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Mar 01

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Halo Braids for Black Hair: 12 Stunning Styles and How to Do Them

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IG @amazingnaturalhair #crownbraid 12 Simply Beautiful Halo Braids / Crown Braids Pics and 8 How-To Videos By Jacqueline Samaroo Halo braids are a crowning glory for all types of hair AND they are totally DIY-able! Be inspired by 15 simply gorgeous halo braid pics then try your own with these eight how-to videos! Click here to jump to the videos!…

Dec 19

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Natural Hair Styles: 12 Easy Ways to Get Relief from Too-Tight Braids

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Photo by Tahiti Spears on Unsplash Natural Hair Styles: 12 Easy Ways to Get Relief from Too-Tight Braids By Jacqueline Samaroo There are quite a few upsides to wearing braids. They are super convenient, sleek, stylish, and can help to protect your natural hair when it needs it most. Too-tight braids, however, can turn this go-to natural hair style into…

May 04

How to Wash Protective Braid Styles This Summer

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Discovering Natural Hi Naturals, With the weather being so hot and people taking vacations and needing their hair to not turn from a defined twistout to an Afro in the humid weather, doing styles like crochet twists and braids is an excellent alternative! However, many people feel like they cannot wash their hair while in these styles. I feel that…

Sep 21

Why I Started Rocking Box Braids in the Boardroom

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By Chantal Kai-Lewis Last week, Malia Obama was spotted out and about in NYC sporting box braids. That "event" made it to a Harper's Bazaar headline. The blog and media flurry surrounding Malia's departure from her straight hairstyles brought me back to a conversation I had several summers ago on a balmy late-July day in the bustling café of my…

Dec 18

Summer Just Got Hotter With These 7 Braid Styles!

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IG @marihsantosss By Brenda Alexander I’ve always loved braids because they were easy and convenient. But, I would get bored after a few weeks of having them because they were one dimensional. I started working as a teenager and in some places of employment, they were even considered unprofessional. And now that I look back, regardless of how insensitive that…