4C Love: 20 Stunning Photos of 4C Natural Hair

“It took a long time for me to accept and appreciate my hair texture. It’s so important that we teach our girls to love their hair.” — MsTanish1

4C hair has a long history of being considered “bad hair” — a history that is still very much the here and now in certain mindsets. Nonetheless, more and more of us are realizing the truth, which is that our hair is nothing short of beautiful. In celebration of our kinks and its versatility, here are twenty Instagram photos of 4C natural hair:

1. MsTanish1

Though MsTanish1 has not been uploading as much on YouTube, she is very active on Instagram.

2. Jessica Pettway

Jessica demonstrates some of the most gorgeous natural hairstyles online, especially for medium-length 4C tresses.

3. Yomilewa

Yomilewa is one of the queens of crochet braids, but her natural hair gets love too on her page.

4. 4chairchick

If the name 4chairchick doesn’t say it all, check out these gorgeous pictures.

5. Veepeejay

Veepeejay, another 4c natural who dons some serious styles, shares simplicity in these photos.

6. Lizlizlive

Though Lizlizlive is known for her makeup, wigs, and sew-ins, she has been showing more of her natural hair lately since big chopping two years ago.

7. Kriss of NaturalMe4C

Kriss is popular on YouTube, but also graces us with her texture on Instagram.

8. DiscoveringNatural

DiscoveringNatural shares a tons of good information on hair care, including of how to care for 4c strands.

9. LiveNaturallyLive

Liv of LiveNaturallyLive says she “falls in love with her hair everyday”!

10. Westafricanbaby

Finally, there are the beautiful tresses of Westafricanbaby, who was featured as a BGLH Natural Hair Style Icon last year.

What do you love most about your 4c natural hair?