This french fishtail braid has so much detail and with its intricate pattern, it might look really hard to do, but it’s actually quite simple to do, but it does take a lot of time, because of the small sections!
This post is all about french fishtail braids!
How to french fishtail braid your own hair
A french fishtail braid does take a lot of time to do if you take tiny sections, but you can do bigger sections if you want to cut down on the braiding and save some time. You will lose some detail in the braid, but it will be a lot faster to do! If your sections become too big, you will lose the fishtail look, and then it would be easier to just do a french braid instead!
Things you might need to create this hairstyle
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French fishtail braid your hair step by step
Time requirement: 30 min (depending on your hair length)
Skill level: Advanced
- Take a small section of hair on the top of your head and split it into 2 equal sections
- Now take a small section of hair from the right strand
- Then cross it over and add it to the left strand
- Then take a small section of hair from the left strand
- Again cross it over and add it to the right strand
- – Now the braid has been started off, so you have to add hair to the braid
- So take a small section of hair from the right strand and hold it in your hand for now
- Then pick up a new section of hair on the right side and add it to the small section from the step before
- Now take the small section of hair and cross it over and add it to the left strand
- Again take a small section of hair from the left strand and hold it in your hand for now
- Then pick up a new section of hair on the left side and add it to the small section from the step before
- Now take the small section of hair and cross it over and add it to the right strand
- Repeat steps 7-12 until there is no more hair you can add to the braid
- When there is no more hair you can add to the braid, braid the rest of the hair like a basic fishtail braid
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This post was all about learning to how do french fishtail braids!
