Hot Hair: Accent Braids

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LaLa Anthony accented her topknot with a sleek braided headband at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome.

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At the “What’s Your Number” premiere, Tika Sumpter rocked a super-elegant braided headband over her sleek ’do.

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Ravyn Symone wore a side bun and a chic braided headband to the NAACP Theatre Awards.

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At Fashion Week, Angela Simmons added oomph to her blowout with two tiny cornrows in front. So chic.

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Zoe Saldana accentuates her soft waves with a loosely braided “hair”-band.

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Kat Graham rocks a tiny French braid at her hairline for a playfully chic look.

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Alicia Keys recently hit the red carpet wearing a Grecian goddess-inspired updo accentuated with a skinny braided wrap.

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Tichina Arnold adds rows of itty-bitty cornrows to one side of her head for a faux asymmetric ’do.

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Vanessa Simmons rocks a choppy bob with a cool braided section in the front. Love.

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Melody Thornton adds a dose of “oomph” to her half-up/half-down style by separating the top half into three sections, and braiding each.

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Selita Ebanks adds a French braid along her hairline, which leads into her loose, braided bun.

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Ciara sports an intricate cornrowed style with heavy bangs.

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At Cannes, model-turned-actress Noemie Lenoir accentuated her glamorous chignon with a couple of braided loops.

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Ashanti spices up her two-toned pompadour ’do with three cornrows on either side.

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At the star-studded ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood luncheon, Pinkett Smith turned heads with her hairstyle: A cloud of curls paired with a braid in the front.

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Eva Marcille wore her hair in prairie plaits for a recent Lifetime event — so fresh and pretty for the summer!

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Sanaa Lathan accentuates her oversize bun by wrapping a braided piece around the base. So elegant!

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Paula Patton uses a skinny, braided headband to hold back her sleek ’do. So clever!

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Ciara jazzes up a standard pony with a thick cornrow going down the center of her head. Love!

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At a screening of ’The Hangover Part II," Ebanks beat the heat in a sleek cornrow pulled into a chignon.

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Nicole Richie sports a boho-chic, messy-on-purpose braided headband.

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Beyonce looks stunning in a princessy, oversize bun with a braided accent.