Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Pretty Side French Braid low Updo Hair Tutorial


side french braid updo


I wore a more relaxed version of this hair style in an outfit post in June of 2009 but for reasons unbeknownst to me, I never did a tutorial for it. Recently though, a few of my lovely readers have asked for it ...so here it is. Enjoy





* * * it would be so pretty with flowers pinned in * * * *


side french braid updo hair style

full side french braid low updo



. . . wearing the braid out . . .

hair tutorial side french braid into regular side braid

side french braid into a low side braid



. . . and a few days ago, I wore it more casually, with straight hair . . .

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1 loose and low side french braid hair tutorial

loose side french braid hair tutorial

braid hair tutorial + reflection in the mirror


My bro took these last four the other day ...the ones above these four, I took ...from the reflection in the mirror, which didn't turn out as fantastic, for obvious reasons.



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131 comments:

  1. I'm trying this tomorrow! Thank you for this tutorial! :D

    Wida
    Missing Amsie Blog

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  2. Fantastic, and I love how the two tones on your hair comes through :)
    ♥ Noemi
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  3. very beautiful,it looks like a professional hairdo!

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  4. Meagan,i gave you the stylish blogger award!

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  6. You´re so good in this... I´d never be able to do this on my own... :(
    xxx

    http://gypsy-diaries.blogspot.com

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  7. this is so gorgeous! i think it would make a really pretty updo for a romantic wedding. i wish i could braid my own hair but i always feel like i need at least one other set of hands!

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  8. SO Pretty!! I'm going to try it now! : )

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  9. It's something they could make on a catwalk! amazing!!

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  10. Love the hair and not to mention the tatoo

    Love
    karin
    karinsfairytale.blogspot.com

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  11. This braid is beautiful. I love learning new ways to do my hair!

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  12. Oh, how pretty! Now if only I had thick hair :(

    And I can never tie a french braid by myself!

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  13. Love it! I never could french braid, not even on someone else haha.

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  14. You have SUCH beautiful hair! I'm dying for mine to grow out so I can do fun summer updos!

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  15. You are soo gorgeous, loved the tutorial, Im gonna try it ;)

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  16. That is very pretty and unique.

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  17. Just beautiful! If only I had long locks like yours! It looks so elegant and different, have to try it!

    Cess O. <3
    The Outfit Diaries

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  18. oh my god. I absolutely love it!! Is there anything you can't do?!

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  19. lovesss it! been trying to do this hairdo too but i am just not as talented. my hands get all twisted with each other. not even funny... lol looks great!!

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  20. Loooooove this! So gorgeous! My hair is juuust long enough to try it I think, yay!

    While I was watching the video, my two year old came up and asked who you were, I told her, then she said, "Oh, cute Maegan!" and walked away. lol, you have a young fan.

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  21. This is beautiful! I'm going to try this tonight. Thanks for the tutorial!

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  22. this is beautiful!! i cant wait to try it- and ps- i LOVE all your tutorials:)

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  23. Love the golden highlights in your hair........and your brother should make a portfolio of your photos......for himself and you, too!

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  24. g-g-g-g-g-g-g-gorgeous! so romantic and PRETTY!

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  26. After you tweeted about this, I couldn't miss this!!!
    Love how the braid looks with your highlights!! It's so pretty.

    You should post one of your outfits on The Wear to go Girls' facebook for a chance to be feature Best Look of the Week!!
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Wear-to-go-Girls/138631736207424

    xoxo,
    melrod

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  27. great look!!!
    kisses
    http://lookladymode.blogspot.com/

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  28. This is lovely. I enjoyed my visit to your blog. Hugs!

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  29. I love it! So romantic and fancy. I'm running to the mirror right now to try doing it myself. Thanks for sharing!

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  30. this is gorgeous! I tried this but it didn't work...I'm not talentet for this hairdo -.-

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  31. LOVE it! So Pretty!

    I think I have asked this before but I would love to know what products you are using right now for your hair. From Shampoo to Style. What on a daily basis?

