Original African plaits: description and photo, including before and after weaving

This kind of weaving originated in Africa. Pigtails help to ease unruly and violent hair. In the second half of the last century in Europe, the fashion for African braids has come, and to this day they are very popular. Look at the photos of African braids and see for yourself that they can not help:

Only smart and brave girls can choose African braids, which is not afraid of change. But it can save money on the purchase of various mousses, gels, lotions and varnishes. And also you can forget about ironing, ployka and curlers, which negatively affect the hair.

At home

Next, we will consider options that you can implement at home yourself.

Simple pigtails

1. Well wash your head, preferably together with the balm, since within a week after the creation of the hairdress, you can not wash your hair. Dry and comb hair thoroughly.
2. Using the comb comb, divide the entire surface of the head into procreses, so that the squares appear. Each lock a lock with a hair clip.
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3. Take one of the strands and begin to weave a very tight pigtail from the roots. Tail it with a special bead or hairpin.
4. If desired, you can weave an artificial curl in your hair. To do this, start braiding the braids slightly below the root. Then weave an artificial strand, it must be behind the pigtail in the middle of the strand. Weave a curl on both sides.
5. In the same technique, braid the remaining hair.

The number of braids depends on your choice. But experts recommend plaiting at least a hundred. They will give a hairdress of density and volume.

Braids

This kind of weaving is also quite simple to perform, but it looks original.

1. Separate a small part of the comb-comb with the edge of the hair growth. Try to make the leveling smooth. Remain the remaining loose hair.
2. Take the upper small strand and begin to weave the spikelets. That is, braid the usual braid, but gradually do pickups loose strings.
3. During the weaving it is very important to make sure that the pigtail does not go beyond the limits of the parting. The weaving must be tight.
4. Continue braiding the pigtail to the base of the neck. Then you can braid out of loose hair simple African braids or continue to weave a regular braid. Tape the bead with a bead or hairpin.
5. Do the following parting and start the weaving according to the same scheme. Continue until you braid all hair. The probes can be zigzag, smooth or wavy.

If you do not like the above options for weaving, then better go to a good master of weaving African braid. After all, he can offer you different types of beads to fix hair, various accessories. Even the ends of plaits can be chosen: nodules, "living end", weave into a bead or brush. The wizard will help you pick up artificial strands or threads for interweaving.

Before going to the master, look at how many pigtails are in different salons. The cost depends on the level of the cabin and the number of braids. On average, the price for doing a hairstyle can be $ 100.

Photos before and after

Zizi

The weaving technique is a thin long pigtail. Usually their thickness does not exceed 3 mm, and the length is 80 cm. This kind of braids is suitable for hair not longer than 20 cm. If your hair is longer, you will have to cut it.

It will take about 2 to 4 hours to weave braids in Zizi's technique. It all depends on the length of your hair.

You can enjoy an original hairdo for about 4 months.

Braids can be twisted, straight, corrugated and spiral.

Pony-tail

Many call this hairstyle "Ponytail pony".The only difference between this hair style and classic African braids is that it is weaved from the artificial material "pony", and on the tip of each pigtail there is a small tail. The length of the hairstyle is usually 25 cm.

Watch the video to better understand how to weave braids: