FYI: Protective styles don’t have to be basic or repetitive—and the Braid Up look we’re highlighting this week is proof. This hairstyle puts a fun twist on two classic protective styles: Senegalese ...

Salamata Sylla, owner of Kent’s Sally’s African Hair Braiding, is from Senegal, in west Africa. “That’s where I’m from. I love home, I’m very proud of where I’m from.” And her job, literally, is to ...

Don’t get me wrong: I looove Senegalese twists—they’re a classic look. But sometimes, doing the same style over and over again can get pretty old...fast. That’s why on this week’s episode of The Braid ...