Long thick hair symbolizes the girl's he alth, therefore attracting male gazes. Whatever the color of the hair, long strands will always be in fashion, symbolizing femininity and beauty. Also, it is easy to make any hairstyle on such hair, and for a wedding or evening celebration you can be the most beautiful and stunning. One of the most popular is a voluminous braid for long hair.
It would seem, how can you make a hairstyle based on a braid original and not like anything else? In fact, there are many options for different styling and weaving, which are presented below.
The type of face and the braid that suits it
There are 5 basic face shapes. Oval is considered ideal. Therefore, any hairstyle must be selected in such a way as to correct the shape and bring it as close as possible to the oval. Braided hairstyles for long hair are no exception.
- Owners of an oval face can do any kind of braids, because they will all look good and fit the shape perfectly.
- Those who have a round face, with the help of hairstyles, should visually lengthen it a little. It is worth trying a braid that startsabove the crown and braided all the way. You can also tie a knot from the ends or leave a small tail.
- Girls with a rectangular shape should visually shorten the face, so a voluminous braid for long hair, which is braided along the entire length, is not suitable for them. Bangs suit such girls, and you can also try the option when the hair is braided all over the head, or a French braid.
- For a square face, weaving all over the head is also suitable. The end of the braid can be braided in the usual way. This option will smooth out unnecessary angularity.
- Triangular face suggests narrow sunken cheeks. For this shape, you need to select an option in which the lower part of the face will appear wider and fuller. A regular braid with weave from the back of the head is suitable, in which the front strands remain loose and gently frame the contour of the face.
Various voluminous braids for long hair: step by step analysis of the options
There are several braiding techniques, each of which creates its own unique effect. Before styling your hair, you should wash your hair, blow-dry your hair and comb it thoroughly so that it is divided into strands and not tangled.
It is also worth remembering that complex weaving is inconvenient to do on your own, so if you want an interesting unusual hairstyle, it is better to contact a hairdresser and explain to him what result you would like to get.
Classic braid
This braid is familiar to everyone without exception, but forIn order to create the effect of volume, you need to add one detail. How the braid is woven:
- hair is divided into three equal parts;
- start with the left strand, which we place between the central and right, thus it becomes the middle one;
- also do with the right strand, which we place between the central and left;
- alternately change the strands, and gradually get a simple weave;
- tie the end with an elastic band.
After these simple steps to create the volume of the braid, you need to slightly release the strands of hair from the weave with your fingers. Hair will become more fluffy, volume will be artificially created. A voluminous braid is suitable for any type of hair, thin hair will appear thicker, and the hairstyle is more solid, any weave looks organic on thick hair.
French braid
People also call the French braid "spikelet". It is done from the crown, and not from a low beam, like a regular classic braid. French braid hairstyles for long hair are easy to do and can be made voluminous as well.
First you need to separate some strands at the crown and divide them into three parts. Further weaving must be carried out with the constant addition of the remaining hair. For example, take the right strand, add some loose hair to it and shift it between the center and left. Do the same with the left: add to it a little curls from freely hanging, and shift between the central and right. When weaving reaches the neck, then all hairwill be used in the braid.
Also, during the manufacture of hairstyles, it is necessary to ensure that the strands are of the same thickness. To create a thick pigtail, it is also necessary to loosen the hair a little along the entire length. Messy hairstyles are in fashion, so don't try to make it thin, straight and neat.
Creating a reverse spikelet
There is also a reverse French voluminous braid for long hair, which is done in almost the same way. This option is ideal for girls with thin hair, because it creates additional volume.
A reverse braid is made in the same way as a regular French braid, the only difference is that the strands need to be laid not above other strands, but under them. They take the right part of the hair and hold it under the middle one, making it central, the same actions are carried out on the left.
Volume side braid with bun
When creating a voluminous French braid, to make it look good, it is better to take wide strands and not tighten them tightly. Even if they are not large in volume, then their area should definitely increase. And if at the end you also pull out the strands from the weave and make the braid voluminous, you get a wonderful hairstyle that is suitable for both evening out and daily wear.
Comb your hair carefully and divide it into two unequal parts with a side parting. Throw most of it over your shoulder and start weaving from the forehead. Having reached the neck, finish the braid with the usualweaving, and tie the free end with an elastic band. From less than half of the hair, braid the usual pigtail, bending the strands over the same shoulder. Make a bun from the larger braid, and place the smaller one around it. Then pin it up with pins. In the "spikelets", pull out the strands, and you get the perfect voluminous braid to the side with a bun.
A little trick
Many girls struggle with their hair all their lives, because they do not have enough basal volume to create the perfect look, so they carefully style their hair every day and regularly make appointments with the stylist. If there is a holiday coming up soon, and you decide that the ideal option for a significant event is a do-it-yourself voluminous braid for long hair, then you should make sure that your hair looks really voluminous.
It's good that a voluminous braid is much easier to make than other hairstyles, you don't need varnish or foam to create it. The hair will be in the same position anyway, the volume will not subside for a long time.
Before the procedure, it is better to prepare the hair in advance. During the day, you need to wash your hair and braid a few braids on wet hair. When the hair is dry, they need to be untangled. In this case, the strands will remain wavy. Further, it is much better to braid a new braid on wavy hair, it will turn out to be more interesting and textured, and will seem more magnificent.
Greek weaving
Greek voluminous braid for long hair is one of the top hairstyles of this season. It looks like a "spikelet", but at the same time, the strands are selected along the edge on one side. The braid is laid aroundhead, like a crown, it visually enlarges the forehead and opens it, also hides the ears.
For girls who grow bangs, the “crown” is suitable because you can weave strands into it that are already branches and have lost their shape.
Weaving a Greek braid begins with a side parting from the crown to the temple on either side. Next, we weave the usual "spikelet", in which the hair is selected only on one side. There are two ways to do this: either all the curls are collected, or only those that frame the face, and the rest are left loose.
If the hair is short, then they can be fixed with mousse or gel. If the curls are sparse, then a voluminous braid with a pile will do, which will create additional volume. Also, the “crown” can be braided in two types: the first, in which the braid goes from ear to ear; the second, in which the braid goes in a circle.
Also, a Greek hairstyle can be done with a middle parting. In this case, the hair is divided in the middle of the forehead to the top of the head and two “spikelets” are woven, which are stabbed at the back into a low bun.
Boho
Volume braid with bangs Boho is one of the varieties of Greek weaving. Moreover, this option is the only one in which you can make a beautiful “spikelet” with growing bangs. It is a small short weave along the edge of the front hair, thereby creating a beautiful crown on the head, but without revealing the face. The bangs are not woven into the braid.
Since slight negligence is in fashion now, the “bohemianSpikelet, which is often called Boho, is great for this style. The bangs nicely frame the face, creating an image of carelessness and promiscuity, especially the hairstyle is suitable for hippie style.
"Bohemian spikelet" in the classic version is woven from temple to temple, but there is also an elongated version that is carried out from ear to ear.
Another variant of Boho is this: strands of hair in the direction of the "spikelet" are combed to the side and weaving begins only from the side of the head.
