4-Strand Braided Updo

Hello everyone,

We are having some stormy weather in the islands, but thankfully this morning was beautiful and just right for taking hair pictures :-)  I fixed my hair in a sideways 4-strand braid, and kept the side bun loosely held in place with tiny hairclips.  A fun way to fix long hair when you want it up but still slightly visible from the front.

      

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Make a 4-strand braid look like an 8-strand braid

Hello everybody,

Today I braided my hair in a sideways 4-strand braid, but it looked so neat and even that I hated to wrap the end of my braid up into a bun.  I wanted to do something a little different than my usual Elsa-technique of making my braid appear shorter.  So, I wrapped my braid around my head and clipped it to my French braid.  This actually makes my 4-strand braid appear to have 8-strands, and it was certainly much easier than trying to French braid that many strands :-)

 

 

 

 

(And just because he's so adorably cute...)

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French Braid combo~ and getting ready for Redhead Days!

Hello friends,

Yesterday I got a package in the mail from Holland, with my new beautiful blue t-shirt for the Redhead Days in Breda, just a month away!  I had seen this braid combination on Pinterest and liked it so much I decided to try it myself.  I made a lace rope braid on one side only, then braided the rest of my hair in an Elsa-style French braid.  It's funny how just that added rope braid dresses up this look so.  Thank you for coming to see my post!
     On another note, a friend suggested I try olive oil on my hair, so I did that last night before I washed my hair.  I put olive oil on my hair (not on the top nearest my scalp, but on the length and definitely at the ends.)  I left it for about 30 minutes or so, then washed my hair as usual (condition-wash-condition).  The results seem to be very good, my hair is shiny and soft.

 

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4-strand braid, with a slightly different technique

Happy Monday :-)

Today I made a slanted 4-strand braid, but one of the strands was tiny while the other three strands were larger and all equal.  When I finished making my braid, I put my hair into a side bun.  Then I went back and tugged on the outer edge of my braid.  This gave it an interesting look, almost like a scalloped edge.
     Thank you, everyone!  I love sharing hair pictures here with all my friends around the world.

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(And some hair humor :-) 

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