Blue Ivy's Natural Hair Journey

Grammy winning Blue Ivy surprised fans by killing it onstage with her mama for the Renaissance tour in May 2023! The mini superstar rocked some goddess box braids, perfect for being on the road and protecting her natural hair.

Blue Ivy Carter was born on January 7, 2012. She has the classic baby hair swoops in her first hours in the world. Only a couple years later her natural, beautiful, coiled hair would be made fun of by celebrities and people on the internet.

Blue was only about two years old when Beyoncé was criticized for not “styling” her daughter’s hair, instead letting it grow and move freely on her head. Even putting a bow on the side of her head couldn’t keep people from calling her “ugly”.

In 2014, Blue was out with her parents in the common Black girl hairstyle, two puffs brushed up by some hair gel.

The CFDA Awards were blessed with Blue Ivy’s presence with her hair pulled back in a simple bun and a giant white bow! How cute!

In 2016, Beyoncé brought her mini-me along to the MTV Music Awards! This award show was one of the first times we saw her with some extensions, in order to create her two french braids. The princess also had a little tiara on her head!

Blue pulled up to the 59th Grammys ready to slay! Her long braid with a black bow was the perfect kiddie hairstyle!

Why do we love this. Because if you are a black girl, you’re so familiar with the two pigtails with bows, right? Beyoncé had her baby looking just like us when we were five years old!

What’s better than two pigtails? Three! Blue knew she was the star in her shades, chips, and blue purse at the NBA All-Star game!

The superstar in the making upgraded her bun from 2016 to a top knot! Okay, girlie! This night became a meme after Blue shushed her parents at the Grammys. We all know she’s the boss!

Look at that cute little blazer! CEO in training, huh? Blue dawned two braided buns, with a few individual braids in the back for The Lion King premiere. She even got some bling-bling around the buns!

It has become a tradition to see Blue on the sidelines for the Super Bowl! In 2020 she showed off some straight-back cornrows with curly ends and swooped edges!

We want to book Blue’s hair braider because these are so cute! Blue was seen at a Lakers game in 2020 with some knotless black braids, the perfect protective hairstyle!

Look at all that hair! We all know Black mamas don’t let you get that hair straightened except for special events! Well, the Ivy Park photoshoot in 2021 was a special day for Blue!

Blue was nearly unrecognizable in 2022 at the NBA Finals. Although we loved seeing her curly locks, it was proof that some people only loved seeing her hair like this because of the looser curl pattern and length of her hair, as opposed to the tight coils we saw her rocking in her early years. Textbook texturism, folks!

One of the most recent times we saw Blue was at the 2023 Super Bowl! She was modeling some knotless braids again with curly ends! Miss Blue is growing up and we love to see her and her parents embracing her natural hair whether it be in braids, puffs, or a lovely tight-textured afro! You did a great job, Mama Bey!