Trust us: This braid is way easier than it looks—and it's a great way to get your hair off your neck in the summer. Start by raking a smoothing cream through your hair to tame frizz and flyaways. Next ...

Misty Spinney is a hair stylist, makeup artist, and fashion stylist with a strong background in design and deep passion for creativity.

Step-by-step instructions for a crown braid you can do yourself! We’ve long been fans of the crown braid—it’s just the right amount of royalty chic without being over-the-top girly. In this hair ...

Crown braids are many things: beautiful, versatile, universally flattering. But easy doesn't usually make that list — until now. We've concocted a plait that's as simple as it is stunning, and we're ...

Although there's something amazing about relaxed beachy waves during the summer, let's be real here — wearing your hair down when it's 90 degrees outside is not exactly the most pleasant thing in the ...

The L.A.-based celebrity hairstylist chatted with Us Weekly’s Stylish about some of the prettiest looks he’s created for the cast over the years. Our favorite? The gorgeous perfect-for-summer side ...

Braids are a great way to take care of your coily tresses while still looking chic. They lock your stands away for a few weeks of I-woke-up-like-this bliss. If you want the ultimate low-maintenance ...

Everyone has a hairstyle that they loved back in the day and never thought would come back in style. Mine is pick-and-drop braids, a style that involves micro base braids at the crown of the end that ...

Kara Jillian Brown is the senior beauty editor of InStyle. She began her career at Well+Good, where she spent five years evolving from editorial intern to news writer to beauty writer. She earned a ...