    We have similiar hair and I don't know if its from traveling so much between Cali and NV but my hair will not act right!!!

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  32. What the hell!!! PERFECT! So glad I've found your blog! I've started working at L'Oréal sooooo ... hairstyles like these will do me good ;) Thx!! x following

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  33. Whoa girl this hairstyle is stunning on you. Well done with the braid. xxx

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  34. If my hair would be longer I would try this one right away!!

    xx Olga
    La Petite Olga

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  35. Love it! Now I am going to have to learn how to do a french braid on myself and then learn how to do that one...I also have to grow my hair out at least five inches...argh! Lol.

    Love the look.

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  36. This is so cute and simple! And you're great at teaching! :P I looooooove how yours is half brown and half blonde, it looks sooo cool :D multi-colored hair for the win! :P I'd never be able to try this out on my hair unless it was like extremely straight (cuz ive got extremely curly hair) but I would love to try it out some day! :D

    thanks for sharing
    !!

    www.thecreativemuslimah.blogspot.com

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  37. Maegan, you should seriously be a hair stylist. First of all, I'm obsessed with your hair - total hair crush. Secondly, I love how you change it up all the time; all of the styles you do are so effortless-looking, sexy, and creative. I LOVE this loose, bohemian braid you've done. It would be beautiful for a wedding! Annie from Nashville, TN - http://www.achiccritique.com

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  38. Pretty!!!
    It would be nice if you show us how you do your makeup, I'd love that!!!
    <3

    laura

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  39. simply beautiful! I want to try this now.
    xo
    http://www.frankvinyl.com

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  40. WELL COLOR ME HAPPY. Saw the lovely comments you left on my site and popped over to see what you are up to...here I am, glued to the screen, thinking of how I need to grow my hair another 2" so I can braid it up like this. Dang you're good! And you've got some gorgeous hair :)

    I'll be popping back soon!

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  41. I love how the dark tones of hair come through underneath. Is that your natural colour? It's gorgeous.

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  42. Love it! I really want to try this!

    Monique xx

    misszuman.blogspot.com

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  43. omg...I absolutely adore this hairstyle! I wish my hair was long enough!!(:

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  44. Can you please come to my house and do this to my hair? Excellent.

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  46. I'm loving this relaxed style yet elegant looking hair do. Its kinda frustrating making braids but I do think practice makes prefect though. I'm starting to practice now. :)

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  47. Wonderful! Can't wait to have my hair of the right lenght to do it!

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  49. i copied it 20 minutes after watching the tutorial.

    thanks so much for posting this! it's given me variety for my protective styles (i'm "hiding" my hair until september to retain length) & a well-deserved break from my ballerina buns. my hair thanks you.

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  50. I wish I never chopped off my hair so I could try this!

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  51. I tried it, and got as far as the back of my head... and then I couldn't tell what was happening anymore. I'm hair style retarded, and was super excited at getting the first part looking good. Anyway, I ended up just twisting the rest of it, and it looked, well.... interesting? Yours looks beautiful... I'll practice a little and see what I can do. {sigh} Thank you for the awesome tutorial, though!

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  52. so pretty!! prepare to see these photos all over pinterest!

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  54. It's a veeery lovly hair style!
    Love it :)

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  56. Total hair envy! So gorgeous :)

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  57. I LOVE the hair tutorials. Thank you so much for doing them. I think I'm going to try the french braid tomorrow :)

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  58. Gorgeous hair tutorial! I added you on my link love post!
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  59. You look gorgeous! Thanks for sharing :)

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  61. You and your hair are so stunning!
    I love it. Hopefully this updo will work with my hair too.

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  62. so...i was here a few days ago all ready to tell you how much i LOVE LOVE LOVE this updo and BAM i couldnt leave a msg because my personal family blog had unusual suspicious activity and it was invisible and i had to go through ridiculous security measures to prove it was my blog. i couldnt even comment on any blogger blogs...so HERE I AM AGAIN. just to tell you that i LOVE that friggen updo. lol...that is some serious dedication. =)

    ~xo, jenn
    the stylish housewife

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  63. LOVE this!! You are so innovative when it comes to hair and do such a great job.

