Have you ever ever been on the hair salon only to appreciate that each other client within the room is getting the identical hairstyle… apart from you? This was me during my recent trip back home to Ghana. As I sat in my favorite salon in Accra, I noticed I used to be the one person not getting French curl braids. Also often called Nollywood braids, this regal type of box braids starts with neatly parted thin braids and cascades into voluminous curls at the top. “The appeal [of this style] is the silky, bouncy look of the braids, not to say they're lightweight,” says Nigerian content creator, hairstylist, and owner of Chi’s Luxe Braiding hair Chinyere “Chi-Chi” Adogu. And...
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