Send your daughter to school with this fun heart braid. She'll look adorable on Valentine's Day—or any day of the year.
What You’ll Need:
- Wide-tooth comb
- Fine-tooth comb
- Hair clip
- Ponytail holders
Time:15 minutes
Step 1: Starting with damp hair (either towel-dried or misted), use a wide-tooth comb to detangle the hair. Then, using a fine-tooth comb, part the hair down the middle of the head. Clip one side up right above the ear.
Step 2: On the other side of the part, use the fine comb to gather a thin section of hair from the crown. This section should measure about 2 inches from the hairline to the top of the head.
Step 3: Divide this section into three, and begin a French braid starting at the crown and curving toward the temple, then toward the back of the head, like the top lobe of a heart. You will be lifting hair into the braid only from this side of the part. Leave no loose hair in front of the ears.
Step 4: When you reach the center part at the back of the head, secure the braid with a ponytail holder. If the hair is very long, end the braid about midear; the ends will hang down the back.
Step 5: Unclip the hair on the other side of the part and repeat the process. Secure with a ponytail holder.
Step 6: Join the ends of the braids together in the back with a ponytail holder to form the bottom point of the heart.
For more fun styles check out Cozy's Complete Guide to Girls Hair, the all-encompassing hair book for kids and their parents.
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