Brigitte Bardot's preference for curtain bangs, voluminous waves, and hair bows made a splash in the mid-1960s and remains ...

Victorian hairstyles combined charm and complexity to create timeless looks with curls, braids, and volume. Discover the most ...

Michigan State University alumna LaTya Wells, owner of the recently launched hair accessory business, Roots & Reign, released ...

Braiding traditions across the African diaspora both predate and defy the colonial confines set forth to erase and subjugate ...

These stylists share the empowering looks that honor heritage, celebrate freedom, and embody the spirit of Juneteenth.

Protective styles are the most popular for long-lasting hairstyles for black hair. They not only reduce breakage and ...

From pixie cuts to sisterlocks, 6 ESSENCE Editors share the hairstyles they’ll be wearing to New Orleans. Pixie cuts, ...

Mastering at-home protective styling is both empowering and practical. Here are five protective styles you can do at home.

The multidisciplinary artist's long-running project, A Statement of Pride, is a striking, nostalgic homage to the reclamation ...

Cornrows involve braiding the hair close to your scalp. A good way to spruce up this style is to twirl the resulting hair into a bun. This style starts out in a similar way to the first option but you ...

I was actually surprised that the topic of white boys and cornrows had never come up between Jayden and me. We’ve had so many discussions about race in the 12 years that we’ve known each other — ...

Historically, Black hair and Black hairstyles are often judged and even vilified through microaggressions, unjust workplace policies and socio-cultural constructs. In her artist statement on the Day & ...