Dating back 5000 years, braids have long played a significant role in the expression of Black women. The origin of hair-braiding can be traced back to 3500 BC, where the Himba people of Namibia ...

Grab your teasing combs and your dry shampoo — Braid 101 is in session. There are so many different plaits out there, and we admit we can only do half of them. Browsing our Instagram feeds, we often ...

Braids are a trendy way to cover up unruly or unwashed tresses. They look stylish and also help manage hair better when you don't want to leave them open. There are several kinds of braids you can try ...

If you have thinning hair, you might feel resigned to wearing your hair down forever and ever. That’s definitely not the case. You can wear many different updos and hairstyles for thinning hair.

A few years ago, I thought bridal braids were a hot trend. Oh, how wrong I was. Rather than a trend, they're a timeless hairstyle that continues to make an appearance, and more beautiful than ever.

Leave it to braid guru Sarah Potempa to find a way to make five-strand braiding seem like something doable by real humans and not a style that should only be attempted by an ambidextrous octopus. The ...

Begin by separating the hair into five strands. Drop the strand in your right hand, and cross the one in your left hand under the next strand on the left. Then drop that right strand, and cross the ...

Getting your kids dressed, fed and out the door in the morning is no easy task. And if you also have to manage a little one's mane, it can be downright stressful. Luckily, braids are a great option ...

Oh, braids. For a while there, we were kinda over you (especially the milkmaid sort), but you refused to really go away—and now look, the whole world has gone braid-crazy again this spring. Here are ...