12 Honestly Gorgeous Ways to Wear Hair Cuffs

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It’s the year of cuff jewelry, and if you haven’t already stacked your ears with gold cuffs, we’re willing to bet you’ve at least been covering your twists, braids, and curls in them. But lest you think they’re only relegated to long locs, we’ve got 12 insanely pretty pics to prove you wrong (and to also hardcore inspire you to mix up your cuffing tomorrow). Behold our favorites, ahead.

1. Cuffed Half-Up Locs 

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2. Single Cuffs on Face-Framing Twists

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3. Little Baby Bang Cuffs

4. Scattered Cuffs on Box Braids

5. A Cuff Mosaic on Waist-Length Braids

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6. A Triple-Cuffed Curly Chignon

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7. Locs with Cuffs Around the Hairline

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8. A Braided and Cuffed Undercut 

9. Cuffed Cornrows and Bantu Knots

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10. Cuffs Down the Middle

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11. A Zillion Cuffed Curls

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12. A Cuffed Part Braid

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Chloe Metzger
Beauty Editor

Chloe Metzger is the deputy beauty director at Cosmopolitan, overseeing the editorial content and growth strategy of the hair, makeup, and skin space on digital, while also obsessively writing about the best hair products for every hair type (curly girl here; whattup), and the skincare routines that really, truly work (follow her on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes pics of that magazine life). She brings nearly a decade of writing and editing expertise, and her work has appeared in AllureHealthFitnessMarie ClaireStyleCaster, and Parents. She also has an unhealthy adoration for Tom Hanks and would like to please meet him one day, if you could arrange that. Thanks.