First things first: Sew-in weaves are a process where your natural hair is braided down into cornrows, says Nash, and a needle and thread are then used to sew down hair extensions onto the braids.

Stanley Nolan is a master cosmetologist and a specialist in beauty education at Ogle School. Kim Kimble is a celebrity hairstylist and creator of the Kim Kimble Hair Collection by HairUWear. Lorraine ...

You know fall has arrived when the leaves change color or pumpkin spice returns. But the real proof that the season is here? The shifting of hair hairstyles. Silk presses and sew-ins move over! The ...

Every so often, a protective style comes along that completely shakes up the hair community. Boho braids are a perfect example, going from a simple concept to a cult favorite almost overnight. Now, a ...

Like many artists in her line of work, Dionna Owens never imagined that doing hair would be her gift to the world. The North Carolina-based hairstylist, wife, and mother had often been told that she ...

What’s the longest you’ve worn a sew-in for? Professionals say two months should be the maximum amount of time you stretch a weave. And yet, people continue to push the limits. Like the woman in this ...

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According to Abra Kadabra Hair & Healing, wearing a sew-in for six months is key to growing your hair and celebrity hairstylist Stephen Hudson disagrees. Leave it to social media to spread ...