Showing posts with label french braids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label french braids. Show all posts

Front French Braid

A truly simple staple at our house. This one is way fast I love it, so I do it A LOT! The best part is- the next day, you can just leave it in and put in some cute piggy tails, messy buns, or a ponytail!



I didn't even take the time to section off the hair (GASP!) I know, it is not in my nature. But the rest of the hair covers it up. I just did my best as I braided to keep somewhat of a line there. Start on the top of the head, right on her part. End the french braid about where a part would be onthe other side. Regular braid most of the way down and curl the ends.




Her hair is naturally wavy in some parts, and I can't just leave it down. So I curled it- this time with my flat iron (again- when the silly video on my camera starts working- I can do a clip.) Notice how the curl looks different than a curling iron curl.

Flipped French Braid

With my middle daughter's hair being so thin, I like to keep it pretty short. As a result, I have to think of different hairstyles for mainly the top of her head. This one was a fun variation:


I parted off the top of her head and french braided it. I stopped the braid a little early and flipped it over and tied it back to the base of the braid.


I curled the ends back toward me and stuck a curly bow in. That helped to hold the hair kind of up and back.

Itty Bitty French Braids

I was messing around with my littlest daughter's hair the other night. I hadn't realized she had enough hair to do a french braid. Here is my first attempt:



With her short hair up front, the topsy tail helps a lot.

I started with wet hair (I typically like to braid with dry hair) and put the topsy tail in. And I started the braids in the back rather than up front. When doing a topsy tail or tiny french braids, a rat-tail comb is a MUST!
The Itty Bitty Clippies are fun to add to the bottoms of braids....especially since I can never get ribbon tied right when they are wiggling.

Diagonal French Braid

As you can see, this is not my best braid. Her hair is so thick and wavy, that I usually do at least two. But I love this.

I simply grabbed a pretty good-sized triangular piece of hair on the left side and started french braiding. Make sure you have the hair combed in the basic direction you want the braid going. I curled the ends (all going toward the front) and added the scrunchie. But a big flower or ribbon would be cute, too.

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