Simple French Braid

    The Simple French Braid

 

     This picture above is just a simple French braid straight back.  This is the braid I learned first and it helped me with the plethora of styles out in the world.  The braid only takes about 3 to 5 minutes to complete.  It works well as a sporty look for games or you can dress it up with long earrings.  It is better to practice on other people than yourself so you can get the technique of it.  Once you get the hang of a simple French braid you can be more creative about where you decide to put the braid.

1.        You first step is to section off a piece of hair in the front.  (Like a ¼ of the way back.)
       
2.       After you have the front of your hair sectioned off, you separate it into 3 equal pieces.  You then take those three pieces and do a regular braid 3 times.  Make sure that you are braiding over NOT under!
      
3.       Once you have the braid started, you pick up a strand of hair from the side and add it to the strand of the hair on the top of the braid.
                
4.       You continue to braid and alternate adding strands of hair from the sides to the braid until you get to the end of your hair or where ever you want to stop. 
              
5.       You can stop your braid half way down your head and pull it into a pony tail or even a bun.  Also you can braid it down to the end of your head and put it into a low pony tail or low bun.  I hope this helps you understand the basics of a simple French braid!  Enjoy!