While vacationing in Cape Cod Solange (aka one of our favorite naturalistas!) snapped photos of herself rocking butt-length braids while enjoying the sun and sea. It isn’t necessarily new, Solange has rocked super long braids before but she typically ties them into a topknot/bun. What do you think of the long, loose braids. Would you rock them?
More pictures below…
I like the look a lot and Solange wears and well..but I’ve never been a fan of fake hair for myself so no I would not rock them.
She looks cute but don’t know about putting fake hair in my own hair. I think that my own hair would be easier to deal with on vacation
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I would rock them, minus two to three inches but I love box braids and she is looking great in them!
They look good, but I prefer my hair short. also they look way too heavy to be fun.
My sister just recently got braids just like these. They look really good up and down. The one complaint she had was the weight. Apparently all of that extra hair takes some getting used to.
ive rocked them in the past! early to mid 2000s!
Looks heavy..
they look good on her, but my neck and head will hurt too much. So i say let her rock them!
Yup! I am currently rocking them now. They were perfect for travel but they can be a pain to work out in. But I love them!
If i didn’t have a job
If my hair wasn’t locked I would rock these braids. I used to do this all the time. I did them myself and loved it.
My own hair isn’t’ down to my butt; however, it is top of bra-strap length when stretch and I am currently in box braids w/o extensions. I love them because they look great and I don’t have to do my hair for a bit. My twists don’t seem to last longer than 3-5 days regardless of the product I use, but braids are much more “stable” in my head. I’ve never had extensions but if my own hair grew to butt length, I certainly would rock this style.
I’m loving Solange’s style!
nope. but i love all the yellow she wears.
I had my butt-length braids in the mid 1990s. My time with extension braids (of any length) is over. I can no longer wear any hair that is not my own (and never been able to wear wig or weave), so no I would not rock them.
That being said, I do think Solange looks cute. She seems to have a nice, carefree way about her.
The thing about these braids is getting someone who knows the right amount of hair, and everything. I’ve had these done before, I wore them a lot, but sometimes you would go to a braiding salon, and someone would put too much hair, and my neck would kill and i’d end up taking them out two weeks later. I couldn’t do yoga, or anything, and once they were out i felt a ton better.
She looks great! I cant wait to get my senegelese (sp?) twist for my cruise now! Although since I have a regular job and Im not an entertainer, I would never get them that long….but I can wish.
Wearing them now in Brazil, they trap heat like a mofo! Never again, lol
I’ve had box braids a little thinner and a little shorter than this, and they were so heavy! I loved how they looked, but I didn’t like having all that hair on my head when I exercised.
i couldn’t do it. my scalp would be on fire. plus i’d probably go bald. my hair is too fine to handle the weight.
YES!
And I did this past spring! It was fun and def an attention getter! The weight (esp when wet) is an obvious con but I loved it and want to rock ‘em again next spring.