Let’s face it, protective styles aren’t always the easiest to maintain. They can be super time consuming or extremely expensive; weaves and wigs can cost in the triple digits while box braids can take ...

It may sound strange to put henna (otherwise known as a green powder that smells like freshly cut grass) on your hair for several minutes, let alone a few hours, but there’s a method to this madness.

All of a sudden, you’ve got lots of time on your hands. There are no parties to attend, non-essential errands to run or Hinge dates to decide between. You’ve also cleaned the house, finished a book, ...

It is such a versatile look that can be worn to almost anywhere from work to school to church to dinner to movie dates and so on. It works for any occasion and any hair texture.

“Oh, you are gonna want to do jojoba and sweet almond oil instead of castor,” Whitney White, one of YouTube’s most famous black beauty vloggers, told me over the phone last month. The changing of the ...