The braid picture thread

[lapushka]

Wowza! Major kudos, bettylibertine! Looks fantastic!!

Yes, it's amazing! :agree:

[bettylibertine]

Thanks Madora and lapushka! :D
I'm ridiculously pleased with myself :p

[evb]

Is that the Arwen Helm Battle braid? It doesn't look like the Kristen Stewart Huntsman battle braid {either There were 2?} And aren't there battle braids from GOT? Either way it is gorgeous. Kudos to you

[meishkamooshka]

It looks wonderful, Betty!

[meishkamooshka]

Braids done recently:


http://i.imgur.com/mvV8Gpj.jpg?2http://i.imgur.com/lzFQ0ww.jpg?2
On my mom.

http://i.imgur.com/JMhgt1Y.jpg?2
The top two are my little sister; the bottom two are me.

http://i.imgur.com/J2lc58o.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/Jg9sJ6u.jpg?1
From my challenge.

[lapushka]

Nice braiding techniques, Meishka! :D

[meishkamooshka]

Thank you very much, lapushka!

[Seeshami]

Braids done recently:



You are so adorable and beautiful I just want to hug you.:crush:

[PolarCathy]

Fat braid alert!!!



braids done recently:


http://i.imgur.com/mvv8gpj.jpg?2http://i.imgur.com/lzfq0ww.jpg?2
on my mom.

http://i.imgur.com/jmhgt1y.jpg?2
the top two are my little sister; the bottom two are me.

http://i.imgur.com/j2lc58o.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/jg9sj6u.jpg?1
from my challenge.

[Seeshami]

Rope french to The Hawser Braid (Thank you WaitingSoLong) with my favorite paranda.
My Hawser braid definitely leaves something to be desired.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/20130127_1239181_zpsc32f2faf-1_zpsd9c33cfa.jpg
Oh and............................................... .^Quinshaiy is an expert photo bomb


And of course the bun:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/20130127_1247111_zpsfe39cc2a-1_zps303ac9f4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/20130127_1245411_zpsa6ae10b3-1_zps0313c3cf.jpg
Quin is getting scritches to make him look at the camera and in the second one he tail bombed us.

[bettylibertine]

Thanks meishka!
And those braids are just beautiful - I particularly like the halo braid :D

[evb]

beautiful braids... I cannot even imagine doing a halo braid much less those triple braids you did on your mum.

[meishkamooshka]

Seeshami, I feel the same way about you! Hug accepted!


Fat braid alert!!!
You got that right! My mom has huge braids!


Rope french to The Hawser Braid (Thank you WaitingSoLong) with my favorite paranda.
My Hawser braid definitely leaves something to be desired.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/20130127_1239181_zpsc32f2faf-1_zpsd9c33cfa.jpg
Oh and............................................... .^Quinshaiy is an expert photo bomb


And of course the bun:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/20130127_1247111_zpsfe39cc2a-1_zps303ac9f4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/20130127_1245411_zpsa6ae10b3-1_zps0313c3cf.jpg
Quin is getting scritches to make him look at the camera and in the second one he tail bombed us.

:thudpile: It looks so amazing in the bun with all the colors! Oh my gosh! Best Paranda ever!


Thanks meishka!
And those braids are just beautiful - I particularly like the halo braid :D

Thank you! :flower:


beautiful braids... I cannot even imagine doing a halo braid much less those triple braids you did on your mum.

Thank you very much. The triple braid was actually pretty simple! Two French braids with hair left out from each rotation on the side closest to the center. Then those were made into a 4 strand chain braid!

[meishkamooshka]

Ps: Quin is a total cutie!

[Seeshami]

Quin is amazing. I love that meow cow

[Zabethbartsch]

Here's my first attempt at a five strand french:

http://imgur.com/4EgMD

[meishkamooshka]

Zabe, I can't see it! :(

[MaRo]

i guess i didn’t post this yet:
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/vereinfachteramishmitkringelh.jpg

and a really oily french braid (14 days withou washing because of illness)
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/franzi_ganz.jpg

[meishkamooshka]

Exquisite as usual MaRo!

[PrincessLocks]

i'm afraid my plain old english braid isnt at all interesting or impressive in length compared to some beautiful hair here, but it's pretty thick! once my layers grow out and i reach classic length though...:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat



http://i46.tinypic.com/4seijn.jpg

[lapushka]

Amazing, MaRo and PrincessLocks!

[Zabethbartsch]

Zabe, I can't see it! :(

Hmm, for some reason I can't get it to work. Ah well.

Lovely braids, everyone!

[Torrin Paige]

You all have been so inspiring! I went for another braidapalooza style today.

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h278/torrinpaige/bbunch_resized_zps0824562f.jpg

And the tutorial if you are so inclined: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpRHX8uGsOU

[maborosi]

TorrinPage- :thud:

That is all.

~maborosi~

[meishkamooshka]

^ SECONDING HER POST! Oh my gosh...and girl, you need to surround yourself in blue more often! It is super flattering and beautiful with your eyes and hair!

[Lostsoule77]

I really need to check this thread daily! There are always so many beautiful braids! You all are amazing!

This was my braid Saturday with my first paranda (I got it in the winter swap.) It was a bit odd to put in, but I'll get the hang of it when I practice some more.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/lostsoule/IMG_4589_zpsb61a6d30-1_zps8ee8ade0.jpg

[Seeshami]

I still stand there and stare at my paranda when ever I am thinking about using one. I normally get the knot of the outside no matter what I do.

[bunzfan]

I decided i wanted to do something different, so today i tried Torrin's faux crown braid and taped Elizabethan style.

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/6483/008tqw.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/259/008tqw.jpg/)

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[Lostsoule77]

Pretty Bunzfan! :)

[meishkamooshka]

http://i.imgur.com/3qkevob.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/eNtntN3.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/0fMXpCD.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/Bw6GVPO.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/D1A3Mw1.jpg?1

[Lostsoule77]

Wowza! :thud: Meishka you are doing one amazing style after another!

[bettylibertine]

Beautiful everyone!
I particularly like the first style Meishka :D

I posted this over on the bun picture thread too. Inspired by/modified version of Torrin's "Braidy Bunch" (which is gorgeous!) :)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-INW2sGAvPRA/UQuGLbi9PWI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Xr8wfIiL2Jg/s320/DSCF9171.JPG

[silverthread]

Upside down braid.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2129&d=1359722361
This is the back.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2128&d=1359722357
This is the top.

[silverthread]

Beautiful everyone!
I particularly like the first style Meishka :D

I posted this over on the bun picture thread too. Inspired by/modified version of Torrin's "Braidy Bunch" (which is gorgeous!) :)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-INW2sGAvPRA/UQuGLbi9PWI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Xr8wfIiL2Jg/s320/DSCF9171.JPG

Wow! This is beautiful. You must have massive amounts of hair to get all those ropes and braides.

[silverthread]

Meishkamooshka, please give a tutorial for the style in the top picture. It looks like you french-braided down both sides, but crossed one strand over??? It's gorgeous. Ingenius.

[Scarlet_Heart]

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp17/Poetry4me75/DSC01846a_zps29ce6a91.jpg


WaitingSoLong I want to see this bunned soooo bad. :pray: It's gorgeous, great job!

[Seeshami]

Dutch lace braids into a four strand.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/b534d5c9-4dd2-4adb-b735-09a124429d48_zpsf14da1d4.jpg

[Zesty]

Dutch lace braids into a four strand.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/b534d5c9-4dd2-4adb-b735-09a124429d48_zpsf14da1d4.jpg
SO. PRETTY. And your tassel is so thick! Also love the cat. ;)

[Seeshami]

I love Quin too!!

It's as heavy as it is thick. All good things come with a price

[Lostsoule77]

Pretty Silverthread! :)

[melusine963]

What a beautiful cat, Seeshami! :crush: And your hair too, of course.

[oktobergoud]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/50878b9da24a3477a6559b56ad0f67fd/tumblr_mhjq39c9X21qgbo5so1_500.jpg

My friends are now asking me to braid their hair every time I see them haha! Superfun though, since their hair is longer than mine :D One of my friend has the most beautiful thick, red (natural!) hair ever. So jealous! :)

[lapushka]

That's a very intricate fish tail braid; nicely done, oktobergoud!

[Gumball]

Rope french to The Hawser Braid (Thank you WaitingSoLong) with my favorite paranda.
My Hawser braid definitely leaves something to be desired.....
(pic)
Oh and............................................... .^Quinshaiy is an expert photo bomb


And of course the bun:
(pics)
Quin is getting scritches to make him look at the camera and in the second one he tail bombed us.

