Good Halo/Crown Braid Tutorial

[Valkyriejae]

Hi! So, I want a halo braid for an event I'm going to, but I'm legitimately hopeless with my hair, so I need a tutorial.

The only trick is - it can't involve pulling the hair back from my forehead, which is why I can't use the ones I've been finding since they're all french/dutch braided from the forehead><

Could anyone possibly pass a link my way? If it helps, my hair is a bit past waist length, so I can wrap it all the way around my head when it's braided.

[Madora]

Perhaps this might help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPHEzUr5bWQ

Because of arm issues, I don't do it in a standing position. Instead, I bring all my hair in front of me, like a curtain, gently detangle it, then start the braid in front of my right ear and work to the left, adding hair as needed. When I reach the left ear, I change hand positions, and continue working around my head until all the hair has been braided. The tail is tucked under the braid already in place.

Oh..I work with my head bent slightly. It took me a month to master...but the end result was well worth it...and no part to spoil the "crown" effect.

You can use the same method for the regular 3 strand crown (English type or Dutch variety)..but I found that if you master the "rope" crown first, that helps familiarize your fingers to the motions needed when adding hair.

One last tip, always gently rake your fingers down all strands each time you cross or add sections. Keeping those strands tangle free is of paramount importance!

Happy braiding!

[Quixii]

Well, I kind of feel like a proper crown braid does involve pulling back from the forehead, because it is pulling back all the way around.
However, you might be able to accomplish the similar looking milkmaid braid style. I do this one, partially because I don't like getting rid of my centre part, and partly because I'm a fail at French/Dutch braiding.

[Valkyriejae]

Thanks for the video, but alas, she's doing it with her hair being pulled back from the forehead, which I can't do (not because I'm unable, but because I have a very high forehead and it looks quite silly on me)
I'm trying for something that looks a bit more like this: http://www.fashionfame.com/wp-conten...raid-2012.jpeg

[Valkyriejae]

Well, I kind of feel like a proper crown braid does involve pulling back from the forehead, because it is pulling back all the way around.
However, you might be able to accomplish the similar looking milkmaid braid style. I do this one, partially because I don't like getting rid of my centre part, and partly because I'm a fail at French/Dutch braiding.

That one looks perfect! Do you happen to have a tutorial for it?
Sorry about the milkmaid/halo confusion, I'm not entirely sure which names apply to which braids...

[CurlMonster]

A milkmaid braid is pretty much two normal English braids done at the bottom of your head and then wrapped and pinned up. No fancy braiding required, just two normal braids.

[Quixii]

That one looks perfect! Do you happen to have a tutorial for it?
Sorry about the milkmaid/halo confusion, I'm not entirely sure which names apply to which braids...

Yeah, sorry, I know you wanted a tutorial but I can't remember where I learned that from and my brief search just revealed a bunch of people plugging hair products.
It's really very simple, though. For that particular one, I do two braids (I just prefer how it looks, since my braids have a natural taper, but doing two counteracts the visuals of the taper). So I divide my hair in half, and then do two normal braids. On the left side, I try to braid "leaning" right, and on the right side, I braid leaning left. Then I cross them over and wrap around my head. I tend to use several bobby pins and a few short spin pins to keep them in place. That's it!
I'm sorry if you're a visual learner, I haven't done a video tutorial for that yet.

[Valkyriejae]

Yeah, sorry, I know you wanted a tutorial but I can't remember where I learned that from and my brief search just revealed a bunch of people plugging hair products. :eyeroll:
It's really very simple, though. For that particular one, I do two braids (I just prefer how it looks, since my braids have a natural taper, but doing two counteracts the visuals of the taper). So I divide my hair in half, and then do two normal braids. On the left side, I try to braid "leaning" right, and on the right side, I braid leaning left. Then I cross them over and wrap around my head. I tend to use several bobby pins and a few short spin pins to keep them in place. That's it!
I'm sorry if you're a visual learner, I haven't done a video tutorial for that yet.

Well I'm an auditory learner, so hopefully I can figure it out by reading this aloud
It does sounds pretty straightforward though, maybe I just need to practice more

[Beverlylouise]

Here are some videos on milkmaid braids, it's super easy!
http://youtu.be/oBcUU4Q59og
http://youtu.be/L0ej1nRfcak