By Maria Diamond
Date: 20 June 2026 4:00am WAT
More often than not, a typical black woman wears hair extensions, natural or synthetic, on almost a daily basis, and for some, every now and then. Based on the fact that hair extensions have become a way of life and a style that defines the black woman's magical look, it is imperative for her to always consider the weather season before styling her hair. Your hairstyles for each season are a huge part of your identity. Show me your hairstyle in the rainy season, and I will tell you who you are – an organized woman or the anything-goes kind, to say the least.
The saying and notion that a woman's hair is her crowning glory and beauty may not be as completely correct in this dispensation as rephrasing it to: 'a woman's hairstyle is her crowning glory and beauty.' Now, that is absolutely correct.
The Organized Woman for All Seasons
Of course, you have the hair, but what you make of it is the crowning glory that unleashes your inner facial beauty. More importantly, knowing what to make of your hair for all seasons – whether it's the rainy season, dry season, or even the hot season – is crucial. For instance: The weather is intensely hot, and you wear a bulky hairstyle, all dropped down covering your face and neck; you're definitely begging for self-discomfort and skin irritation. Or during the dry season, you wear a frizzy-prone hairstyle, which is definitely a call for a dry and dull look. While the implication for wearing certain hairstyles that melt down with drops of rain is as good as a meltdown day. Thus, this rainy season, what hairstyle is appropriate?
A Woman's Go-to Hairstyle in the Rainy Season
Dutch/French Braids
No woman of any color, facial structure, or hairline can ever go wrong with Dutch braids. This classic inverted couple strands hair weave style sits up neatly on the head and, with a durable water resistance edge control to put all loose ends in place, even a broken hairline does not stand a chance. Dutch braids, in all their partitions, bring the totality of your face to a pop-up perfection while staying intact and even more beautiful with drops of water.
Cornrows/Stitch Braids
This versatile hairstyle, tightly braided in a stitch row, is the trending black girl magic and a perfect water resistance braid that stays in place while it rains cats and dogs.
Pixie Curls
This springy hairstyle, in all its forms, thrives in water and is particularly perfect for women who want to wear the hair extension wig long or short. The lightweight curls bounce in water and retain their shine and curls when dried.
Ponytail
Every woman loves ponytail hairstyles, especially in this era of edge control hairline structuring. The result is usually a sleek knot. However, for the rainy season, it is best to use pixie curls hair extension to wrap up the tail in one wholesome neat knot.
