No Owambe (party) is complete without the unique Yoruba headgear popularly called Gele in Nigeria. We can all agree that most ladies struggle to get it right.

In this post, we will be showing you a simple step by step method of achieving this feat in addition to practical video tutorials that’ll be of help to you. In case you don’t know, gele tying has already become an art and many people have turned it into a business and are making cool money from it.

You can also be a part of these entrepreneurs in the beauty industry or at least, save yourself the time and money spent on getting people to tie gele for you.

Some time ago, Nigerian ladies abandoned using the headpiece because of the complication involved in the often long process of tying it but this field of creative art is back and better with many appealing styles.

The history of wearing gele in Nigeria has been traced to the Yoruba women who have been wearing it for as long as the oldest of their women can remember.

As a result of long time use, they created some special methods of how to tie gele which we are about to share. So grab a seat and your gele as you watch yourself become a pro using these easy method of achieving your desired glam look.

Note: Before you begin your casual or bridal gele, ensure that your hair is all packed in place. So if you have very long hair, put it up and fix it in a ponytail or a knot.

You need a smooth foundation for the perfect gele. Once you put your hair up, also brush it well, concentrating mostly on the area of your forehead in order to put all flying hairs in check.

Remember that the beauty of your gele lies in the smooth, clean look you are expected to have at the end of the process so we don’t want to have any stray hairs leaving their positions on your head and sticking out to the front thereby spoiling your effort.

In order to take care of this, you can use any hair slides to set your hair in place or put on a cover, preferably, a wig cap.

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However, you can easily skip this step if you have very short or totally straight hair. But if you have a lot of hair or very smooth or silky hair, you are to use some additional headcover.

Aside from a wig cap, using transparent African fabric also works very well, so you can create a much better foundation for your future African gele.

This method helps it not to slide off your head. It also keeps your curly, fluffy hair down and tight perfectly on your head.

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