In 2025, we’re freeing ourselves from restrictions and inhibitions, which includes how we police our natural hair. The natural hair space is one of reclamation, self discovery, and love.

Being a boy mom means keeping up with all of the latest hair trends. Among a revolving line of styles, Pop Smoke braids have ...

“Length retention is the ability for the hair to maintain length,” Yvey Valcin, a hairstylist and founder of Yvey salon, tells ESSENCE ... as each hairstyle is in sections that protect ...