The paranda adds such a fantastic touch for the bun. I love how complimentary its tassel is.


i guess i didn’t post this yet:
(pic)

and a really oily french braid (14 days withou washing because of illness)
(pic)

Your braids are awesome. Amusingly enough if I want to even take a shot at french braiding my hair I need to manually heavily coconut oil it otherwise it snarls and tangles when I try to separate the sections.


i'm afraid my plain old english braid isnt at all interesting or impressive in length compared to some beautiful hair here, but it's pretty thick! once my layers grow out and i reach classic length though...:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat

(pic)

It's interesting and impressive! Wonderful braid!


You all have been so inspiring! I went for another braidapalooza style today.

(pic)

And the tutorial if you are so inclined: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpRHX8uGsOU

Ahhh! Epic!


I really need to check this thread daily! There are always so many beautiful braids! You all are amazing!

This was my braid Saturday with my first paranda (I got it in the winter swap.) It was a bit odd to put in, but I'll get the hang of it when I practice some more.

(pic)

You're off to a really good start. I love the color. Green works so well with your hair!


I decided i wanted to do something different, so today i tried Torrin's faux crown braid and taped Elizabethan style.
(pic)

That's outstanding! Did it hold up well?


(pics)

I've gabbed about this on your blog, but you are a phenomenal stylist. Kudos for every single one!


Beautiful everyone!
I particularly like the first style Meishka :D

I posted this over on the bun picture thread too. Inspired by/modified version of Torrin's "Braidy Bunch" (which is gorgeous!) :)

(pic)

:thud: Simply stunning!


Upside down braid.
(pic)
This is the back.
(pic)
This is the top.

You did an exquisite job!


Dutch lace braids into a four strand.


(pic)

Combination pretty style and riot shield in times of dire need. That looks great!


(pics)

My friends are now asking me to braid their hair every time I see them haha! Superfun though, since their hair is longer than mine :D One of my friend has the most beautiful thick, red (natural!) hair ever. So jealous! :)

Nice work! Braiding parties are awesome.

[Seeshami]

The naughty mess as a riot shield, that's hilarious. ;)

[meishkamooshka]

Wowza! :thud: Meishka you are doing one amazing style after another!
Thank you!!! :flowers:


Beautiful everyone!
I particularly like the first style Meishka :D

I posted this over on the bun picture thread too. Inspired by/modified version of Torrin's "Braidy Bunch" (which is gorgeous!) :)


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-INW2sGAvPRA/UQuGLbi9PWI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Xr8wfIiL2Jg/s320/DSCF9171.JPG

Thank you. I like that one, too. Your style is so lovely!


Upside down braid.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2129&d=1359722361
This is the top.

That looks really cool! Nice job! :thumbsup:


Meishkamooshka, please give a tutorial for the style in the top picture. It looks like you french-braided down both sides, but crossed one strand over??? It's gorgeous. Ingenius.

I'll link to a video that explains it way better than I probably could:

http://youtu.be/2E-gKAUYckE

Essentially the same technique, but instead of two English braids, it was two dutch braids! ^.^ I left a small bit of the strands closest to the center part out on each rotation.
Thank you! ^.^


Dutch lace braids into a four strand.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/b534d5c9-4dd2-4adb-b735-09a124429d48_zpsf14da1d4.jpg

:thudpile: Seeshami, your hair is magnificent. Holy moly! Such a pretty style!




My friends are now asking me to braid their hair every time I see them haha! Superfun though, since their hair is longer than mine :D One of my friend has the most beautiful thick, red (natural!) hair ever. So jealous!
Wow! What gorgeous hair! And you did a tremendous job on the fishtail. Such detail with the tiny pieces! Way to go!

[meishkamooshka]

Thank you a million times over, Gumball. :heart:

[oktobergoud]

That's a very intricate fish tail braid; nicely done, oktobergoud!
Thank you! :D





Wow! What gorgeous hair! And you did a tremendous job on the fishtail. Such detail with the tiny pieces! Way to go!

Thanks! :D



Nice work! Braiding parties are awesome.

Thank you! Braiding parties, that sounds great! We should call it that ;)

[Gumball]

Here are triple rose buns for January's style of the month:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2161&d=1359841715 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10815&attachmentid=2161)

(Ignore the pin. I didn't notice it until I had uploaded and started editing. Boo.)


A random braided variation I whipped up real quick this morning:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2160&d=1359841714 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10815&attachmentid=2160)


A type of braided stick bun I did this week for work, with nary a comment given:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2159&d=1359841713 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10815&attachmentid=2159)

[Fortresca]

So many lovely and intricate braids here, wow!

I'm so boring, only a simple braided bun today:
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/326/20130203pinlessbraided.jpg

[bunzfan]

Here are triple rose buns for January's style of the month:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2161&d=1359841715 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10815&attachmentid=2161)

(Ignore the pin. I didn't notice it until I had uploaded and started editing. Boo.)


A random braided variation I whipped up real quick this morning:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2160&d=1359841714 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10815&attachmentid=2160)


A type of braided stick bun I did this week for work, with nary a comment given:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2159&d=1359841713 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10815&attachmentid=2159)


So many lovely and intricate braids here, wow!

I'm so boring, only a simple braided bun today:
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/326/20130203pinlessbraided.jpg

I love your hair stick :crush: were is it from?

Gumball gorgeous braided bun's hopefully my braided bun's will be as spectacular as yours some day.

[Fortresca]

I love your hair stick :crush: were is it from?

It's a wonderful piece of work from Elymwold! You can find it on Etsy.

[Seeshami]

Bubble braid
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/f3cb8a9e-2cfa-4cb4-93c0-3d5392ace609_zpsfa680936.jpg

for the Bubble bun. It makes me feel five again.

[lapushka]

Bubble braid
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/f3cb8a9e-2cfa-4cb4-93c0-3d5392ace609_zpsfa680936.jpg

for the Bubble bun. It makes me feel five again.

Aaaah the memories! I have those exact ones in a cherry color! It looks cute! :D

[Seeshami]

I think the smaller size would be wiser. The Bubble Bun is heavy. So is this braid. It could pass for a deadly weapon.

The Naughty Mess says, "No that's the other braid and it's called a riot shield."

[Lostsoule77]

So many lovely and intricate braids here, wow!

I'm so boring, only a simple braided bun today:
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/326/20130203pinlessbraided.jpg

That is gorgeous! I love the stick too! So not boring!


Bubble braid
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/f3cb8a9e-2cfa-4cb4-93c0-3d5392ace609_zpsfa680936.jpg

for the Bubble bun. It makes me feel five again.

That is really cute! Don't think I could deal with the weight though!

This was my hair yesterday. Haven't done dutch braids in years and have never done a lace braid before so this was different for me. Also haven't done more than one braid in years (I don't count the Hawser as 2) so my arms were killing me. All this explains the horrible looseness at the bottoms. It was bunned so it's ok. :)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/lostsoule/IMG_4594_zps3c208f41.jpg

Sorry for the dirty mirror. The noon sun didn't help either! LOL

[Jeleebaby]

I attempted the spiral braid on little one to keep her hair off her face for her team figure skating rehearsal and guess what? I've got the whole team to braid for competition now! Obviously means I did a reasonable job, lol
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/jeleebaby/917AD266-5827-4ABC-8844-C07DF957831A-5094-00000482F34BB5A6_zps73dc221c.jpg

[Seeshami]

You're going to need some extra hands.
:applause

[Lostsoule77]

Jeleebaby that is gorgeous!

[Jeleebaby]

You're going to need some extra hands.
:applause

Lol, only 6 girls to do, can do the thickest haired girl in 15 minutes so shouldn't be too bad


Jeleebaby that is gorgeous!

Thank you

[Madora]

Jeleebaby, that is magnificent! Your little one has a very talented mommy!
I attempted the spiral braid on little one to keep her hair off her face for her team figure skating rehearsal and guess what? I've got the whole team to braid for competition now! Obviously means I did a reasonable job, lol
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/jeleebaby/917AD266-5827-4ABC-8844-C07DF957831A-5094-00000482F34BB5A6_zps73dc221c.jpg

[Angelica]

Amazing braids that look so difficult to do on here. Makes me sad about my own hair, I will never be able to achieve these looks and you all have hair that I wish was mine!

[arelrios]

You are not alone :( ... I feel the same way...
I usually feel very inspired after I see the posts and when I attempt to make any simple one I ended up with either an English or a french braid... lol...
I will keep trying though... we should keep trying ;)

[Madora]

You're right, arelrios, keep trying! Practice makes perfect and all that. Believe me, many of us here were in the same situation. We practiced and practiced and failed and failed until we finally understood what was going on. Don't give up!


You are not alone :( ... I feel the same way...
I usually feel very inspired after I see the posts and when I attempt to make any simple one I ended up with either an English or a french braid... lol...
I will keep trying though... we should keep trying ;)

[Vrindi]

I attempted the spiral braid on little one to keep her hair off her face for her team figure skating rehearsal and guess what? I've got the whole team to braid for competition now! Obviously means I did a reasonable job, lol
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/jeleebaby/917AD266-5827-4ABC-8844-C07DF957831A-5094-00000482F34BB5A6_zps73dc221c.jpg

:agape: WOW!!

