Doobie We can point to a single moment in pop culture when the term "doobie" (in reference to hair) hit the mainstream lexicon: Rihanna's appearance at the 2013 American Music Awards. The nighttime style is typically strictly worn in the privacy of your own home and involves brushing your hair around your head and wrapping it with a scarf to keep it straight. But the island pop princess wore hers loud and proud -- and man, did people freak out.
"As a child living in Puerto Rico, my mother and her three sisters put their hair in doobies every night," says The Messy Vanity blogger Kat. "They all had long, curly or frizzy hair, and the doobie was the healthiest way to get a straight look without burning it with a hot comb or using an iron (like, an actual clothing iron)."
"As I grew older and started doing my own hair, my mom taught me the dos and don'ts of doobies: Do make sure your hair is completely detangled; don't do the doobie when your hair is soaking wet."
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