French Braid

So, I am going to show (or um, write?) you how to french braid your hair and the different styles you can do it. Before I start, I wanted to let you know that when your braiding, go OVER, because that is what makes a french braid french. If you go under, your doing a dutch braid. 


Step 1~
The first thing you need to do is thoroughly brush through your hair. Make sure there are no tangles and knots. 


Step 2~
Now you need to take your thumb and touch right above your ear, and then bring it back where you take the top part back with you.


Step 3~
Now you need to do a regular braid 1 time to start it off. This helps make the braid more enduring.


Step 4~
As soon as its time to braid over again, you need to grab some extra hair and braid with that.


Step 5~
Now you do it with the next piece. Just continue this process for awhile until your at the bottom of your neck.


Step 6~
Once your at the bottom of your neck, do a regular braid until your finished. 


STYLES~


There are too many styles of French braid to count. So, here are the basics.




The regular french braid~
This is when you do the how-to above, and just tie it off with a hair-band at the end.


Side french braid~
This is where you french braid to the side, tying it off with a hair band or clip. It usually rests on your shoulders.


Pigtail french braid~
You basically doing two separate french braids on opposite sides of your head, by your ears. 


Others~
Like I said, there are too many to count, but here are some other ones which you might like. The hair band braid where you do it across your forehead, like a hair band. The "waterfall" french braid, thats when you do it diagonally across your hair while its down. 




I hope I helped you with learning how to French braid, and the different styles. If you are more of a visual learner, and want to see how to french braid, then go here. I haven't seen the whole video, but if there are others you prefer, look up french braid tutorials on youtube and you can see. 


Ta-ta!~


~Pearl :)