    This looks incredible, both ways and I love how it really makes the tones and colours of your hair stand out.

    Beautiful and well done. Thanks for sharing, I always LOVE your videos :)

    A.Co @ A.Co est. 1984

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  64. I'd almost let my hair grow, just so I can wear it like that!

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  65. can't wait to try this- thanks for the inspiration.

    http://haveyoumetemilyblog.blogspot.com/

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  66. Your tutorials are heaven sent! Gahhh!! Iv'e always wanted to do this!!:) And the braids and stuff (saw your other posts) but wasn't so sure how! You're now on my bookmarks :)

    xo,

    happycache.tumblr.com

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  67. The first photo is Amazing..and I saw it some days ago on a norwegian blog..Totally fell in love with this photo..
    I am not good with braids..but gonna try this on one of my girls..

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  68. i made this tonight. like shari from the previous comments, i made it to the back of my head, and there it looked too low. so i made another braid from the other side, and i connected them where they met in the back.
    amazing. i would have never tried this if it wasn't for your tutorial. thanks.

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  69. I wore my hair in french braid low bun today and I got so many compliments! its such a great style! I love the tutorials thank you so much!

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  70. I watched your video and wore my hair like that last night and got so many compliments! someone even told me that I should always wear it like that, it was so "classically elegant"! Thank you for sharing!

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  72. this is soo pretty... and omg I have the same copper necklace you are wearing with the black Tshirt. I got mine from my great grandmother, it was hers... I have never seen another one like it until today ;)

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  73. I tried this today (and blogged about my attempts) - I absolutely love it, thanks!

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  74. Me gustan tus ideas para el cabello. tambien soy rubia y los he aprovechado mucho. Gracias... Eres muy linda!!!
    (I like your ideas for hair. well I'm blonde and I used a lot. Thanks ... You're so cute!)

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  75. I love this! I know how to french braid but I never tried it on myself
    I think it's a lot easier in my opinion to braid my own hair

    http://stephtait.tumblr.com/post/6031685689/my-current-obsession

    I wore it to a brunch and got a lot of compliments, it's not nearly as neat as yours but I braided in some pink roses to give it my own little twist :)

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  76. I love your hair tutorials. I have the same hair type and about the same length as you, so these tutorials work out really well for me. Thank you!

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  77. I just randomly stumbled upon your site! Now, I have the braid in my hair :) That was awesome. I've never come across a hair styles blog -such a cool idea. Thank you for the lesson!

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  78. Loooooove this! So gorgeous! My hair is juuust long enough to try it I think, yay!

    While I was watching the video, my two year old came up and asked who you were, I told her, then she said, "Oh, cute Maegan!" and walked away. lol, you have a young fan.

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  79. i absolutely love it! ♥♥♥

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  80. Hi Maegan,

    Great hair tips - featured you on our site!

    http://www.stylesage.co.uk/hers/maegans-romantic-twist/

    Best,
    Ren
    www.stylesage.co.uk

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  81. LOVE this hair style SO MUCH!!! I can't do a french braid for the life of me though otherwise I would be wearing this all the time! I had a hair dresser do it for me though for a wedding I was in in June. So great!

    -Andrea
    bluelacehouse.blogspot.com

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  82. I stumbled upon this post in your blog awhile ago and fell in love with it! I do this style all the time (the down do version) and always always always get tons of compliments just on the sheer originality of it. I was stumbling this evening when I found another site that reposted it and didnt credit you (just used your photos and video) and it made me a little mad, so i put the link to the article so you could contact them and right their wrong. this style is to awesome for them to jack.

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  83. I am going to try this very soon - this looks awesome!

    www.practicalfashionista.blogspot.com

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  84. Thanks so much!

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  85. I LOVEEE this hairstyle!! It's awesome how you can wear it casually or sophisticatedly (yes??) Anyways, your hair is awesome and these videos are easy to follow. THANKS!!

