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Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1

Blowouts, bobs, bangs, 'fros, curls, bold color -- raise your hand if you're a bit overwhelmed by the zillions of hairstyles and hues out there. No need to fret! Here, the ESSENCE magazine editors have narrowed down their favorite tress looks for fall. Straight from the pages of ESSENCE's 'Hot Hair' issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you'll be rocking all fall!
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Salon Theory, Atlanta, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Khamit Kinks, Brooklyn, NY
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Rare Essence Studio, Glendale, AZ
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Halcyon Days Salon & Spa, New York, NY
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Salon Ramsey, Atlanta, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
AnBrea’s Beauty Salon, Philadelphia, PA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Locks N’ Chops, New York, NY
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Salon D.N.A., Detroit, MI
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Salon Ramsey, Atlanta, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
AnBrea’s Beauty Salon, Philadelphia, PA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Asha’s Salon & Spa, Atlanta, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Halcyon Days Salon & Spa, New York, NY
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Nappy Kitchen, St. Louis, MO
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Salon Theory, Atlanta, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Imprezz Studios, Hattiesburg, MS
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
LA’s Hair Studio, Tyrone, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Textures Hair Studio, Laurel State, MD
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Simply Chic, Maplewood, NJ
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Purple Door, Atlanta, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
The Hair Clinic, Austin, TX
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Cole Stevens, Greenbelt, MD
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
The Hair Clinic, Austin, TX
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Divine Cre8ations, Sugarland, TX
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Simply Chic, Maplewood, NJ
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
AJES Salon, Chicago, IL
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Simply Chic, Maplewood, NJ
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
M Studio, West Hollywood, CA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
LA’s Hair Studio, Tyrone, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Dye Hair Salon, Ferndale, MI
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Simply Chic, Maplewood, NJ
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Shi Salon, St. Louis, MO
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
AIIZ Naturals, Beechwood, OH
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Khamit Kinks, Brooklyn, NY
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Salon Lamaj, Washington DC
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
AJES Salon, Chicago, IL
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Jo Louis Salon & Barber Studio, Hapeville, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Shi Salon, St. Louis, MO
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Dana Chanel Salon & Barber Studio, New Orleans, LA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
LA’s Hair Studio, Tyrone, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
AJES Salon, Chicago, IL
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
B nspired The salon, Upper Marlboro, MD
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Asha’s Salon & Spa, Atlanta, GA
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Simply Chic, Maplewood, NJ
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Salon Lamaj, Washington DC
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Styln Impressions, Dallas, TX
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Salon D.N.A., Detroit, MI
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Editor’s Picks, Part 1

Straight from the pages of ESSENCE’s ‘Hot Hair’ issue, these cool, classic, edgy and glam styles are the ones you’ll be rocking all fall!

Hot Hair: Editors Picks, Part 1
Nedjetti Salon, NYC & Bloomfield, NJ