00:00I consider myself a dramatic zebra.
00:01I'm unique with my own stripes.
00:03Anything I do, anything I touch, it's gonna be different.
00:06Like, no one zebra looks the same, right?
00:08That's me.
00:09Oh my god.
00:11My name is India, and I will be bleaching
00:13and styling my natural hair.
00:15They're gonna cut the fro.
00:17They're cutting the fro.
00:18All right, before I get my hair transformation,
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00:23My hair inspiration is Issa Rae.
00:25I actually get her as a lookalike a lot.
00:28So, it's perfect, and her hair is always amazing.
00:31I definitely think natural hair is a thing right now.
00:34It is a thing.
00:35It is a noun, it is a pronoun, it is a gesture,
00:38it is a statement, it is a style, it is a being.
00:41Back in the 70s and 60s, you got the puffs,
00:43you got the fro, you got the pics,
00:45and now we're here again with the same thing,
00:47and it's 2018.
00:48When I meet other women that have natural hair,
00:51it's like such a glow when we see each other.
00:53We're like, hey!
00:54Like, we're both so happy to see each other.
00:56So, I usually wear my hair just like this.
00:58I wear my twist out, or I put it in the puff.
01:01It's not easy.
01:02Like, it's a whole thing.
01:04Something I struggle with is my edges.
01:06Like, I actually have a full bald spot on the side of my hair.
01:10Like, you can touch it in the skin.
01:13I'm actually tired of it.
01:14I need something new.
01:15I need something fresh and edgy,
01:17and that's what I'm about to get.
01:19My name is Tippi Shorter, and I'm a celebrity hairstylist.
01:22Today, I'm working at the D.P. Hugh House,
01:24which is an invite-only salon in Beverly Hills.
01:26Hey, India.
01:27Hi.
01:27I'm Tippi.
01:28Nice to meet you.
01:29Super excited to style your hair today.
01:31So am I.
01:32Let's get started.
01:33Tippi Shorter has done all of the celebrities' hair.
01:35I'm talking Rihanna.
01:36I'm talking Beyonce.
01:38And now India.
01:39I'm ecstatic.
01:40We're basically going to do a frohawk.
01:44Taper down your sides and your back,
01:46and then really focus on elongating the top,
01:50where all that glorious mix of color is going to happen.
01:52What I'm going to do as an overall base color
01:54is like a chocolate brown.
01:55Through the top, I'm going to pull some beautiful golden blondes,
01:58some caramelly pieces, some honey pieces.
02:01So it's going to be really stunning on you.
02:03All right, so I'm going to start with our cut.
02:11Going up.
02:13I'm emotional.
02:14I really am.
02:16Tears of joy.
02:17First, I'm going to taper her sides.
02:19That's going to establish the foundation for her haircut.
02:28Next, I'm going to cut her top, but leave a lot of length for fun.
02:33So when cutting textured hair, I always love to do it
02:36in its natural state, so it wouldn't blow you out.
02:39I wouldn't do any of that,
02:41because if you're not wearing your hair straight,
02:43I wouldn't cut your hair straight.
02:45All right, so now we're moving on to step two.
02:48As I mentioned, we're going to do the chocolate brown
02:50and then add a layering of highlights on top of that.
02:52How's it feel?
02:53I'm loving it.
02:54All right.
02:55Ba-da-ba-ba-ba.
02:58Now I'm going to give India a base color.
03:00I'm going to make her all over color a chocolate brown.
03:18I'm, like, praying.
03:22Since we're in this big, beautiful, glorious space,
03:24it's a little chilly.
03:25So to make sure that your hair processes this,
03:27we're going to have a seat outside.
03:29Gorgeous view, so I think we'll be all right.
03:30Yeah?
03:38Transformation Tuesday.
03:52Oh, my god.
03:54So we have just rinsed out your first layer of color.
03:58So we're going to now do your highlights,
03:59which is going to give you that beautiful top
04:01of all those gorgeous colors.
04:05I'm going to leave a lot of her natural color
04:07in there for dimension.
04:14So India, we're toning your hair right now.
04:16So the golden blonde that I spoke about,
04:20this is what will give you those shades.
04:32Now we are going to go into setting your curl
04:35doing a two-strand twist.
04:36Now I'm going to apply a moisturizing cream and gel
04:40and twist-set her hair.
04:55I just took India from the dryer.
04:57Her hair is 100% dry, and I'm unraveling her twist.
05:16This is India's finished look.
05:18My heart is beating faster.
05:20Okay, you ready?
05:21Yeah.
05:21All right.
05:24I love it.
05:25Oh, my goodness.
05:27I can't believe it.
05:29Like, I really love it.
05:31It's sexy, it's edgy, and it's super new.
05:34So I get this whole Issa Rae thing.
05:36I said that before.
05:36I'm saying it again because I definitely think
05:38I should be in season four as, like, her sister
05:42or, like, her ex-new girlfriend.
05:46One of my concerns was the whole edges things,
05:49which she definitely catered to that.
05:51I think I'm more confident now that the sides are trimmed down.
05:54India was great to work with.
05:56Her personality is out of this world.
05:58Like, I just want to sit with her and talk with her all day.
06:00People put women in boxes when they have short hair,
06:03but there's a lot that I can do with my frohawk.
06:05I can still get my hair braided because there's still length there.
06:07I can still do other fun styles.
06:11I can still even add extensions if I ever choose to.
06:16My hair means life.
06:18It's my image.
06:19It's who I am.
06:19It's who people see when they see me.
