Embrace Your Curls: The Best Creative Hairstyles for 2025

2025 is the year to experiment with and explore your hair. Numerous creative hairstyles have taken over the red carpet and social media, and this trend is not going to slow down anytime soon. These looks are perfect for any occasion and can be applied to loose, tight, relaxed or natural curls. These pay homage to traditional hairstyles with a fun twist, you will be itching to send these to your stylist or give them a try yourself.

Creative Cornrows

Even while cornrows have existed for a very long time and are a cultural icon, they don't have to be repetitive. In the past year, people have been incorporating unique flowy designs, stars and hearts into their cornrows. They have been proven to be both a protective style and a form of art.

How to get the look

1. Use the end of your Tail Comb gently against your scalp to create where you want your partings and shapes to be. 

2. Use our Grip Clips to keep the rest of your hair out of the way while you work on each row.

3. From the front, begin a three strand braid and add a small section of hair to each braid strand as you go along. Here, patience is key.

4. When you get to the back of your neck, finish the braid and secure the ends with your preferred method.

Braid & Weave 

Tems’ hairstyle debut on The Jennifer Hudson Show shook the internet and had everyone rushing to recreate it. The Grammy winner wore an innovative combination of bumped ends from the 1990s and cornrows done up in a 2000s-inspired look.

How to get the look

1. Braid cornrows along the top third of your head and wrap a few of them up into simple knots.

2. Use our Straightener to smooth out the remaining hair. This could be your own hair or a sew in.

3. Turn the styler upwards on the ends of your hair to achieve the bumped curl look.

4. Tie up half of the straightened hair and curl it in various directions to achieve the desired volume and shape. 

Fulani Braids With Leave Out

Fulani braids, like cornrows, are a timeless favourite that are more adaptable than you might think. Curly leave-out Fulani braids, which were popular in the early 2000s, are making a resurgence as they're a great hairdo for vacations and a refreshing easy to achieve style.

How to get the look

1. Braid cornrows that will start at the middle front of your head outwards to cover the top third of your head.

2. Finish each braid and secure the ends with your preferred method.

3. Grab our Detangling Brush and a hair mousse, gently brush through and detangle the remaining portion of hair in sections from ends to roots. 

4. Using our M Ionic Hair Dryer with the Diffuser attachment, diffuse your hair until dry.

Stylised Bantu Knots

Even celebrities like Rihanna and Doechii have embraced this unique traditional hairstyle known as Bantu knots. These offer numerous customisation options and can be as large as tiny as you choose. On top of that, this hairstyle has the advantage of leaving you with huge, bouncy curls, which is a whole different hairstyle!

How to get the look

1. With the helpful assistance of a few mirrors, use your Tail Comb to create your partings on damp detangled hair. The size of the sections determines the size of the knots and tightness of the finished curls. 

2. You could have triangular, square, circular or even heart-shaped partings! Don't be afraid to use your imagination.

3. Use our Wax Stick along your partings to make them neater and more defined.

4. Apply hair mousse to each section and twist or three strand braid. You can leave out a strand or two to curl.

5. Twist each braid around itself into a knot and tuck the ends of the hair beneath the knot.

Ready to try these styles?

When you don't know what to do with your hair, try these. Shop our collection of styling tools designed to help you recreate them. Remember, your curls are unique, beautiful and full of possibilities. So go ahead - experiment with these new styles, express your creativity and  make these looks your own.