Braiding Hair

This wavy and braided hairdo is stylish enough for fancy occasions, but unfussy enough for day to day or even going to the beach. If your hair is long enough to braid, it's long enough for this hair style. Watch this video hairstyling tutorial and learn how to do a wavy hair M ...more

Need a complementary, beautiful hairstyle to go with your Greek goddess costume this Halloween? Then this braided goddess updo is exactly what you're looking for. While this look is great for a Halloween costume, it's also not too showy to be worn on a daily basis. Consisting ...more

Scorpion pleats are not in fact fierce-looking hair braids that are out to sting you. Rather, when we're talking about hair, scorpion pleats are fun, upturned pleats that are slightly messy. When paired along with a traditional French braid, scorpion pleats add a dimension of ...more

If you're a fan of braids, try these ones on for size. Not only will you learn one kind of braiding technique for your hair, but you'll learn three different ones: A stylish fishtail braid, a four-stranded flat braid, and a four-stranded round braid. Watch carefully and you co ...more

The French braid is a hairstyle staple for middle schooler girls and high schoolers, but it can just as easily be worn by older women without looking too cheer camp. Jennifer Aniston proved this recently when she showed up at an Oscar brunch wearing loosely curled hair and a ...more

Get those annoying wisps of hair out of your face in time for your afternoon pilates session while still looking put together by braiding your bangs into a hair headband. This is a bohemian look that has been seen on the likes of Nicole Richie and Mischa Barton, who love its ...more

If you've ever watched "The Hills" or have seen Lauren Conrad out at a red carpet event, then you're familiar with this hairstyle. Known as the French braided side bang, it's one of the easiest hairstyles you can do and takes minimal time. Take a gander at this hairstyling vid ...more

This is a great, sophisticated hairstyle you can achieve without using any heat (which can often damage your hair). It's an easy and useful secret - just braid your wet hair in the evening, secure in place and then undo it all in the morning!

You don't need to stop washing your hair for a year and pour on texturizing balm daily to get punky dreadlocks. In fact, if you've ever wondered how you'd look with this funky hairstyle, all you need to do is braid your hair. Check out this hairstyling video to see how to cre ...more

Diane Kruger is a veritable It girl always on top of the latest fashion, hair, and makeup trends. In fact, it's safe to say that the German-born actress is ahead of the curve, making all the trends rather than following them. One of these hot trends is the side braid. Check o ...more

In this video from stephenswodadancer we learn a new hairstyle for your American Girl doll. You need 4 clips and a brush. Take your thumbs in her hair and wrap a circle in the crown of her head. Brush that part out, twist it around, and poof it up. Take the clips and put it on ...more

In this video, we learn how to do a hippie hairstyle on your American Girl doll. To start, you will simply take the side of the hair and braid two braids into it. Pull these across the back of the head and then repeat on the other side of the head in the same exact braid. Next ...more

We love bohemian hairstyles: The loose, beachy waves, pretty curls, and sprinkling of braids look princessy and oh so feminine. But when you have to get up at 5 AM in the morning to get ready for school it's not as easy to muster up the patience to plait, pin up, and curl your ...more

Ponytails are often hairstyles associated with summer because they're super easy to do, take care of, and wipe all the pesky hairs off your face so you can focus on more important things like swimming and sipping your margarita and looking cute doing it in front of the cabana ...more

This quick video will show you how to do a basic braid on your American Girl doll. Follow these easy steps to do a basic braid for your American Girl doll: Put the hair into a ponytail and split into three sections. Take the outside section and put it over the middle section, ...more

This video tutorial incorporates braids and blunt bangs to teach you how to do an asymmetrical French braid. You need to already know how to do a French braid, so you may want to brush up on those skills first. You'll need a brush, hair tie, comb, bobby pins, hand mirror and a ...more

The front side-braid is best known as the Lauren Conrad braid. Conrad loves working the effortlessly cool, braided bohemian hairstyles, and for good reason. This front side-braid style is the perfect combination of practicality and beauty. It gets all the pesky hair out of you ...more

You know how sometimes you'll wake up in the morning gunning for a fabulous hairstyle, then spend an hour curling your strands to perfection only to find that when you step outside it's raining? Rain literally rains on your hair parade because it brings lots of frizz-causing h ...more

Everyday hair doesn't have to be boring hair. In fact, doing one of the hairstyles presented in this video series doesn't take any more time (okay, maybe one or two more minutes) than your usual "I'm lazy and tired" ponytail. Simply take a gander at this hairstyling tutorial ...more

