

All you need is shoulder-length hair or longer!

1. Part hair in an L shape four inches back from the hairline, like our model.




4. It's French if the braid is attached to your scalp with each stitch, like this.


5. Keep weaving your hair into a French braid along the hairline.

6. Transition to a normal braid when you reach the top of your ear.

7. Wrap the braid around the pony and pin. Next, cheat a thicker base.


8. Make a new braid using a bit of hair from the underside of the ponytail.

9. Wrap that braid around the base of the pony to cover the elastic. Pin.

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7 Days of DIY Braids, Modeled by* Glamour Editors*


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