The TODAY show got roasted yesterday when they introduced a 60-minute style segment that included a diverse group of women on a panel.
The stylist who is beauty expert Deepica Mutyala was demonstrating ‘trendy styles’ that any woman would be able to do quickly during the Summer under a variety of circumstances.
If you watch the entire segment the stylist was not that great, to be honest, but when she got to the black woman, the style she created was horrendous.
Watch the segment for yourself:
Of all the styles the black lady was definitely “made under” the worse and even though the styles were not meant to be perfect, there is a certain finesse that comes with making a “messy look” work.
If we were to be even a little bit sympathetic maybe she was nervous about meeting the 60-second limit or maybe it was just hard working without a mirror but who am I kidding, she is a professional on live TV!
If I were to make any sort of suggestion to the stylist it would be to have had some bobby pins* on the side for flyaways.
Leave the twists in the front that the model had which were perfectly fine and gently pull them without pulling them apart so that it looks like you did something.
For the ponytail, it doesn’t matter if it was high or low, ponytails are always on trend so do a low ponytail again leaving the texture she already had in place. That is literally a 40-second style, you could have added a few accessories to make it cute and you are done.
The trouble is, it was clear the stylist was not used to working with afro textured hair and when she tried to get it to behave as we do every day it rebelled. I feel bad for the poor model but this will all blow over soon! Not today though! (Pun intended)
Bobbi Pickens says
They did her so wrong
Michelle Renee says
How does your before look better than the after
Jacquin Kanona White says
????????????????????????
Chandra Sparks-Cunningham says
My exact thoughts! Lmao
ReNata Yancey says
Could have just left her be…that’s ridiculous..
Don’t let your first encounter with black hair be on national tv smh
Admira Banner says
Even the model wasn’t happy but had to smile through it and be professional
Kenya Greene says
Sad
Tonya George says
And the news chick had the nerve to say “cute”, I bout fell over laughing!!!
Tina Waters says
She actually said “super cute”! I’m like, no this lady didn’t just say that :/
Tonya George says
Tina Waters YES, she did ????
Rosalyn Guest says
She was trying to smooth things over lol
Sophronia Sang says
Oh the tragedy! So embarrassed for the stylist. I’m guessing she’s a YouTube stylist. Lol.
Shunda Jackson says
Try again
Lo To says
Horrible…
Keonesha Hamilton says
The way she pulled that ladies natural hair made me want to kick her. Her hair look beautiful as is. She knew that was a mess when she walked off. Live or not I would have told her…don’t pull my hair like that
Jones TeeandMe says
They need to give her a redo with a PROFESSIONAL THAT LNOWS NATURAL HAIR!!!!
Elayne Bowman says
The before was way better..
Abby Guerra says
See these eyes? Roll ’em.
Keisha Evans says
Smh craziness
Winter Love North says
#BLACKHAIRMATTERSLOL
Nakita Moore says
This is why we don’t have any and everybody’s hands in our hair
Tamaira Lewis says
Ctfu straight ruined her s**t
Serina Senior says
All the hairstyles look whack, where’d they dig her up from???
Bri Al-Amin says
That’s what I said. Even when she did her own slick back style that s**t was ugly. And all the styles were styles you learn back in elementary.
Christina Mari Vieira says
Shannon Canzius come see this tragedy
Natasha Trice says
She needs to have several seats and never touch another person hair again in LIFE. ..just terrible
Natasha Ricks says
Wow the way she was tugging her hair omg
Valerie Vallion says
It seems as if the supposedly stylist wanted to be prettier than this beautiful lady.
Her hair was already styled for the summer heat.
Shannon Canzius says
This is one hot ass mess Christina Mari Vieira is she fuh real…..
Mahkedar Beverley Scott says
How rude is this!? Melisa Kessie-Carter Monique S Burrows
Melisa Kessie-Carter says
The fact that she allowed it to happen and she’s there laughing ????
Mahkedar Beverley Scott says
She’s just trying to assimilate lol
Monique S Burrows says
RUDE.
Kim Estwick says
Funniest mess I’ve seen in a while⏪⏪⏪. Rewind and try again!!
Pam E Pam says
I never would have let that fool near my hair
Pam E Pam says
Has anyone else noticed that Today does not have this post on their page?
Alana Douglas-Glasgow says
I was like no no no
Erin Gray says
Well, she didn’t lie her styles did look effortless! #iwokeuplikethisbawhahaha!
Charmaine C. Young-Butler says
Those are styles a one year old could pull together better than she did. Just a mess a sloppy mess. Every model held in the laughs very professional but I need her to reconsider her talents.
Camisha Peters says
That was a disgrace, all hair type are different n can’t b in the same style
Bonita says
Yes I agree 100% that the after look was a mess. The stylist had no idea how to style natural hair. The models original look was perfectly fine.
BlueCornMoon says
A reall horror show ! Should’ve left it alone. Even the white & Asian girls’ styles were a hot mess as was her own ! Catastrophic FAIL ????????????