Inspirational Hair Trends: Box Braids

<h2 style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Outdated craze....or revival of a hot trend?</span></h2> <ul> </ul> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Box Braids are just like <a href="http://www.braidsbybreslin.com/store/microbraids.php" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: blue; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Micro Braids</a> in terms of technique, but with Box Braids the hair used is Kanakalon, the parts are bigger, and the width of the braids are also bigger. </span>What I personally love about this hairstyle is: Its low maintainence and its great for giving your hair a break from the straightners and chemicals. </span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your an 80's baby like me... You'll remember seeing the box plaits trends appear and disappear throughout the years on singing sensations such as; </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the group, Jade, reggae artist Patra and Janet Jackson rocking box plaits.</span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5vEWY2BaC8rlK27xGDL2-RYeMCuHx4qrYrqTqQl3LwuTPWLPPkMzEcUpwgQhoCTRyIKW_XAL48zm0tAIfyJRxjIbPpcDZjHqUdQO-DnFJpgyLjE7vMyWPrwMFtANqNsmd7sm-_rni60/s1600/P_25940963_1623177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5vEWY2BaC8rlK27xGDL2-RYeMCuHx4qrYrqTqQl3LwuTPWLPPkMzEcUpwgQhoCTRyIKW_XAL48zm0tAIfyJRxjIbPpcDZjHqUdQO-DnFJpgyLjE7vMyWPrwMFtANqNsmd7sm-_rni60/s640/P_25940963_1623177.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jade- I'd love to know what happened to this group?</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytPqF9KvUMxGXZWhqddyUi_vuGeUjCJWJbSasiFYZPHrob_bqaN0UT_COEarRHXJ48bRfhVDp20p_e5ej2yfDWA3zAo6wDyYpUjy56VMpxhfmL3sJHZvbaQu7UrmDmdELwP_s_OWKTe0/s1600/th.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytPqF9KvUMxGXZWhqddyUi_vuGeUjCJWJbSasiFYZPHrob_bqaN0UT_COEarRHXJ48bRfhVDp20p_e5ej2yfDWA3zAo6wDyYpUjy56VMpxhfmL3sJHZvbaQu7UrmDmdELwP_s_OWKTe0/s640/th.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady Patra - Baddest Chick around inthe 1990's</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-O442cvZTBNGr2oeqyvbSuO2ZA60CLVQkANaxKWgxtWL0aaDkuB6gf_hXeVSnmbGcI2VS4TcTuTVMwmVKHZfOw1_6R1ok1AT7b9nBxMzxC3nE-Bq1hVVyLqhsdL4kKf38_-5jWDYeoo/s1600/091211-music-tupac-infamous-moments-janet-jackson-poetic-justice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-O442cvZTBNGr2oeqyvbSuO2ZA60CLVQkANaxKWgxtWL0aaDkuB6gf_hXeVSnmbGcI2VS4TcTuTVMwmVKHZfOw1_6R1ok1AT7b9nBxMzxC3nE-Bq1hVVyLqhsdL4kKf38_-5jWDYeoo/s640/091211-music-tupac-infamous-moments-janet-jackson-poetic-justice.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Janet and Tupac in Poetic Justice</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The trend then reappeared again early 2000 </span></b></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With stars like  Moesha star, Brandy (before the days of weave) championing this hair trend </span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJfw-95xUnAMMl74NEE9Iss7fyqHcwf4jbdr90qHcZv1hOeT5j99XbMCdG3SvGk0sy6AKYIcfIIu56M-Oc78KhwVgL_jGRiDHFSlkliTs-7CZm7NRLgLqYPUlM4du3aqBrprTpzvas7c/s1600/moesha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJfw-95xUnAMMl74NEE9Iss7fyqHcwf4jbdr90qHcZv1hOeT5j99XbMCdG3SvGk0sy6AKYIcfIIu56M-Oc78KhwVgL_jGRiDHFSlkliTs-7CZm7NRLgLqYPUlM4du3aqBrprTpzvas7c/s640/moesha.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>So, fast forward to 2013 </b></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm seeing loads of the hottest celebs reviving this hair trend, such as; </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Solange, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keri Hilson, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beyonce, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christina Milian, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Angela Simmons and Rasheeda.</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8sqcgUN7oyt8iUlTRrhjlEKE2ItdHzFmFbaG08avCcbJqi7I43hJ79VvXO72J8ckfl1DrOvBPkFZqWETmjVE7vygLVAiI06ogTd6UQN8nDfKjA03eLGziZYDNQ5D275B0JyI_CzIkCw/s1600/ab1cb0befb1611e28ccf22000ae913bd_7_zpsb525b6e1-600x600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8sqcgUN7oyt8iUlTRrhjlEKE2ItdHzFmFbaG08avCcbJqi7I43hJ79VvXO72J8ckfl1DrOvBPkFZqWETmjVE7vygLVAiI06ogTd6UQN8nDfKjA03eLGziZYDNQ5D275B0JyI_CzIkCw/s640/ab1cb0befb1611e28ccf22000ae913bd_7_zpsb525b6e1-600x600.