A thick dollop of transparent hair gel rests on the back of a brown hand. A comb with three missing teeth and a metal tail teeters on the edge of a glass table, a family heirloom. The hands ...

For as long as we can remember, actress and R&B singer Brandy has been a source of hair inspiration, especially for protective style devotees. On the cover of her eponymous debut album, Brandy, the ...