My first fishtail!

[spidermom]

A fishtail didn't give my hair any waves at all; it tended to pull it straight, pretty much.
I haven't done one in a long time.

[slz]

but I have to plan ahead if I want to do it because it takes so long

This !! I love fishtail braids, but I almost never do any because they're such a pain to do - and to undo, too. Too bad since 99% of the time my hair is braided, so I'd love a fishtail from time to time for a change.
To the OP : gorgeous braid, you said it took time for you to get the hang of it, but don't you think in the end it's less complicated than a plain 3 strand english ? Less finger twisting and all.

[Turtle]

Thanks, serious! (:

pink.sara, my braids all taper out thin like that. I think it might have something to do with having a fairy tale hemline, and my habit of braiding as far down as I can possibly go. Btw, love your pugs! They're cuties.

swetiepeti, thanks. I've always loved the way they look, it's really fun to be able to do one on myself.

I'm impatient to see how mine turns out, spidermom. You've got me curious now! My hair is almost never anything resembling straight, so if this braid had that effect then I'd have an effective straightening method lol.

slz, it actually was easier than an English braid once I got past the first few strands. It's a very different way to braid, but as long as I focused on keeping my strands tight it wasn't very difficult.

[bunzfan]

Wow on your hair it looks beautiful at that length. Well done

[Kathie]

Oh, I like! I've tried to do one a couple of times but just dont have the technique down yet

[Slinks]

:-) you did well for your first try !!

[newbeginning]

It looks very neat especially for a first try.

[oktobergoud]

It looks amazing! And woah your hair is pretty!

[Toadstool]

Your hair is so pretty! Inspirationally so :-)

[ericthegreat]

That's not bad for a first attempt. Keep practicing on the herringbone braid more and more, and eventually you'll learn how to better anchor the braid toward the center.