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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Butterfly Braid

Hi friends,

I saw pictures of this hairstyle on the internet, and tried my own version today.  I love how easy it is to make this braided butterfly!  And instead of leaving my hair loose, I made a very low ponytail and then a pull-through braid.  It's loose enough that I can casually drape my braid over one shoulder.
     Thank you for following my blog!  I hope that you are having a lovely day.

 

 

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Mohawk Dutch braid and low ponytail for waist-length blonde hair

Hi friends,

My sister recently cut her hair back to waist-length, which looks great on her and makes her hair so thick.  Here are some pictures from her look today, a Mohawk Dutch braid with a low ponytail.  (My hair was piled in my highest messy bun yet...I'll post a few pictures at the end as they don't deserve to stand alone :-)

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(I think I had this picture in mind when I fixed my hair...)

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Ginger Rogers' style half-updo, for really long hair

Hi friends,

Several nights ago I was playing around with my hair and put it up in this half-updo style.  My sister said it reminded her of Ginger Rogers' hairstyle in the movie "Tails of Manhattan."  So I tried this hairstyle again a few days ago and took pictures this time :-)
     First I gathered half of my hair as if I were going to do some-up-some-down (or a half-updo).  I held my hair in place with one hand, then reached over and gathered all my hair up until it was the length I wanted.  With the left-over length of my hair, I made a bun and clipped it in place.  The clips are also holding the original hair from my "half-updo."
     I apologize if my explanation is confusing!  It was actually fast to fix my hair this way, and just as quick to redo do it during the day if it got messy.  I posted a few pictures of Ginger Rogers herself at the end, so you can see what I was aiming for~

 

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(The original version)

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