In this video from stephenswodadancer we learn how to do a hairstyle on the American Girl doll Mia. You need a brush, 2 regular sized bobby pins and 2 rubber bands. Start by brushing her hair back from her head and hold it with your hand. Using your finger nail start at about ...more

In this video, we learn how to do a hair headband on your American Girl doll. Brush the doll's hair out and then take a section from the bottom front of the hair. Twist this up and then do the same thing to the other side in the same spot. After you have twisted both sides, cr ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to do a cute Easter updo on your American Girl doll. To do this, you will first take the hair from the top of the head and section it off into smaller pieces. Then, repeat this same step throughout the head of hair until you have a bunch of diffe ...more

In this video, we learn how to do a cute easy hairstyle on your American Girl Doll. To start, brush your doll's hair and then part the hair in the middle. After this, break the side of the hair into three pieces and then start to braid it from top to bottom. After this, repeat ...more

Summer hair is synonymous with carefree hair. After all, when the weather is warm and the beach sizzlin' with hotties there are more important things to worry about than how your hair and hairspray is holding up. Take the maintenance out of your hairstyling while creating a g ...more

In this video, we learn how to make single ended dreads. First, you will need synthetic hair, a hanger, and a steamer. First, take the hair out of the package and then cut a section out of it and put the other hair aside. Next, place the hair on a clothes hanger hook, then pul ...more

This gorgeous crescent moon hairstyle consists of loose hair braided behind your head into a twisted chignon, the rest of your hair on the other side let loose for a novel take on the idea of a half up, half down hairstyle. This hairstyle mainly focuses on the back, as the sh ...more

The weather is getting warmer and that can only mean one thing - festival season is upon us! In this tutorial, learn how to style your long hair in a cute, stylish way that is also totally practical for the music fest circuit. This look will keep your hair out of your face an ...more

With all the pool-treading you'll be doing this summer, your hair will at one point get sick of being bunned up, capped up, and tied messily into a ponytail to get it out of the way for you to play. But summer means your hair acquires lots of beautiful, natural highlights, so ...more

"Gossip Girl" stunner Blake Lively is as close to perfect as it gets, with great gams, a lithe body, and a face that has launched a thousand Youtube how-to makeup tutorials. Blake Lively hair how-tos only fall behind makeup how-tos in popularity. This hair how-to runs you thr ...more

Criss-cross corn rows are a stylish way to maintain your hair. This video tutorial demonstrates how to braid hair with criss-cross corn rows. Begin by dividing the scalp into four parts, with one line extending from ear to ear, and the other crossing down the center of the hea ...more

If you need a fresh new edgy style for your sistalocks this look is a hot one just for you. This style is easy to emulate and is great for current hair trends. This video will demonstrate exactly how to get this updo look with your sistalocks. Forget the tired roller sets and ...more

Jennifer Aniston's name is synonymous with the one and only "The Rachel" haircut, but since those short layered days she's also sported many other fabulous hairstyles worthy of being copied. One of our favorites is the pleated side braid she wore to the 2009 Oscars. The hairs ...more

A beautiful hairstyle doesn't have to take forever to do. Don't believe us? Just check out this hair tutorial for a simple braided high bun. Elaborate pleats and straight locks are twisted up messily into a beautiful, romantic bun. This slightly undone and bohemian hairstyle ...more

Jennifer Lopez made this hairstyle possible, because this elegant summer hairdo was inspired by one of J.Lo's famous updos. This elegant deceiving updo look with a fishtail braid that goes do the small of your back, is perfect for special occasions. This is the perfect classy ...more

Rosalie Cullen from the "Twilight Saga" series is supposed to be the most beautiful woman Bella has ever seen, so steely and sculpted that it looks like a master artist carved her out of stone. Cullen enhances her supernatural good looks with simple yet romantic hairstyles. O ...more

In this tutorial, learn how to get a messy sideways French braid like Kristen Stewart wore on the red carpet for the New York City premiere of Twilight: Eclipse. Get Bella's real life locks with this how to clip and try out this sweet summer style.

