Style – Hair Braids
May 20, 2009
Hair braids/plaits is a pattern formed by intertwining 3 or more strands of hair. All that is needed is 2-ponytail holders/rubber bands and a comb. Hair braids are simple, elegant, and gives woman an option to have 1 or 2 hair braids according to her wish.
It is ideal for women mostly during the summer if they have long hair. Hair braids allows the air to circulate from the scalp and gives the wearer a cooler feeling. Hair braids are usually done by woman with black hair in tropical countries. Doing a braid is all about practice. The more a woman practices, the more braids become smoother/easier to create.
English Braid -Called the basic braid, it is 3-strand plait that starts at the nape of neck, and follows the simple action of left-over-middle followed by right-over-middle and the bottom of the hair is held with a rubber band.
French Braid – It is styling technique that is also called an invisible braid/French plait; is similar to the English braid but rather than starting at the nape of neck, it starts from the forehead and travels downwards towards the back of the head taking hair strands from both sides of the head and then weaving them into the braid.
It also has variations such as Rope Braid; French Y-Braid with Chignon, where an interesting hairstyle can be created with a simple finish; and Multi-Braid Mixed Style, a complex hair braiding technique that takes up to 30 minutes to do.
Dutch Braid
The Dutch braid or inverted French braid is created by changing the French/English braid making style, right-over middle pattern into a left-under-middle followed by right-under-middle technique. This creates the ‘embossed’ look.
Biker’s Braid
Its’ not really a braid, in this style a ponytail is secured at small intervals with rubber band. The braid is useful for motorcyclists, who have little time/skill to do a braid. This also protects their hair from whipping in the wind.
Braiding is easy, gather the hair you want to braid in a ponytail. Though not necessary, it is easier to make a ponytail into braid, also a ponytail results in a tighter, neater braid. Part hair from the middle right down to the nape of the neck, and put one side of hair in a ponytail holder. Now divide the other section into 3 equal parts. Take a part in each hand, but leave the center part loose.
Start with any hand and cross the hair in that hand over the central part. Drop the hair in hand and pick the center part still loose, then cross the section in other hand over the new center section, then drop it again, follow this up by picking the center part.
Continue switching hands with each crossover, till only a few inches are left unbraided. Then secure the braid with a ponytail holder/rubber band.
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