For Painted Individual Box Braids

 in the past, chemical color had disrupted Cosmopolitan beauty director Julee Wilson’s natural curl pattern and dried out her hair. Then she found Kamilah Gerestant, KAMILAH GERESTANT, bookmshairandhumor @gmail.com

an independent colorist who also counts mononyms Beyoncé (she worked on the set of Black Is King) and Madonna (with whom she has gone on tour) as clients. Gerestant created custom extensions for Wilson (they were “individually painted knotless box braids,” Wilson says), which have enabled her to “rock a stunning hue without damaging her hair.” Appointments with Gerestant start at $65, and her extensions usually last six to eight weeks.