Braids are a protective style that have culturally lasted the test of time. They not only allow Black women to connect more deeply with their heritage, but they’re also a fun and dynamic way to ...

Kara Jillian Brown is the senior beauty editor of InStyle. She began her career at Well+Good, where she spent five years evolving from editorial intern to news writer to beauty writer. She earned a ...

Braids can be styled in so many different ways. Braids are such a fun protective style because they offer versatility in all their different forms. "You have endless options when it comes to choosing ...

From Boho and BoraBora, to Goddess, the world of knotless braids has truly taken off in a thousand different directions. At times, it can feel hard to keep up. It seems like every day on TikTok, a new ...

After not having braids for some years (mostly because salons were closed during those strange pandemic years), I wanted in — but the question was who would I trust to braid me beautiful? I quite ...

Feed-in braids have a long history and are now one of the most popular protective styles around. But what are feed-in braids? Essentially, it's a style where your braider "feeds in" synthetic braiding ...