[melusine963]

Jeleebaby, :applause. No wonder the rest of the team wants the same.

[Seeshami]

I recommend some fast forwarding unless you really need to find a silly way to waste 20 minutes

Intsructions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtmYobEyApY

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/b534d5c9-4dd2-4adb-b735-09a124429d48_zpsf14da1d4.jpg

[Vrindi]

Is a "lace" braid another name for the French braid technique, where you just add strands of hair to whatever kind of braid? I've never heard this term before LHC.

[Seeshami]

Lace is like a french braid but you only pick from one side. I explain it pretty clearly here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAHDXxIUzvU

[Vrindi]

Lace is like a french braid but you only pick from one side. I explain it pretty clearly here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAHDXxIUzvU

Awesome. Thanks! I wasn't sure. How long is your hair unbraided? When I do any kind of battle braid, my hip-lengh hair comes to just below bsl.

[Seeshami]

The Naughty mess is BCL/TBL. And because he's a freak he only looses 2 inches when braided. There are pictures in my blog of my hair half braided and half down to show the crazyness.


The Naughty Mess is :sleep:

[meishkamooshka]

Jelee, that is wonderful! It feels like so long ago when I did it on my little sister, and it took me way longer than 15 minutes! Way to go! :thumbsup:

[meishkamooshka]

Waterfall twists are really awesome! I could have almost made a hair net look to it if I had kept going (mom as model):

http://i.imgur.com/Dh9SECO.jpg?2
http://i.imgur.com/d1pIiJq.jpg?2
http://i.imgur.com/VQKEHp7.jpg?2

[Seeshami]

Lovely! What a thick braid. Now we know where you get it from!

[bettylibertine]

Thank you guys!
Wow, so many styles for inspiration! Keep 'em coming :D

[Lippytoes]

Waterfall twists are really awesome! I could have almost made a hair net look to it if I had kept going (mom as model):

http://i.imgur.com/Dh9SECO.jpg?2
http://i.imgur.com/d1pIiJq.jpg?2
http://i.imgur.com/VQKEHp7.jpg?2

Wow, that is awesome! I can't get over how thick your mom's hair is!

[bunzfan]

Dutch braid today..i'm still practicing my fingers dont like this one. I prefer the french and a English braid just get loser and loser as the day goes on.


http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8494/012fht.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/145/012fht.jpg/)

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Second attempt

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8059/017hzk.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/201/017hzk.jpg/)

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[moxamoll]

I'm catching a cold and my scalp is tender but I still have enough pride that I didn't want to sit at work with a plain old English braid. So here's my flat four strand braid. (I can't take a picture of it hanging down my back by myself either!)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8109/8451379946_fce8e5f2a7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxamoll/8451379946/)
Four strand flat braid (http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxamoll/8451379946/) by Aerin (http://www.flickr.com/people/moxamoll/), on Flickr

[Vrindi]

Waterfall twists are really awesome! I could have almost made a hair net look to it if I had kept going (mom as model):

http://i.imgur.com/Dh9SECO.jpg?2
http://i.imgur.com/d1pIiJq.jpg?2
http://i.imgur.com/VQKEHp7.jpg?2

That braid is ridiculous. Mine is that thick— IN MY DREAMS! Very pretty hairstyle!

[oktobergoud]

Waterfall twists are really awesome! I could have almost made a hair net look to it if I had kept going (mom as model):

http://i.imgur.com/Dh9SECO.jpg?2
http://i.imgur.com/d1pIiJq.jpg?2
http://i.imgur.com/VQKEHp7.jpg?2

Very pretty! And her hair is soooo thick whaaat! :thud:

[miss_asimov]

Oiled my hair for the first time today and I have a choir rehearsal to go to before washing it out, so fishtail braids it was!

http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz104/sweetestpoison_photo/509D0A05-FD66-48FD-99F1-51B1ED9EBF43-49123-00002D30CE8EC874_zps1c3c9f0b.jpg

front:

http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz104/sweetestpoison_photo/48DCA8D9-1F8F-4870-B330-EE88F2E110A8-49123-00002D30C94CE761_zps0640211b.jpg

[Suguru]

I just uploaded a couple of photos and thought I would add them to this thread. :) Here is a princess Anne braid (two french braids into one):

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2393&d=1360382350

And here is my attempt at Madora's avatar style. I followed Torrin Paige's instructions in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvWpHufrANk Unfortunately my hair isn't quite as thick as hers but I thought it was pretty nevertheless!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2391&d=1360382343

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2392&d=1360382346

[lydiajo]

Your braids are beautiful. I love the way they wrap around your head. Great job.

[spirals]

This is from the paranda thread, but I thought I'd share. http://imageshack.us/a/img812/5264/02080404041.jpg
Now I know what my braid will look like at tailbone or so.

[Lostsoule77]

Waterfall twists are really awesome! I could have almost made a hair net look to it if I had kept going (mom as model):

That looks so cool! Wowzers! Can sure see where you get such thick beautiful hair from! :thudpile:



Dutch braid today..i'm still practicing my fingers dont like this one. I prefer the french and a English braid just get loser and loser as the day goes on.
The second one looks better than the first. You WILL get there! I hadn't done a dutch in years and my fingers didn't like it either.



I'm catching a cold and my scalp is tender but I still have enough pride that I didn't want to sit at work with a plain old English braid. So here's my flat four strand braid. (I can't take a picture of it hanging down my back by myself either!)
So pretty!



Oiled my hair for the first time today and I have a choir rehearsal to go to before washing it out, so fishtail braids it was!
Love it!



I just uploaded a couple of photos and thought I would add them to this thread. :) Here is a princess Anne braid (two french braids into one):

And here is my attempt at Madora's avatar style. I followed Torrin Paige's instructions in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvWpHufrANk Unfortunately my hair isn't quite as thick as hers but I thought it was pretty nevertheless!
Both are gorgeous! Love how well the Madora braid shows up in your hair! Simply stunning! :thudpile:


Spirals that is really nice! I love the color of your paranda!

[miss_asimov]

wow, Suguru! those are breathtaking.

[miss_asimov]

wow, Suguru! those are breathtaking.

[Tabihito]

http://i.imgur.com/QE8SY2k.jpg?1

Layers, begone! The top part makes me happy though; shortest non-bang layers finally go into a braid, even if they stick out after only one or two bumps.

My phone's always making my hair look so much redder than it is, though.

[Torrin Paige]

I can't get over the beautiful heads of hair over here. All of these braids are so inspiring. I was getting into a bit of a rut, but you gals & guys have really helped with keeping me from doing a nautilus every single day. Thank you all so much! Heck, I even did a Faux French today because I hadn't done one in so long. I forgot how comfy it was. Keep braiding!!!

[MORE]

Surugu those braids are absolutely stunning! And your hair is amazing, so inspiring for a blonette-to-be-after-growing-out-the-da*n-dye! :flower:

[MORE]

I recommend some fast forwarding unless you really need to find a silly way to waste 20 minutes

Intsructions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtmYobEyApY

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/b534d5c9-4dd2-4adb-b735-09a124429d48_zpsf14da1d4.jpg

Love it! The braid looks so good - and complicated - and you are so adorable!

[cooklaezo13]

A dutch braid I did this morning. Picture taken in bright sunlight.
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n573/cooklaezo13/Photoon2013-02-10at0857_zps4ec031af.jpg

[Seeshami]

Love it! The braid looks so good - and complicated - and you are so adorable!

Thank you!

[Fortresca]

something from me today, felt like braiding this morning :)
http://imageshack.us/a/img542/8114/pbu2.jpg

[Seeshami]

That's really awesome!

[Gumball]

So many lovely and intricate braids here, wow!

I'm so boring, only a simple braided bun today:
(pic)

A simple braided bun doesn't mean it's a boring braided bun. Even with that beautiful stick aside, your hair looks fantastic.


I love your hair stick :crush: were is it from?

Gumball gorgeous braided bun's hopefully my braided bun's will be as spectacular as yours some day.

Thank you! :D Some day? Yours can match that already.


That is gorgeous! I love the stick too! So not boring!



That is really cute! Don't think I could deal with the weight though!

This was my hair yesterday. Haven't done dutch braids in years and have never done a lace braid before so this was different for me. Also haven't done more than one braid in years (I don't count the Hawser as 2) so my arms were killing me. All this explains the horrible looseness at the bottoms. It was bunned so it's ok.

(pic)

Sorry for the dirty mirror. The noon sun didn't help either! LOL

Buns are the great savior when that looseness happens. I think you did a superb job with them, especially given how you went into the whole process for that style.


I attempted the spiral braid on little one to keep her hair off her face for her team figure skating rehearsal and guess what? I've got the whole team to braid for competition now! Obviously means I did a reasonable job, lol
(pic)

That's gorgeous! Reasonable indeed, and that's an understatement.


