twisted fishtail

[pes3108]

So yesterday I was getting ready for work (and in a hurry, as usual). I was fishtailing my hair and by the time I got done and banded it, the bottom 2 inches were completely twisted, like almost in a corkscrew. It looked really cool, but kind of weird since it was only on the bottom. I have no idea how I did it, but would love to do it again on the whole braid. Does anyone know how?!? I wish I had taken a picture, but I was in a hurry :(

[hyettf16]

Did you accidentally twist the strands on one side before you added them to the braid?
The same thing happens when I try to do a four-stranded braid.

[neko_kawaii]

I've found that fishtails twist when you don't use the same amount of hair each time. So, you could get it to twist on purpose if you always used more hair on the left side and less on the right. Eventually you'd end up with not enough hair on the left side but maybe start with more hair there instead of half and half? Hope that makes sense! Good luck, I'd love to see the results!

[pes3108]

I've found that fishtails twist when you don't use the same amount of hair each time. So, you could get it to twist on purpose if you always used more hair on the left side and less on the right. Eventually you'd end up with not enough hair on the left side but maybe start with more hair there instead of half and half? Hope that makes sense! Good luck, I'd love to see the results!

that makes sense! I think that is what I was doing... when I got down to the bottom I had more hair left on the right than the left and I thought I was still taking even sections, but I guess not. I'll experiment tonight before work and hopefully will allow enough time :)

[jasper]

In a hurry and doing a fish tail? Impressive.

[moltabella]

In a hurry and doing a fish tail? Impressive.

my thoughts exactly lol :applause

[lmfbs]

Mine twist when I pull too hard on one side. I've had some that look awesome when they twist, and others just look silly.

[pes3108]

In a hurry and doing a fish tail? Impressive.

hahaha! it has become my standard hair do for work (I work in a fast food restaurant right now) so I've gotten really good at doing it quickly. As long as my hair is detangled beforehand. I think it would be really cool to have the spiral going the whole length of the braid instead of just the end!

[CurlyCurves]

I wish I knew how to fishtail!

[spidermom]

When I learned this braid, it was called a snake braid because of the tendency to twist. I think it's caused by varying tension.

[pes3108]

When I learned this braid, it was called a snake braid because of the tendency to twist. I think it's caused by varying tension.

so if i were to pull harder on one side, it would make it twist??