The braid is the most popular hairstyle. It is simple in technique in its simplest version, it is universal: suitable for any event for any style of clothing, it is diverse in its performances.
How to braid a braid, many girls know. This skill is learned in childhood. And for those who do not yet know this art, we will tell you further how to braid a braid simply and beautifully.
Varieties of braid hairstyles
Most are used to seeing what is called a "regular" braid. But in fact, there are several varieties of such a hairstyle, which are different in technique and have their own final look.
- Russian braid. This is a braid familiar to everyone, braided from three strands. This option is considered classic, as well as the simplest in execution technique.
- French braid. This option is also considered "classic" and is the main one in many weaving techniques.
- "Fish tail". An original and not complicated type of braid. The technique is that 3 strands are used, to which one thin strand is added in turn on each side.
- Afro braids. An Egyptian hairstyle that is very popular with girls and young girls during the summer. Such pigtails are braided in a simple technique (from 3 strands), but their number is from 100 to 300, depending on the thickness of the hair. Also, when creating a hairstyle, artificial fibers are woven into each pigtail in order to increase the length of the hair and strengthen the hairstyle. Such Afro braids last up to 3 months.
- Spit-spiral. She is a braid. Before weaving, each strand of hair is twisted into a spiral, and then intertwined.
- Greek braid. It is woven around the head, reminiscent of the laurel wreath worn in ancient Greece.
- Spit-waterfall.
Russian braid
This is the easiest weaving option. How to make a classic braid:
- Divide combed hair into three equal parts.
- Next, put the right side on top of the central one.
- Put the left side on top of the center and the right side on it.
- After the first weaving, the left side of the hair became middle, the middle one was right, and the right one was left.
- Continue braiding by repeating steps 2 and 3. Secure with a rubber band at the end.
Air spit
- Comb your hair tossing it back.
- Take 3 even strands: two at the temples and one from above.
- Twist them like a normal braid.
- For the next weave, take new strands from the temples and continue weaving in the usual style.
The result is a braid that lies on top of the bulk of loose hair.
Hairstyle option - "Fishtail"
- Comb your hair and divide the entire "mop" with a straight parting into two equal parts.
- Now, from the right side of the hair, select a small strand from the right edge, and move it to the middle so that it falls on the right side of the left side of the hair.
- From the left half of the parted hair, also from the edge, select a small strand and throw it over the middle so that it comes into contact with a thin strand from the right side of the hair.
- Next, repeat the processes under points "2" and "3" until the very end. Secure your hair with a thin elastic band or hairpin. To give more volume to the hairstyle, its edges can be straightened a little.
Spiral
The "Spiral" braid is very simple, but the execution technique is different from the usual.
Instruction:
- Comb your hair.
- At the back of the head, gather and tighten the "tail" with an elastic band. It can be made high or low.
- Comb your hair again and divide the "tail" into 2 or 3 parts.
- Now you need to twist each part into a tight spiral. It is better to do this clockwise, so the tourniquet will turn out stronger.
- After that, twist the resulting spirals with each other to get one longspiral.
- At the end, secure the work done with a thin rubber band. The hairpin may not hold and dissolve the entire weave.
Spit "on the contrary"
How to braid the braid inside out will be discussed further. This hairstyle "inside out" is more voluminous than the usual version. Braiding such a braid on your own will be a little more difficult, but still possible.
- Comb your hair well.
- Separate a strand from the total mass of hair. The thickness of the strand can be any. Divide it into three equal parts.
- Take the part on the left and slide it under the bottom of the middle one so that the left part is between the middle and right.
- Take the right strand and stretch it under the middle one so that in the end it is between the middle and left.
- Then continue again from the left strand, however, with each subsequent binding, take small strands from each side so that the braid is securely and firmly located on the head.
- According to the presented scheme, continue weaving to the end.
The resulting braid will be voluminous inside out. To enhance this effect, you can gently pull each edge of the weave.
Basket
Popular in the middle of the last century braid "basket" is distinguished by modesty and accuracy. Its more "modern" options, as well as traditional weaving, are becoming in demand even now. This hairstyle can be worn both everyday and inas an output option. How to make a beautiful basket braid?
