23 Creative Braid Tutorials That Are Deceptively Easy
Stuck in a ponytail rut? Keep calm and braid on.
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1. The Cascade Braid
2. The Tucked-In French Braid
3. The Weaved-In Carousel Braid
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Directions here.
4. French Braid Wrapped Ponytail
Here's the non-ponytail version: The Spiral Lace Braid
5. The Headband Braid
6. The Sideways Mermaid
7. The Relaxed French Braid
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Watch the tutorial here.
8. The Slide Up Braid
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Get the full tutorial here.
9. The Bohemian Side Braid
10. The Twisted Ladder Ponytail
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Get the directions here.
11. The Big, Messy, Reversed Dutch Braid
12. The Five-Strand Dutch Braid
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It's like making a friendship bracelet in your hair.
The end result should look something like this....
13. The Ladder Ponytail
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Get the directions here.
14. The Entwined Scarf
Or The Scarf-Braided Pigtails
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This is pretty much perfect summer picnic hair.
15. The Three-Braid Bird's Nest
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16. The Single Waterfall Braid
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The best part is how it works on short hair. Directions here.
17. The Double Waterfall Braid
18. The Triple French Braid (With Bun!)
19. The Sailor's Knot Braid
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1) Divide hair into four sections and number them 1–4 from the left
2) No. 1 goes over No. 2
3) No. 3 goes over No. 4
4) No. 4 over No. 1
5) Repeat
Or watch the video tutorial here.
20. The Knotted Milkmaid Braid
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Get the directions here.
21. Crown Braids Redux
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Making each braid a different thickness gives an idiosyncratic twist to the crown braids.
22. The Cascading Half-Up Princess Braids
23. The Zig-Zag Braid
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Full tutorial here.
Bonus Challenge: The Z Braid
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Once you've mastered the lace braid, this should be easy. Watch the tutorial here.