braiding helppp

missally · Supermodel Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 687 Smiles: +6 415

does anyone know how to do a braid across the front of your hair? i know how to braid but i can't get it to go across my hair right ... lauren has her hair like this a lot and i love it but i can never get it right Sad

here's what im talking about:

st3ph · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject:

i think it's kind of like a french braid only to the side
like the same technique
i just think it would be awkward to do. all the girls do it for rugby to keep their bangs out of their faces and hold pro wrap in place.
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DeadDisco · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject:

I'm yet to try it but I'm pretty sure it's just a french braid. Only don't pick up too much hair.
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missally · Supermodel Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Posts: 687 Smiles: +6 415

yeah i don't know if it'd be easier to have someone else do it? i think the problem i'm having is that i can't get the hair to go into the braid as i go along, so all the hair underneath isnt braided ... like this picture:

this one doesn't look as good but the hair gets pulled into the braid as it goes along ... i hope it makes sense ?

_TNA_ · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:15 am Post subject:

^Personally, I find it easier to have someone else braid it for me. But thats cause I have troubles doing French braids that way. But like steph and DeadDisco said, you just french braid a small section of the front. It is a really cute hairstyle!
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electricpearls · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:52 am Post subject:

yeah it's like a side french braid.

i actually have it in my hair right now! it's pretty easy (i'll try to explain)

- part your hair to the side, start at the part with three pieces (if you know how to braid regularly, which you probably do, this should be easy)
- start braiding, and after the first braid keep adding pieces of hair to the left and right strands before you cross them over, until you get to the side
- then to make sure it stays in place, get a really small elastic band the colour of your hair and tie it off (or you can bobby pin it in place, i do both)

i don't know if that was a very good explanation, but try googling it. i never used to french braid and i saw it everywhere so i started practicing and now it's easy for me.
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electricpearls · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:54 am Post subject:

oh, and use hairspray!
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_TNA_ · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

^^That's how I do mine too! I am starting to get better at French braiding (slowly!)
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emcee · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject:

That's a really cute hairstyle! I don't know how to French braid though Sad

I'm going to have to learn!
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_TNA_ · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:11 pm Post subject:

^Yeah, at first it is reallly tricky (I just learned not that long ago) but after a while it gets much easier. It helps to practice on a friend. =)
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angela · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject:

Ive wanted to do that too haha, about how long should your hair / bangs be to do it?
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serb · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:41 am Post subject:

ive tried doing that and its pretty hard at first, but it gets better after time, you will just have to practice for a while.
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DeadDisco · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:34 am Post subject:

^^I don't think it would have to be that long. Since you're always grabbing more hair when you french braid, it wouldn't matter if your hair was short because you'd always have the next piece to grab onto. Does that make sense?
But also, if it's too short, you'll have ittle tufts sticking out where the ends of your hair was.
The braid works on my hair and my "bangs" reach my nose.
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_TNA_ · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

^^^As long as your bangs aren't super short, like at your eyebrow, then it will work fine. It is just that if they are on the shorter side, the braid tends to have lots of little pieces sticking out, like DeadDisco said.
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angela · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject:

Yeah makes sense, mine are just below my eye brows. Thanks Happy

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electricpearls · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject:

^Angela, they should be fine. My bangs are just at eye level and I french braid all the time... just use a lot of hairspray, because what I've noticed myself is that the ends of the bangs peek out and it looks kind of odd.
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_TNA_ · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject:

^Yeah, i agree. I have noticed this style has worked best for me when my bangs were above my cheekbone.
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