Bantu knots are dope all on their own, but have you ever considered taking the protective style up a few notches? Yes, the look is a classic (seriously—it dates back thousands of years), but that ...

Learn how to create gorgeous, voluminous wavy hair with this easy step-by-step hair tutorial. Using the bantu knot method on ...

Learn how to achieve voluminous, curly hair with Maryam Hampton’s step-by-step Bantu knot tutorial. Starting from blow-dried ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. Today’s style on The Braid Up is giving major volume and glamour, and I’m oh-so-very here for it. If ...

Flower crowns and feather headpieces are so passé. If you’re meeting us in NOLA for ESSENCE Fest or heading to another summer destination, prepare to be the ‘mane’ attraction in some of our favorite ...

How to get Rihanna's bantu knots hairstyle with her hairstylist Yusef Williams. A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry Send us a tip using our ...

Norwegian beauty vlogger Gilan Sharafani recently shared a video of herself demonstrating a no-heat curling technique. While that alone sounds blatantly inoffensive, it's her method — and her lack of ...

Norwegian beauty vlogger Gilan Sharafani just caught a ton of flack on social media for a tutorial she posted on how to get heatless curls. In the video, the beauty guru demonstrates what is commonly ...

In the last few years, bantu knots have popped back into the mainstream with a trail of cultural appropriation behind them. The protective hairstyle, which naturalistas either use to create heat-free ...

PHOTO: KEVIN WINTER / GETTY IMAGES FOR CLEAR CHANNEL. I wrote a story back in May about the cultural appropriation of the mislabeled “twisted mini-buns,” which are better known as Bantu knots. “Bantu” ...