Quick thing also, as I mentioned this is a Dutch braid, so the pattern is different. Memorise a pattern maybe, and keep your hands close to your head. You will get better at it, it's just a matter of taking some time out of your day. But looks like these require a lot of practice and a lot of time. You could use bobby pins if you really wanted to tidy it up. When you've finished one line, you need to pull it fairly tight - but not so tight that it hurts or anything silly - and you need to make sure that you've gathered all the hair from the same plane across as to not have bits that are loose and ruin the whole look. You need to start really far up with really small hairs to get it like she wears it but the first thing you need to do is to take it one step at a time and realise that this will take a while, and it's really easy to get frustrated with yourself with these sorts of hairstyles - and your arms will get tired - but take breaks.
What I would do with these is I would separate my hair first with a middle parting and pull one side into a tight ponytail as to make sure there are no stray hairs. Wait a few days, maybe second day hair depending on the length until it gets a bit greasy and it's able to hold its' own and this will help. It is possible, but honestly really difficult and I wouldn't even attempt it with first day hair. If the hair sits on top, then it's Dutch and the inverse is French braids. If you put the hair behind your shoulder and then braid, when you bring the braid back in front to wear it out you'll have these weird loose bumps on the side of your head behind your ear. When you get maybe about 2-3 inches off your scalp, you can go ahead and bring your hands and the hair forward and finish the braid in front of your shoulder. While you're braiding, keep the length of your hair in front of your shoulder, but braid backwards down your head. This last tip might be confusing to read and not be able to see but I'll try to explain it as best as I can: Before you braid, brush each section of your hair backwards, like you're gonna slick it back, but bring the length of the hair in front of your shoulder. If you hold the strands really far out from your head, this will make it way looser.
You don't wanna make the braid too tight obviously to where it hurts, but once you get the hang of the hand placements and just doing the braid itself and you want to make it "tighter" looking, make sure to keep a really firm hold on the strands in your hand, and keep your hands close to your head while braiding. I typically sleep in this style and wear it for the next day (total of 24 hours) and then take it out the day after and it gives some awesome waves when you take it out. I also use product in my hair before I braid it, usually a curl cream but sometimes I do a leave-in conditioner and mousse combo. I also do my braids while my hair is wet, just after I've washed it but after it's been in a towel for about 10 minutes so it's not sopping wet. I've been perfecting my braids for probably about 8 years and I still don't always get them perfect. My first tip is to not get discouraged, it takes a lot of practice. I've been using this style to "set" my hair for years. Like not 10 minutes ago, but seconds before the braid and in the direction the hair will lie on your head. First below the ear, then above the ear, then at the forehead with a bigger strand and then when you are good at it and have a good feeling for your hair you will manage a similar result.īrush your hair very, very well. That way you learn to do the hair integration on longer stretches. Gradually move the beginning of your single braid up your head toward your forehead. You will only have to integrate a few strands this way. Practice step by step: Get good at one braid that starts at the middle of the back of your head.
Is the hair falling out because you don't braid evenly and tightly enough or because your hair is not roughly the same length? The latter you can't change, the former will improve with practice. This way you can pick up the hand placements. Only watch the YouTube tutorials where they braid on their own head.