I recommend some fast forwarding unless you really need to find a silly way to waste 20 minutes

Intsructions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtmYobEyApY

(pic)

Stunning.


Waterfall twists are really awesome! I could have almost made a hair net look to it if I had kept going (mom as model):

(pics)

:laugh: A hair net of waterfall twists would be awesome. Nefarious braiding plot for the future perhaps?


Dutch braid today..i'm still practicing my fingers dont like this one. I prefer the french and a English braid just get loser and loser as the day goes on.


(pic)

Second attempt

(pic)

You're really well on the road to perfect dutch braids. Yours look beautiful!


I'm catching a cold and my scalp is tender but I still have enough pride that I didn't want to sit at work with a plain old English braid. So here's my flat four strand braid. (I can't take a picture of it hanging down my back by myself either!)

(pic)

That's wonderful! I've found that flat four strands generally slightly twist due to their construction. Did you find that was the case?


Oiled my hair for the first time today and I have a choir rehearsal to go to before washing it out, so fishtail braids it was!

(pic)

front:

(pic)

You did a great job with those fishtails! Did you find that oiled hair made the braiding easier? If not that, I find it at least ensures smoother braids. Well, on my fuzzy wuzzy head anyway.


I just uploaded a couple of photos and thought I would add them to this thread. Here is a princess Anne braid (two french braids into one):

(pic)

And here is my attempt at Madora's avatar style. I followed Torrin Paige's instructions in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvWpHufrANk Unfortunately my hair isn't quite as thick as hers but I thought it was pretty nevertheless!

(pic)

(pic)

I love the Princess Ann combo braid. It's very elegant. So is the avatar style. Great hair days!


This is from the paranda thread, but I thought I'd share. (pic)
Now I know what my braid will look like at tailbone or so.

How wonderful for you to be able to see, and even feel, a braid at tailbone. That paranda looks excellent!


(pic)

Layers, begone! The top part makes me happy though; shortest non-bang layers finally go into a braid, even if they stick out after only one or two bumps.

My phone's always making my hair look so much redder than it is, though.

Congrats for getting all of your layers into such a pretty braid!


A dutch braid I did this morning. Picture taken in bright sunlight.
(pic)

Your hair looks amazing!


something from me today, felt like braiding this morning :)
(pic)

That's beautiful!

[Seeshami]

two days and no braids.... what has happened!?!?!

[abbatabba1137]

Maybe people are waiting till Valentine's?

[Suguru]

Here's a braid I did. It's on my little sister's head (I could never do this on myself) and it was the product of my boredom. I often find myself playing with her hair while she's sitting at the computer on facebook or tumblr or Youtube. She loves the feeling of having her hair played with and I love the practice so it's a mutually beneficial arrangement!

http://i.imgur.com/DkNxaxC.jpg?2 (http://imgur.com/DkNxaxC)

[lapushka]

Beautiful braid, Suguru!

[Seeshami]

Wow! :thud:

[Sunshineliz]

So many gorgeous braids! :crush:

I've been working on learning the crown braid on myself. I can do it on my daughters just fine, but I've always wanted to do it on myself. This is my attempt last night, and admittedly, the best-looking side. Still having problems with the partings and switching hands on the first turn. But I'm still fairly happy with it especially considering two of my kids kept trying to play with the hair hanging in my face as I did it (they said they needed to see my face, lol.)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8523/8475955787_8ab144f816.jpg

[LakeofGlass]

Well, I was toying around with ideas here. I wanted something more Asian looking. I used a rope braid side bun at the top, then had some accent braids draped around it. The over-shoulder braid is obvious I suppose.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/575516_535850439779907_1867125163_n.jpg


This was a slight variation with a rope over-shoulder braid and a knot bun (forgot the name of it).

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p206x206/537015_539168612781423_1214967735_n.jpg

Not sure why the sizes are so different, but oh well.

[Seeshami]

Very nice! I love it!

[yoni]

Gah, all those braid styles makes me jealous and sad about my 2 left hands :/

Amazing braids Sunshineliz & Lakeofglass!

[rowie]

Gah, all those braid styles makes me jealous and sad about my 2 left hands :/

Amazing braids Sunshineliz & Lakeofglass!

I remember you had posted a picture of your braid on another board. From what I remember, it was awesome for a first time braid because I saw how thick your hair was because of how big that braid looked. :)

[yoni]

I remember you had posted a picture of your braid on another board. From what I remember, it was awesome for a first time braid because I saw how thick your hair was because of how big that braid looked. :)

oh thank you! I tried to do one last night but I kinda messed it up :S (still wearing it after going to sleep, lol)
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285760_155059474651640_1915769230_n.jpg

[KittyBird]

Here's a French braid I did the other day. I thought I was doing a Dutch braid, but when I looked in the mirror after I had finished, I realised that it was French. Silly me :o

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s518/KittehBird/Hair/Braid235x400_zps2002e3e7.jpg

[Mugili]

Kitty Bird, you're not alone...some days ago I was sure I was braiding French and when I want to tuck my braid I realize thats Dutch...:rolleyes:

But anyways you braid looks goregous! I really like the way the colours turn out in the braiding!

[Vrindi]

Kitty Bird, that is a beautiful, thick braid!

[Coolcombination]

Wow kittybird!! Your thickness is amazingggg! Is it iiii or just a really thick iii?

[Suguru]

Here is my attempt at Torrin's "Jamie Leigh" style (a hair stick through the top of a french braid and then the braid itself wrapped around the stick):

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2686&d=1361256884 http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2687&d=1361256887

And the tutorial if anyone is interested (it's very simple!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6vq6paUaF0&playnext=1&list=PLAFB884CF2CFAFA38&feature=results_video

[schweedie]

Suguru, that looks amazing. And you've inspired me - I was wearing a Dutch braid when I saw your pictures and had to try if that worked for doing this bun as well, and it did! Surprisingly secure and really pretty, too. This is the first time in ages that I've learnt a new style, so thank you. :D

[KittyBird]

Thank you Mugili, Vrindi and Coolcombination! I'm not sure, how thick would iiii be? I didn't even know that existed :D

Suguru, that's just gorgeous! :thud:

[lapushka]

Suguru, that looks amazing! Well done! :D :thumbsup:

[rowie]

oh thank you! I tried to do one last night but I kinda messed it up :S (still wearing it after going to sleep, lol)
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285760_155059474651640_1915769230_n.jpg

Yeah! Look at that thickness! You are certainly getting really good at it Yoni! Plus I don't even notice any loose hairs sticking out. Well done! Cheers!

[arelrios]

Tried to post my attempt of crown braid, but photobucket failed me... :(

[Gumball]

Here's a braid I did. It's on my little sister's head (I could never do this on myself) and it was the product of my boredom. I often find myself playing with her hair while she's sitting at the computer on facebook or tumblr or Youtube. She loves the feeling of having her hair played with and I love the practice so it's a mutually beneficial arrangement!

http://i.imgur.com/DkNxaxC.jpg?2 (http://imgur.com/DkNxaxC)

Nice work! That must be mutually beneficial because you're very talented.


So many gorgeous braids! :crush:

I've been working on learning the crown braid on myself. I can do it on my daughters just fine, but I've always wanted to do it on myself. This is my attempt last night, and admittedly, the best-looking side. Still having problems with the partings and switching hands on the first turn. But I'm still fairly happy with it especially considering two of my kids kept trying to play with the hair hanging in my face as I did it (they said they needed to see my face, lol.)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8523/8475955787_8ab144f816.jpg

That is one great crown braid!


Well, I was toying around with ideas here. I wanted something more Asian looking. I used a rope braid side bun at the top, then had some accent braids draped around it. The over-shoulder braid is obvious I suppose.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/575516_535850439779907_1867125163_n.jpg


This was a slight variation with a rope over-shoulder braid and a knot bun (forgot the name of it).

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p206x206/537015_539168612781423_1214967735_n.jpg

Not sure why the sizes are so different, but oh well.

Both of those look spectacular. I love the accents on the first style.


oh thank you! I tried to do one last night but I kinda messed it up :S (still wearing it after going to sleep, lol)
http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285760_155059474651640_1915769230_n.jpg


Here's a French braid I did the other day. I thought I was doing a Dutch braid, but when I looked in the mirror after I had finished, I realised that it was French. Silly me :o

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s518/KittehBird/Hair/Braid235x400_zps2002e3e7.jpg

That's a jumbo french braid! I chuckled at your surprise when you looked to see how it came out. I think that is still a success.


Here is my attempt at Torrin's "Jamie Leigh" style (a hair stick through the top of a french braid and then the braid itself wrapped around the stick):

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2686&d=1361256884 http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2687&d=1361256887

And the tutorial if anyone is interested (it's very simple!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6vq6paUaF0&playnext=1&list=PLAFB884CF2CFAFA38&feature=results_video

Great job! Not only does it look really good, but I bet it held like a rock.

