Brush all of your hair over to one side.

Separate the hair into two halves.

Take a small piece of hair from the back of half #2.

Pull it over half #2 and hold it with the same hand you’ve got half #1 in. It now becomes part of half #1

Now take a small piece from the side of half #1.

Move it over half #1 and to become part of half #2.

That’s the basic technique. All you need to do is alternate taking small sections from each half, pulling them over and then putting them in the other hand so they become part of the other half.

So the next step from where I left off is to take a piece from half #1 and move it over to half #2

And then one from half #2 goes to half #1.

Continue this pattern over and over and over. Keep in mind that the smaller the sections of hair you take, the more intricate the final braid will look.

As you keep going down you should get something like this:

Continue braiding until you either run out of hair or you’ve got the length you want.

Tie it off with and elastic.

Bam! Braid!

Now this braid is pretty good by itself but I prefer mine to look puffy and more even in the width. The way to achieve this is to pull the pieces and puff them out after you tie it off. It feels a bit like you’re ruining your hard work but trust me it’s not going to come undone unless your hair tie is loose.

Easy!

I like to curl the ends too.

Then just add a decoration.

Taadaa all done!

Now do a celebration dance because you FINALLY learned how to do a fishtail braid!!

Or you know, just calm down and enjoy your braid…

Thanks so much for reading!

So you want to try out crazy colours but without the commitment? Using artist’s chalk pastels is perfect for this! I’ve done previous posts about using Illamasqua’s Pigments in the same way too if you happen to have some of those.

They’re cheap and easy to use and the colour sits very naturally in the hair without being crunchy or gross like some other temporary colours. Once it’s in and set you can just style as usual!

The hardest part is deciding what colour to choose! I picked a purplish pink a bit darker than my regular pink so you could see it a bit better in my hair. I think I want to try doing some purple and blue streaks in my pink too!

So you need a pastel and also a piece of cardboard so you can cover the other hair up.

Section the piece of hair you want to colour.

Put the cardboard under it to protect the other hair.

Then just draw the pastel over all of the hair.

Don’t forget the ends.

And the underneath as well.

Give it a quick blast with the hairspray to seal it all in.

Then just give it a brush through so it sits well with the rest of your hair and looks natural.

OMG IT WORKED! And when you’re done being pink/purple/blue/whatever you can just wash your hair and be back to normal!

And yes before you ask, you can do this on dark hair too. Pastels are generally opaque so as long as you pick a nice bright colour you should be good to go!

Go forth and enjoy being as crazy and creative as you want to with the knowledge you can wash it all out in the morning!

Hope you enjoyed and let me know if you try it out!

Start with clean brushed hair.

Let’s make a basic pouf first. Grab a section of hair at the top.

Backcomb near the bottom of the section while you pull it forwards.

Fold backwards and pin into a pouf shape. If you like you can shape it with your fingers so it’s rounder/higher/whatever then use some hairspray to smooth down any loose pieces.

Now, grab your fringe and brush it upwards. You can leave the side bits down or bring them up too.

Hold it out like this:

Back comb/tease the back of it near the base. I say near the base but you can really just do the whole lot if you can hold it up enough.

Now fold backwards and pin like you did the pouf. This may take a couple of tries to get the shape you want. If you prefer it to be pointy you can twist the end of the hair slightly before you pin it back. If it’s too messy then just lightly brush it in to place to smooth once it’s pinned.

I like this style with a headband.

I also like to curl the bits around my face so it’s all floaty and pretty.

All done! quick and simple 😀

This style is great for days when you just can’t seem to get your fringe to sit right!

And you can then style the rest of the hair however you like, I think a nice fishtail on one side is perfect!

Here is a video of the quiff styling: