Remember last weekend when I said in this post that I would band Syd's hair at night and then throw it up into a quick style every morning? It was a great idea. Unfortunately, I didn't follow through. Instead, I did a different kind of ponytail that she wore for a few days.
The very front of Syd's hairline was still in a single cornrow, as seen back in the post mentioned above. I just left that alone, since it still looked good. I divided the rest of her hair into 4 sections, with one part going from front to back and another one going from ear to ear.
I french braided each section toward the center where the parts intersected.
When all 4 sections had been french braided, I joined them into a ponytail. The ponytail consisted of 3 tendrils of hair from each of the 4 french braids. I braided each tendril, resulting in a ponytail made of 12 individual braids.
After 2 days of that style, we removed the individual braids but kept the french braids and she had a great looking braid out ponytail.
I've done countless cornrow ponytails through the years, but this was the first time I had ever even thought of using french braids instead. I think I'll have to explore this more...I love the way it looks!
I love how this looks. The braid out from it was so defined. Syd is lucky to have you for a hair styling Mom.
ReplyDeleteVery nice I love her hair!
ReplyDeleteThis looks AMAZING! French braids look stunning on Syd.
ReplyDeleteI think after you braid out, you could even turn it into a really cute up-do for a special occasion? Like some sort of a "knot" type situation with the hair spilling out.
Wow I've never seen anyone do French and a cornrow and regular braids at the same time. Do you find that it's easier to Dutch braid or French braid? Because I have a very hard time switching back and forth.
ReplyDeleteI don't really find one any easier than the other. I've been doing all kinds of braids since I was a little girl, so they all just come pretty naturally to me at this point.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adore this Style!!! on my list of Hair Hopes
ReplyDeleteThis is cute! I may have to try a version of this since my daughter doesn't like her hair to touch her ears!
ReplyDeleteomg I love this, I hope you dont mind if i copy LOL
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