How to french braid your hair

French Braid Your Hair

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Brush out your hair. It can be wet or dry. It's easier I think to get the braid tighter with wet hair

Brush out your hair. It can be wet or dry. It's easier I think to get the braid tighter with wet hair

Split your hair into three equal parts you can start higher on your head but I like the braid to start about half way down my head.

Split your hair into three equal parts you can start higher on your head but I like the braid to start about half way down my head.

Drop your middle section

Drop your middle section

Slide your finger to pick up more hair while picking your middle section back up

Slide your finger to pick up more hair while picking your middle section back up

Pull it to the side so that the right section is now the middle section

Pull it to the side so that the right section is now the middle section

Take the section from the left and place it over the new middle section

Take the section from the left and place it over the new middle section

Drop your middle section

Drop your middle section

Pick up new hair with your middle section

Pick up new hair with your middle section

Pull it to the left so the left strand is now the new middle section

Pull it to the left so the left strand is now the new middle section

Drop your middle section

Drop your middle section

Pick up new hair with your middle section

Pick up new hair with your middle section

And pull it to the right so it is now your right section

And pull it to the right so it is now your right section

Repeat steps 7-9

Repeat steps 7-9

Drop your middle section and pick up your last bit of hair with it be sure to pull tight and look down on the last one or you'll end up with a loose braid

Drop your middle section and pick up your last bit of hair with it be sure to pull tight and look down on the last one or you'll end up with a loose braid

Now that you have picked up all your hair do a regular braid to the ends of your hair

Now that you have picked up all your hair do a regular braid to the ends of your hair

Tie your hair with an elastic and you've just completed a single French braid!

  • Hair elastics
  • Brush
  • Comb