[Gumball]

I can finally contribute something again!

Here is a braided cinnabun held with a steel stick.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2701&d=1361377223 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10815&attachmentid=2701)



This was done by the SO. I didn't get a single comment at work outside of "Your hair is long." :rolleyes:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2700&d=1361377222 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10815&attachmentid=2700)



Here are two methods I used to do a lace heart combination. The top is my standard join and the bottom they were laced to the opposite side before being joined.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2704&d=1361377592 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10894&attachmentid=2704)



This is a random variation of a braided updo with some accents.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2706&d=1361378126 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=10894&attachmentid=2706)

[Ocelan]

I love how Gumball uses the word "random" in a very different meaning than us normal braiding folk. ;) If I were to make something "random" it would definitely not look as sleek and planned looking as that. Looks great! :)

[Gumball]

I love how Gumball uses the word "random" in a very different meaning than us normal braiding folk. ;) If I were to make something "random" it would definitely not look as sleek and planned looking as that. Looks great! :)

:laugh: Thank you! Random...ish? Half-planned? A vague idea somehow executed?

Do any of those work as a more reasonable explanation? :silly:

[moxamoll]

As usual Gumball... :thudpile:

I oiled my hair this morning, anticipating a wash tonight, so it seemed like a good time to try Torrin's "Jamie Leigh". It's sort of a cross between Madora's Flutterby and a braided Chinese bun - I like it! Stable and comfortable.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8491872407_fa4468ccdc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxamoll/8491872407/)
The Jamie Leigh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxamoll/8491872407/) by Aerin (http://www.flickr.com/people/moxamoll/), on Flickr

[Kizuna]

Looks very nice moxamoll! :D

I made a 4-strand braid today. I really like this braid and I'll probably use it more often. For some reason it curves though (looks kinda cool).

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vlwRP0PY6Vc/USUQWGmBxvI/AAAAAAAAA9w/407A_qrBLQU/s1600/fyrfläta.jpg

[arelrios]

Looks very nice moxamoll! :D

I made a 4-strand braid today. I really like this braid and I'll probably use it more often. For some reason it curves though (looks kinda cool).



Oh wow... beautiful braid, beautiful hair....

[MaRo]

i love interlaced braids!
this hairstyle is so much comfortable! great on long train journeys or journeys with high travel backpack
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/schnuerrschuh_weissesband_h.jpg

[Sylvestrix]

As usual Gumball... :thudpile:

I oiled my hair this morning, anticipating a wash tonight, so it seemed like a good time to try Torrin's "Jamie Leigh". It's sort of a cross between Madora's Flutterby and a braided Chinese bun - I like it! Stable and comfortable.

Thud. This is absolutely beautiful- it's at times like this I curse my thickness, as my big fat braid will only loop half way around and I just know if it was thinner, I could do a half decent approximation of this gorgeous style at my current length! Sigh, onward to longer...ness! Until then, I shall slobber over yours instead =D

[moxamoll]

Thud. This is absolutely beautiful- it's at times like this I curse my thickness, as my big fat braid will only loop half way around and I just know if it was thinner, I could do a half decent approximation of this gorgeous style at my current length! Sigh, onward to longer...ness! Until then, I shall slobber over yours instead =D

Thanks Sylvestrix! I can just manage this one. The tie at the end of the braid barely makes it passed the bottom of the French braid to tuck underneath! Most people around me think my hair is SO THICK but compared to the people around here, I'm maybe on the thickish side of average. Sometimes I wish it was thicker, but there are styles that I still can't do, so I guess all in all, it's a nice compromise. ;)

[Kizuna]

i love interlaced braids!
this hairstyle is so much comfortable! great on long train journeys or journeys with high travel backpack
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/schnuerrschuh_weissesband_h.jpg

wow. how did you do this?:cheer:

[MaRo]

thanks Kizuna!
The Base are classics (mine are dutch)
loepsie has a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG4MTltnX7M

[MasCat]

I'll share the first fishtail that I like on me :)

Gosh it's time consuming.
http://imageshack.us/a/img163/1332/fishtail.jpg

[neko_kawaii]

Beautiful MasCat!

[Yozhik]

Here's a braid I did. It's on my little sister's head (I could never do this on myself) and it was the product of my boredom. I often find myself playing with her hair while she's sitting at the computer on facebook or tumblr or Youtube. She loves the feeling of having her hair played with and I love the practice so it's a mutually beneficial arrangement!

http://i.imgur.com/DkNxaxC.jpg?2 (http://imgur.com/DkNxaxC)

This is a beautiful braid! It was really popular in Russia when I was there two years ago, and they call it "the little dragon" (for the way it snakes around the head, I guess). :)

Here's another crown braid from me (please disregard the knives in the background - I promise I'm a peaceable person!):
http://i833.photobucket.com/albums/zz256/Yozhik87/image_zps0bf0d85f.jpg

[Vrindi]

Did you do that crown braid on yourself? I'm in awe. So far, I've managed to create a rather impressive knot with my fingers woven right into it. I just can't seem to manage the turns in the braid when you have to re-adjust your hands.

[Kristen121]

Love everyone's braids! I wish I was more talented with braiding my own hair. Here's a few braid pics I have:

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp323/kmp121/Hair/IMAG0844_zps7d8a6d55.jpg
Attempt at a herringbone braid

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp323/kmp121/Hair/IMAG0700.jpg
Braided and pulled around a ponytail

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp323/kmp121/Hair/IMAG0698.jpg
Lace braid in my DD's hair

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp323/kmp121/Hair/braid2.jpg
French braid

[DarkCurls]

I haven't been on here in a while... maybe a month or so. But I love seeing all the braids you come up with. Wow.

Kristen101, that is such a neat French braid in your last picture. Mine usually end up weird because I couldn't be bothered with fully detangling my hair, or there are bumps where the curls are trying to fight me. ^^ Dutch braids are easier for some reason.

I've been wearing my hair in a braided bun pretty much all the time. ^^ At boarding school I can't be bothered with spending too much time on a style -- two minutes, tops. But I'm on vacation right now, so today I looked at my hair and decided to do something.
Fishtail (I've always called them herringbone) braid on myself. I never wear this braid. It takes ages and doesn't show up well enough on my dark hair for it to be worth it in my opinion. I was so bored with it I didn't braid it out until the end and undid it as soon as I had taken this picture.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2878&d=1361795979

Crown braid -- which I plan to wear for the rest of the day. Still not picture perfect, but I can get it done pretty quickly now compared to my first attempts, and I don't have trouble switching hands or braiding upward anymore. And I used less hair pins than usual. My only problem is smoothing the hair at the crown (bobby pins to the rescue!) and not having any parting.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2880&d=1361796003
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2879&d=1361795993
I haven't yet decided whether I like the braid closer to my forehead or further back on my head.

[neko_kawaii]

Interlaced Braids
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2905&d=1361998402

[AndreaPetrea]

Interlaced Braids
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2905&d=1361998402

I will not even try to figure out how you did that... It looks amazing! And I love your hair colour :)

This thread is one of my favourites - so much beautiful hair and great inspiration!

[neko_kawaii]

I will not even try to figure out how you did that... It looks amazing! And I love your hair colour :)

This thread is one of my favourites - so much beautiful hair and great inspiration!

It is supper easy! Here is the tutorial I watched. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG4MTltnX7M)

[AndreaPetrea]

It is supper easy! Here is the tutorial I watched. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG4MTltnX7M)

Thank you! I will try that... in a couple of years, when my hair is long enough :laugh:

[Lippytoes]

Lovely interlaced braids, neko_kawaii! I'm wearing the same style today (no pictures though, sorry!). SUPER comfy and pretty easy, too! It's awesome: just two pins, and it looks so complex. :)

[Yozhik]

Vrindi, thanks! :o
I did do it myself, and after a year of practice I'm finally getting the hair on the top of my head to lie flat. I originally learned from TorrinPaige's video, and as for the hand switch, I just don't do it. :)

I start in the back near one ear and braid around the front, and my sections are big enough that when I get past the other ear (at which point I can't braid without switching hands), I stop adding and just braid down the rest of the way, then wrap my tail up around the back and around the original loop. I don't know if that's comprehensible, but I hope it helps. :flower:

Darkcurls, pretty updos (I'm also kind of sad sometimes at how dark hair makes intricate braids blend in :()! Personally, I prefer higher crown braids (further back on the head) on myself. :)

Neko_Kawaii - what a pretty updo! I was thinking of doing either that or dutch braids into a Chinese bun for my friend's upcoming wedding. :)

[MaRo]

2 lacebraids joining to an french braid
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_h.jpghttp://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_hg.jpg

[DarkCurls]

Wow, the thickness of your hair (and the colour) makes that braid amazing, MaRo.

