How to Make a French Braid Headband for a Red Carpet Look
Once you’ve mastered making a French braid and you want to experiment
other versions, the French braid headband is probably the most
challenging of them all. However, it is a good alternative to wearing
headbands that slide and slip because once you’ve weaved the French
braid on your own hair, it won’t be slipping anymore. It is perfect for
days when you want to wear your hair down, but don’t want hair covering
your eyes and face. You have to tilt your head sideways when making the
French braid headband, starting the braid at one ear and ending at the
other ear.
If you want to sport this look, you’ll need a mirror, a comb, rubber
bands and hair pins. You can then follow these:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
The hardest part of making braid headbands is keeping them flat on
the head and tight. If you do get them perfectly done, you may get a
crick in your neck. To avoid this, it is better for you to learn how to
do a French braid headband by feel, instead of using a mirror. Be aware
that just like any other types of French braid, mastering the French
headband braid takes practice. |
