I’m not usually one for braiding my hair, it just never seems to work on me, but this gorgeous photo has me itching to recreate the style on my own locks. I love that it is polished without being fussy, and feminine without veering into little girl territory. The only problem is I have no idea how to even begin to create this braid. Does anyone know how to do this, or something similar?
ooh, beautiful…my hair is so long right now I could do that too…but how?! let me know if you find out!
I don’t know. But it’s amazing!!!
You MUST let us know if you find out — stunning!
This is gorgeous. I’m going to show this to my roommate — she’s a hair stylist so I’m hoping she knows how to do it.
Brandi – Oh yes please! I’d be thrilled if she could help us all pull this off!
How gorgeous! Polished and pull together, but still youthful!
whoa! I gotta figure out how to master this.
I was thinking that when I looked at the photo! ..just tried it, didn’t work.. I have no idea. I hope Brandi’s roommate can reveal the secret!
Just printed out this image as possible wedding hair. I love this look!
Love everything about this – both the do and the color is amazing!!
Hugs,
Signe
my mums was a hairdresser, i just emailed her the image, ill pop back if she can work it out in my hair
OK. I just did it successfully on my own hair, or something very nearly like it. Here’s what ya gotta do.
1. Part your hair, wherever your part happens to fall naturally.
2. We’re starting with the weave-braid-ish thing at the top. Grab a chunk of hair from either side of your head, I took mine from the vicinity of around/right above my ear. Give each chunk a couple of twists, maybe spritz with a little water or product if your hair is especially slippery, and then cross them, right over left, in the back of your head.
3. Grab two more chunks, this time from lower–I did behind/below the ear. These will make the second/lower weave and basically hold your ponytail in place. Twist them a time or two (i find twisting them–but not supertight, just once or twice–gives the braid a little definition.) and spritz. Cross these over the same way you did the first ones, with right side on top of left side, and then combine them with the first two chunks. You should now be holding a piece of hair in your right hand, a piece of hair in your left hand, and still have a lot flowing free at the nape of your neck.
4. Now we’re going to make the ponytail. You can do it two ways: use a ponytail holder, whihc will be covered up by the crossed-over pieces, or just use your hair has the ponytail holder. If you are using a ponytail holder, gather the remaining hair and make it into a low ponytail, below the crossed-over stuff we did before. (Probably easiest to have a friend do this while you hold your crosses in place still.) Then, wrap the ends of your crossed-over-pieces around the ponytail holder by crossing the one on the leftside, underneath the ponytail and then across the top, and then cross the right side underneath and then back over top. Cross them both under again, combine them, and use a bobby pin or two to hold them under the ponytail. (TO do this, put the hair in the bobbypin and then push the bobbypin upwards, or upside down, into the ponytail holder.)
Good luck. <3
Brittany – Oh my goodness, thanks for taking the time to try/write this out for us! Will definitely have to give it a go!
It might be easier to do the ponytail first. Just a quick thought. (o:
This is so pretty!
Here are photos that show the first steps of Brittany’s instructions – the top part is just a loose fishtail braid:
http://www.wikihow.com/Fishtail-Braid.
I heart this!
I love this it’s absolutely stunning! Thank you Brittany for helping us out!!
Does anyone know who this is? I’m trying to find more pictures of the hair color so that I can get my hair dyed that color.
thank you!