Should I put any hair product in my hair before and after putting them in box braids? Before getting box braids, the most important products to use are a good hydrating shampoo and conditioner. Most braids areContinue reading
Hurricane Maria Credited For Igniting Puerto Rico’s Accidental Natural Hair Movement
The natural hair movement in America involved more women styling their natural hair and relying less on chemically processing and using heat implements to straighten the curl pattern out of non-naturally straight hair. It wasContinue reading
Trend: Janet Jackson Box Braids; How to Install Your Own (VIDEO)
They are called “Janet Jackson” braids because the pop singer famously wore them in her 90s era John Singleton (“Boyz In Da Hood”)-directed movie, “Poetic Justice” where she played a smart mouthed around the wayContinue reading
Here are A Bunch of Gift Guides for Your Last Minute Shopping!
This was originally posted in Jenebaspeaks.com If you are like a lot of us who are last-minute shopping for friends, family co-workers this holiday season, you may be panicking and dreading heading to theContinue reading
We’re Amazed At The Way Artists Are Using Braids In their Artwork
I love when artists capture braided hair on their work subjects. I curated a list of fabulous artists in my JJBraids.com Pinterest Account. Check them out and go to the board for source info! LaReineContinue reading
Nicki Minaj’s Pink Braids Are Reminiscent to Beyonce’s Lemonade Hair – Oh Same Stylist Did them.
It took a team of 6 hairstylists 36 hours to create the floor-length braids Nicki Minaj rocked in her new video for the new Migos song “Motorsport” also featuring Cardi B. The Internet hasContinue reading
How to Detangle Your Child’s Hair Painfree!!!!!!! (VIDEO)
A lot of us have horrible memories of crying while sitting in between our mama’s lap in the kitchen as she detangled, perhap straightened and/or plaited or cornrowed our hair for school. We cried becauseContinue reading
These Celebs Prove Why Braids Are Perfect Third Trimester/New Mom HairDo
I’ve long believed that braided hairstyles are the best style to wear for your last trimester of pregnancy leading up to labor and delivery and shortly thereafter. Why? The style requires very little maintenance afterContinue reading
Call for Submissions: Share Your ‘Hair Story’ and Get Free Styling
One of my fave Hair-related websites and blogs called Un-Ruly features various everyday women, celebrities, influencers and the like regularly, sharing their hair journey. It’s called “Hair Story” and now they are recruiting to filmContinue reading
Rambling Thoughts On How Meghan Markle’s Mom Doria Ragland’s Hair is Some WOC’s Bridge to A Previously Unattainable Social Strata
American Actress Meghan Markle is engaged to Prince Harry, the youngest son of the late Princess Diana and Prince Charles of Windsor and grandson of Queen Elizabeth of England. Markle’s mom, Doria Ragland, a psychotherapist andContinue reading