It’s only a few weeks into school and I am already showing up to class in leggings, a sweatshirt, and a pair of sneakers. Whoops! In the name of trying, here are four (somewhat adventurous) braids you can try for a school day!
These instructions are written based on the assumption you can French braid. There are countless videos on YouTube that can help you out as your practice! Reminder: you can always “pancake” the braid so that it looks more “boho” and less “little girlish” by tugging at the sections of the braid once you’re done. This will flatten them out and make them looser.
1. The Dutch Braid
I like to call this the inverted French braid. Little known fact: this is the same as a cornrow. All you need to do it grab 3 sections of hair as if you were about to begin a French braid, (Sections A, B, and C from left to right) and instead of taking section A, adding a bit of hair to it and bringing it over another section B into the middle, bring section A under section B into the middle. Repeat on the other side with section C. Continue this process all the way down. The only difference this has from a French braid is that you are bringing each section of hair UNDER a section into the middle instead of over.
2. The Wrap Around Braid
It looks so complicated, but its really not! Start with three sections near your ear and begin an inverted French braid (or Dutch braid) towards the back of your head. You may have to practice getting the braid low enough so it falls right across your shoulder when your done.
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3. The Fishtail Braid
This is SO PRETTY and looks great with any fall outfit. Here’s how it’s done: separate your hair into two even sections. Keeping both sections separate, take a small piece of hair from the back of section A and wrap it around the front of section A, adding it to section B. Next, take a small piece from the back of section B and do the same, wrapping it around B and adding it to section A. Repeat over and over again until you run out of hair! Keep in mind that the fishtail takes a long time because you’re using such little pieces of hair!
4. The Headband Braid
Start by sectioning off the hair you want to use. (As a rule of thumb you can section off the hair at each ear and over the top of your head. Tie the rest of your hair into a temporary ponytail so things don’t get messy). Starting from one ear, begin a French braid with the hair you have sectioned off all the way until you hit your other ear. A Dutch braid would stand out even more if you want to try that! When you’ve run out of a hair, braid the remaining into a normal braid and tie it with a hair band. Take down your hair from the ponytail, make a low messy bun, and add the tail end of your braid to the bun.
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