How to make curls using braids?

Not always at hand are the technical tools for creating curls - curlers, curling iron or ironing. Yes, and they act on the hair is not the best way. These things have a worthy alternative - pigtails that allow you to create curls from very small to smoothly flowing with charming waves.

If a girl is curly by nature - this is one question. Whatever her physical characteristics, she will have to put up with the natural rings of hair or systematically straighten them.

If hair is straight, leaning in favor of creating curls, you need to keep in mind how curly locks affect the perception of the entire image as a whole.

• Curls are able to emphasize the advantages of a slender tall person. A girl of small stature with long curls will seem even taller and denser than she is. If you allow yourself such a hairstyle with small growth, then only if the curls do not reach the level of the shoulders.

• This is not the best choice for those who have a wide or round face. Because of the curls it will look even more. The only assumption is that a lady with this type of face has long and medium hair. Elongated in shape curls under such conditions are quite acceptable. Small curls framing the face is not an option.

• Curls look best on the heads of the owners of a triangular type of face. The most successful option for girls with such an appearance, when curls begin from the line of the cheekbones, visually compensating for the sharpness of the chin.

• With an oval face, curls also look good. When creating a hairstyle, they need to be laid in the direction from the face, so that the oval does not visually stretch.

• Girls with narrow faces and soft features can afford curls of any size and shape.

• Owners of square type faces will use hairstyles with curls in which curls begin below the chin.

To make curls or just wavy strands with the help of braids, you do not need to be a professional hairdresser and have at your disposal not only a curling iron or ironing, but even old thermal hair curlers that could be inherited from your grandmother.

This method of creating an attractive hairstyle is cheap and does not damage the hair. They do not overheat due to the influence of various heating devices, and then they do not have to be saved, returning them a decent appearance. At the same time, the effect of curling with braids is enough for several days.

However, in order to achieve a result, you need to be patient and possibly attract another person to the case. Hair can be short, medium or long.

The minimum length is 5 centimeters. To make sure that the strands are indeed suitable for such a curl, it is enough to wrap them around the finger a couple of times. If the size is enough, then everything is fine. The desired effect depending on the length is always different.

If you want the curls to be smaller and steeper, you need to provide the greatest number of braids. In this case, the strands in the pigtail should first cross as close to the root as possible.

The most primitive is braiding, allowing you to create charming waves. Hair should be washed, treated with balsam, combed, done on the head two partings - vertical from the forehead to the neck, and horizontal from ear to ear through the crown.

Three parts of the hair should be fixed with elastic bands, “crabs” or other fixatives available at hand, and the fourth should be divided into two parts of the same thickness. Twist each of them into a tourniquet (in the same direction), then turn them together (in the opposite previous direction). Make a tight bunch like horns and fix with studs. Do the same with the rest of the hair. If you want to get narrower and more frequent curls, the hair can be divided into a larger number of bundles.

With shakers from the hair you have to go several hours. After a while, wonderful curls are obtained, no worse than those that come out from under the curling iron.

For the result to be just that, you need to wind if not wet, then at least wet hair. In the process, they dry on the go after washing. On hand you need to have a cup of water in which you can immerse your fingers from time to time, and then wet the strands from the next pigtail with wet hands.

How much you need to keep the hair in a braided form depends on how wet and thick it is. (Although the drying process can be accelerated by a hairdryer). After the strands are curled, they will remain straightened by hands, and fix the hairdo with varnish. The same actions are necessary with other curling methods.

A great result comes out on the basis of French braids. Thanks to this, you can stay in two wonderful images - first a charming lady with textured braids, and then a princess with beautiful curly hair.

To achieve the desired effect, you need to braid them correctly. The step-by-step process involves a series of sequential actions.

Divide the hair into two halves with a vertical parting. At the crown level, select three strands and make the first and second perides, as in the most ordinary braid. Then, during weaving, on each side, attach new strands from the mass of hair to those that are in the center. Moreover, you can weave in the usual manner, or it is possible so that the center strand is placed under the braid.(Thanks to this, weaving inside out when the braid protrudes beautifully above the head).

At the end of the weave, the hair remains to be tightened with an elastic band. In the same way weave the second part of the hair. In this form, you can not only spend all day, but also night, and the next morning, getting out of bed after sleep, get the desired result. Fix the hair with an appropriate composition to maintain volume for the whole day.

When weaving ordinary braids, the hair is divided into strands. Depending on the desired size of the curls, sections in the form of squares are allocated on the head. To obtain soft large waves, one or two braids are enough, and for small curls you need all twenty.

Each selected area is divided into three strands and braids are tightly braided, fixing the ends with elastic bands. To prevent the ends of the hair from sticking out, you can wind them onto bobbins.

The curls obtained as a result of such a curl look natural. If the hair is thin, after the braids are braided, the hair gets volume, and the hair lies in beautiful waves.

If pigtails are braided for the night, it is better to put a scarf on your head. This will prevent the gum and bobbins from flying off at the ends of the hair, and there will be no “untwisted” locks in the curl. In addition, in this form, pigtails will not interfere with sleep.

Instead of bobbins, you can use thread gum for the ends of the hair. Due to this, they will be wavy, not having creases.

When curling on short hair, you can use invisibility by pinning small braids to the hair on your head.

To curls obtained with the help of braids, lasted as long as possible, you can comb them only once, giving the hairstyle the necessary shape. Do not use a massage brush or comb with frequent teeth. This will cause the hair to stand on end, and then quickly straighten.

Do not sprinkle the hair with plenty of varnish, otherwise the curls will stick together and lose volume, negating the effect of weaving.

To get the original hairstyle, you can curl only part of the hair with braids. Wavy strands combine well with straight lines.

A hairstyle with curls can be supplemented with a beautiful hairpin, rim or comb. It is not necessary to leave all hair loose. There are a variety of tricks to catch them beautifully.

Part of the hair can be braided. Curls also fit perfectly in a bun, emphasizing the splendor of the hair. Due to the playful curls, as if accidentally knocking out of a styling fixed, for example, with hairpins, hairstyles are feminine and elegant.

Thanks to weaving, you can create a magnificent image. A beautiful combination of strands allows you to emphasize the beauty of curls. Hair does not interfere and flows like a waterfall.

Curls neatly straightened and fixed with varnish from pigtails or flagella can turn into a charming hairstyle in the manner of those with whom Hollywood actresses flaunt on the red carpet of film forums.

Large curls can be correctly divided with parting, focusing on the hair lines on the forehead. Beautiful and bright color of hair will emphasize the texture of curls.

Due to the natural curl “pigtails”, a caret type can be made airy and magnificent, creating a charming and rebellious image of its owner.

Using a large number of ordinary three-strand braids, the effect of corrugated hair is achieved. Thanks to this curl, the hair seems very thick. Hair looks beautiful in a loose form, although if they are laid in another way, the result will be no less expressive.

A mane of curled hair, not collected tightly at the back of the head, looks rich and is able to play along with any image of a girl - from a passionate and confident fatal beauty to a sophisticated princess.

Curls from pigtails turn into a beautiful magnificent hairdo, if they are fixed on the back of the head in several places, creating the impression of an artistic mess on the head. Even if the strands did not curl very well while in tight pigtails, their volume will be enough to get a festive look.

It is not necessary to use a large number of clips to secure the styling. It is enough to shift the curled hair to one side, and the elegant hairstyle is ready.

From woven strands, you can make something like an openwork bow. They will be a wonderful addition to the curls obtained from pigtails. Thanks to this accent, the hairstyle acquires a complete elegant look. It will take effort to achieve results, but it's worth it.

See how to make curls without curling irons and curlers in the next video.