When you analyze trends 24 hours a day—yes, sometimes it happens even in your dreams—you quickly understand why the long butterfly cut with parted bangs is the hottest hair trend of the moment. This, ...

Colorful ribbons in the red and green colors of the Mexican flag weaved into twin braids have emerged as a new symbol of resistance among some Latinas. Dulce Flores and Angie Portillio said they felt ...

Learn how to style a short blonde mohawk using triangular knotless braids! This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to achieve a bold, edgy look with easy-to-follow techniques. Perfect for anyone ...

Braids on men used to be frowned upon, but welcome to the 21st century! Old doctrines have passed away, and new ones are taking root. Everywhere you turn, there’s a young man with braided hair and ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Long hair can work beautifully for thin strands—the key is smart cutting and styling. A blunt, ...

While braids are a popular, universal protective style that has myriad merits and dates back across cultures for thousands of years, getting them is a costly and lengthy process that still takes hours ...

Deemed the "Halo Braid," the braiding tool helps stylists by reducing the time needed to complete the popular style. The invention of a hair-braiding robot has won a startup competition at Harvard ...

These two introductory characters are joined by three more braid-makers who are always a tight unit after all, despite all they have in common as immigrants. The most contentious is Bea (Claudia Logan ...

Every so often, a new braid style goes viral. From loose hair added to synthetic braids to create boho and Goddess styles, to the rapid rise in popularity of knotless looks once they were introduced, ...

More and more women seem to be sporting long, luscious manes. Our critic offers some possible explanations along with a brief history of hair. By Vanessa Friedman It is true that we are in a Rapunzel ...