So, I was trying out different hairstyles and discovered that there are so many styles you can do using a simple braid, a few elastics, and creativity!
Check out the few styles I discovered:
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| #1- The Basic Braid. You take a section of your hair and braid it, then just let hang with the rest of your hair. (This is the same basic braid that I used to do the rest of the hairstyles. See? So simple.)  #2-Side braid. Simply pull the braid to the side and bobby pin it. (The best hold is to make an X with the pins) |
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| #3-Little ponytail with braid. Just pull your hair back as you normally would for a little pony tail. (Note: To make it easier, I flip the braid in front of my face while I pull back the rest of my hair, then when the hair is smoothed down I bring the braid over the top of my hair.) |
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| Back view |
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| #4-Ponytail with a braid. (Use the same flipping trick as with the little ponytail) |
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| #5-Pigtails with braid. Simply do pigtails as you normally would, just bring the braid into it. (Again, you can use the flipping trick) |
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| Side View |
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| #6-Side ponytail with braid. |
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| #7-Twisted pigtails. This is where it gets really fun! Twist both sides of your hair into the pigtails. Just twist as you would when doing a normal twist; now you just have a braid twisted into it that gives a different look! |
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| Side View (Cool, huh?) |
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| #8-Twisted into side ponytail. This is a similar idea to the pigtails, but you twist all the way around to the other side of your head. |
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| Be sure to keep the twist really tight or you will have to use bobby pins to keep it tight; like I had to do here. You can also figure out how to twist it just right to hide the elastic. |
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| Twisted side ponytail |
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| #9-French Braid. Simply use the braided strand as one of the strands in the french braid. (This one may be my favorite) |
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| #10-Braided tie back. Simply braid another braid on the other side of your head, bring the 2 braids in the back and secure them together (I used an elastic) |
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| Back View |
