Braiding hair - various methods

There is hardly a single girl who doesn’twould be familiar with the basic technique of braiding. Almost every one of us in childhood knew simple ways to become charming and tried to create fancy hair plaits. And how proud we were of the first braid of our own braiding, bragging to our family and friends about our skills! Those who could not cope with the task themselves remember how lovingly their mothers, grandmothers or older sisters braided their braids. Braids have always been in fashion. This is one of the most ancient hairstyles, which has not lost its relevance and originality to this day. A luxurious thick braid below the waist has always been considered a subject of female pride. A braid is appropriate in any situation. It is beautiful, comfortable, its braiding does not take much time, and caring for it during the day is completely unburdensome. The braid itself can become an adornment of a woman's head, and if it is braided using the latest fashion trends, then the flattering attention of others is guaranteed to you. Small, tightly braided braids are the latest fashion trend. They do not lose their presentable appearance for quite a long time. This advantage of braids is appreciated by mothers who are on vacation with small long-haired daughters. Having made such a hairstyle for their "golden-haired" girls before a trip to the sea, you can not waste precious minutes on daily combing and drying of hair. And also on bringing them into proper form after sleep or bathing. Thanks to braids, the nerve cells of both mother and child are preserved.

Professional advice

To develop certain braiding skills at home, use the advice of experienced hairdressers:

The braid will be neat and even only if all the strands are approximately the same;
Additional strands from the temporal region and from the sides should be picked up by little fingers, while the remaining fingers must securely hold the braid;
Separating the strands is easier with the fingernail of the little finger, on an oblique line from the ear to the scythe;
Make the braid tight by using a narrowstrands of hair. During the weaving try to distribute their tension evenly, periodically pulling down. In this case, the braid will look perfectly even along the entire length.

Weaving technology

Braiding is an easy and fun activity, but it requires a careful and responsible approach to the matter. To do it, you will need a great desire and the simplest tools at hand:

Comb, preferably of natural materials, for example, wood;
Hairpins, clips, hairpins;
Elastic bands of various types and sizes: dense, thin, bulky, multicolored or inconspicuous;
Accessories and hair decorations: flowers, bows;
Means for styling: mousse, foam, lacquer.

Master braiding, gradually achievingperfection in this hypostasis, can be any creative person. Each hairstyle is unique and carries a piece of the soul of the one who created it. You have the right to choose whether to add some detail as a highlight or use classic techniques to make your hairstyle look like a real work of art. Whatever braiding methods you choose, you can be sure of one thing - your hairstyle will always be at its best, emphasizing the impeccable taste and exquisite style of its owner. The basis of braiding ordinary braids is the technique of dividing carefully combed hair into equal strands. Alternating one with the second, the second with the third, holding them in sufficient tension between your fingers, you create the basis for further experiments. A more difficult stage can be mastering braiding with four, five, six or more strands. The principle is the same here: alternately interweaving equal parts of hair. Braids woven from different numbers of strands differ in appearance, striking in their elegance and simplicity. The end of the braid can be secured with any fastening object that can be firmly held on the hair: an elastic band, a hair clip or a ribbon.

Types of hairstyles with pigtails

Hippie Braids The easiest optionBraids in the home version will be hippie-style braids. A couple of thin braids, grabbed at the ends with elastic bands, can be released in a free fall on both sides of the face. Or they can be connected together at the back, giving the appearance of a hoop. If there are several braids, they can be intertwined, imitating a lattice on the back of the head. Such chaotic carelessness of the hairstyle will be emphasized by a free style in clothes, strings of colored beads on the neck and massive jewelry on the wrists. Traditional braids French braid, spikelet, dragon or fishtail. This is the name of the same braiding technique, in which part of the new hair is woven into each subsequent strand, making the braid thicker by the end of the braid.

If you add strands only on one side, you get an aristocratic Greek pigtail;
If we start the weaving from the crown, gradually framing the entire head, we get a spit-cap, resembling a shell of a snail, with a tip fixed in the neck region;
Separate pigtails, coming from the forehead through the whole head to the nape, tied at the end with thin rubber bands, create the appearance of a fluted surface of the dragon's back;
Very attractive looks hairstyle withpoetic name "fish tail". When the thin strands on both sides with simple movements are shifted to the middle, forming a fine-curved surface of impeccable beauty.

French Waterfall Hair Styling Techniquesare improved every year, creating new charming images. Braids, deliberately careless, in the form of a loose spikelet, starting from the forehead area, look very airy and elegant. Each lower strand is not braided, but falls freely. Such a waterfall looks especially good on slightly curly hair of medium and long length. Spiral braids or braids-plaits This hairstyle is very attractive for its unusualness and elegance.

To achieve the desired result, divide the tail collected on the vertex into two equal parts, each of which is twisted into a tight bundle;
Twisting should be done exclusively clockwise and along the entire length of the hair;
Both twisted bundles join together so that they wrap around each other, fix the end with an elastic band or a decorative hair clip;
Similarly, you can make spirals not on one, but on two tails, located on the sides.

Afro-braids This type of weaving has long lost itsits original function - protection from heat. Now it serves as an unusual and original decoration for extravagant and self-confident young people. Not only girls, but also young men can afford to weave braids in the African style. It is quite problematic to create such a hairstyle at home, because even a professional hairdresser will have to spend about 3-4 hours on this, and perhaps more. The length of your own hair should be at least seven centimeters. An artificial material is woven into them - kanekalon. The number of braids depends on the thickness of the hair and can reach three hundred. Any devices that expose them to high-temperature loads are contraindicated for African braids. For the same reason, you should refuse to visit a bathhouse and sauna for a while. The advantage of small braids is their convenience in an active, everyday life. Such a hairstyle does not require frequent washing, daily styling and combing, it retains its stylish look for about three months. After the specified period, untidily sticking out strands appear on the hair, which means that it is time to undergo a correction procedure. Wedding braids Intricate braids on the head of the bride, made by a professional master, look very chaste and interesting. In addition to the decorative function, they serve as a reliable basis for attaching a veil or orange blossom. In the summer months, braids can be decorated with a romantic bouquet of fresh flower buds. The combination of many braids of different thicknesses and different weaves on the head makes it possible to create entire patterns on the bride's head. There are quite a lot of weaving methods, you can learn them all if you really want to. Of course, weaving on yourself is not very convenient, but what can't you do for the sake of beauty! At first, you can invite your sister or friend to help - together it is more interesting and fun. But even if you cannot braid the same spikelet or fishtail, do not despair. Be content with at least an ordinary braid. Believe me, it looks just perfect on long and thick hair!