Now technically, this
is a fashion blog, but hairstyles definitely add to the glam factor of an
outfit. So I thought I would occasionally do a hairstyle or makeup post:)
Here are three easy
braided hairstyles :
- The standard three strand braid
The
humble three strand braid can look very cute when you don’t have time to do a
proper hairstyle. It's very simple once you get the hang of the braiding
pattern. You can do it in just these simple steps :
- Split the hair at the base of your head into three roughly equal parts
- Cross the right section over the middle section
- Cross the left section over the new middle section (which was previously the right section until you crossed it over)
- Keep crossing alternating between the strands till you get to the bottom
- Secure the braid at the bottom with an elastic
- Pull gently at the braided sections to make your braid appear more voluminous
- Dutch braid
Once
you can do the standard three strand braid, you can do a Dutch braid easily.
It's exactly the same, except turned inside out. You just have to braid the
sections under instead of over each
other.
- The combo braid
I'm
not sure what this type of braid is really called, so I just made up a name.
It's a combination of three 3-strand braids. It looks very intricate and
everyone will wonder how much time you put into it; when really it doesn’t take
more than 10 minutes tops!
- Split your hair into three sections
- Split each subsection into three sections again
- Each subsection will form a single 3 strand braid
- Once you've braided the three separate braids, combine them into a single braid and secure it at the bottom with an elastic
- Pull at the braids carefully without separating them to add volume