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I learned how to french braid my own hair! Very excited. I have lamented for a long while about the fact that I couldn't french braid my own hair. When I tried, I kept ending up with a dutch braid, where it looks like the braid is sitting on top, rather than half hidden/incorporated into the rest of the hair. It just wasn't clicking. The problem was, the strand on the outside needs to go OVER the strand in the middle. Not under, which is what I kept doing all those years.
To achieve this elegant and dramatic braided style, follow the steps below:
First shampoo hair with MIZANI Botanifying Shampoo which is great for cleansing but gentle enough to use every day as it cleanses the hair and scalp while restoring a natural moisture balance. Then rinse and gently towel blot dry before applying MIZANI Moisturfuse Conditioner which has natural oils and botanical ingredients that deeply moisturise dry hair.
Once the hair has been thoroughly rinsed and towel dried apply MIZANI Thermastrength Style Serum to the hair section by section. Thermastrength Style Serum is a botanically enriched, heat activated serum that protects from heat and helps improve the hair’s tensile strength. So it is great for blowdrying hair straight or using with thermal straighteners. Once the hair has been blow dried straight, secure it in a ponytail at the crown of the head with a band. It’s always best to use a smooth band to reduce breakage. Now apply MIZANI Shimmer Reflects Gel to the length of the ponytail before braiding it. Shimmer Reflects Gel is an alcohol free, medium hold gel that gives a non flaking hold which is essential to achieving this style. Then wrap the braid around the head securing to the head with grips. The longer your hair, the more bends and swirls you can create with the braid. Adding extensions is a great way of immediately creating extra length and therefore more dramatic effect. To finish, mist the style with MIZANI Shimmer Reflects Spritz. The gold mica in the product creates a great natural shine.’
I never got the name of this lovely lady, as her family, when interviewed, couldn't even count the number of kids they had. The lady in charge just looked up from the baby she was nursing, surprised at my question, and looked around her at the heaps and heaps of babies and young, dusty boys and then looked at me and shook her head.
Naming them all would have taken all day and a lot of effort.
This girl has beautiful braids, though, so now she is braid-girl. And a pretty necklace, partly made out of ancient pearls, which the Tamashek absolutely love. You can also see a pretty typical leather tent in the background. They color the leather red by rubbing ochre rocks against it, and the same rocks can incidentally be used as make-up, too! I was told that women color the skin under their eyes red when they menstruate. Sort of a "keep away" message, I suppose.
This girl's family are truly semi-sedentarized nomads, if that makes any sense to anyone. They spend most of the year in the town of Menaka (poor goats!), and move to walking distance outside of town during the cold season.
Outside of Menaka, southern northern Mali, December 2006
I have a thing for them. I just love them!. She never lets me braid her hair, but today she was excited because we were going Ice-Skating, so I talked her into it hehe. I'm pretty proud of the result, considering she kept moving while I was making them.
Not sure about this pic, but I have a weakness for back portratis and braids so yeah, I decided to upload it.
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Normally, I am not a fan of this type of art, but then, she has #redhair , so, had too.
Artist: Nina Pandolfo
I do just want to say that I respect the talent of this artist, even if it might now fit my particular style...if that makes any sense.
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Chotlo, I really love some of the french braids that are in your photo stream. Some of the braids on Flickr look like works of art. I wish I could braid something more than a french or dutch braid...
A poster for the famous 1960s musical, Braids.
Braids is the story of four sisters who are in the army.
Bloodthirsty to the core, they love nothing better than a full on charge with bayonets, much shouting and the simple pleasures of military drill at dawn.
Of course, such an idyllic existence can't last, and demobilisation soon rears its ugly head.
As the film ends, the sisters are hurled into a peacetime nightmare, where all they can do each day is hang about looking soppy in trees and braiding each other's hair.
All this with a set of songs unparalleled at the time, including the catchy "This is the yawning of the way of the Erebus", and "Earth".
Here I cropped out most of the white. I also rotated it so the braid was up. Thanks again, Crow!
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I've always loved braiding my granddaughters' hair :-)
This is my eldest, she is 22 years of age, a collage student, my pride and joy.
Always a complete contrast to her strictly 2-braids sister, A always wants to try something new. Funky wonky side braid today.
My dad (Joseph Hollick Sr.) tying the onions into a braid for storing.
Taken on 35mm colour film about 1970 in Hamilton Canada.
These are hair designs by Katje Sabin, Chicago IL. Please contact mamagotcha at gee mail dot com if you are interested in hiring Katje to braid or teach.
A Tibetan woman wearing a traditional hair piece and beaded pendant earrings at a horse festival in Sershul.
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We did a small group shoot on the top level of a Boise parking garage on a nipply day in late November 2020. Great models, decent weather except for the cold wind, and nice lighting. Cheveynne was there showing off her braids and looking good before she turned blue. I give her kudos for toughing this out!