Box braids are a classic protective style that can be worn in endless ways, from sleek ponytails to romantic half-up looks.

If you're looking for a protective style to give your natural hair a break, box braids are a great solution. With so much versatility, it's easy to see they are a go-to, timeless style. "You can style ...

There are protective styles, and then there's the protective style: box braids. The two are basically synonymous at this point, as box braids are not only protective but also incredibly convenient and ...

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 ...

Box braids are far from new (who could forget Janet Jackson's iconic Poetic Justice look in the '90s?), but within the past year or so they've been popping up more frequently on celebrities such as ...

Long, short, hot pink, or natural, box braids are a classic that just won't quit. Regarding the style's recently renewed popularity, Annagjid "Kee" Taylor points to the flow of cultural shifts. "The ...

Box braids is the classic style that's a must-have all-year-round — but particularly, during the summer. That's why, every year around this time our Instagram feeds begin to fill with countless celebs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Box braids are currently a trendy protective hairstyle for Black women. If you've tried out this hairstyle before and wondered, ...

When everything else in the world fails you—the weather, your job, the flavor of your morning coffee—there is one reliable constant that'll always pull through: box braids. This timeless, flexible ...

Every few months or so, I can always count on a new hair or beauty trend to take over my Instagram feed for an indefinite period of time. At one point it was faux locs, then crochet braids, and now I ...

Before Jennifer Aniston made that bouncy layered haircut called the ‘Rachel’ popular on the show ‘Friends,’ Black women were buzzing about a hair trend Janet Jackson set in 1993 when she rocked her ...