For anyone looking to live out their cottagecore dreams this year, a rope braid will give you a soft, delicate, and ethereal look. Similar to the fishtail braid, it only uses two strands rather than ...

When it comes to convenient, low-maintenance hairstyles, we love a good braid, especially those that look like works of art but really require a lot less effort to do — like bubble braids, for example ...

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 ...

There’s a reason stitch braids have been on trend for, like, ever—they’re a guaranteed cute look that really lasts and doesn’t take hours and hours to get right (hi, looking at you, box braids). In ...

For 22-year-old Kyra Miles from Greenville, North Carolina, learning to style her own hair during lockdown. “I really wanted braids, but my local store was closed,” she told Refinery29. “I gave myself ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may seem ...