For the 2023 BET Awards, Latto needed memorable hair and a memorable win. It’s no shock that the rapper achieved each, and her hairstylist, Ashanti Lation, completely informed Us Weekly how she made it occur.
“We knew we needed to have an enormous hair second, one thing with plenty of quantity for the crimson carpet,” Lation defined to Us after the Sunday, June 25, awards present — which noticed Latto, 24, take the award for Finest Feminine Hip-Hop Artist and Finest Collaboration for Large Vitality, that includes Mariah Carey.
“I’m not going to cry this yr,” Latto mentioned in her acceptance speech. “However shout out to God. Shout out to all the opposite girls within the class and the ladies who paved the way in which for this to even be attainable. This class goes loopy this yr.”
Forward of her victories, Latto graced the occasion’s pink carpet in a horny sheer robe by Mônot that featured a daring thigh-high slit. The “For the Night time” artist teamed the garment with layered necklaces, strappy black sandal heels and voluminous locks.
Her signature blonde strands have been parted to the facet, styled in bouncy waves. To do that, Lation used the Dyson Airwrap Multi-Styler with the 1.2-inch attachment. “I needed a glance that matched her ‘Large Latto’ persona, that introduced massive vitality to the stage and represented her massive nomination that became an enormous win,” she mentioned.
Earlier than utilizing the device, which is at present trending on TikTok, Lation washed Latto’s pure hair and extensions with SheaMoisture’s Aloe Butter Scalp Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner, which left her strands “tremendous tender and manageable.”
Subsequent, Lation added within the extensions “to create further quantity.” Afterward, she went to work with the Dyson Airwrap, which she mentioned put “minimal warmth” on Latto’s mane.
As soon as she created the curls, the wonder guru used the SheaMoisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Hydrating Wrap & Set Mousse to form Latto’s stresses. Lation accomplished the look utilizing the SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Edge Gel to “lay and safe Latto’s uncovered edges.”
The model held up as she belted out her hit “Put It On Da Flooring” whereas on stage.
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The Sunday soirée came about on the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles and included different performances by Quavo, Offset, Ice Spice, Glorilla, Lil Uzi Vert and Patti LaBelle. Busta Rhymes was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
