The black hair trends of now

As a little girl, I only wanted to play with my dark Barbie dolls. I had one with shaved hair and one with long dreadlocks. My love and fascination for black hair has been there for as long as I can remember. You understand, when I saw Sandra Sprott at an event with her beautiful twisted braids, she couldn't get rid of me. She told me about her white mother who had no idea how to deal with her daughter's afro and about her blog full of inspiration for dark hair. This summer she is launching her black hair book in collaboration with Janice Deul. Among others, hair queen Sylvana Simons is one of the models in the book. So read and admire, because Sandra shares the coolest black hair trends of this moment. Exclusively for you!

1. The mohawk

“This quiff has never gone away, but is now seen a lot in the streets. Model and beauty blogger Maureen Powel rocks this hair like no other. The blonde cut gives it extra power.”

2. Colored box braids

“You already know these braids, and I've been wearing them since I was fourteen (thanks to Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice). But in recent years, you see box braids in the craziest colors. Here you see the Brazilian Magá Moura, now a renowned box braid trendsetter.”

3. Bigger = better

“Afro is back baby! And especially the natural curly hair. More and more people are daring to do ’the big chop’, which means cutting off or even shaving your relaxed hair and letting your own hair grow in its natural state. Fashion editor Julia Sarr-Jamois from i-D really has the most beautiful afro of this moment.”