Easy Hack for a Waterfall Look on Your Braids

1 Material
10 Minutes
Easy

Here’s a simple way to create a waterfall look with your braid.


This easy, braided, half-up hack will take you just minutes to complete, but the effect is stunning!

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Tools and materials:

  • 1 hair elastic
Braiding hair

1. Start with a simple braid

Working one side of your head at a time, begin by making a small simple braid from a small section of hair at the front of one side. 


Secure the braid at the bottom with a clear hair elastic.

Creating waterfall effect

2. Create the waterfall effect

Take another small section of hair from just behind your starting braid.

Creating waterfall effect

Open the hole created in the first twist of your braid.

 

Creating waterfall effect

Put two fingers through that hole, from bottom to top, and grab your second section of hair.

Creating waterfall effect

Now, pull that section of hair down through the hole.

 

Creating waterfall effect

3. Repeat the waterfall

Grab another section of hair, behind the second section, and pull it through the hole made by the second twist of your braid.

Creating waterfall effect

Repeat with additional sections of hair working down all the twists of your braid.

Creating waterfall effect

Repeat on the other side of your head.

Connecting braids

4. Connect your braids

Wrap your braids to the back of your head and secure them together with your hair elastic.

Easy hack for a waterfall look on your braids

Easy hack for a waterfall look on your braids

And here’s your completed waterfall braid. 


It’s not only perfectly away from your face and tidy, it’s also a fabulous look! 


Give it a try and leave a comment to let me know how you liked it!


Next, try this  half-up hairstyle with 2 gorgeous braids.


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Suggested materials:
  • 1 hair elastic

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  • Kassi Kassi on Feb 21, 2024

    This is a beautiful, romantic hair style. Thank you for posting how to achieve it!

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