The Hair Piercing Trend Is the Coolest Thing We've Seen in a While

Over the past few months, we've forecasted heavy metal hair accessories—and hair hoops specifically—as one of the major beauty trends of 2016. Now, we've reached peak chrome-adorned 'dos with the induction of the hair piercing technique.

Two of the biggest players in the game are Jessy and Taiba of @KeashBraids, who have been "piercing" many of their mesmerizing plaits with hoops, charms, spikes, and even paper clips.

"When I was younger, I had beads in my hair all the time so jazzing up braids has always been a thing to me," Taiba tells us. "When I started to get into braiding again, I decided to adapt and use rings in braids. I am obsessed with piercings—I have quite a few—and braids, so why not combine the two together?!"