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New Jersey Now Requires Textured Hair Training for Beauty Licenses
New Jersey's S2495/A3882, signed January 12, 2026, requires cosmetology, barbering and braiding students to train and test on textured hair. Here is what it requires, which states have similar laws, and what it means...
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The CROWN Act in 2026: Where Hair Discrimination Laws Stand
About 30 states now ban hair discrimination in some form, the federal CROWN Act is stalled in committee, and California has expanded...
“Undone”? Chase Infiniti's boho braids were the point
An E! host called Chase Infiniti's Oscars boho braids "almost undone." Infiniti says the look was intentional, and her stylist Coree Moreno...
Megan Thee Stallion finally got her wings, and her stylist got her hair runway-ready
Megan Thee Stallion closed the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in silver wings, a dream she says she has tweeted about since...
He braided the trophy in. What would you charge?
Josh Hart wore the Larry O'Brien Trophy in his cornrows for Knicks Ring Night, a design Houston Braid Artist Sandra Finn first...
The Houston braider behind the NBA's best hair
Sandra Finn went from braiding Rockets guard Gerald Green in a northeast Houston barbershop to braiding the Larry O'Brien Trophy into Josh...
Chlöe Bailey's locs can do anything. Here's who makes them
From a knee-length jumbo braid at Essence to a sculpted updo at the VMAs, Chlöe Bailey and stylist Fesa Nu keep showing...
Doechii's BET Awards locs: a stylist and a loctician, one crown
Doechii wore burgundy faux locs in a split, sky-high bun at the 2026 BET Awards, built by one artist and styled by...
Hybrid is fall's boho shortcut
Fall 2026's top protective styles promise the boho look with less chair time. Here is how the braided leave-out hybrid, miracle knots...
California braiders: what the law actually says
California has exempted natural hair braiding from cosmetology licensing since 2000, but cutting, color, chemicals and washing still need a license. Here...
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