Comment Taraji P. Henson Frees Her Natural Hair In Jawdroppingly Gorgeous Photoshoot

[sheshe2]

Taraji "Slay" Henson serves fierceness every time she's in front of a camera but a recent photoshoot shows a side of her we've never seen before.

Free of any wig, weave or extension, the "Empire" star flawlessly rocks her natural hair in cornrows in a photo shoot for CR Fashion Book. As Henson explains in the magazine, that wasn't the original look she had planned. However, while changing, her slick scarf slipped off and exposed the neat braids she had underneath, and photographer Bruce Weber asked her to keep it that way.




"He says, 'We'll shoot your hair just like that, it's beautiful,'" Taraji told CR Fashion Book. "And part of me was like, No, no, no, NO! This is the hair no one is supposed to see. This is like behind-closed doors hair. I feel naked."

She decided to trust Weber's vision and the results are impeccable. Even Taraji was impressed.

Empire.






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The images and video are breathtaking.

[elehhhhna]

1. She's so badass. Sincere question tho -

Is this a still a big deal? A woc wearing her natural freaking hair? Are black women STILL supposed to have smoothe hair? I thought we were over that shit.

[Chitown Kev]

2. The hair itself is not a big deal. What is a big deal, though

is that a photographer of Bruce Weber's stature wanted to capture it.

[elehhhhna]

7. Ok thanks.

[sheshe2]

11. Yup~

I like the quote in this pic, 'Her fire is anything but a slow burn.'

[gwheezie]

3. Loved her in person of interest

But cookie is classic, one fabulous character and she plays it over the top

[Number23]

4. What the...??! She wears a WEAVE on Empire??!

Damn, my weave-dar is getting rusty as hell. Every single time I've seen her all I could think is "God, Cookie's hair looks so freaking HEALTHY!!"

I feel as though I have truly let myself down. The fact that I didn't know that was a weave has rocked me to my very core.

That Youtube video is ALL kinds of gorgeous.

[sheshe2]

8. OMG! That video was gorgeous.

After you all talked about Empire, I tried to see if netflix carried it, sadly only Hulu.

Ha! Glad you enjoyed, 23.

[Number23]

9. I highly recommend if for only three reasons:1-Cookie; 2-the relationship between Cookie and Lucious

and 3-Cookie.

Oh, and Jamal their middle child is the most gorgeous, loveable thing on television right now. And he has the sweetest voice.

[sheshe2]

10. Then to hell with netflix,

I will switch to Hulu.

That was one hell of a photo shoot. She is beautiful.

[BainsBane]

5. Who is the guy with the tattoos?

I read she was single. They must be a new couple.

[gregcrawford]

6. LOVE that woman!

She was great in "Smokin' Aces;" a little pixie with that big-ass .50 caliber cannon!

[kwassa]

12. The piano player in the video is Colbert's new band leader.

Jon Batiste.

[sheshe2]

13. OMG, he was awesome!

kwassa, I don't watch TV. I need to catch the vids. So talented.