If you have layers or straight hair, curling the ends of your under will stop the ends of your hair from sticking out of the braid.Freshly washed hair will be too soft and it won’t stay in place. As I mentioned above, prep your hair really well.This creates a firmer base for the braid to sit up on. I like to add some pins under the braid to hold the rest of my hair down. After stretching your braid, you may find the hair at the front is too loose. Pin any loose sections and reshape your braid.You can spiral long braids inside the first. Depending on how long your hair is, tuck the end of your braid under the first braid to hide it and pin it in place. Pin the end of your braid inside to complete the crown shape. ![]() Pull gently at the sides and widen your braid. S-T-R-E-T-C-H out your braid! My favourite step! Make your braid look thicker by stretching out your braid.Once you’ve finished adding in all your hair, finish in a regular braid and secure the end with a small clear hair elastic.Around the back you want your braid to sit above the edge your occipital bone (that’s the bone at the back of your head where your head curves down). This is where visualising where your braid will sit helps. Continue your Dutch braid, crossing the sections under and adding in hair from both sides.On the next section, add in hair from the front from your hairline. Cross the left under the middle, then the right under the left. Instead of crossing the hair over, bring the sections under. ![]() A Dutch braid is the same as a French braid but in reverse. Split your hair into three and begin a Dutch braid.You want to have a continuous and thick-looking braid across the top of your head so start low, behind your ear and start with a 2 inch section of hair. Start the braid behind your right ear.You want to see the top of the braid across the top of your head and high at the back. ![]() It looks best when it sits like a halo around the crown of your head.
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