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By Chloe Metzger

Oct 11, 2017

Hair, Hairstyle, Eyebrow, Face, Jheri curl, Black hair, Forehead, Nose, Lip, Beauty,

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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.

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1 Cuffed Half-Up Locs

Beautiful 😍😍 @marilyn_melo #hair #hairstyle #naturalhair #healthyhair #naturalhairstyles #braids #braidstyle #dreads #cornrows #teamnatural #style #girl #smile #selfie #instadaily #instagood #beautiful #flawless #facebeat #4b #4b #4c #darkskingirls #brownskingirls #lightskinskingirls #makeuponfleek #melanpoppin #melanin

A post shared by HerPrettyCrown (@herprettycrown) on May 31, 2017 at 11:29pm PDT

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2 Single Cuffs on Face-Framing Twists

@neffyfrofro This Style is so Dope . . . . #blackhair #hair #naturalhair #redlip #haircuff #fro #melanin #melaninpoppin #beautiful #girl #curly #curlygirl #naturallyshesdope #teamnatural #naturalhairdaily #blackgirlmagic #naturals #women #blackwomen #blackwoman

A post shared by Yummy Fat Kid 😋 (@ymftkd) on Sep 13, 2017 at 7:52pm PDT

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3 Little Baby Bang Cuffs

G U C C I . . . #eyes #eotd #brows #red #green #fallmakeup #MorpheXJaclynHill #falsies #lashes #cosmetics #beauty #gucci #girlandhair #twists #twostrandtwist #loccuffs #naturalhairstyles #protectivestyles #goodhair #goodhairmag #naturalhairdaily #teamnatural #hair2mesmerize #curlyhair #curlsaunaturel #curlygirl #kinks2curls

A post shared by Kassidy Renee (@curlsandeyeliner) on Aug 29, 2017 at 8:59am PDT

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4 Scattered Cuffs on Box Braids

Box braids 👸 @kersti.pitre .#loveit #loccuffs #inspiration #boxbraids #longhair #longbraids #beautifulbraids #beautifultwists #twistsofcolour #colourpop #colouredhair #canyourockit🖤 💛 #beautufulbraidsofcolour #summerlook #sidepart #sideswept #summertime #summerstyle #summerbraids #summertwists

A post shared by Beautiful Braids Of Colour (@beautifulbraidsofcolour) on Jul 21, 2017 at 12:53am PDT

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5 A Cuff Mosaic on Waist-Length Braids

Stunning 😍😍😍 @gold__badu Hair Looks Amazing ❤ #haircuffs #hairjewelry #melaningoddess #melanin #melaninonfleek #braids #braidstyle #boxbraids #hair #hairstyle #naturalhair #healthyhair #naturalhairstyles #dreads #cornrow #locs #4a #4b #4c #selfie #beautiful #pretty #amazing #cute #love #blackgirlmagic #darkskingirls #lightskin #brownskin #blackgirlsrock

A post shared by HerPrettyCrown (@herprettycrown) on Apr 4, 2017 at 10:10am PDT

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6 A Triple-Cuffed Curly Chignon

In loove with this hairstyle, it's definitely giving me major flirty, romantic vibes💟. A lovely subscriber @kennedi.gordon , sent me this to try out on my Youtube Channel: JessCreationss for the Week in My Naturally Curly Hair Series (where I post a weeks worth of hairstyle for natural and/or curly hair) that I have been attempting to do on my channel. If you love Instagram, Pinterest and/or Celebrity Inspired or just all around CREATIVE hairstyles for naturally curly hair. Then you should definitely stop by! They are cuteness OVERLOAD! ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ #naturalhair #curlyhair #blackhair #blackwomen #jesscreationss #atlanta #naturalhairstyles #curlyhairstyles #naturalhairjourney #naturalista #naturalista_ #naturalhairdaily #naturalhaircommunity #teamnatural #curlychic #melanin #babyhairs #laidedges #haircuffs #homecominghairstyles #myhaircrush #healthy_hair_journey #naturallyshesdope #instahair #naturalhairloves #kinky_chicks1 #curlybeauties #2curls1mission #curlyhairkillas #curlypearls

A post shared by JESS GAMBLE (@jesscreationss) on Oct 2, 2017 at 1:45pm PDT

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7 Locs with Cuffs Around the Hairline

Stunning 🖤🖤🖤 #naturalhair #teamnatural #melanin #melaninpopin #curls #girlswithcurls #newlynatural #twistout #braidout #bantuknots #protectivestyling #washandgo #naturalhairdaily #bighairdontcare #bigchop #naturalhaircommunity #hairjourney #naturalhairjourney #coils #coilyhair #afro #fro #hairgrowth #haircuffs #dreadlockbeads #naturalhair #braidsuk #braidsuklondon

