But as a 4B woman—one who’s long relied on box braids as a protective style—I’ll admit I’ve neglected my natural hair.

Miracle knot braids are becoming one of the most sought-after protective styles right now — and for good reason. Could miracle knot braids be the most comfortable protective style yet?

Black folks —and women in particular — are familiar with the exhausting process of getting our hair braided, or worse, receiving a “Hey girl” text from our stylists, meaning our hair’s not getting ...

While braids are a popular, universal protective style that has myriad merits and dates back across cultures for thousands of years, getting them is a costly and lengthy process that still takes hours ...

Deemed the "Halo Braid," the braiding tool helps stylists by reducing the time needed to complete the popular style. The invention of a hair-braiding robot has won a startup competition at Harvard ...

While you can easily achieve a French braid on fresh, clean hair, or few-days-old hair, it can be helpful to start your prep when you wash and dry. Russell says that creating the right texture is ...

A few weeks ago, Randy Espinal, a financial services worker from Central Islip, decided to make a major hair change at K&D African Hair Braiding in Bay Shore. Sporting a conventional haircut he says, ...

Sitting in the salon chair as the hairstylist tugs, pulls and combs through your hair to create the perfect parting, you keep telling yourself that ‘pain is beauty’. If you’ve ever felt like the ...

RANDALLSTOWN, Md. — Whether it’s crochet, braids or a silk press, Jawana Lovelace makes sure every client leaves her chair feeling confident and cared for. But she's temporarily switching up her ...

As I got blonde crochet braids installed for the first time a couple of years back, I remember my hair anxiety was through the roof – would I even suit having blonde hair? After all, nobody wants to ...