Which braid gives you the best braid waves?

[TeaGarden]

When I first discovered braid waves, when I was APL and shorter, I really loved rope braids. If I put mousse in my damp hair and slept in it I would end up with really cool Hermione Granger looking hair the next day. Then all of a sudden it stopped making waves in my hair. (I swear it was a change that happened overnight.)

Now I'm debating between french and dutch 3 strand braids. I haven't figured out which works better since they seem about equal. They give me nice Galadriel waves as long as I braid them when my hair is 95% dry.

Also, how many braids do you make? I alternate between one and two braids.

[domisimone]

French braids give you S waves, while Dutch braids create more of a Z pattern. Subbing to see the other answers!

[Witherwood]

I prefer the waves I get from the 3 strand dutch braid. I also like the french braid waves, but I'm still having a hard time when I french braid my own hair.

[TheMechaGinger]

I put rope and fish tail, although rope gives me really pretty curl/waves which I love. The fish tail braids give me more braid waves, I just like the way they look on my hair better than the others

[~honeyflower~]

Dutch stays in my hair better but I have to make two to take effect.

[Shepherdess]

When I was younger I would get waves from almost any braid I would do. But since I got to the teen years, I haven't had braid waves in a long time. Because my hair is so curly, it will pull itself up into curls very soon after being let loose from a braid. I think if I did many small braids I might have some braid waves.

[sharonluvscats]

I answered Dutch. I have always liked the waves that I get from them the most. It looks especially nice if I have more than one Dutch braid. I don't really wear rope braids but I imagine they'd make nice waves too.

[afu]

I answered other because my best braid waves come from a combination of 2 braids - I love the french rope :) I like this because it gives coils rather than S or Z waves so it's most like my natural pattern (i struggle to maintain my natural pattern because my hair must be braided at night).

[DarkCurls]

I voted 3-strand dutch. I hate the waves rope braids give me -- they're not even waves, just weird spirally twists that look really unnatural. And they're so tightly twisted it's a pain to comb through, so if I've done a rope braid I'll usually wear it until I wash my hair again. Plain old English, Dutch, or French work best for me.

[MintChocChip]

I voted 'other' because I hate the way braid waves look in my hair. Just not very pretty. :( I'm hoping when my hair gets a bit longer and my layers grow out they'll look prettier. I've only tried English, French and Fishtail to try and get braid waves though.

So, perhaps I should try some more! :D I'll keep an eye on this thread to see what people like most. :)

[spigette]

I said 3 strand french, because I have never been able to get the hang of a dutch braid. And Rope braids don't really give me nice waves, they just make my hair look stringy, lol.... :)

[pepperminttea]

I said other; just a single three-strand English braid, not French or Dutch. :)

[Lady Neeva]

Less strands give me more waves; I picked other. (Obviously, 6 strand is not up there)

[Xi]

I said other; just a single three-strand English braid, not French or Dutch. :)


Ditto -- the braidwaves I like best in my hair come from 2 English braids made with slightly damp hair.

[Bianca]

I voted other. I dont really like braid waves. All I get is frizzy hair. So bun waves it is for me :D

[Dars]

Other - English

[AdaClare]

Both the 3-stranded Dutch and French braids make great waves in my hair. :)

[Yozhik]

For me, it's definitely 3-strand dutch twin dutch braids.

If I want more spirally curls that are looser, I also like rope braids.

[EtherealDoll]

I love the waves I get from fishtail braid and rope braid. Also if I make a 3-strand french or dutch braid on damp hair.

[Wild Strawberry]

What do you guys use to make the waves last longer? Mine fall down after few hours.

[LizTheLyre]

I voted other. I dont really like braid waves. All I get is frizzy hair. So bun waves it is for me :D

exactly the same, except bun waves look awkward with my layers most of the time.

[portie147]

If I'm going for more of a curly or loose wave, I'll split my hair into four sections and rope braid each one. But if I'm going for nice waves I'll separate it all into 2 or 4 and English braid those. Nothing fancy.

[TeaGarden]

What do you guys use to make the waves last longer? Mine fall down after few hours.

I usually don't need to put anything in my hair. I just get mine a little bit damp with a squirt bottle before braiding.
However, when my hair was shorter it didn't hold curl or waves at all. (Weird how that worked out, huh?) I used Tresseme mousse in my hair and braided my hair when it was damp. That held pretty well.
I've never tried aloe gel, but I've heard it's a very good alternative to using mousse or hair spray.

[Debra83]

I voted other because the best braid waves happened after taking down 2 english braids I'd been wearing all day. See sig pic below.....I was amazed!

[Amorice]

I voted for rope braids. 2 of them gives me nice "beachy" waves, 4 gives me almost curl-y waves. I like them because they don't really look like braid waves, more like a natural wave-y hair wave.

ETA: Hahaha, oops, I found this thread while google-searching braids, didn't realize how old it was!

[Sharysa]

The best waves I get are from twin Dutch braids or a combination Dutch braid, although that's mostly because my hair is too thick to be put up into a plain Dutch braid.

EDIT: Crap, I've participated in necromancy as well. :P

[Savvyhorsez]

I chose other because the only name I know for it is an regular 3 strand English braid. I can't do braids that start at the top of my head for some reason. :/ I can on other people though lol, go figure!

[Macaroni]

Torrin just did a video on Braid Out results:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX9TGI3NcQA

Her results are so beautiful, some quiet night I may try it.