[bunzfan]

MaRo what amazes me is the thickness of your braids even though you have accent braids the main braid is the thickness of most of my braids :thud:
Darkcurls gorgeous braids :crush:

I haven't worn this in a while but, it is a favorite braid not the neatest but i did it on damp hair which i find hard to braid neat, mainly, though i did it because i'm having a pamper afternoon and i dont want the massage oils going in my hair and this way all the hair is off my face.

Double French to English braid.

http://imageshack.us/a/img171/5383/doublebraids.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img547/8949/doublebraids2.jpg

Oh and this is a Dutch braid i did yesterday.

http://imageshack.us/a/img46/102/004ymn.jpg

[Colourful]

The other day my friend made this awesome braid!

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z324/p2ikesetiir/IMG-20130221-00256_zps7d980ba8.jpg

[yoni]

Thanks to Rowie for the inspiration and torrinpaige's "Rope Braiding for dummies" video, I tried my first rope braid! :D

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/482806_158513120972942_290236520_n.jpg



And a closer look :D

http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/421814_158513144306273_2043984852_n.jpg

[rowie]

Thanks to Rowie for the inspiration and torrinpaige's "Rope Braiding for dummies" video, I tried my first rope braid! :D

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/482806_158513120972942_290236520_n.jpg

Wow, it's looking awesome! Your hair is so shiny and thick! I'm jealous with your length as well. :love:

And a closer look :D

http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/421814_158513144306273_2043984852_n.jpg

Wow, it's looking awesome! Your hair is so shiny and thick! As usual, I'm jealous with your length and thickness as well. :love: I'm glad you are expanding and trying out different types of braids. I'm also venturing out myself, I remember Jason was the same way as well. I don't know what happened to him here on LHC cause I saw his name "red inked" out about a week ago. It seems like he is OK cause I saw him posting at MLHH.

[yoni]

Well I can't handle a simple braid myself yet, so this one was much easier to do, will defo try new styles as well! thank you for your comment!

I'm pretty sure red inked = banned, but I don't think it should be discussed in here, anyways :P

[rowie]

shhhh that was I meant with red inked. hahaha but yeah it looks like you have enough length to turn your rope braid into a bun. I'm so going to try out the bun version when I reach your length. :)

[kpzra]

2 lacebraids joining to an french braid
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_h.jpghttp://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_hg.jpg
Mine's not as impressive. :(
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2957&d=1362296247

The front
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2958&d=1362296249

[Vrindi]

The other day my friend made this awesome braid!

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z324/p2ikesetiir/IMG-20130221-00256_zps7d980ba8.jpg

What kind of braid is this and how do I learn to do it? It's stunning!

[Mandie]

It took me like ten tries, but I'm so thrilled with how this came out. It's the Daenerys Pyre Braid. I did something different from what most people do and instead of pinning my braids together I weaved the two outer braids to the inside braid. So it sort of lost the three-braid look but I still am really, really pleased with how it turned out. I hope this photo isn't gargantuan, I just grabbed it from Facebook.

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/483778_10200866940659570_1066543160_n.jpg

[lapushka]

Beautiful, Mandie! :D :thumbsup:

[kpzra]

What kind of braid is this and how do I learn to do it? It's stunning!

It looks like a 4-strand dutch braid.

[hypersensitive]

Mandie, that is awesome! Great idea!

[Mandie]

Beautiful, Mandie! :D :thumbsup:

Thanks! =D


Mandie, that is awesome! Great idea!

I'm really pleased with it, Torrin Paige has a how-to that I sort-of-semi-followed. xD

[bunzfan]

Not as impressive as some of you but i was pleased how today's braid turned out.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/282/dscf9011.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/255/dscf9011.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

[PixieKitten]

I decided to mess around with my hair this morning instead of walking the dog... Oops. But he can wait until this afternoon! The sun was shining THEN!! Photos could be taken! :D

They were all done rather quickly so they're not the best, but hey.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/426395_10151530081628659_1688074700_n.jpg
First ever french fishtail

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/486882_10151530081598659_525014655_n.jpg
The messy dutch braid that I ended up keeping in as today's style. I hadn't realised it had gotten so chunky!

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/483888_10151530081728659_975921117_n.jpg
Aaand here's my daenerys inspired braid. I had just woken up so I couldn't get reference pictures, so I dutch braided the two top braids and joined them together at the back, did a small lace braid under that on each side, then I had a bit of hair left over so I english braided those. I braided them all down into each other and tied it off. It's not all that neat, but as I said, I HAD just woken up xD

[bunzfan]

Wow Pixie such inspiring and awesome braided do's :bow: color me highly impressed.

[Mandie]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/225569_10200874789255780_833024180_n.jpg

Today's braid, eleven-strand.

[Vrindi]

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/225569_10200874789255780_833024180_n.jpg

Today's braid, eleven-strand.

Please explain how you manage a braid that has more strands than you have fingers. I'm in awe.

[Mandie]

Please explain how you manage a braid that has more strands than you have fingers. I'm in awe.

It's much easier than you'd think! I did a five strand braid down the middle, the usual over-under one one side and then over-under from the other side, repeat. It took one try, I was astonished. Then two lace braids down the sides of my head just for some fanciness that could also just be English braids, and the inner strand each time I did a turn I tucked through the loop of the five-strand that was beside it.

[jojo]

2 lacebraids joining to an french braid
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_h.jpghttp://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_hg.jpg

That has to be the fattest braid ive ever seen on the forum, :thudpile:

[Vrindi]

It's much easier than you'd think! I did a five strand braid down the middle, the usual over-under one one side and then over-under from the other side, repeat. It took one try, I was astonished. Then two lace braids down the sides of my head just for some fanciness that could also just be English braids, and the inner strand each time I did a turn I tucked through the loop of the five-strand that was beside it.

Wow! I see it now. That's amazing, thanks!

[Seeshami]

Yay!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/20130120_1144121_zps2d2f9c9a-1_zpse893b70f.jpg

HOW TO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIkqbnE0LdE

[KittyBird]

I did a French 4-strand braid today, and I think it went pretty well. Oddly enough this one was easier to do than a French braid with 3-strands :D

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3073&d=1362584029

[lydiajo]

Yay!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/BrokenCagedBird/20130120_1144121_zps2d2f9c9a-1_zpse893b70f.jpg

HOW TO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIkqbnE0LdE

Wow, I like this look. On to the video and then to practice. LOL

[yoni]

I'm always in awe of the pictures here, people doing such complicated braids while my 2 left hands can't even do a simple one, great pictures!

[Seeshami]

It's all practice and patients Yoni. I have been braiding hair for as long as I can remember.

It may seem weird but learning to do it on something you can see (Doll or hair buddy) and then learning on yourself is the easiest. Our muscles are pretty smart masses of soft tissue, they will remember the weaving motions the more you practice the easier it gets.

Edit:

Lydia! It's easy, you shouldn't need much practice, but patients and time yes, you need a bit of those. I hope it works!!

[StellaKatherine]

Ok, just a little braid here :)

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3078&d=1362593385

[molly_grue]

My french braid at the end of the day.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8366/8537113931_f9a5c4783f_o.jpg

[Lippytoes]

Wow, molly_grue, you have awesomely thick hair. Lovely braid!

[molly_grue]

thanks Lippytoes!

[Anabell]

A twin french braided pigtails
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg634/ebest60/Mitsy%20hair/IMG_8075_zps0d5eb009.jpg
and from the sides
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg634/ebest60/Mitsy%20hair/IMG_7808_zps5bae23c5.jpg
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg634/ebest60/Mitsy%20hair/IMG_1946_zps7cec492d.jpg
it turns out a little messy, like most of my hairstyles, but I don't really care... I love braided pigtails!

[Freckled.Thing]

Anabell, those are some of the most gorgeous braids I have every seen. I would seriously kill to have your hair. :thud:

[Lippytoes]

Anabell... :thudpile:

ETA: I mean, wow. One of your twin braids is as thick as my entire braid!

[Tristania]

My ponytail circumference suddenly seems depressingly inadequate.

[molly_grue]

Anabell: wow!

[Shorty89]

My french braid at the end of the day.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8366/8537113931_f9a5c4783f_o.jpg

Just a LITTLE braid? That looks great!


A twin french braided pigtails
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg634/ebest60/Mitsy%20hair/IMG_8075_zps0d5eb009.jpg
and from the sides
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg634/ebest60/Mitsy%20hair/IMG_7808_zps5bae23c5.jpg
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg634/ebest60/Mitsy%20hair/IMG_1946_zps7cec492d.jpg
it turns out a little messy, like most of my hairstyles, but I don't really care... I love braided pigtails!

:thud:

[sihaya]

This is my second attempt at Dutch braiding, so it's kinda messy. I tried to do side Dutch braid and end it with regular braid.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/d2c5tlchat3i7js/IMG810.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fx0xevgemdgk9ln/IMG813.jpg

I like how it blends my two colored hair, growing out black dye is not easy, hehe.