A post shared by HerPrettyCrown (@herprettycrown) on Sep 26, 2017 at 1:32pm PDT

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8 A Braided and Cuffed Undercut

#meanwhile Sistars & Brothers It's That Time Again - Autumn Time For Protective Styling And Guess What We are All Going Mad For Fulani Braids Coupled With Beads, Hair Cuffs & Accessories. It's Smoking Hot And Beautiful To Wear. Get Your Fulani On Be Inspired By Nigerian Black Hair History & Alicia Keys 👁 ❤️❤️🎓💯🔥🌎 So Much Happening Checkout My Blog On Instagram Rainbow Blak Celebrating The Best In Music,Creativity,Music Producers, Art Etc 📸🎵🎭🎨 Rainbow Blak Taking Micro Blogging To A Whole New Level:Lookout For More Great Features:Thanku For Supporting My Blog 👏🏾❤️#instagramers Rainbow Blak:The Brainchild Behind Rainbow Blak No Team Just Me & My Creativity.The Struggle Is Real 🎓 Blog With Teeth:Rainbow Blak Str8 Outta London Bloggologist Since 2008 Creative Visionary. Rainbow Blak Is The Undiscovered Artist, Bloggologist, Social Commentator, Certified Music Junkie, Photographer, Aspiring DJ, Writer & Beatz Maker/Producer. New Mind Candy Follow Rainbow Blak On Instagram For Something That Looks Like Mind Candy.Follow Rainbow Blak On Twitter. #music #women #creative #london #art #bloggerlife #streetart #urbanartist #rainbowblak #londonlife #birminghamlife #haircuffs #hairaccessories #urbanfashion #naturalhair #naturalhairstyles #fulanibraids #cornrows #cornrowstyles #blackhair #blackhistory #africanbraids #hairbeads #hairtrends #femaledj #africanfashion #aliciakeys #lilyachty

A post shared by RainbowBlak ™ (@rainbowblak) on Sep 4, 2017 at 9:52pm PDT

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9 Cuffed Cornrows and Bantu Knots

Stunning 🖤🖤🖤@kersti.pitre #braids #braidgang #twist #dreadlockbeads #dreadlocks #haircuffs #hairwire #blackgirlsuk #4c #4 #4b #4c #blackgirlmajic #blackgirlsroc #blackgirlmajic #stunning #onfleek #flawless #facebeat #darkskingirls #brownskingirls #lightskingirls #protectivestyles #braidsuk #braidsuklondon

A post shared by HerPrettyCrown (@herprettycrown) on Sep 24, 2017 at 2:49pm PDT

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10 Cuffs Down the Middle

Stunning 🖤🖤🖤 Love Her Hair 😍😍😍 @shantania_beckford Black Girl Magic #blackgirlmajic #contor #makeup #beautiful #flawless #facebeat #makeup #darkskinblackgirls #lightskingirls #brownskingirls #haircuffs #dreadlockbeads #braidout #twistsout #curlyhair #haircuffs #dreadlockbeads #naturalhair #naturallycurly #makeuponfleek #beautiful #herprettycrown #afro

A post shared by HerPrettyCrown (@herprettycrown) on Sep 13, 2017 at 10:37am PDT

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11 A Zillion Cuffed Curls

How I planned to do my hair and makeup for Carnival earlier in the week but the reality was very different to the expectation. Let's just say fatigue and laziness took over that morning 😅

A post shared by Lesley (@freshlengths) on Sep 2, 2017 at 2:07pm PDT

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12 A Cuffed Part Braid

Big Hair Don't Care 😍😍😍 #curlyhair #haircuffs #dreadlockcuffs #naturalhairstyle #afro #afrobeauty #blackwomenuk #blackbeauties #blackgirlmajic #4a #4b #4c #natural #blackgirlmajic #darkskinnedbeauties #lightskingirls #brownskingirls #darkskingirls #stunning #onfleek #flawless #facebeat #twistout #braidout #washandgo

A post shared by HerPrettyCrown (@herprettycrown) on Aug 9, 2017 at 11:21pm PDT

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Chloe Metzger Deputy Beauty Director Chloe Metzger is the deputy beauty director at Cosmopolitan, obsessively writing about new makeup launches, the best hair products (curly girl here; whattup), and the skincare formulas that really work for every skin type (follow her on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes pics of that magazine life).

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