Kara Jillian Brown is the beauty editor of InStyle. She began her career at Well+Good, where she spent five years evolving from editorial intern to news writer to beauty writer. She earned a ...

Even though box-braid styles like a box-braid bob or even goddess-style box braids are meant to be low-maintenance, they still require some care. “You still need to hydrate and cleanse the scalp,” ...

Box braids are one of my favorite styles when giving my natural, 4C hair a break from constant manipulation and heat. Box braid hairstyles are literally how they sound—a braided hairstyle with ...

There are protective styles, and then there's the protective style: box braids. The two are basically synonymous at this point, as box braids are not only protective but also incredibly convenient and ...

Goddess braids are a beloved protective style for a reason—the versatile look was a symbol of creativity and artwork in ancient Africa and is still a go-to hairstyle to this day. While there are so ...