Gone are the days of braids being reserved for vacation. Beauty mavens recognize that braids can be worn year-round thanks to the countless styling options. So, once I saw the trendy flip-over Fulani ...

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I will never forget the first time I saw Fulani braids. I was obsessed for a plethora of reasons: their versatility, the unique patterns they created with hair, the beautiful tricolor combinations ...

Fulani-inspired braids have been endlessly trending. The intricate hairstyle has been known to be worn by Beyonce in her music video for “Formation.” However, the hair artist at Ancestral Strands have ...

Dating back 5000 years, braids have long played a significant role in the expression of Black women. The origin of hair-braiding can be traced back to 3500 BC, where the Himba people of Namibia ...

Braid styles are forever — the classics will always be the classics. But every once in a while, everybody is obsessed with one specific style, and all the braiders are flooded with the same set of ...

For many African women, hair is more than just strands; it is a crown of ancestry, resilience and unapologetic beauty. From intricate Bantu knots to free-flowing Fulani braids and natural hair twists, ...

Fulani-inspired braids have been endlessly trending. The intricate hairstyle has been known to be worn by Beyonce in her music video for “Formation.” However, the hair artist at Ancestral Strands have ...