very homogenous country and there aren't many women walking around that look like me. I naturally stand out, so with my hair wrapped up I stand out even more. But like you said, I felt more regal and empowered when I had my hair wrapped. I too feel myself going through a transformation while living here(which is basically the reason I moved to Spain), and wearing my hair wrap just feels right at this moment. I should also say that even when I lived in NYC for 5 years, I never felt this empowered to wear my hair wrapped. Anyway, I could go on and on, but thanks for the video! Needless to say, I completely relate! XO P.S. I absolutely love your videos. You're hysterical.
I want to wear my hair wrapped, I got a beautiful scarf for Christmas and I have alopecia. I'm afraid to wear it out in case people get mad for cultural appropriation. :/ looks beautiful girl
I never heard of The Wrap Life, thanks for putting me on!. I always felt like people would stare at me when I wore my head wrap, and I would only wear them when I felt like my hair was not presentable. I think where I'm from, people are not used to seeing Black people be themselves. Now I am not afraid of wearing head wraps, I cant get enough of them.
Yes, Queen. I've been on a journey of self knowledge and self empowerment. Wrapping My hair makes me feel like a mf Queen. An Empress of love, strength, and power. It's almost as if I can feel my ancestors smiling saying "That's it child become of your own. Who you are originally and who the world has NEVER told you about. Our true Kingdom and our Rich Precious untold roots."
I feel like a queen, so I love wearing it. In the past 2 months I've ordered 6 head wraps from The Wrap Life, so I definitely feel you on this video. Lol. I wear them on my good and bad days, I just feel regal. I get many stares but I'm like ya'll gonna accept my beauty. #putsomerespekonit hahaha! :-)
+Shari Tsahai Yes with the respeck! You know, I couldn't quite get the courage and confidence to wear my head wrap to work. I don't know why but I just couldn't. I guess in public I don't know people, so I don't care what they think but in an intimate setting like work I wasn't ready for people to reveal their nonsense to me with questions phrases like "turban", "aunt Jemima", "whats wrong with your hair?" "Africa" etc. I just wasn't ready....
Thanks for this video ppl say why do I ware them they think im Bald or lazy which I'm not I have a head full of hair ppl say your hair can't breathe under there give it a break which I do inside my house or look at me funny I use to ware weaves and always cared what ppl thought now I don't I wear them alot idc if it's a sleep scarf or fancy one I will ware it if I choose I don't care about ppl seeing my hair unless I choose too and ppl always wanna say something when others ware afros think it's funny or looks crazy tired of the judgement everything you said was on point and it makes you feel like a queen and it's comfortable and makes you feel protected
Im jewish and gonna start covering my hair regularly after i get married. Right now i only cover when my hair is a mess, but it feels amazing to do so. One perspective is that there is a "halo" of attractiveness directly above a woman's hair and when she covers the hair and halo, she shows her inner beauty more strongly than just physical beauty.
I don't wrap my hair usually. but I would and do wrap it every night. with that being said I want nice scarves to wrap my hair in. if I can find nice ones I would wear my head wrap out. because it feels natural. Also I feel the same way about natural hair and curls it just feels more powerful, more me, more authentic, more black girl, and more like I'm embracing me. it feels great. it feels different. it feels beautiful. And it feels like this is part of our culture. weird but true. also I checked out the website for the company you mentioned and I love them yayyyyyyy. Awesome. :) I'm gonna start wearing wraps more.
It's African Culture , it's African American Culture , which means , you can take Africans out of AFRICA , and though many of us maybe suffering from Cultural amnesia , but the TRULY Conscious African American knows full well that he/she is still AFRICAN ............. Smile
A white girl here, have always wanted to wrap my hair but afraid of the discrimination, and don’t want to be offending anyone, but my natural hair is huge and curly and frizzy and messy so I would love be able to just control it and not worry about it I shaved most of it down to an inch now. I think the wraps looks beautiful. Any thoughts on someone like me wearing a wrap?
I used to think wrapping my hair was so ghetto and tacky. So I would relax it. My hair hates relaxers. Now I want to wrap my hair on a daily basis. Feel n strong and regal!!
I feel you. I loc'd my hair over a year ago and they have grown too shoulder length and wrapping them makes a quick updo for this Atlanta heat. But after wearing my hair wrapped it has turned into so much more. Everyday I am more and more me
+around the way curls :( I know! I really want to try it as I love the way you style yours! I love your style!! Also, I just recently moved back to the UK from NY and I'm currently in my hermit crab state of mind, and want to hide myself from the world, until I'm ready to reveal the REAL me. So your video just helped give me inspiration and encouragement that its ok to be introverted at times. Thank You!
+Markeya H I think it's important that we obey those internal compulsions. In many cultures clothing, colors, stylings etc are always reflective of some type of life change whether it be motherhood, priesthood or becoming a widow etc. Allow yourself the creative and emotional space to represent yourself fully to the world! You know! Im so happy to hear you feel inspired!
