Try This Half up Braided Hair Hack

Eva Pautov
by Eva Pautov

I have a sophisticated yet simple to achieve half-up, half-down braid hairstyle that you might love! Just follow along with my step-by-step tutorial to create it with me.

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Tools and materials: 

  • Hair elastics

1. Make a small ponytail

Grab about a 2-3” middle section of your hair from the back, leaving out the hair from the front and tie a small ponytail using a hair elastic.

Creating a half-up, half-down braid hairstyle

2. Braid it

Make a regular, 3-strand braid with the ponytail and tie off the end.

Creating a half-up, half-down braid hairstyle

3. Start a topsy tail but leave a loop

Stick your fingers in the hair above the top hair elastic to create a gap. Then start pulling the braid up and through it.

Creating a half-up, half-down braid hairstyle

Instead of pulling the tail all the way through, leave a small loop.

Creating a half-up, half-down braid hairstyle

4. Pull hair from the front through the braided loop

On 1 side of your face, grab a section of hair from the front and pull it through the braided loop.

Creating a half-up, half-down braid hairstyle

Repeat on the other side.

Creating a half-up, half-down braid hairstyle

5. Lock it in place

Now that the hair is in place, pull at the tail of the braid to “lock” the topsy tail.

Creating a half-up, half-down braid hairstyle

Here’s the final result of this elegant hairstyle:

Half-up, half-down braid hairstyle

Half-up, half-down braid hairstyle

Now I know you want to try this half-up, half-down braided hairstyle at home! Share your thoughts in the comments down below.


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