Fishtail Braid Pictorial

Today's pictorial is for a Fishtail Braid. While it's easy with some practice, it does take a bit of time if you want it to look neat and "finished". 

1. Brush your hair so it's easy to work with.

 

2. This step is optional -- If this is your first time attempting this hair style it can be a bit hard to hold all the hair together. If this is the case for you, use a small rubber band to loosely hold your hair together at the base. We will cut it out when we're finished to give it a more sleek look.

 3. Hair tie or no hair tie, separate your hair into two equal sections.

 4. Separate a very small piece of hair from the outermost part of your right section (keep in mind - the smaller pieces you use for this step, the neater and more detailed your fishtail will look).

 Cross that small piece of hair over the right section and join it with the left section (As show below).

 5. As we did before, separate a very small piece of hair from the outermost part of your left section

and cross that small piece of hair over the left section and into the right section (As shown below).

 6. Continue to do the same thing until you reach the ends of your hair. (DO NOT restart if you think your fishtail braid is not looking neat. Even though it may seem that way, once you secure your braid, it will loosen up and all fall into place)

 7. Once you reach your ends, the sections will become small enough that you'll end it with a regular braid.

8. Tie your braid off with a little elastic band.

9. Go back to the top of your braid and carefully cut out that small rubber band we used at the beginning. Then, lightly pull on your braid to loosen it up.

10. Once you've cut out the rubber band and loosened your braid, you're done. Enjoy!

Kendra <3