JJBraids Rewind A few years ago, I started this hair beauty blog named for myself dedicated to ethnic braided. I’ve worn my hair in variety of braided styles for over a decade and usually getContinue reading
Category: Individual Braids
The Anti-‘Layed’ Edges: The Kinky Edges and the Natural Hair Community Debate
0 $ Finally, the Natural Hair community is discussing the trend and preference for perfectly “layed” baby hairs even on kinky, coarse or non-straight natural hairstyles. See, it’s high time the discussion came intoContinue reading
Follow This Braids and Twists Maintenance Guide
Picture this: You wake up, get out of bed, and head to the kitchen to make yourself some breakfast. On your way to the fridge you glance out the window and…snow. You roll your eyesContinue reading
Individual Braids How To: Installation Tutorial
I am going to get individual braids installed in my hair for the first time in a long time. I had been rocking crochet braids off and on recently but that is a very temporaryContinue reading
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Beyonce Rocks 5 Different Braid Styles in her New ‘Formation’ Video
Look who was slaying in not one, not two but 5 different braid style in her latest video? Queen Bey! One of our original Braids ambassadors. Today, Beyonce dropped the video for her first songContinue reading
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The Wiz LIVE! & All the Natural Hair (PHOTOS)
NBC aired its updated Live production of the 1975 stage play “The Wiz” Thursday night. The all-star cast phenomenally pulled off the show without a glitch. I loved the vibrant costumes, creative props, modernized danceContinue reading
‘Black’ish’ star Yara Shahidi Rocks Waist-length Braids in Season 2
I just caught up with my DVR’d episodes of Black’ish, one of my favorite TV sitcoms, this weekend. I was elated to see one of the stars, actress Yara Shahidi (Zoey Johnson) in BRAIDS pastContinue reading
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Join Our #ThrowbackHair Photo Challenge
We are hosting a throwback hair Instagram photo challenge where we invite users of that photo sharing social media site to post pics of themselves each day. Each of the 20 photos represent aContinue reading
Reverse Ombre Tutorial (VIDEO)
I decided to go with wet and wavy reverse ombre individuals for my next hair style but it’s not looking like it will happen given that I’m not sure they sell reverse ombre hair braidingContinue reading
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Chrisette Michele unveils new Blonde Faux Locs and Curvy Girl Dress Line
Well it seems as if we at JJ Braids have been slipping in celebrating that one female star who has experimented the most with a variety of twist and braid styles: Chrisette Michele! We justContinue reading