Not only does a fresh set of cornrows, twists, or box braids help cut getting-ready time in half, but wearing these popular looks—also known as protective styles, with or without the addition of ...

"My mom had braids when she was a kid. I've been braiding my hair every time I've gone on vacation since I can remember," said the reality star Charmaine Patterson is an Associate Editor at PEOPLE.

“We have students in the barbering program learning how to cut hair and the girls in the program learning how to braid here. So we have students in the school coming in and getting their hair ...