Keke Palmer with a curly afro? Yes, please. Curly afro with baby bangs? Oh, absolutely. On November 13, the entrepreneur posted a collaboration with Apple on Instagram for the holiday season. While I ...

As someone who grew up in a Dominican household, I can tell you the cultural standard of beauty can be quite shaming. Despite many Dominicans having curly, textured hair, la cultura favors long, ...

Flip-over sew-ins may give you pause, but LBL's Afro Kinky Curly extensions make the style super easy to manage. The beauty of Laay’s extensions is that they remove heat from the equation. For hair ...

Historically, beauty standards have favored straight hair and stigmatized textured hair as being unprofessional or messy. But in many Black and brown communities, hair has a cultural significance with ...

A stream of women, along with a sprinkling of men, all adorned with afros of all shapes, sizes, textures and colors shuffled into Oyin Handmade, a natural hair product shop, on Sept. 16 for a ...

This year's X Factor is in full swing, and yes, we're obvs massive fans of Stereo Kicks, and no, we've not quite made our mind up about Stevi yet. One thing that's for certain though is how much we're ...

Growing up, I didn't see a lot of girls confidently sporting their natural curls in TV shows or films. There was Jennifer Beals's famous "Flashdance" curls in the 1983 film, but that was a rarity I ...

Curly hair is the best, but every now and then it can be fun to mix things up. Straightening very curly hair is notoriously hard work, and can lead to heat damage and breakage, so it's important to do ...

This summer, give your hair a much-needed vacation from damaging hot tools and dive into a world of trendy, heatless ...

Calling all naturalistas! Do you have urgent tress questions? If so, you’re in luck. Our ESSENCE natural hair experts will be solving your curly hair conundrums! Submit your questions by emailing them ...

What do Solange, Tracee Ellis Ross and Yara Shahidi all have in common? Well, aside from their A-List style credentials, they’re all masters of experimenting with the versatility of Afro hair. From ...

Standard follicular unit extraction (FUE) uses a tiny punch to remove hair. With straight hair, the root goes straight down.