16 Exciting Looks & Details With Small Box Braids

Combing and brushing your natural hair daily, you subject it to additional stress. As a result, there are all these single but numerous hairs all over your bathroom floor and surfaces which feel quite disappointing and increase your anxiety for the condition of your lush mane. Box braids are an excellent solution if you want to take a break for about 2 months from constant brushing and reduce your styling time to minimum.

Small box braids offer a fantastic feel of movement and gorgeous texture that can be used as a base for numerous updos and downdows: ponytails, regular braids, fishtails, high messy and low buns, twisted styles, and fancy on-trend side ‘dos. Although small braids take longer to put in, with micro braids you actually do not use too much hair per one braid, so they do not feel heavy. If you also ask your stylist not to braid them extremely tight, you won’t have to deal with headaches or excessive breakage.

Being so flattering for black hair, braided hairstyles for African American women are never out of style or fashion. Beyonce, Eva Marcille, Keri Hilson, Solange, Brandy Norwood, Tae Heckard, Christina Milian, Kandi Burruss, Angela Simmons and Eva Marciller are among the celebrities who love rocking box braids with style, and we often draw inspiration from their eye-catching looks. With box braids your hair is always in order, you can easily monitor its growth and experiment with effortless and showy hairstyles.

Well, if you’ve definitely set your mind on getting box braids but are uncertain of whether you want them thinner or thicker, check other inspiring galleries for big box braids and long box braids. There are also tons of breathtaking ideas on statement hairstyles with braids here.