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This look really suits Keri</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWfFbishYtuuSc4wrMHGeT_wO59uNtdHFVxSyKtxeeaNZIYR5WU5fk0Rfd6FzYrpguaFbV265vzOgcwpV2o32s5k7PCgy-FauuK5LN8XsUGrUC1ldDdrkCORy2gB6HwHjzdsA6HRBjoM/s1600/AngelaSimmons3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWfFbishYtuuSc4wrMHGeT_wO59uNtdHFVxSyKtxeeaNZIYR5WU5fk0Rfd6FzYrpguaFbV265vzOgcwpV2o32s5k7PCgy-FauuK5LN8XsUGrUC1ldDdrkCORy2gB6HwHjzdsA6HRBjoM/s640/AngelaSimmons3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Angela wears her's in a updo style</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNWCb1UJZhtCxB1hkMxUwUA4olAbT8fVHBsmJKcoOk3ltRMnaid3svbxJ9Eul8Q8DaPq4lCrQ0CDmo_Cr3wbnMStkwCcnwIHUxGdtsdfs2e7M3x5a0tB7qqX-ugYayH1FtYE3gEttfIE/s1600/beyonce-and-blue-ivey-carter-blone-box-braids-beauty-and-the-beat-blog.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNWCb1UJZhtCxB1hkMxUwUA4olAbT8fVHBsmJKcoOk3ltRMnaid3svbxJ9Eul8Q8DaPq4lCrQ0CDmo_Cr3wbnMStkwCcnwIHUxGdtsdfs2e7M3x5a0tB7qqX-ugYayH1FtYE3gEttfIE/s640/beyonce-and-blue-ivey-carter-blone-box-braids-beauty-and-the-beat-blog.jpeg" width="474" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beyonce wears her in a updo style</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnFfXnLDlcbpxNM8q5jTSYDxkNUFzZ_Q792GZlt0-efPZNihdm8_Ak3TvGICRC1ce0P0EYEW9PeAJ_CEfxQQSd4jGJYjjq91J4h3ba-DUIgCozwKF_JclepNRTS4vLJZGYxmzyYx3xQo/s1600/Yandy-Smith-Hosts-Girls-Love-Nights-Out-Event-for-Myx-Moscato-Rasheeda-Frost1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnFfXnLDlcbpxNM8q5jTSYDxkNUFzZ_Q792GZlt0-efPZNihdm8_Ak3TvGICRC1ce0P0EYEW9PeAJ_CEfxQQSd4jGJYjjq91J4h3ba-DUIgCozwKF_JclepNRTS4vLJZGYxmzyYx3xQo/s640/Yandy-Smith-Hosts-Girls-Love-Nights-Out-Event-for-Myx-Moscato-Rasheeda-Frost1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Box Braids are great for when your pregnant because they are so hassle free. Rasheeda from Love and Hip Hop opts to wear her braids, half up and down.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPloZZQvzIoyA28XjA9HvZnqBNL87gMQKM5C1pdbfCiUCI2xaCMoycDI0se_JqlmmqGsXeQ0ZlTMUER66nfgvilydN_NWDM0qONoJEccTcCXkK4weaoIEQaPDpOlKf88wpYeYTGAuJZzo/s1600/Vibe-Vixen-Poetic-Justice-Braids3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPloZZQvzIoyA28XjA9HvZnqBNL87gMQKM5C1pdbfCiUCI2xaCMoycDI0se_JqlmmqGsXeQ0ZlTMUER66nfgvilydN_NWDM0qONoJEccTcCXkK4weaoIEQaPDpOlKf88wpYeYTGAuJZzo/s640/Vibe-Vixen-Poetic-Justice-Braids3.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solange opts to wear her box plaits long<br /> <br /> <br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <h3> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to steal this style, urban beauty said.... Check this cool YouTube tutorial by SomeMoreKay</span></h3> <div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WPR1x3ovjKk" width="560"></iframe> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hair care tips</b></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I discovered the Blogsite,<b> <a href="http://hairspiration.blogspot.co.uk/">Natural Hair Inspiration </a> which </b>provides some great tips on <a href="http://hairspiration.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/boho-box-braids.html">how to care for your box plaits</a> and <a href="http://www.braidsbybreslin.com/"><b>Braids by Breslin</b> </a>provides <a href="http://www.braidsbybreslin.com/blog/box-braids-2013-trend-alert/">3 top tips</a> to keep in mind when braiding hair.</span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Need to find a salon?</b></span></div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you love the look, but  want to find a local salon that can recreate the hairstyle for you, visit <a href="tp://www.noscrunchie.com/">No Scrunchie  </a>and pop in your postcode to find these nearest Afro Caribbean Hair Salon located by you.</span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>urban beauty said..... box plaits are a hot trend for 2013.</b></span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But i would love to know what you think, crazy fad or hot trend?</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>xxx</b></span></div> <br /> <br />

