So, you have made the decision to get braids! Hoorah. What an excellent choice. I love having braids and miss them with my entire heart whenever I'm without the style. Honestly, getting braids ...

Sitting at the kitchen table getting your hair braided is a tradition that doesn’t end when you grow up. But, the pain associated with it finally can. “[We] do any and everything we can to eliminate ...

Autumn’s reign is nigh. In other words, for many, it’s time to trade in protective styles for silk presses and billowy blowouts. But, if you fall into the underrepresented camp of year-long braid ...

A mother is receiving positive feedback from social media after explaining why she chose to get box braids in her hair. Box braids are a protective hairstyle where sections of hair are divided into ...

Nothing impresses like an intricate braid. That’s why celebrity hairstylist and YouTube star Monae Everett crafted Stunning Braids, an easy-to-follow step-by-step book that gives instructions on how ...

As I looked in the mirror from my salon chair on a recent February afternoon, peeking through the two-strand twists caressing my forehead, I didn’t recognize the woman glancing back at me. I had just ...

While box braids are in no way a new trend — women of colour have been wearing them for a long time — there's been something of a revival lately. Everyone from the Knowles sisters to Zoë Kravitz and ...

However, with natural wear-and-tear, and other lifestyle factors (like exercise and beach days), your plaits are bound to look more lived-in than that first day. While this can look cool as well, ...

The looks combines the structure of braids with romantic, free-flowing curls.