We're calling it—2024 is the year of French curl braids. The look, which is a box braid done with silky, pre-curled braiding hair, started gaining steam last year and fully took off in the spring.

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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 ...

Box braids are one of my favorite styles when giving my natural, 4C hair a break from constant manipulation and heat. Box braid hairstyles are literally how they sound—a braided hairstyle with ...

Bohemian or boho braids are the style seen as the loose and wavy curls in box braids. There are synthetic, human hair blend and 100 percent human hair boho braids. A curl activator or fabric softener ...

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 ...