Inspirational Hair Trends: Box Braids

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Blast From The Past Mondays: Who remembers Lady Patra??

<h2> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm on a romantic call.... i'm talking to my baby down ah mi yard</span></div> </h2> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok peeps i'm taking this one way back! Who remembers Lady Patra?? She was the talented early 90s dancehall artist who helped to bring Dancehall mainstream. She was most famous for the songs "Romantic Call" featuring top female rapper MC YoYo and the remake of Grace Jones song, "Pull up to my bumper"</span><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She wasn't afraid to be sexy and i'm sure most women wanted to braid their hair and rock some batty riders after watching her videos... i know i did! LOL</span></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiiM8_TPD3c6lbcSgQ2L7BOEQ5ow5YZlEKk8zXwIN2wGQcGjcDgSCKshCZCKXVPSjwdt6FzV7eMO3xkV1Dg_UnpJ7p-CxTc73pqPAbKClK9JehmXC15afgZBCGhbcn3gmemYL9Sv2hdaM/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiiM8_TPD3c6lbcSgQ2L7BOEQ5ow5YZlEKk8zXwIN2wGQcGjcDgSCKshCZCKXVPSjwdt6FzV7eMO3xkV1Dg_UnpJ7p-CxTc73pqPAbKClK9JehmXC15afgZBCGhbcn3gmemYL9Sv2hdaM/s400/images.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> <div> <h4> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the video and peep Tupac sitting between YoYo and Patra in the car </span></h4> </div> <div> <div> <br /></div> </div> <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EJF-f8KKDs4" width="420"></iframe>

Blast From The Past Mondays: Who remembers Lady Patra??

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