Omenaa Boakye is a fashion and beauty writer and editor from the UK. Her byline has appeared in The London Times, Stylist, Brides, and BET, amongst others. If you're looking for a protective style to ...

Protective hairstyles are a great way to keep natural hair healthy and provide you with so many options to change up your look. Box braids are a classic go-to — there are endless ways to style them.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In her new video series, Lay Your Edges, Sade Adeyina will show you quick and easy ways to style and maintain your hair, and this ...

Hairstylist and creator Susy Oludele has been known to bless the scalps of celebs like Solange, Zoë Kravitz, and Chris Rock with her intricate braid designs. In this first episode of Next Level Looks, ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Considering box braids are one of the most classic—and, IMHO, one of the prettiest—braided hairstyles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Box braids are currently a trendy protective hairstyle for Black women. If you've tried out this hairstyle before and wondered, ...

Before Jennifer Aniston made that bouncy layered haircut called the ‘Rachel’ popular on the show ‘Friends,’ Black women were buzzing about a hair trend Janet Jackson set in 1993 when she rocked her ...

For anyone looking to live out their cottagecore dreams this year, a rope braid will give you a soft, delicate, and ethereal look. Similar to the fishtail braid, it only uses two strands rather than ...

The act of protecting our natural hair in the form of box braids has been a mainstay in the Black hair community. Waist-length ‘Poetic Justice’ braids or a Maxine Shaw-inspired braided bob are a go-to ...