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Easy Hairstyles for Long Hair to do at Home
Hollie Shirley / Hair & Skincare Editor
In need of inspiration for your long hair? Here are four do it yourself hairstyles with step by step instructions just for your long hair.
Twisted Bun
- First detangle your hair, next part your hair down the middle and vertically into 2 sections.
- Holding one section, tie them into a single shoelace knot at the back of your head.
- Take the tail of the section of hair hanging on your right and twist it right till the end.
- Roll this twisted section into a circular bun around the knot. You may use bobby pins and U-pins to hold them in place.
- Repeat for the other section, rolling it a bun in the opposite direction of the first section.
- Spritz on some hairspray to secure the updo in place.
Braided Flower Crown
- First, detangle your hair before pulling all your hair back.
- Pick up a section of hair from your head’s crown of your head, braiding it right till the end.
- Secure it in place with a hair tie.
- Repeat on two more sections of hair picked up from either side of the first section.
- Loosen all three braids.
- Then, begin to roll each braid in a circular manner (make sure the loosened side of the braid remains on the outside)
- Pin it down flat against your head to make it look like a flower.
- Spritz with light hold hairspray to set the braided flowers in place.
Half Up Bow
- Wash and dry your hair thoroughly.
- Next, apply a texturizing spray to your dried hair to give it hold.
- Part your hair down the middle.
- Pick up two big sections of hair from either side of your head and tie them into a ponytail one after the other.
- At the last twist of your hair, don’t pull your hair all the way through. Do this to create loops of your hair.
- Split this loop of hair into two and separate them with a sectioning clip.
- Lay the second loop flat against your head. Use a bobby pin to hold down and secure the underside. Repeat on the other loop.
- Flip the tail of your ponytail up and over the centre of the bow.
- Pin it to your head for a stronger hold.
- Spritz on some hairspray to set the bow in place.
Rope Braid
- Spritz texturizing spray all over your hair and part the spritzed hair on one side.
- Pick up a medium-sized section of hair from the side with more hair. Make sure it’s near your parting.
- Split this section into two.
- Taking one part of the section at a time, twist the parts of the section towards your face right till the end.
- Next, intertwine these sections with each other away from your face, incorporating more into the twists from the side of your forehead.
- Once your twisted braid has reached the nape of your neck, add in all the hair from the back and split your hair equally into 2 sections again.
- Twist these sections one after the other, towards your face.
- Intertwine them with each other still keeping them away from your face.
- Secure the end of your twisted braid.
- Loosen the twisted braid for a fuller and finished look.
Loop Braid
- Start with a regular three-strand braid.
- Next time you cross over, take a small strand and leave it out on each side.
- Carry on the regular three-strand process.
- On the next braid down, add the previously left out strand to the braid, but remember to leave out a part on each side.
- Repeat all the way down, tie with a non-snag elastic and fluff out
- Spritz on some hairspray to set in place.
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