Curlfest is the leading natural hair festival in the world. The annual event draws women of color by the thousands to New York City to celebrate their natural beauty and do it in a BIG way.

The all day event is hosted on the greens in Park Slope, Brooklyn and sponsored by Fortune 500 companies through the Curly Girl Collective, the founding organization. The event includes art, food, music, panel discussions, and this year- body painting.

Curlfest has become more than a celebration, the women at this event set the trend for natural hair and beauty styles for the year. At Curlfest 2018 the classic Afro dominated, women either dyed their halos super shocking colors or decorated their natural crowns with floral embellishments.

The beauty trends this year included deep color for the lips and eyes; and soft, natural shapes for the brow with full, thick eyelashes.

Take a look at all the hair & beauty trends from this year’s CurlFest 2018.