Box braids hairstyles are one of the most popular African American protective styling choices. Summer lifts the percentage significantly due to the activities engaged during that season.
Sweating and other water events can take up way to much time when it comes to preparation for our thirsty roots during this season.
This is where the creative looks of box braids come in. The options of color, length and styles from this hair braiding method is a GOD send.
Learn How To Do Box Braids
The pictures below won’t teach you how to box braid like a pro but they will inspire you. If you want some tips on how to start braiding like this check out this tutorial.
You won’t be as fast as some of our African sisters in their shop but it’s a good start…LOL.
If you don’t have time to deal with your natural hair this braiding option is a wonderful solution.
You are able to rock a nice style and still keep those thirsty roots protected. Look good with less maintenance. You have to love that!
Some of these women look like a Nubian Goddess and others look like they could have been Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice. Beautiful women of color to say the least.
1. Rocking All Black
2. Box Braided Updo Selfie
3. Dirty Blonde with the Nose Ring
4. Jet Black Braids Updo
5. Long Golden Hairstyle and Poppin’ Red Lipstick
6. Short Bob Cut Box Braids Hairstyle
7. Colorful Leopard Print with Hair Clamps
8. Keke Palmer Rocking Box Braids
9. Cute and Classy
10. Makeup On Fleek in Selfie Mode
11. Purple Hair, Don’t Care and Pretty Rose Tattoo
12. About 18-Inches of Boxed Up Beauty
13. Glasses and Nose Ring…Killin’ ‘Em
14. Selfie Kisses While You Sweat Her Eyebrows. BOOM!
15. Braided Updo and Eyebrows…CRUCIAL!
16. Look Into My Eyes
17. Simply Beautiful
18. Earrings Are the Truth…Face Is Beat
19. Red… Red and RED… Don’t Hate 🙂
20. Teal Blue for Sho’
21. Laced Up In Thought…so Pretty
22. The Seductive Princess
23. Poetic Justice Box Braids
24. Two Words… Got DAYUM!
25. Short Bob Cut with Subtle Choker Necklace
26. #WomanCrush
27. That Pretty Pink Lipstick
28. How To Rock A Hat with Box Braids
29. WOW! She Is Gorgeous!
30. Brick House with Long Golden Braids
31. Dirty Blonde and Red Lipstick
32. True Blue and Hot Pink
33. Simply Done Right!
34. Dirty Blonde Ambition
35. Those Eyes Though!
36. Kyss My Hair
37. Sexy In Those Box Braids
38. Edge Control on Fleek
39. Braided Selfie 101
40. Pretty Eyes and Kisses
41. Kill ‘Em with Your Baby Hair
42. Setting It Off with A Smile
43. To Thine Own Self Be True – Her IG (Tag)
44. That Goddess Look
45. Clean Lime Green
46. Long Enough to Pull Around
47. Really Cute Outfit
48. A Straight Up Bombshell
49. The Jamaican Flag Never Looked So Good
50. Brown Suga Baby
51. Double Wrap Updo and Baby Hair
52. Slicked Edges and Box Braids
53. Classic Summer Braids Hairstyle
54. Purple and Black Half Wrap Updo
55. Long Summer Braids Hairstyle
56. The Way To Rock A Headwrap
57. That Auburn Twist
58. Long and Jet Black
59. Gotta Love the Short Cut
60. Janet Jackson Box Braids
61. Blu Unicorn (IG)
62. Baby Doll in those Shades
63. Dark Purple and Sexy Round Glasses
64. Straight Up Classy
65. Lips, Eyes and Eyebrows