What kind of braid is this?

[Maverick494]

Hey everyone,

I found this picture and I can't help but wonder what kind of braid this is. Can anyone help? Also, if you do know, can you tell me how to do it or recommend a tutorial? Thanks in advance!

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2347/hairxd.jpg

[lilalong]

Not sure, but it could be a box braid.

[Madora]

Hard to tell from the pic.

Looks like either a poorly sectioned 3 strand braid, or perhaps a braid where the middle portion has been braided first, then braided with the 2 remaining sections as a regular braid ("English" style).

[Anje]

Looks like an uneven normal/english braid to my eyes.

[PineappleJello]

Maybe the middle strand is larger, and the two on the side are equal, but smaller.

In other words:poorly done English braid.

[spidermom]

It looks like a 3-strand, but one strand is thick and 2 strands are thinner, pulled tight, which gives that rippled effect. I like it.

[pepperminttea]

Looks like an uneven normal/english braid to my eyes.

Same. Or one where the sections have been teased apart a bit to make it look thicker.

[Marjolein]

I also thought it looks like one of those English braids where you mismatch the strand width on purpose. Sometimes, people even pull one strand tight and move the braid up, thus adding to the ripple effect. That's not something I'd recommend though, not too good on the hair shafts

[Fiordiligi]

I also thought it looks like one of those English braids where you mismatch the strand width on purpose. Sometimes, people even pull one strand tight and move the braid up, thus adding to the ripple effect. That's not something I'd recommend though, not too good on the hair shafts

I agree, it looks like one of the braid variants here (http://hairfriendlystyles.wordpress.com/category/braids/regular-braids-braids/).

[enfys]

I think it was purposefully sectioned like that: it looks very neat otherwise so I can't imagine it was someone who couldn't do a regular English.

I hope it was done by holding one strand tighter rather than pushing it up shudder:

[Marjolein]

I agree, it looks like one of the braid variants here (http://hairfriendlystyles.wordpress.com/category/braids/regular-braids-braids/).

Yes! That's what I meant. A picture's worth a thousand words, right?

[dfotw]

Yes, I think it's the one we called The Nifty Braid (thread here (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=47598&highlight=nifty+braid)), which is done like an English braid but takig two very thin sections of hair to one thick one, and pulling the thin ones as tightly as you can without damaging the hair!

I ought to do one of these again one of these days... :D

[Angelica]

I like it, very unusual. I thought at first it was a kind of rope braid, might be worth trying :)

[MissManda]

I agree with the others that it looks like it could be the Nifty/Loony braid. Here's (http://www.cutegirlshairstyles.com/5-minutes/fun-hairstyles-loony-braids/) another link.

I know the braid in the photo doesn't look quite like this, but it made me think of the "Slide-Up" (http://www.cutegirlshairstyles.com/braids/hairstyle-video-tween-slide-up-braid/) braid, which also looks like a messy English braid. :)