I wrap my hair as a protective style because I’m allergic to wigs their putting chemicals in it that cause my head to itch and break out in rashes and made my edges fall out. Since I started wearing scarves/head wraps my hair is Flawless and feeling like the hands of God has just restored my head completely and I know He has because my hair is growing and looking healthy and feeling healthy and I know it’s healthy! Wraps all of the way in the cold, hot, warm windy weather you’ll see me in one. I rarely wear my hair out I have to know the weather is just right or I won’t leave without it on. I wear silk mostly but change up to cloth now and again😁 my boyfriend finds it sexy that I wear scarfs. Ive never felt confident about my hair which is why I spent my life wearing fake hair extensions and wearing relaxers and going to wigs my mom never made me feel like my hair was beautiful she treated like something that needed to be hid and never shown to the public. Until after I graduated college I had a wake up call when my hair was coming out in big clumps from the chemicals and I was crying because I thought it was falling from the roots but it was actually from the border of my natural hair and relaxed hair (it broke off from the border) I big chopped at this point and been proud of my hair ever since the change!
I didn't realize how old this was lol because it resonates so much with me! I have sister Locs but I never covered my hair before I always had them out, swangin lol. But this past week I just got a heavy feeling to start covering my hair. Just like you said I feel beautiful and regal but also protected and reserved. I think for me it's definitely coming up as a part of my journey because I'm going through a lot lol and idk if you know this but our hair is like neurotransmitters so they pick up on frequency I thot that protective feeling is from not having such a heightened disturbance from others energies or at least protecting our own. Maybe it's just me because people are physically drawn to me when my hair is out they stand too close or try to touch me, it's wired. Also, more importantly I feel like I'm being selective of what I want expose my crown to. Like I may have my hair out off work or while I meditate to connect with myself better and higher energies. Instead of picking up the energetic debris. Thanks so much for sharing this!
I been wearing head wraps more then 5yrs , I think of scarfs as art you can really get creative as well its Amazing experience its hard for negative people to read you they think your strange but I love being true to myself. and I hate styling hair I have a lot of hair but styling no way I take care of it ,also I love bright colors with scarfs I can play with colors as well thanks for the video.
I live in Southern California and I alway wrap my hair and I love it but people vibes act weird I don’t give a flying fuck however I feel respected and I don’t feel like a peace of meat on display I find when I showed my hair men tried to talk to me and didn’t respect my space but I pretty confident mother of two and I so Glad praise Allah I’m free of those young girl insecurities that these young girl go though
If I do wrap mi hair, it's fuh spiritual reasons but with me not having any head wraps, I couldn't wrap mi hair the way I want to. But I've found videos on RU-vid where de black gyals use leggings/tights & sweaters/t shorts to wrap dey heads dat I wan try. 😊🤗
This is probably gonna sound so stupid, but where do people get their wraps and scarfs from? I've always felt insecure when I cover my hair because I feel like my head is big and I need to glam it up with make up or earrings, and I can't do make up to save my life, but I want to push myself out of my comfort zone and start wearing wraps and see how it feels. But I'm not sure where to get any nice patterned ones from.
Lexis Willaims I believe once you put one on sista all that will change. My heart as I know it is wounded, but once I step out to make a difference no matter how small , the battle is won. Take care beautiful sista🖤
This is so beautiful ... I wasn't searching for a video like this I was just searching to learn about what they are because as a black women I always see people wearing them and now I definitely want to try it seeing the video and comments I believe this is going to be a break through choice so thanks for the comments ands the video.
I LOVE head wraps but I never wear them because I feel my face is too round for them. I know that's not a good reason but it's the truth, I always LOVE it when ladies wear them and think it's super cute.
Yallll i have a question though! Am ai culturally appropriating if I wear one? I do at home but not in public because I’m not trying to get shade thrown at me. HOWEVER, some Indian women of the Sikh religion wear turbans but that’s for religious reasons. I do it to protect my hair and it’s honestly just really empowering to me. Oh yeah, if you can’t tell from my picture I’m Indian
All though I am categorize as Caucasian my distant relatives are of African dissent. I have very curly hair and have wanted to try wrapping my hair just as an easy to tame it. However, I am scared that will offend someone. Would it be considered racist for me to wear a wrap???
Did you ever figure it out? I understand it’s for spiritual protection but I don’t know how it correlates. I took a spiritual class a few months ago and we weren’t allowed to show up to class without our heads being wrapped my teacher said It was a disrespect to spirit.
I started wrapping my hair because I needed to do something to it but I got tired of putting it in two puffs so I was just like F it but now I really like it cus it's super cute and exposes my face and it's cute lmao
& i totally related to all you are saying. I have gone thru that when i had dreads. I NEEDED to be 'hidden'. I needed to protect all that energy. Its real. Africana Wrap lyfe is intense.
