![]() The final look: The finished look is stunning and polished looking. ![]() Finish with a holding styling product for a long-lasting French braid and lustrous-looking finish. Loosen the end of the braid by shaking the braid.įinish with a holding product: A quality salon styling product will help complete the look of a French braid. If you want natural unplaited hair to hang loosely from the braid, wrap the band a few inches above the end of the hair. Secure the braid: Wrap a rubber band around the end of the braid. If you prefer a looser, thicker appearing braid toward the end, keep the braid less stretched and the hands further from the end of the plait. Continue braiding the sections close to the head as you pull more strands equally into each section.įinishing up the braid: If you prefer the look of a tighter braid, keep the hair taut and hands close to the end of the plait. As a rule of thumb, you want the braid to be relatively tighter near the front of the head and start to gradually loosen at the crown. The tighter you hold the hair at the end of the plait, the tighter the braid will be. Each section should have the same thickness for a perfect braid. Follow this pattern while adding more hair to each section. Once the left strands are crossed over and into the center strands, they become the middle, and likewise for the right hair strands. Take the right section of hair and cross it over the middle. Take the left section of the hair and cross it over the middle section. As you braid, you will need to add more hair into each section to keep the thickness evenly distributed and gradually gather all of the hair into the plait.įrench braid from the temple: With your fingers, gather three proportionate sections of the hair. The trick to a polished French braid is braiding close to the head with a slightly tight grip, starting from the temple to the nape. If you attempt to braid the sections away from the head, the braid will look loose, sloppy and not follow a straight line. Gather three sections: Gather three separate sections of hair and stretch downward until all three are close to the head and taut. Using a comb or detangler brush, smooth out your hair and create a clean part from the front to the head to the nape. To keep up with what I'm working on, follow me on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and subscribe to my newsletter.Before and after: Learn how to create French braids pictured in the before-and-after example above.Ĭomb and part: Ideally, you want your hair to be unwashed for added texture to hold the braids better. This Instructable is part of my beginner braids series. In this lesson, you'll try French braiding each half of your hair at a time, so it's easier to see what you're doing in a mirror.īegin by parting your hair down the middle and securing one half with a clip or elastic, as we'll just work with one half for now. They are incredibly practical for securing your hair, especially short hair around your face. They look complex, and up until now you may have been mystified as to how to keep track of all that hair with just two hands, but I promise they're not as hard as they look!įrench braids are extremely comfortable to wear, since they distribute tension and weight evenly over your head. If you've already mastered the three-strand braid without looking in a mirror, it's time to crack the technique for French braids (in name only, seen for millennia throughout history).
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