5 Chic Turban Headwrap Styles - Easy Step-By-Step Tutorial
Today, I’m going to show you five different turban headwrap styles. Turbans, headwraps, or headscarves, whatever you want to call them, are a great option to throw on on days that you don’t feel like styling your hair.
I was wearing a turban in one of my previous videos and got so many requests on how to recreate this look! So, in this tutorial, I'll show you how to tie a turban African style using two different scarves and five techniques - perfect for my short natural hair queens.
Tools and materials
- Headwraps or scarves
- T-shirt
1. Twisted
To achieve this look, take a long rectangular scarf, bring it around the front of your head, and tie it at the back.
You will then have two long pieces of scarf dangling down on each side.
Take one side and twist it all the way down, bring it across the top of your head, and tuck it in at the back. Then repeat for the other side.
Voila! You have a beautiful twisted turban look.
2. Topknot
Take a long rectangular scarf and place it around the back of your head with the ends pulled forwards.
Tie a knot at the top of your head.
Bring the two long pieces together and twist them around each other.
Coil the fabric in a circle around the knot at the front.
Lastly, tuck the end in so that it's not sticking out, and you’re done! A perfect topknot head wrap style.
3. Side topknot
This is pretty much the same as the previous style, but instead of tying your knot at the top, you want to tie it at the side for an off-center, asymmetrical look.
4. Twisted updo
For this look, you want to have a bit of volume. If you have long hair, then you're already good! If - like me - you don't, then there are two options. You can either wear a volumizer cap or, if you don't have one, then you can DIY one by taking an old shirt or a pair of leggings and coiling it into a ball.
Placing it at the crown of your head.
To style the scarf, bring it around the front of your head, cross the two sides at the back, then bring the ends forward.
Tie a knot at the front. With the two hanging sides, twist each one and bring them round to the back, where you'll tuck them in.
This turban style creates the illusion of long hair underneath the head wrap.
5. Easy wrap
Last up, we have the easiest of them all. First, bring the scarf around the front of your head.
Cross over the pieces at the back, bring them up to the top at the front, then cross them over again.
Tie the ends at the back and you're done!
Turban headwrap styles
Those are the five African head wrap styles that I have to show you. All these different turban styles are so straightforward and easy to do. Choose a fabulous scarf that you love and wrap away!
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Even non - Africa ladies did various turban styles in the 40s. I've seen pix of my grandmother hiding her pincurls that way and always thought it looked so cool!