On a packed January visit to northern England, Catherine, Princess of Wales, quietly swapped her signature waves for a rare side braid. What makes this off‑duty royal hairstyle feel so easy to borrow?

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“Feed-in braids are a protective style that involves integrating synthetic hair into your natural hair,” says cosmetologist Stanley Nolan. “This technique allows for the gradual addition of small ...