- Prepare the necessary accessories - a comb and a thin elastic band.
- Comb each section well.
- Gather your hair into a ponytail at the top of your head, but in such a way that loose hair remains exactly around the circumference of this "tail".
- Start braiding clockwise, starting with strands falling from the forehead. Weave "loose" curls and gathered into a "tail", moving in a circle.
- Calculate the thickness of the strands in such a way that the free ones located below end at the same time as the curls from the "tail".
- The small tip left at the end of weaving can be secured with a beautiful hairpin or hidden under a braid to make the "basket" whole.
Following the guide to how to braid a basket, you can repeat the process yourself at home.
Spit "French Falls"
How to braid a French braid, already mastered. On the basis of this technique, you can "construct" a lot of amazing hairstyles. One of these is the French Falls spit. This romantic hairstyle is suitable for absolutely any occasion. You can learn how to do it yourself.
How to make a beautiful French Falls braid?
- Comb your hair well without missing a strand.
- At the left temple, separate a strand of hair anddivide it by three more.
- Start weaving a simple braid: the first binding should follow from the strand at the face, twist it to the center, repeat the same manipulations with the bottom one.
- The top strand will be at the bottom, where it should be left without touching. In return, she will need to take a new one from a common mop of hair and continue braiding: connect the strands at the top, as in a French braid, put in the middle. The same must be repeated with the bottom strand.
- The top strand will again be below, where it should be left.
- Continue weaving to the end. The rest of the hair can be braided in the form of a regular braid or secured with an elastic band, hairpin or hairpin.
This hairstyle is universal - it is suitable for those who like to wear loose hair, and for connoisseurs of neatly collected hair.
How to braid your own hair?
Despite the fact that making such a hairstyle is not difficult, it will still be somewhat problematic to build it for yourself, but only at first. A few workouts, and the braiding technique will successfully master itself.
Start your workout with a simple Russian braid:
- Sit between two mirrors so that you can see not only the face, but also the back of the head.
- Comb your hair, and then comb it back from your forehead. Divide into three equal parts. Control the density of each strand by looking in the mirror.
- Place your fingers between the strands, it will be easier to shift one over the other.
- Wrap left and right behind the center strand. First 6 weaveskeep your hands behind your neck, and as soon as the braid comes down to its level, the work can be thrown over the shoulder forward and the braid can be easily continued.
- Continue the process until a thin tip 5-7 cm long remains. Fix the hairstyle with a thin elastic band or hairpin.
Having practiced simple weaving, in the future you can make more complex variants of braids yourself.
Rules for braiding
In order for the braiding of hair to go smoothly, in the literal sense, and the end result to please with accuracy, you should not neglect a few tips:
- Hair should be not only clean, but also well combed. Tangled strands will make braiding difficult, creating sloppy hairstyles.
- Another condition for the neatness of the braid is the uniformity of the strands.
- You need to separate the curls into the same thickness, be sure to pull them down so that all the bumps are smoothed out.
- You need to control the tension of the braid, otherwise it will turn out to be too tight in one place and too weak in another.
- To quickly do your hair without being distracted by collecting the necessary accessories, you should prepare all combs, hairpins and elastic bands in advance.
Recommendations for mothers of little girls
"How to braid a girl beautifully?" - many mothers are puzzled by this question, as soon as their daughters grow hair suitable for hairstyles. Weaving options are many, but children's hair is more sensitive to external influences, because it is still too thin:
- Braids for little girls are the most suitable option, because they weave quickly without tiring the child, and last long and look beautiful.
- It is most convenient to weave braids for a child on even hair, and not on graduated hair, etc.
- For children's braids, it is better to use ribbons, colored laces, bows. This will not only decorate the hairstyle, but also visually add thickness to the hair.
- For children's curls, use a comb with a sharp end. It is convenient for them to make even partings and separate the same strands.
Because children's hair is thin, it is prone to tangling quickly. Therefore, some mothers have adapted to braiding their daughters at night. It keeps hair from tangling and makes combing easier in the morning. Therefore, it is worth learning how to braid a girl.