[Anabell]

Anabell, those are some of the most gorgeous braids I have every seen. I would seriously kill to have your hair. :thud:


Anabell... :thudpile:

ETA: I mean, wow. One of your twin braids is as thick as my entire braid!


Anabell: wow!

Thank you for all your compliments! You made my day!! And I manage to multi-quote for the first time :D

[Jeleebaby]

Basic English for school this morning
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/jeleebaby/245ABBD0-3CE9-48A8-B4F2-B2C42EE0DB6E-3782-0000038516348AFA_zpsb2a28656.jpg

[bunzfan]

Basic English for school this morning
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/jeleebaby/245ABBD0-3CE9-48A8-B4F2-B2C42EE0DB6E-3782-0000038516348AFA_zpsb2a28656.jpg

Oh what a lovely thick braid, there is hardly any taper.

[melusine963]

I like how it blends my two colored hair, growing out black dye is not easy, hehe.

The blending does look great!

[faellen]

Lovely braids!
Jeleebaby - when I was at school I longed for hair like that! lol

Here's my first attempt at a French fishtail braid that I did this evening. My arms got tired so I couldn't be bothered to continue it, but I like how it looks.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8554470347_3fae318093.jpg
(pic is not an accurate representation of my actual hair colour.... man I hate flash!)

[Anabell]

Lovely braids!
Jeleebaby - when I was at school I longed for hair like that! lol

Here's my first attempt at a French fishtail braid that I did this evening. My arms got tired so I couldn't be bothered to continue it, but I like how it looks.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8554470347_3fae318093.jpg
(pic is not an accurate representation of my actual hair colour.... man I hate flash!)
What a lovely braid!! lol about your arm- you just get to the easy part when you need to bring your braid over the shoulder and plait comfortably. Don't worry- just keep braiding and your arm won't be tired eventually. I think you have a lovely hair color with and without flash.

[faellen]

What a lovely braid!! lol about your arm- you just get to the easy part when you need to bring your braid over the shoulder and plait comfortably. Don't worry- just keep braiding and your arm won't be tired eventually. I think you have a lovely hair color with and without flash.

Thank you! Though most of the colour is dye that I'm growing out :)
Yeah I had thought about doing that, I guess I got lazy haha

[spirals]

My mom asked what I call this. I don't know. It's just a braid over a braid, pinned with a stick, and the ends tucked into the bottom.
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/9976/0314221040.jpg

[Mommyof4]

My french braid at the end of the day.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8366/8537113931_f9a5c4783f_o.jpg

WOW! Thick thick hair!

[Kaelee]

Kinda stubby braid for sleeping:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a133/Danmara/001-56_zps883dd1b3.jpg

:D (It's actually long enough to do this now!)

[Lippytoes]

Wow Kaelee, such a thick braid! (And I love your piercings.)

[Kaelee]

Wow Kaelee, such a thick braid! (And I love your piercings.)

Thanks!!! :D

My braid is super thick! My hair is fine though, so my ponytail is not so thick. It's deceptive, it really is. (and now you see why I'm just learning updos at BSL. :lol: thick hair goes SPROING!)

[meishkamooshka]

Five strand:

http://i.imgur.com/vcgWo4Jl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Urp6J7Wl.jpg?1

[lydiajo]

Wow, I don't even have enough hair to divide into 5 strands. I love the braid.

[meishkamooshka]

Thank you Lydia :heart:

[lapushka]

Five strand:

http://i.imgur.com/vcgWo4Jl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Urp6J7Wl.jpg?1

That's an impressive braid! :D :cool:

[meishkamooshka]

Thank you, lapushka! :flower:

[MaryMarx]

I'm trying to learn to accept I have thin hair, so it's kind of hard to look at all of these wonderful pictures, for me it's hard to even understand that people can have hair this thick. How happy you must be! :)

Oh well, here's mine. I'm surprised of the 'length', maybe it's sleeker when wet and therefor appears longer.
Also I thought the light was kind of cool, my hair does definitely not have this colour (though I'd love it if it did). :cool:

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t399/schakt/18mars2013_zpsbed5365a.jpg

[KittyBird]

I'm trying to learn to accept I have thin hair, so it's kind of hard to look at all of these wonderful pictures, for me it's hard to even understand that people can have hair this thick. How happy you must be! :)

Thick or thin, braids are always beautiful! I think yours is very pretty, and when it gets longer you'll be able to do some gorgeous braided buns! :D

[Marli]

My messy french fishtail braid last summer :)

http://www.abload.de/img/m1tjdgn.jpg

[MegaMystery]

My messy french fishtail braid last summer :)

http://www.abload.de/img/m1tjdgn.jpg

I wouldn't call that messy at all! It looks really sleek and shiny to me :)

[MintChocChip]

meishkamooshka, such beautiful hair as usual! And a GORGEOUS braid! :D

[arelrios]

Five strand:

http://i.imgur.com/vcgWo4Jl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Urp6J7Wl.jpg?1

Wow meishkamooshka!!! What an amazing THICK braid... beautiful!

[Shorty89]

Kinda stubby braid for sleeping:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a133/Danmara/001-56_zps883dd1b3.jpg

:D (It's actually long enough to do this now!)

I love your haircolour!!


Five strand:

http://i.imgur.com/vcgWo4Jl.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Urp6J7Wl.jpg?1

Your hair is crazy thick!


I'm trying to learn to accept I have thin hair, so it's kind of hard to look at all of these wonderful pictures, for me it's hard to even understand that people can have hair this thick. How happy you must be! :)

Oh well, here's mine. I'm surprised of the 'length', maybe it's sleeker when wet and therefor appears longer.
Also I thought the light was kind of cool, my hair does definitely not have this colour (though I'd love it if it did). :cool:

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t399/schakt/18mars2013_zpsbed5365a.jpg

I think your braid looks great. The colour is neat too :)


My messy french fishtail braid last summer :)

http://www.abload.de/img/m1tjdgn.jpg

That doesn't look messy to me.

[Kaelee]

I love your haircolour!!


Thanks! I've been hennaing for years. :agree:

[MaryMarx]

KittyBird, Shorty89: Aw, thank you! :)

[Michelle051]

my first french braid :) http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b626/michaelamikusova/19437579-7327-467c-9f06-945aa32178c4_zps32421fdb.jpg?t=1363630070

[lapushka]

my first french braid :) http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b626/michaelamikusova/19437579-7327-467c-9f06-945aa32178c4_zps32421fdb.jpg?t=1363630070

Well done. It looks amazing! You can't even tell it's your first attempt.

[Helix]

meishkamooshka's going to have to come over to my house and braid my hair some time. Some of these braids look like they require more than two arms to complete.

[meishkamooshka]

I'm trying to learn to accept I have thin hair, so it's kind of hard to look at all of these wonderful pictures, for me it's hard to even understand that people can have hair this thick. How happy you must be!

http://i1057.photobucket.com/albums/t399/schakt/18mars2013_zpsbed5365a.jpg

I think braids of all sizes are beautiful. Sometimes thick hair isn't the greatest when trying to show intricacy or doing more delicate looking styles! I think that braid is very pretty with your hair! ^.^ :blossom:


My messy french fishtail braid last summer

http://www.abload.de/img/m1tjdgn.jpg
I have to agree with the others who say that your fishtail is hardly messy! More like gorgeous and so sleek! :heart:


meishkamooshka, such beautiful hair as usual! And a GORGEOUS braid! :D

Thank you so much, my dear, you are so sweet! :crush:


Wow meishkamooshka!!! What an amazing THICK braid... beautiful!

Thank you! I promise it isn't that thick, but when in a five strand it looks bulkier than it really is! ^.^ :flowers:



Your hair is crazy thick!

Thank you :flower:


my first french braid http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b626/michaelamikusova/19437579-7327-467c-9f06-945aa32178c4_zps32421fdb.jpg?t=1363630070

Wow! I wish my first french braid looked so nice...heck...I wish some of my braids now looked that nice!


meishkamooshka's going to have to come over to my house and braid my hair some time. Some of these braids look like they require more than two arms to complete.

I would absolutely love that. Braiding is a passion that I don't get to practice very often. Thank you. :smooch: Two hands, a little time, and some semblance of arm strength are all it takes to complete ^.^

[Marli]

Thanks a lot, MegaMystery, Shorty89 and meishkamooshka :grouphug:

Michelle051, I wish my first Frenchbraid would have looked like yours!

[Michelle051]

lapushka.meishkamooshka,Marli: thank you :blossom: and meishkamooshka i wish i can braid like you ! :applause

[Fortresca]

Dutch Classics... going to do Interlaced Braids :D
http://imageshack.us/a/img850/8562/classics2g.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img18/1209/classics1.jpg

[MaryMarx]

Thank you meishkamooshka, it's ridiculous really to have these kind of worries, isn't it. :)

[Yozhik]

Fortresca - what beautiful and thick Dutch braids!

