

Braid all your hair from the front to the back.Continue braiding the hair down, adding sections as you braid and braiding tightly against your hairline.So braid downwards more than back from your face at first, following your hairline. We want this braid close to your hairline so you can see it easily. Add new small sections of hair as you braid, being sure to keep your finger placement in the right places so you don’t get mixed up.It will help you keep the small baby hairs in place as you braid. Keep your pomade close by as you braid.If you are a beginner to dutch braiding, I have slowed down tutorials of this technique on YouTube. This is the opposite of a french braid where you place the outer strands over the middle section. In a dutch braid, the outer strands go under the middle section. Split into 3 strands to begin your braid. Take a section from your front hairline next to your part.

You’ll need some pomade to get your braids started right, and to help them hold in place.
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Tip: To have fun with the look, play around with the exact amount of hair you leave free (you don’t have to braid all the way to the bottom!). (Serena van der Woodsen anyone?) Tie the end off with a cute ribbon or hair tie, and you're done Then again, a bumpy, undone French braid can also be very stylish. Follow along with the above step-by-step video tutorial to practice.įor a neater look, try to stay consistent with the amount of hair you add into the French braid each time you start the pattern over.

The end result should be smooth and tight against your head and incorporate all of your hair. Continue like this until reaching the nape of the neck, at which point you'll finish the braid as you would doing a basic three-strand braid. Then follow this pattern: Left strand over the middle strand, right strand over the middle strand, repeat.īefore you cross the next strand over, be sure to add another piece of hair from each respective side of the braid. So how do you create a French braid? Unlike a regular braid, you begin this braid by separating a section of hair into three smaller sections near the crown of your head. Though we may never know who wore it first, one thing we know to be true is that the French did not create this timeless plait. The hairstyle was then seen in Greek art, particularly on the kouros statues. The earliest evidence is from the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range in Algeria, where rock art from almost 6,000 years ago depicts women wearing this style of braid. Greeks and Africans are often credited as the first to use this styling technique. Despite its name, the origins of the French braid are widely disputed.
