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Protective hairstyles — hairstyles that protect the shaft and ends of the hair — are a big part of the natural hair community. Among wigs, weaves, dreadlocs, twists, and braids, box braids (braids ...

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If you haven’t heard, bobs are all the rage this spring—and for protective style devotees, the braided bob is the next move. Perfect timing, if you think about it, as vacation season is around the ...

Braids are the universal tools of the hair world that can handle every occasion, from the classic French braid you wear grocery shopping to the dressy Dutch braid chignon you don at the cocktail party ...

“Knotless braids are braids that women typically wear that look visibly flatter because they don’t have what we consider a knot at the top,” shares Mack. How do knotless braids differ from box braids?