I'd love to see your finished interlaced results, too. :flower:

[Fortresca]

Yozhik it looked like this:
http://imageshack.us/a/img203/3350/interlaced.jpg

[Jeleebaby]

Very simple but I think it's adorable
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/jeleebaby/E06E7B71-BC48-4B63-9E54-EEC223936DCE-843-00000067B5CA4F5F_zpsaa953ea0.jpg

[Lippytoes]

Jeleebaby, that is so cute. Reminds me of how I used to wear my hair as a child. :)

And I still love doing twin braids! Handy, pretty, can be put in an updo if necessary - brilliant! (I know how I'm going to do my hair tomorrow now)

[Yozhik]

Beautiful, fortresca! I really like the flexi as added visual dimension. :)

Jeleebaby - how cute! That's one of my favorite braid styles.:)

[teela1978]

From the other day, braid with 2 big and one skinny strand :) My glasses look huge from that angle!
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h323/longipes/Hair/sidebraidwithoneskinnystrand_zps64ddb495.jpg

[nobeltonya]

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/526887_495046790551574_1883209195_n.jpg
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/486098_495046653884921_373879424_n.jpg

[meishkamooshka]

That is epic, Nobel! :thud:

[lydiajo]

Very beautiful braid Nobel. I love that it is so straight and even. Mine is always lumpy and thin. LOL

[KittyBird]

Nobeltonya, that braid is so awesome! :thud: I don't understand how you do it, mine always end up lumpy, uneven and twisted!

[Seeshami]

Rope braids today that I did at the bowling arena, there was a group of little girls with their moms that watched with amazement that bordered upon stupefication. It was pretty funny.

[DarkCurls]

Love the flexi -- and the hairstyle, Fortresca.

The twisting pattern is interesting, teela. It's funny how it looks so different from a regular 3-strand.

I was watching a series set in Arthurian times the other day, and the actress playing Morgana had black hair styled in a braid. Like this (http://file052.bebo.com/20/large/2010/11/04/11/4606293197a12798357391l.gif), this (http://img47.xooimage.com/files/4/e/4/castle5-21c2c95.jpg), this (http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnjipiiJV31qf7kvdo1_500.jpg). I spent most of the episode staring at it (for some reason, the camera never lingers long on the interesting parts, ie the back of the her head) and decided to replicate it. As soon as the episode finished I set to it, so this is pre-sleep hair, it's not exactly at it's best. :p The style was definitely a French braid on top, but it finished as a fishtail, or maybe a cable braid -- but I'm better with the fishtail, so I did that.

Didn't turn out quite like it (twisty twisty), but I managed to impress my neighbour, who was staying the night. And I still like the original braid.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3377&d=1363979414

[meishkamooshka]

That looks wonderful, DarkCurls!

[nobeltonya]

Thank you! :) I did it wet [the only way I can braid my hair] and it wasn't that bad, but the front looked horrible, I think. XD lol Looked way better from the back. Didn't stay tight very long, though.. have to try again sometime [fishtail braids take FOREVER on my length..]. :disco:

[nobeltonya]

A hawser I did in Oct 2011:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/294150_236480519741537_1959081459_n.jpg
A 4-strand braid [my fav <3 :)] in Sept 2012:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/527437_422076267848627_1497929154_n.jpg

[Yozhik]

Nobeltonya, is that a rope hawser? How much length did that eat up?

Very pretty flat four-strand! I figured how to braid that braid on my own fooling around when I was a kid, and it has a special place in my heart. :)

[meishkamooshka]

A Dutch fishtail on my mom! Much better than last time:


http://i.imgur.com/xXStAc7.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/MFQOEoH.jpg?1

[ouseljay]

Your mom has amazing hair and you have the skills to to justice to it. Wow.

[meishkamooshka]

That is a high compliment indeed, ouseljay! Thank you! :flower:

[lapushka]

Wow, meishkamooshka, look at your mom's braid! That's a-mazing! :D :thumbsup:

[meishkamooshka]

Thank you lapushka! Your comments always motivate me! :flower:

[Gumball]

I really need to get my energy back up to "rejoining the thread" levels! You all leave me flabbergasted! (Of course I finally will have some moments of spare time now that my free-time-drain is done.)

Must. Think. Of. Ideas.

Someone come get braided or something! :laugh:

[meishkamooshka]

I'll be in SF sometime this week (which is kind of close, right?)...HAHA!

[faellen]

meishkamooshka your mum's braid is so thick, looks really good! :)

Today I tried the "Hunger Games" Dutch braid but it came out a bit wrong, oh well!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8591508793_b12442ff2b.jpg

[Sylvestrix]

meishkamooshka your mum's braid is so thick, looks really good! :)

Today I tried the "Hunger Games" Dutch braid but it came out a bit wrong, oh well!

We have matching hair today! I actually think this braid looks awesome, your color is to die! I love how diagonal braids look on hair that's growing out, heh. Slobber.

[faellen]

We have matching hair today! I actually think this braid looks awesome, your color is to die! I love how diagonal braids look on hair that's growing out, heh. Slobber.

Aw thank you! When I start maintaining and trimming the old dyed hair off, I'll actually miss the two toned effect I get in braids!

[Jeleebaby]

Dutch braid for school
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/jeleebaby/D45F17C2-DDFD-4014-B96C-34506132D37F-913-00000121E0E2E2E0_zps219c3804.jpg

[MaRo]

joining braids
french version
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_hg.jpghttp://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_h.jpg

dutch version
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/flechtzopfwarpganz.jpeghttp://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/flechtzopfwarp_h.jpeg

[arelrios]

Today I tried the "Hunger Games" Dutch braid but it came out a bit wrong, oh well!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8591508793_b12442ff2b.jpg

I see nothing but a perfect braid made with beautiful and amazing hair (sigh)


Dutch braid for school
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/jeleebaby/D45F17C2-DDFD-4014-B96C-34506132D37F-913-00000121E0E2E2E0_zps219c3804.jpg
How cute!!!


joining braids
french version
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_hg.jpghttp://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_h.jpg

dutch version
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/flechtzopfwarpganz.jpeghttp://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/flechtzopfwarp_h.jpeg

Wow!! I can only say wow... great hair, beautiful braids

[melusine963]

Jeleebaby, MaRo, those braids are superb. So much thickness, so little taper, complete absence of braid shred. :thud:

[Anabell]

meishkamooshka your mum's braid is so thick, looks really good! :)

Today I tried the "Hunger Games" Dutch braid but it came out a bit wrong, oh well!

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8591508793_b12442ff2b.jpg

I just stand in front of the mirror and try this braid in the other day. After a hour and three attempts I just gave up. My hands just can't go in this direction! I find this diagonal braids very tricky. But your braid are perfect. Really love how unique the diagonal braids look.


Dutch braid for school
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e19/jeleebaby/D45F17C2-DDFD-4014-B96C-34506132D37F-913-00000121E0E2E2E0_zps219c3804.jpg

so cute! I love long braids.


joining braids
french version
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_hg.jpghttp://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/2lacefranzifusionengland_h.jpg

dutch version
http://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/flechtzopfwarpganz.jpeghttp://mondkind.channel-berlin.de/flechtzopfwarp_h.jpeg

Maro, how did you do this braids? After you connect the side braids together, did you continue french\duch braid the remaining hair?

You just have awesome braids. All of you! Thank you for sharing.

[schweedie]

Jeleebaby, your daughter's hair is so lovely!
MaRo, gorgeous as always!
faellen, I love your diagonal Dutch! I can't see that anything went wrong, it looks perfect to me.

Today is pigtails day for me.

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k626/growingmyhair/IMG_6659_zpsaa053977.jpg

They actually look past waist from the front, how did that happen?!

[Lippytoes]

Gorgeous, schweedie! I love the different-coloured hair ties too. Pigtails are the best <3

[faellen]

I see nothing but a perfect braid made with beautiful and amazing hair (sigh)

Aw thanks so much!


I just stand in front of the mirror and try this braid in the other day. After a hour and three attempts I just gave up. My hands just can't go in this direction! I find this diagonal braids very tricky. But your braid are perfect. Really love how unique the diagonal braids look.

Thank you! It was quite tricky to do. Keep practising though! I never used to be able to do French or Dutch braids on my own hair :)



faellen, I love your diagonal Dutch! I can't see that anything went wrong, it looks perfect to me.

Today is pigtails day for me.

It doesn't really show in the pic but the left side turned out messier than the right, and I wanted it to sort of "bend" a bit, but couldn't get it to do so. Thank you very much though :) I love your pigtails, so cute!

[Hairwish]

Lovely braids, everyone!
Here are a few of mine:
http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p534/hairwish/21747_477644268950281_1711235904_n.jpg
http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p534/hairwish/hair20.jpg
http://i1154.photobucket.com/albums/p534/hairwish/reIMGP0842.jpg

[faellen]

Wow, Hairwish, you have beautiful hair! The first braid is my fave, simply stunning