Cynthia Erivo had one request when it came to Elphaba's hair. Erivo, 37, opened up about the micro braids she donned while ...

British actress Cynthia Erivo was incredibly intentional when she transformed the look of Elphaba, the character she plays in ...

The Harriet star is only the second Black woman to portray the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz universe, ...

Cynthia Erivo had one request when it came to Elphaba’s hair. Erivo, 37, opened up about the micro braids she donned while playing Elphaba in Wicked, while chatting with Variety on Tuesday ...

Cynthia asked the director, Jon M. Chu, if they could “reimagine” Elphaba’s traditionally long, wavy hair as micro braids in ...

Micro braids are tiny, delicate, take hours to do and are often too tight for comfort tightly woven into hair but it’s a look that remains popular among women. Here are tips that will come in ...

“I asked if we could reimagine that hair as micro braids because I knew you’d still have the movement, and you could still have the length, but there was a texture that was slightly different ...

As this is a style that can last up to eight weeks, in order to prevent tangles, opt for human hair if you can. And remember, while micro braids aren’t inherently bad for your hair, people with ...

Despite most iterations featuring long, black, wavy hair, she chose a look that better aligns with her identity. Erivo chose to pay homage to Black women by selecting micro braids for Elphaba.