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Lemonade braids
or pink lemonade braids [lem-uh-neyd breydz]
What does聽Lemonade braids mean?
Lemonade braids are a type of braids used to style black women’s hair, named for the ones Beyonc茅 wore in her 2016 visual album, Lemonade.
Where does Lemonade braids come from?
One of the most influential persons in culture in 2016 was Beyonc茅. With Lemonade, she not only had a top-selling and socially-incisive album, but she also sported a hairstyle in the video for “Formation.”聽These came to be called聽Lemonade braids, and聽women would ask for them in hair salons for years to come.
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Designed by Kim Kimble, they are very long聽cornrows with a deep side part that makes them cascade over one shoulder. Queen Bey wore hears in a blonde color, though imitators style theirs in various colors.
After the release of Lemonade, YouTube hair gurus provided tutorials on how women can achieve Beyonc茅’s braids. In 2018, a hairstylist on聽Cosmopolitan noted: “Clients come into my shop all of the time asking for ‘Monica’ braids, which they also refer to as ‘Lemonade’ braids ever since Beyonc茅 wore a similar style in her ‘Lemonade’ video.”
Examples of Lemonade braids
Who uses Lemonade braids?
Lemonade braids are a go-to term for the Beyonc茅-inspired hairstyle on popular fashion websites, YouTube videos, and in hair salons. Due to culture and hair texture,聽Lemonade braids are mostly worn by black women.
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Rapper Nicki Minaj wore聽Lemonade braids,聽toned pink, in the music video for her 2018 song with Migos and Cardi B, “MotorSport.” In part because they were done by the same stylist that did Beyonce’s, the braids have been dubbed聽pink lemonade braids.
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