When it comes to protective styles — hairstyles that guard roots and ends from manipulation and environmental elements — box braids are some of the most popular. You can wear them long, short, in a ...

Long, short, hot pink, or natural, box braids are a classic that just won't quit. Regarding the style's recently renewed popularity, Annagjid "Kee" Taylor points to the flow of cultural shifts. "The ...

Black women are well aware of the significance of braids. A versatile protective style, braiding has been a cultural staple for centuries, serving not only as a means of styling, but also as an avenue ...

Box braids are one of my favorite styles when giving my natural, 4C hair a break from constant manipulation and heat. Box braid hairstyles are literally how they sound—a braided hairstyle with ...

For women with afro hair, box braids are the ultimate low-maintenance look, requiring no combs, no brushes and no heat-styling tools. Even better, thanks to lack of day-to-day manipulation, braids are ...

Read this before your next braid styling session. Protective hairstyles have become a go-to look for many women of color that would like to give their natural strands a break — especially during the ...

Box braids are one of the most convenient protective styles out there and come in handy when you want to leave your natural hair alone for a few weeks. From jumbo box braids to small box braids, ...