Hot Hair: Accent Braids

French braids, plaits, cornrows — no matter what the style, Black women look fantastic in braids.

But instead of rocking them all over your head, the new look is just one or two braids woven into your hairstyle. It’s a super-chic, modern update on the Patra-meets-Janet-Jackson styles of Nineties.

From braided “hair”-bands to a few well-placed cornrows, here are the hottest accent braids in all of celebdom.