Monica

Monica with side updo prom hairstyle for African American girls

   The beautiful black lady, Monica. The pretty face, lovely gold makeup, perfectly shaped eyebrows, and the most beautiful African American complexion. Oh, right, this is supposed to be about her hair--sorry!

   Monica, although it's not so easy to see in a closeup photo from the front, is wearing an extremely cute small braided updo set to one side. It has a fresh retro black vibe to it.

   Despite braided updos being more common centralized, the side setting is cuter, and it shows more when viewed from the front.

   In order to take prom style cues from older girls, you want to pay attention to the defining features that make a hairstyle cute or youthful.

   If you pull back your hair and have a basic chignon--braided or not--all that is usually visible from the front is the face. Nothing wrong with that, but if you think it's too traditional, this is a fun formal teen hairstyling solution.