Protective style season will be here before we know it, and there's no look in the spring and summer months that's more fitting for the season than box braids. Convenient and easy to maintain, box ...

Braids are a protective style that have culturally lasted the test of time. They not only allow Black women to connect more ...

Kara Jillian Brown is the beauty editor of InStyle. She began her career at Well+Good, where she spent five years evolving from editorial intern to news writer to beauty writer. She earned a ...

Chances are you know rapper Coi Leray for two reasons: her hit song TWINNEM that seemed inescapable on your FYPs and Instagram and her braids. If the latter isn’t ringing a bell, you may be sorely ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. 2. Oil your scalp. To help keep your scalp moisturized and soothed while you've got these braids in, ...

When Rihanna cut her hair into her infamous Good Girl Gone Bad tapered cut, we wanted the same crop. In 2016, she appeared on the set of Ocean’s 8 rocking chunky faux locs. We decided on the same ...

Chlöe Bailey’s hairstylist deserves all the praise for this award-winning look. On Jan. 19, the 25-year-old singer took to Instagram donning long goddess box braids infused with streaks of blonde and ...