Okay, here’s my attempt at sharing my experience with long French braids, following your guidelines:
So, I’ve always loved those long, flowing French braid hairstyles. You know, the ones that look like they belong in a fairytale? I have pretty long hair, and I figured, why not give it a shot? I mean, how hard could it be, right? Turns out, it’s a bit of a workout for your arms, but totally worth it. I wanted to give you guys my real, unfiltered experience, so here it goes.
Getting Started
First things first, I brushed my hair out like a million times. No tangles allowed! Then, I had to decide what kind of French braid I was even going for. There are so many! I decided to try a simple, classic one to start.
The Braiding Begins
I grabbed a small chunk of hair at the top of my head and split it into three sections. Okay, so far, so good. Then, I started crossing the side sections over the middle one, just like a regular braid. But here’s where it gets tricky – you gotta add more hair to each side section as you go.
- Step one: Grab hair, divide, cross, repeat. Easy enough.
- Step two: Add more hair. This is where my arms started to feel it.
- Step three: Keep going, try not to drop any hair. Focus, focus, focus!
The Arm Workout
Let me tell you, holding your arms up like that for a while is no joke! I had to take a couple of breaks to shake them out. And trying to see what you’re doing in the back of your head? Forget about it! I used a mirror, but it was still kind of awkward. I felt like I was a hand’s on hair styling.
Almost There
I kept braiding and adding hair, braiding and adding hair. It actually started to look like a French braid! I was pretty proud of myself, not gonna lie. It wasn’t perfect, but it was definitely a braid. It went down my head and I felt like I could be in a movie.
Securing the Braid
Once I got to the bottom, I just braided the rest of my hair normally and tied it off with a hair tie. I pulled on the braid a little bit to loosen it up and make it look more relaxed, also to fix my mistakes. I even used a few bobby pins to tuck in any loose pieces to make it look neat.
The Final Result
Okay, so it wasn’t exactly like the pictures I saw online. But you know what? It was pretty darn good for my first try! I wore it all day and even got a few compliments. And my arms got a good workout, so that’s a bonus, I guess, to get it to look right. I think I’ll definitely be trying this again. Maybe next time I’ll even try a more complicated style, like a double braid! Maybe even add some curls in there to get that beachy vibe.
Anyone else out there mastered the art of the French braid? Give a girl some tips!
