Okay, I've just been reading all the
pigtails write ups and I was
inspired to node this.
Afro puffs are very much like pigtails except that those who
sport them have very,
very curly hair. With regular pigtails, the hair is collected in a couple of
ponytail holders/
hair ties/
scrunchies/
whatever and hangs down from either side of the wearer's head. At best, pigtails have some
bounce to them (the
corkscrew kind are especially cool). At worst, they hang
limply and sadly like clusters of depressed
wet noodles. Afro puffs, on the other hand, do not hang at all. The hair of an afro puffer is so curly that it defies
gravity, poofing out in all directions. A person with such
poofy hair can
go through the motions of creating some pigtails, but the resulting
hairdo more resembles a couple of
pom poms sitting atop the head rather than little piggies' rear
appendages.
There are varying
degrees of afro
puffiness spanning from short, cute, compact little
well-kempt puffs to all out
tangled and
massy biohazards. I think they look best when they are about three to four inches in
diameter and are evenly roundish and neat but not flawlessly
spheric orbs of
hair.
This
hair style is especially cute on
little kids.