Brandy Goes Classic with Box Braids

Probably her ultimate trademark style, Brandy rocked braids of different styles and types all throughout the 90s and early 2000s.  I remember wondering (well, I still kinda do) what her hair looked like beneath the braids because it seemed like her edges were disappearing.

We did get a glimpse of her real hair when she played on the short lived sitcom Thea but ever since, its been hidden away, with the exception of one tweet where she showed off a short cut.

Brandy Real Hair Moesa
Brandy on Thea
Brandy Real Hair
Brandy tweets short cut in 2009

I’ll be honest and admit that I was SO glad when Brandy finally gave the braids a rest and began wearing her hair in different styles…but she traded one evil hairline disaster for another and became victim to the most awful, unnatural looking lacefront wigs in the planet.  Honestly, I wanted to find her stylist and hurt them for sending her out in the public like that!

brandy lacefront wig
That hairline is just terrible.  On the cover of a magazine no less!!!
brandy lacefront wig
Not only is the hairline terrible, why are her brows so dramatic?
And they look like they are melting off too!

Brandy is SO pretty, she has an amazing body so to give her the round dinosaur looking hairline that she wore for a while was just tragic and a true disservice to her beauty!  These days she looks gorgeous head-to-toe, in fact her curly afro look for the Billboard Music Awards (below) was my favorite of the night.

However, in her video for Put it Down (a song I literally can’t get out of my head) she gave a nod to her classic look wearing long box braids.  I love it!  So stunning!  I’m generally not a fan of box braids on anyone these days (I hated the look Beyonce debuted a few weeks ago – so outdated) but Brandy makes it work!  Go head girl, can’t wait for the video!

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  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/07845267837684978967 Ghanaian Emprezz

    The leopard skin shoes caught my eye.

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/07489451009394082814 Yolandaas

    Oh my god! That hairline IS terrible.. how can they let that be on a magazine cover.. thats crazy!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/09787288751070351540 Blutiful Blaq

    I thought I was the only one who did not like Beyonce’s throwbk box braid style.

    • http://thesizzlingmommy.com/pnm-html Dr fomsky

      I didn’t like it too!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/15632574268834771930 Fashion.MakeUp.LifeStyle
  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/05956277540601249213 GrowitGirl aka LowCarbTiki

    Heck, there are some large box braids in my future! LOL I’m just too lazy to put them in at the moment

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/00726446355624033198 Jenijen

    I love her braids!

  • http://www.blogger.com/profile/06237339378013084155 Eat.Style.Play

    I like brandy’s hair at the BMA’s

  • Anonymous

    Brandy’s hair has certainly come a long way. I always thought she knew it looked jacked because once a seson aired of family business her lacefronts got a lil more “real” looking and neater. She probably watched them and had a mini stroke and then cussed out her stylist!

  • Anonymous

    *season