The Importance of Tina Turner Hairstyles for Black Women

Tina Turner was one of a kind. She had a lot of talent, voice and of course unforgettable hair. The singer’s locks were striking: lots of volume, goosebumps and lights. That was the secret of the singer’s powerful strands, who died aged 83 at home in Switzerland on May 24.

Considered the queen of rock n’ roll, Tina Turner also launched fashion at a time when many black women did not wear their hair naturally.

When she took the stage, there was no doubt: the hair was also part of the show. There were many versions, from the shortest to the longest, with experiments by laceswhat naturalized frizzy hair and launched him to fame.

The sideshow of Tina Turner’s hair

Before her solo career, the artist was already successful. In the 1960s and 1970s, she performed with her then-husband in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.

But the peak came in the 1980s, when he started a solo career with hits like ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It’ It is ‘Simply the best’.

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Undoubtedly, your hair played a major role in presentations. Renowned photographer Lynn Goldsmith realized and made historic clicks of the swing of the singer’s energy-filled strands.

Lots of women wanted matching locksand Tina was asked on television in 1985 how to do the same at home. “You should wash your hair and let it dry naturally”she taught, who continued laughing: “You should use the fork comb to spike it until you create the texture and repeat the process again for at least three times”.

Tina Turner’s hair was a symbol of empowerment

Long before the word empowerment entered our everyday vocabulary, Tina Turner was already practicing it.

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In the same interview in which he taught her how to do her hair, she declared that was one of the only black women with lighted wires with highlights and that drew attention.

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No wonder this attention became identification with fans who freed themselves from the dictatorship of straight hair and assumed their hair and, thus, their own personality.

By the way, in 2016, Tina spoke about this to a magazine. “It’s a mistake to think that you are what you wear or the makeup you use. I believe a lot of how you look is about how you feel about yourself and your life.”told the publication.

Cover Photo: Tina Turner had hair that was a show-stopper. Playback/Instagram

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