A beauty writer takes us into her service at Harlem's luxury African braiding shop (and why it's worth the price).

Halo Braid, a machine learning–powered braiding device by Harvard alumna Yinka Ogunbiyi, won Harvard Business School’s ...

By the time Diessou Kante opened JolieDen’s Beauty Bar in 2018, she already knew what she didn’t want. She’d spent years ...

In the busy salons of Kampala, braiders’ fingers move swiftly, weaving strands of shiny synthetic hair into tight cornrows ...

Halo Braid, winner of the 2025 President’s Innovation Challenge Award at the Harvard Innovation Lab, has devised a hair-braiding robot. While braids are a popular, universal protective style that has ...

Discover how Nairobi’s salons are capitalising on beauty trends and customer loyalty, driving growth and success in the ...

These two introductory characters are joined by three more braid-makers who are always a tight unit after all, despite all they have in common as immigrants. The most contentious is Bea (Claudia Logan ...

Michelle Obama and hairstylist Yene Damtew talk to beauty editor Julee Wilson about the beauty, politics, and undeniable ...

But here’s the good news: A single set of braids using traditional kanekalon hair installed every once in a while likely won’t land you in the doctor’s office; however, absorption can be ...

Shela Ledwaba founded Amara and Friends after struggling with poor salon experiences for her daughter. Her salon features a ...

Our forever FLOTUS is joined by Julee Wilson, Marsai Martin, and Yene Damtew for an all to real conversation about our hair.