Kelis has naturally curly hair that she encourages to go wild. Anyone with African American or natural curls with a super tight ringlet pattern could recreate the style that Kellis is wearing above with a traditional straw set using drinking straws.

Step 1:  Shampoo and condition your hair with your normal products designed for your current hair type, texture and condition.

Step 2:  Apply tennis ball size of mousse, gel or setting lotion.

Step 3:  Start with a complete pack of plastic drinking straws (you can buy at the grocery store). Cut the straws to match the current length of your hair.  The straw should extend approximately 1-2 inches below the ends of your strands.

Step 4:  Separate hair into 1/4 to 1" sections.  (The smaller the section, the tighter the curl)

Step 5: Using end papers (available from any beauty supply location), fold paper over the ends of the hair before rolling with straws

Step 6:  Carefully wrap individual sections of hair around the straw lengthwise to form natural spirals.  Start at the ends of your hair and roll towards the scalp.

Step 7:  Use bobby pins to anchor the new curl.  Pin inside the base of the straw, lengthwise next to the scalp. For a tighter anchor, pin at the top and the bottom of the straw.

Step 8:  Dry hair under hood dryer until 100% dry.

Step 9:  Let hair completely cool before unwrapping the straws.

Step 10:  Release curls by carefully unwinding the straw rollers from the hair.  Go slow and unwind one rollers at a time.

Step 11:  Apply a shine serum and carefully arrange new curls with fingers.

The Kelis look can also be recreated using a rod or spiral set, or possibly through a combination of braiding and/or twisting. 

If you have naturally curly hair you can also try washing your hair with your regular shampoo and then applying moisturize. Towel blot and then shake your head front and back and side to side to let your natural curls take shape.