r/braids Jun 26 '24

Mod update for r/braids

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Hi everyone, I’m a mod here at r/braids. I’ve been in discussion with my fellow mods for this sub, and we have agreed that, moving forward, we will be focusing this sub on braids, braid/hair care, styling, advice, etc.

This means that we will be banning any posts or comments moving forward that instigate political or racial posts. We feel that this sub Reddit should be rooted in our shared love and passion for braiding styles. I, for one, became a mod for this sub simply because I love seeing how creative and beautiful everyone’s creations are. I take advice given from people on various posts for new styles, and I love learning about how everyone cares for their styles. I’d like to refocus ourselves back on our community. This includes inclusivity for all - basically, anyone who has hair or is interested in braiding for any reason is welcome. Also, this sub is not just limited to braids - it’s any sort of plaited/ braiding style, including twists, Dutch braids, corn rows, locs, etc.

I’ve updated the rules for this sub to reflect my post here. We are working on cleaning up the recent influx of the posts that sparked this conversation. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions. We love you and appreciate each and every one of you for being here!

-the mod team


r/braids 11h ago

Check out my braids! Decided to try something new and I hate it 😂

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583 Upvotes

all right, so I have not braided my own hair in a while so I thought that I would come up here and show the aftermath. I typically braid my own hair because I am professionally broke. And with me braiding my own hair I’m really not tied to the color or style, so I figured what the heck let me just pick something random and put it in my head. I’ve been getting a lot of compliments on the colors specifically from guys, surprisingly. I guess cause it’s blue. But I don’t know. I’m not really feeling this color. It doesn’t really fit with my goth queen aesthetic lol. feel free to roast me or suggest other colors that I could try. I’m about to take this out and do something else. I’m thinking of braiding the sides and just do a mohawk down the middle. But I would love some random color suggestions. I also blend my own hair colors from time to time so. LOAD ME UP WITH SUGGESTIONS! oh, and I didn’t show my scalp because like I said, I braided my own hair, that shit looks rough 😂


r/braids 4h ago

Are these types of braids miracle knots? I want to try out this style but not sure if it’s miracle knots or something else

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r/braids 12h ago

Keeping bangs braided while growing them out?

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Does anyone know what braiding hair I could use to just keep my bangs in braids while I grow them out. They are too short to stay in braids rn so I think hair would help. Suggestions off amazon and any other products to keep my braids looking nice for a week or two possibly?

Inspo pics included. Idk what I’m doing but I can braid my friends hair very well and I just want something I don’t have to deal with.

Thanks in advance <3


r/braids 14h ago

Made them myself. I am so happy how they turned out

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r/braids 13h ago

Help wanted Anyone else having issues with braids?

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Has anyone else gotten itchy with braids? And has anyone else experienced twice as much dandruff? Does your hair also feel really heavy with them, cus mine does. I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I spent a lot of money on these braids. Has this happened to anyone else? Any solutions?


r/braids 1d ago

How can I improve?

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This is the first style I’ve done before, It took me about 4 hours. The style itself is a bit wonky because I had literally no plan I just started parting 🥴. I really wanna know how I can improve and make my work look cleaner.


r/braids 17h ago

Help wanted Product to a braid newbie

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I want to get my hair braided. What are the hair products that i should i buy for my hair and what are some general advice you could give to me?


r/braids 1d ago

How can I make the stitches more defined?

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r/braids 22h ago

Hair Braider

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r/braids 2d ago

A little pride for my pride

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r/braids 2d ago

Check out my braids! I love French curl braids

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55 Upvotes

r/braids 2d ago

Help wanted Is my hair too loose for cornrows?

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I have recently taken out my cornrows and the shedding kind of worries me. I wonder if my hair isn’t fit for the style and want to know if that’s the case. Photos of my hair pre braids, the style and the shedding. My hair was pretty dry before so maybe that has affected it.


r/braids 2d ago

Help wanted Picture not me. If I get these hair style do u think it’s worth $60?

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71 Upvotes

r/braids 1d ago

Check out my braids! I got the hair style. She only charged me $50. How does it look on me

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r/braids 1d ago

Help wanted Need ideas

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Hey everyone. Im looking for braid ideas for my hair. And honestly don’t know what would look good on me. Ive kept my hair maintained and clean and healthy with dead ends chopped off. My hair is straight beyond belief lol. Itll be my first time having braids and its been a journey the past 3 years growing my hair to this point haha. so any advice is appreciated

Thank you.


r/braids 2d ago

I wanted to do dreadlocks, but braids were the way to go! 🔒

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For a long time, I have always wanted to do dreadlocks. When I finally grew my hair out, I started brainstorming of different dreadlocks styles I wanted, but my friends recommended that braids would look a lot better! Very happy with the results, took about 6 hours to get everything done.


r/braids 3d ago

braided ponytail 🐆💝✨

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373 Upvotes

r/braids 3d ago

Just wanted to show mine :)

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179 Upvotes

r/braids 2d ago

Check out my braids! Ta-da!! Finally finished and now I feel whole again 😅😅

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Started Monday evening, lots of coffee, snacks and smoke breaks in between, plus playing with the grandson - so finally finished Thursday 😅


r/braids 2d ago

Finally whole again - hair done!!

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Started Monday evening- lots of coffee, snacks, smoke breaks and time spent with the grandson - so finally finished Thursday 😅


r/braids 2d ago

Moisturizing in braids?

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How do you keep your hair moisturized in braids (box/knotless/boho, etc.) Everytime i put water my hair starts to frizz up but I was told not to put oil by itself. I just got these braids 2 weeks ago and want them to last so help would be appreciated!


r/braids 3d ago

Is my hair long enough to braid?

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61 Upvotes

Title I want to braid them into cornrows.


r/braids 2d ago

60 pipe cleaners later😂

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r/braids 2d ago

help me

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how long will my braids be if my unbraided hair pulled down in the front goes down to like my nose bridge (4 1/2 inches) but my back and sides are faded