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1BlessedNatural: New Braid Trend: Box Braids with Thread Wrapped Braids Mixed In (photo cred: Facebook) It's been an interesting summer for braid styles and accessories! We've seen gold and silver cuff beads , braid jewelry, and now braids with thread wrapped around them. Yarn and thread wrapped hair styles have been around for years, but this summer it seems it's especially popular.    Chrisette Michele with box braids and yarn faux locs (photo cred: Instagram) Basketball Wives star Malaysia Pargo wore box braids with colorful thread wrapped braids scattered throughout them this summer. YouTuber MsTanish1 wore the style this summer. I also saw Chrisette Michele wear brown box braids with yarn wrapped ones (faux locs) a few years ago. I like the look because you can switch up the colors to match your outfit. I like the dark colored box braids with a few wrapped braids mixed in. I think if you're not careful you can overdo it, but it all depends on...

Tyra Banks Serves Up Fierceness in Faux Locs with Curly Ends This week, model and the queen of fierceness, Tyra Banks shared some photos on social media of her rocking some pretty faux locs with curly ends. The caption under the first photo was this: Something New #locks #locs. The medium sized locs seemed to be a mixture of dark and light brown to an almost blondish color. I thought they looked really nice on her. Her style reminded me of Lisa Bonet's locs. It is nice to see more celebrities rock natural hair-inspired styles in the mainstream. Banks has joined celebrities like Lisa Bonet, Tasha Smith, Ava Duvernay and Meagan Good in rocking her locs. Last year, Zendaya made a huge statement when she wore waist-length locs on the Oscars red carpet. She received praises from some and negative words from a few others, but it's clear to say she started a great trend. Tyra Banks and other celebrities who rock natural hair-inspired styles are helping to change beau...

1BlessedNatural Spotlight: Faux Locs- (photo cred: Instagram and Facebook M Z T )  Earlier this year, we saw everyone and their mama rocking crochet braids . Now, the new natural hair inspired trend is faux locs or temporary dreads protective style. Faux locs have been around since the popularity of locs in the 1970s . Back in February, K.C. Undercover actress Zendaya stepped out on the Oscars red carpet with the Lisa Bonet inspired hairstyle. In the '90s, Bonet wore her natural hair in medium size locs with the top section pulled back into a ponytail, and she still wears her locs today. Since Coleman wore her faux locs, other celebrities like Meagan Good and Tasha Smith have been rocking theirs too.                                              ...