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 ...

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 ...

When everything else in the world fails you—the weather, your job, the flavor of your morning coffee—there is one reliable constant that'll always pull through: box braids. This timeless, flexible ...

It’s time to get real. You have time to slip out of the office and squeeze in a whistle-stop workout. But re-doing your hair? Forget it (or expect to be whisked into a meeting with your line manager ...