Style My Hair Wednesday: Braided Headband

If you want to sport this look, you’ll need a mirror, a comb, rubber bands and hair pins. You can then follow these:



1.) Brush the right way – Choose which ear you’d want the braid to start. Tilt your head to this side and brush all the hair back away from the ear. The ear you’ve chosen should be facing the ceiling, while the rest of your hair should fall down.

2.) Prepare to braid – Looking into the mirror, use your comb in drawing a line from the top of your ear going up across and over to the top of the other ear. From the line, comb the hair forward to your face. Brush all remaining hair and secure them into a ponytail using a rubber band or ribbons.

3.) Start making the braided headband – Face the starting ear toward the ceiling and comb the hair to the front of the line across your scalp. Once you do this, you will be making a smooth path where the headband will be set. Using your fingers, you then have to divide the first strands right at the base (just in front of the ear you’re working on) and braid tightly. Continue adding hair from the line and forehead side of the head, creating a French braid around the head making a headband.

4.) Finish the braid off – Once you’ve reached the other ear, you can finish the braid with a regular braid. Tie the ends with a rubber band.
Style it – Let the ponytail from your back loose. Brush it or fluff your hair back to its regular style. If you want to make a more dramatic look, you can have the loose hair curled or straightened with a hair iron. If there are loose hairs around the braid, use a bobby pin to tuck them behind your ears. If you want to add bangs, use a rat-tail comb and pull several pieces of strands from the completed French braid headband.

Thank you to Frenchbraids.org for the instructions, Emersonfashionsociety.com, Blendfashions.com, & Hairstylesup.com for the pictures!!!