Ryan Destiny's fluffy boho braids

Ryan Destiny is one of the most commonly used reference pics customers bring to Deborah's salon. Her classic boho braids are waist-skimming, fluffy, understated and just ooze cool-girl. The blend from the braids to the loose hair is almost imperceptible giving the impression of one flowing body of hair.

Extra Long Boho Braids - Large

This set are super long, but thanks to a smaller number of larger braids, they shouldn't take too much longer to do. The larger braids also add a playful touch.

Dense Curl Boho Braids

Small/Medium boho braids offer quite a different look when worn this long. With lots of curly hair strands fed in throughout the lengths of these braids, it maximises the density even further for a full, thick, luxe-look.

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Corkscrew curl boho braids

While looser curls or waves are commonly used, actress Marsai Martin has gone for these gorgeous corkscrew curl extensions which changes the result and also gives the illusion it could well be her hair. Like, we know it's not, but our brain is happier to go along with it.

Two-tone boho braids

There are no rules when it comes to colour. But if you're not after something wild, but want to switch it up a little, you can opt for a different colour for the curly pieces. This typically works better going lighter, as it gives the curls a sunkissed effect.

Subtle Boho Braids

Ryan again. But she really kills it. Here very minimal strands of curly hair have been added in, and in small pieces. This gives a really naturally distressed impression (God do we wish this is how braids actually looked when dishevelled).

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Fulani Boho Braids

Why not combine styles? Incorporating boho braids into a Fulani braid style over classic single braids. Not only does it look great, it keeps your braids out of your face.

Half-head Cornrows & Boho Braids (Left)

A simple half-head of cornrows also looks gorgeous melting into boho braids at the back, as seen on Stella from Flo. We included the rest of the band too in the pick as Renée (centre) is sporting boho locs while Jorja (right) has some classic boho braids with wavy pieces.

Boho Braid Bob

And there are no rules they have to be long. This boho braid bob is super cute. While at first, the full curly bottom half may look like pick-and-drop or goddess, if you look closely, curly strands are peeking out from higher up the hair.

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Natural hair Boho Braids

This set uses just the client's natural hair for the braids (as opposed to braiding extensions), with the curly extensions woven in. The result is these delicate, soft, near-microbraids that give a really natural 'mother-earth' vibe.

Ombre Boho Braids

Adding multiple colours really brings out the depth and dimension of the braids, and makes the colours pop. This set works in biscuity tones and light blonde to give this ombre effect.

Boho braid x Pick and Drop Ends

This cute blonde look goes in max with the curly pieces, and like pick-and-drop, it ends entirely in loose hair. On this occasion voluminous, honey-blonde spirals create the style.

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Boho Braid Space Buns

There are so many fun ways to style your boho braids too. The loose strands really add to updos like Marsai's boho braid space buns.

Face Framing Boho Braid Up-Do

Or here, where she uses the loose strands as face-framing tendrils in this glamorous red carpet look.

Elena Chabo is Cosmopolitan UK's beauty writer, working on everything from buzzy celeb news and trending beauty, to sincere first-person reviews and engaging video content for social media. She also creates meatier features and expert-led how-to guides, for print and online. Her passion for Black beauty, textured hair, and the ways beauty interacts with culture, society, identity and relationships, quickly took over her writing career and led her into beauty journalism. Following an MA in Magazine Journalism in 2017, she cut her teeth across various roles at Stylist Magazine, before taking on a Digital Writer role at Good Housekeeping. It was here that beauty took centre stage and she launched and ran the site's first stand-alone beauty section. Remaining at Hearst, she joined the Cosmo beauty team in 2022. Find her on LinkedIn. 

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