Protective hair styling is a black girl’s best friend during summer. The extreme heat can be a hassle and to deal with and humidity doesn’t make it any better. While there are a handful of protective ...

I had been studying YouTube videos for weeks, hoping to find tutorial fit or braiding beginners like myself. I found the perfect DIY jumbo braids technique using rubber bands. On my first few attempts ...

If you're a frequent wearer of braids and other protective styles, then there's a good chance you've already joined the ever-growing knotless box braids fan club — but if you haven't, there are a few ...

Box braids are one of the most popular styles for Summer vacation thanks to stars like Beyoncé and movies like Poetic Justice. This style uses synthetic, straight hair to create long plaits The term ...

Read this before your next braid styling session. Protective hairstyles have become a go-to look for many women of color that would like to give their natural strands a break — especially during the ...

After not having braids for some years (mostly because salons were closed during those strange pandemic years), I wanted in — but the question was who would I trust to braid me beautiful? I quite ...