Macramé, once reserved for that blanket your grandmother made you and your fifth-grade friendship bracelet, is now a staple in the braid world. Kristin Ess, a hairstylist and cofounder of The Beauty ...

Some of you groaned when I announced that our March Beauty Resolution was to play with braids. I heard cries of "I'm all thumbs!" "Figuring out my taxes is way easier!" and "When I braid I come out ...