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The weekend is when all the “stuff” gets done.

I know others like to count the number of days until Christmas, but to me, the much more relevant number is the number of weekends until Christmas. Again, there is no such thing as too much filling! I think I might just stencil those words on the walls of my kitchen and turn it into the best mural ever. When I created the filling, I decided to double the amount just to be safe. The brioche dough for this butter braid recipe was perfect. No way would I allow any skimping when it comes to the best part. Not the case at all with this champion! She (yes, bread is female) is tender, moist, buttery, and overflowing with a thick cinnamon filling. Plus, seeing celebrities embracing braids of all kinds over the past few years has “added to the hype” as well, she adds.įeeling like your routine could use a shake-up? Scroll on for the best braided hairstyles and protective styles for every hair type.These cinnamon butter braids were everything I had hoped they would be when I created the recipe! I am quite particular when it comes to breakfast sweet bread because most of them are really dry and quite bland. “The ease of braids have made them more popular during the pandemic, since you can go longer between salon appointments, and they don't take a lot of maintenance,” she says. “This has especially been key during the pandemic since many salons have closed and most of us are overdue for a hair touch-up.” Celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimble adds she's also seen an increase in women DIY'ing their own protective styles during lockdown. “They're the perfect style for camouflaging grown-out color and dead ends too,” says celebrity hairstylist Justine Marjan. And two, when your days are all blurring together, it's simply fun to break them up with a hairstyle that makes going into-or logging on to-work more exciting. For one, there's only so much TV you can watch before you cycle through every streaming service. But lately, amid the pandemic, brushing up on how to braid your hair has also become a source of entertainment. There's a reason braided hairstyles will forever be a staple in our routines: They’re cool, super versatile, and, with enough practice, easy to do.