Big hair has been popular like never before, but we're not talking about the five foot beehive contraptions worn by housewives with a little too much time on their hands in the '60s or the Joan Collins-esque blowouts of the '80s. Rather, Hollywood darlings have adopted a soph ...more

Lauren Conrad is becoming known for her funky hair twists, braids and styles. In this video, learn how to get a cool "V-Twist" hairstyle ala LC on "The Hills". This hairstyle is great for a summer day, or keeping your bangs and layers out of your eyes. If you would like to sty ...more

In this tutorial, learn how to style a super cute summer side braid like Audrina from "The Hills". This video will talk you through the braiding process, step by step and show you how to fix any mistakes. This look is great for keeping your hair out of your face in the hot sum ...more

In this video, learn how to do a quick and super easy rope braid in less than two minutes to spice up a side ponytail and keep your hair out of your face. This look can be worn anytime - it is casual enough for daytime and looks classy enough for the evening. Wherever this hai ...more

Braids seem to be the latest Hollywood trend. Very rarely do you see boho stars like Nicole Richie, Blake Lively, Mary-Kate Olsen or Mischa Barton without at least one twisted strand in their hair. In this tutorial, learn how to get that celeb style by creating milkmaid braid ...more

Lara Croft is a hot, butt kicking superhero and in this tutorial, you will learn how to style your hair like Angelina Jolie in the Tomb Raider films. This elegant braid is great for anything from a fancy night out to an evening spent running full speed after the bad guys. You ...more

The Renaissance was a beautiful, romantic time in history. You don't have to look dated to grab this classic, story book style. All you need is to update it a little bit and you will look classically gorgeous in any decade. In this tutorial, learn exactly how to braid your hai ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to clean your American Girl's dolls' skin. To start, you will need to clean the marks on the face off with a magic eraser or a mixture of baking soda and water. To defrizz the hair, you can cut off the frizz with sharp scissors. To wash the hair, ...more

You shouldn't have to labor for hours on end to achieve great hair. And if you have to wake up early for school or work it's even more important that you don't lose your precious ZZZs just to make sure that French braid is perfectly plaited and pinned up. Thankfully, there ar ...more

Many of us have had a bad haircut, so don't let it bring you down. Instead, use these tips to help improve your cut! Don't let a bad haircut ruin your social life; turn a negative into a positive. Step 1: Wait Wait and give the new do some time to relax. Often a good washin ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to do floating braids on your American Girl doll. First, take a small section from the top right side of the head. After this, brush it out and split it into three parts. Then, braid over three times and take a piece from the top and instead of a ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to make dogbane cordage. Dogbane is also known as Indian hemp, which is a plant which is used to make cordage. Once you identify the plant outside, you can process it into a raw and finished product. First, you will simply peel the bark off of a ...more

It's a dilemma that faces many a fashionable girl: How do you look put together without looking like you actually, well, put yourself together? No girl wants to look too "done up," especially at places like school and work, but at the same time we don't want to look so pale we ...more

Fishtail braids are really not much different from your typical braids, only that they trail off from being thick at the top to very thin and delicate on the bottom (yes, like a fish tail). But this one feature is what makes them infinitely more elegant and romantic than the t ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to make pipe cleaner rollers. First, secure 3 pipe cleaners together, then braid or twist them together. This is all you have to do to make the basic cleaner! Use wire cleaners to cut different sizes depending on what you need them for. Make sure ...more

This video will give you a very descriptive step-by-step guide to styling an over-handed French braid. The braid will appear neatly over the top of the rest of the hair. Beginners will definitely benefit from this video because it gives a very well paced introduction to the F ...more

Cute Girls Hairstyles demonstrates the art of creating a "fall through" French braid hairstyle for a young girl. The stylist demonstrates the procedure with a straight haired subject, but the technique can be applied with curly hair as well. Starting at the top, the process is ...more

Learn tips and techniques on how to braid hair including the swirl braid and a few other tips from a hairstyle expert in this free video clip series. Part 1 of 8 - How to Swirl braid. Swirl braid - Part 2 of 8. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Swirl braid ...more

So you really want to join the circus? Okay, here's what you need to do. You Will Need * Determination * Discipline * A skill valued by a circus * Training at a circus school (optional) * A headshot and full body shot (optional) * An audition tape (optional) Step 1: Be realis ...more

Learn tips and techniques on how to braid hair including the zig zag braid and a few other tips from a hairstyle expert in this free video clip series. Part 1 of 13 - How to Zig zag braid. Zig zag braid - Part 2 of 13. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Zig ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to French braid your bangs to the side. First, take your hair smoothing cream and place it into your bangs, only using a very small amount. Next, take the top layer of your bangs and divide it into three separate pieces. Once you do this, start b ...more

There are two basic ways to twist hair so that it lies on the scalp. One way to twist the hair is to section the hair into the desired size of segments. Use one hand to twist the hair with the thumb and forefinger while holding the hair down secure with the other hand. Another ...more