Easy Hairstyles: HOW TO SIDE FISHTAIL BRAID Ponytail! Messy WaterFall Braid on Long Hair

This week's easy hairstyles tutorial: Learn how to side fishtail braid with a messy waterfall braid effect on medium to long hair.  This is a runway inspired, effortless updo/upstyle - look like a model!

Sick of the same 'ol boring side braid upstyle that is so common these days, well, here is a unique fishtail braid hair style that can be worn with jeans or your most formal attires.

My YouTube Video version of this hair tutorial is at the bottom of this page.

STEP 1:
As always, doing this on curly/wavy hair makes managing the hair easier, so curl your hair with an 1 inch curling iron.  I used my 1 inch 4 in 1 Cortex curling iron.

Step 2:
Tease the Crown & Back.  For formal occasion, you want to tease it a lot more to create volume..

Step 3:

• Before pinning the crown, loosely braid it to create more texture and movement in your hair.
•  Loosely pin or tie the crown.  

Step 4:

• Clip away the soft hairs around your hair
• Start Fishtail french braiding at the top of your head, start on your heavy side (french braid part is optional, you can just do a fishtail braid if that makes it more comfortable for you.)
• Stop when you reach your ear, then revert to a regular fishtail braid.
• Fluff/loosen the braid.

Step 5:

Drag all the hair to the side, except the loose hair around your hair line, and make a ponytail hairstyle.


Step 6: (I'm going to assume that you already know how to do the basic fishtail braid(AKA  herringbone, fishbone, TRECCIA SPINA DI PESCE), but if you don't, I go over it in this fishtail braid hair tutorial here)

Now we make our funky, unusual waterfall, fishtail braid, but instead of taking 1 small section, we're going to take 2 small section per side.

1. One section - give it to the other side
2. Second section - remove another small section and just drop it/leave it out of your braid, to create a waterfall braid effect.

Tie  the ends, wrap a piece of hair around the rubber band, fluff and loosen the braids and you're done!  Sexy, effortless waterfall, fishtail braid.

Thank you so much for reading!  Take care~ xoxo-Tina

 

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• Cortex 4 in 1 Curling Iron
• Sebastian Shaper Plus Hair Spray
• Heat Protectant on WET hair: Bamboo Smooth Kendi Oil Dry Oil
• Finish Oil - CHI Enviro Smoothing Serum  (hard to find @stores)

Like this formal updo, click below..

Learn how to Chignon

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YouTube Video

 

Easy Wedding Hairstyles Updo, How to Chignon Coiffure, Low Sock Bun

The most requested and popular wedding hairstyle updo is the classic, chic Chignon Coiffure bun, so I thought for this week's hair tutorial, I would show you how you can make a modern side Chignon updo hairstyle bun  (low Sock bun) on long to medium hair at home to wear to any formal occasion without spending a fortune at the hair salon.


Scroll down to the bottom of the page to watch my YouTube Chignon Coiffure Bun Hair Tutorial video instead?...

Step 1:
As always, doing updo hairstyle is easier on wavy hair, so curl your hair using a 1/2 inch curling iron if you have pin straight, or very slippery, heathy hair (Asian).  I used my trusty Cortex Curling Iron on my own hair. :)


Step 2: (look at the photos below, if you get confused - click to expand. :) )

• Tie the bottom half of your hair.
• Hair spray your hair to clean up the flyaways/baby hair.
• Tease the heck out of the pony tail.
• Smooth down the top layers with a brush.
• Gently roll down the hair and pin it to the low nape area.

 Step 3:
Get organized: clip away the wispy hairs you want to leave out of your Chignon updo.

I part my bangs on the right side, so if this is how you part yours, follow this tutorial - if you part it on the left side, do the opposite.

• Tease the heck out of your Crown area so that there is something for your bobby pins to grab onto.
• Smooth down the RIGHT side
• Hair spray
• Pin it to the back, right above where you made that small Chignon in step 2. 

Step 4: 

• Tease then smooth down the hair on the Crown .
• Bobby pin the Crown hair to the top of your head.   Pull up and puff up to create volume.
• Smooth down the Left side
• Now, grab the Crown Bundle and the Left Bundle and twist these 2 bundles together - twice.  Doing this should have given you some interesting effect to your Chignon Hairstyle Coiffure Updo and should have covered up the bobby pins.
• Clip the Crown bundle again to the top.
• Now, pin the Left bundle down.

Step 5:

• Tease the hair hanging down on your Right side
• Smooth down the top layers, and roll down to create a small Chignon bun - sock bun.
• Pin it down.

Do the same for the hair on the Left side.

Step 6:
Hairspray down all the flyaways.
And you're done, here is your easy, side Chignon bun updo (low sock bun)! :)

 Thank you for reading!  Don't forget to subscribe for more weekly hair tutorials!  Take care! <3

xo-Tina

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YOUTUBE VIDEO: 

(¯`'★♫♪•♥ HAIR PRODUCTS USED  ♥ •♫♪★'´¯) 
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• Cortex 4 in 1 Curling Iron
• Sebastian Shaper Plus Hair Spray
• Heat Protectant on WET hair: Bamboo Smooth Kendi Oil Dry Oil
• Finish Oil - CHI Enviro Smoothing Serum  (hard to find @stores)
• Lots and lots of Bobby pins - (I actually ran out of black ones during this hair tutorial lol)

(¯`'★♫♪•♥ MAKEUP USED - what I'm wearing in this video: ♥ •♫♪★'´¯) 
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• Foundation: Cinema Secrets Shade# PS302 & dark shade PS202S
• NYX Cream , Tea Rose
• Eyeshadows: Urban Decay - Acid Rain (inner corner)
• Stila Eyeshadow Pallet - The purple shade
• Urban Decay The Black Palette (Outer V - matte black)
• Wet n Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow Collection 738 Comfort Zone

• Eyebrows - Stila Duo Brow shadow in Dark (discontinued!)
• Contour - BenNye DC-01 Contour 1 (pain to find but the best contour shade)
• Lip liner: Too Faced Perfect Nude
• Lipstick: Urban Decay Lovechild http://tryth.at/atxpp
• Face Powder: BenNye  Lux Powder in Banana 
• Concealer:  Korres CRC2
• Eyes:  Gel Liner: Stila Smudge Pot
• Tight line and water line: Urban Decay 24/7 Perversion and Underground
•  Highlight: Stila Kitten Smudge Pot
• Lashes: Ardell  Demi Wispies
• Brow bone color:  Mac - Cream base Luna 

Circle Lens / Color contacts - I'm wearing some green ones by Geo -- hmm 3 toned something-something, which I won't be wearing again .  If you'd like to know the name, comment or send me a message and I'll find out what it's called. :)