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Hey, so today I'm going to show you how to do a waterfall braid. Normally, I like to
do waterfall braids in half up-half down style. So we're going to start on Kelly's hair right
here in the front. We're going to take a small triangle section right here near her part.
Split it into three separate sections and twist the outsides sections in towards the
middle. We're going to start off by doing a basic braid, just to get the look going.
Now I'm going to pick up the hair from the top and add it into the braid. And this bottom
braid, this bottom section of the braid I'm only going to take half of it and drop down
the other half and continue. I'm going to pick up another piece from the top and add
it into the braid and then drop half of the bottom section again, and just continue picking
up only from the top.
Because I find that if you are picking up from underneath you end up getting spaces
and strange areas just popping out and looping under, and we want it to look nice and clean
and flat. So continue dropping half of the bottom piece down, while still holding onto
the other half and braiding it in. Now you'll continue to do this all the way around and
following the curve of your head.
Continuing to drop out half of that bottom piece. You're getting that nice waterfall
illusion. Now you'll take this side of the braid to about the mid-point of your head,
continuing to pick up on the top and dropping out half of the bottom. Then I like to finish
off with the standard three-strand braid about halfway down. So I like to tie-off with a
nice, small clear elastic.
Just halfway down the hair shaft is where I like to stop the braid. And you can either
leave this braid down, hanging straight down for a nice bohemian look or you can tuck it
underneath. So I'll show you how to do that. So now again I'm taking a small triangle section
right here near Kelly's part. Splitting it into three strands and twisting the outside
strands into the center. Picking up the pieces above the braid and dropping out half of the
bottom.
This look is great either when you're wearing your hair down and straight or nice and wavy.
It's a really great look if you're going from day to night. It's also a nice base for different
updos that you want to do. If you want to take this back into a ponytail, you have that
nice texture from the waterfall to kind of tie into the ponytail. Now, finish off the
braid in a standard three strand braid while tying it off with a clear elastic.
Now to tuck the pieces underneath I normally like to section a diagonal section right,
straight towards the ear. To get a nice strong hold I like to take a small section from underneath
and just tease, just a tiny amount at the root. You'll then take the braid that you
finished off and pin it onto the teased section.
Again, a nice little trick is to crisscross your bobby pins for the best hold, and just
drop down. Do the same in this section diagonal towards your ear or away from your ear. Tease
a small section right at the root and crisscross your bobby pins. Now the hair you see, just
disappears right into the back with no seams, and there you have your waterfall braid.