16. Two Tone Micro Braids
Blonde and black go together like chicken and chips: it’s the perfect combination. To create a natural look to your braids, ask your stylist to create micro braids and make them as skinny as possible, whilst ensuring that your color combination blends and flatters your skin tone.
17. Short Chunky Box Braids
Box braids don’t have to be skinny to be fabulous! Make a real style statement by asking your stylist to create thick and chunky rope-style braids in your hair. If you want to experiment with color then this rich and vibrant burgundy shade is flattering for all skin tones and will look great in the summer sun.
18. Short Purple Box Braids
Looking to experiment with color but not sure where to start? Perfect plum is the ideal place. Plum and purples have long been popular colors for afro hair, bringing warmth and vitality to African American skin tones. As your stylist to ensure that your braids curl under your chin to create a traditional bob style that will balance the vibrant color of the bob perfectly.
19. Pretty Powder Pink Box Braids
Pretty blush pink will make the boys wink, and this hairstyle will certainly attract attention for all the right reasons. Much like blonde, pink hair will show the regrowth of your natural hair color relatively quickly. To prevent your style looking tired, ask your stylist to weave in some darker strands of hair into your braids, creating a subtle highlight effect, so that the braids blend more naturally.