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  86. wow nice hair styles. i like all the hair styles. really nice and i dont have enough words to support this...thanks

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  88. i love this hairstyle! so pretty! thanks for posting!

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  89. Great job. So, what were those little clear plastic clips you picked up to secure the bun? I couldn't recognize them.
    I'm doing hair for a wedding in a few weeks and the bride wants all the girls to have side-buns. I definitely plan to suggest your braid. Thanks!

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  90. Wow, it was such a great tutorials.!!I know its not easy especially if you make that hairstyle without the help of the others.You absolutely did a good job.natural products
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  91. OK! With your permission I will place video here

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  92. love love LOVE!! Always looking for new ways to do my hair. Thanks!

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  93. Thank you so much you are stunning and this hairdo is wonderful! :) I am going to try it tomorrow, it look very professional and sophisticated! Awesome job girl! Props and thank you so much!

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  94. I wore this to a wedding, and got soo many compliments! It also worked out well because I was late getting there and was able to do it in the car on the way! (my boyfriend was driving) Thank so much!

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  95. I have been searching for a month for a hairstyle to wear to the Melbourne cup (who cares about the horse race, it's all about the fashion) and this is perfect for my dress and fascinator. Thankyou so much!!!!

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  98. I thought she's Taylor Swift. Almost all of Taylor hair style is similar to that one.

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  100. Oh, it looks so awesome and nice! I wanna try it right now)) hope, my hair will allow me to do it :)

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  101. Just beautiful! Your hair are so stunning.

    I want to put these pictures on my blog http://cool-beauty-tips.com
    Thanks!

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  103. You're coulour mix in your hair looks so nice in this braid!

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  104. HI
    Great post! and incredible blog ! Very helpful post! I must say. Simple & interesting. Wonderful work!
    thank you!

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  105. Love the hairstyles!! Any chance you ran into a 1950's Pan-Am inspired hair updo tutorial or could I request you to make one?
    Recently fell in love with their updo hairstyles - http://pinterest.com/flaming/pan-am-updo-s/

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  106. Alas! My hair is too thin and too slippery, so it wouldn't come out right. What a shame, because it is GORGEOUS!
    Maybe I'll try again and blog about it, haha.

    xoxo Nina

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  107. If you have a buddy to help you do your hair (or you just want to hear how to do this in English), check out this tutorial here. I would have embedded it, but the code was taken down. Have no fear Ladies-with-Short-Hair! Here’s a quick video tutorial (under 1 minute) on how to do a french twist and securing it with a comb.

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  108. Ohmygoodness. This is so gorgeous and I'm definitely trying this tomorrow with straight hair. (:

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  109. Excellent tutorial!
    Kinda complicated though with practice I should be able to do better. But I think it looks better because of your hair shades; mine are all black.
    And you're so pretty :)

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  112. It's great.

    I do this.

    And it is very useful to me.
    Thanks for the great article.

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  115. Your hair is GORGEOUS. I suck at doing my own hair, but I'm going to try this anyways.

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  116. Hey
    I wish to say that this article is awesome! I would like to see more posts like this, Well done!

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  117. Hi Maegan!! I just love your blog!! You are so inspiring. I recently put together a 20 Summer Braid Hairstyle Tutorials Roundup and your mad skills made the list 3 times!! ha! I featured this post, your hunger games braid, and your cascading braid. http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2012/06/20-summer-braid-hairstyle-tutorails.html# Come check it out and grab a button if you like!! Have a great week!

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  118. Going to try this...it looks really fun and not overly difficult!

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  123. Ooooh I wish I had longer hair to try this on!

    It's really gorgeous. I love it!

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  125. The pretty side French braid is shown on the post here. Read to know more

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  126. Thanks a ton for the walk through, I'd of had no idea how to do that, perfect for a messy braid on the weekends.

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  128. What great and creative ideas. I can’t wait to try some. Thanks for sharing

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  129. Just Looooooooooooooooove this hair style

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  130. I will try this for my cousin's wedding.

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