Complex hairstyles

Summer is here and whats the best way to beat the heat and protect your hair? Braids, pony tails and buns to the rescue. They keep your hair in place, lessen the frizz, beat the heat and make…

Himba Child Boy, Epupa, Namibia (detail) © Eric Lafforgue

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Hair braids are a true classic. This hairstyle has always been there for us and it seems like it's not planning to go out of style anytime soon. The oldest known reproduction of hair braiding is in fact on the head of the well-known Venus of Willendorf herself—the figurine that was made about 30,000 years ago. Hair braiding is traditionally called a social art—since it's usually not that short of a process to do a braid, it makes people socialize and bond. Besides, older generations teach…

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