The braids do not go out of fashion, because they look great in any hairstyle. They can be complemented with ribbons, rhinestones, hairpins, but without any additions they are an effective and stylish solution for everyday and evening fashion.
What is a braid of 4 strands?
Very original looks a braid of 4 strands. It is also called French . It gives the volume to the hair and visually looks like a finished hairstyle, although it can also be used as a separate element.
The last few years it is the braid of 4 strands that is chosen by the craftsmen, when wedding hairstyles are made or the hair for the prom is laid. And how the girls love this scythe! Due to the fact that you can braid a braid of 4 strands quickly, it is made even by the smallest representatives of the fair sex.
If you are not the owner of thick long hair, then for this type of braid you can use artificial strands. If they are the same color as your curls, then from the outside it will not even be noticeable, the main thing is to tie them in.
At first it may seem that the technique of weaving is complex. But after trying several times to make yourself such a hairstyle, you can create real masterpieces. Do not just braid a French braid from 4 strands so that it loosely wraps around your neck or was thrown over your shoulder, but wrap it around a bunch of hair or the whole head, twist it from the tail on the back of the head, or twist it into a bumble. Just a few options, but how many different images!
How to weave a braid of 4 strands?
You can pull a braid from 4 strands in several ways. The most popular and rather easy such:
- Divide from the root all the hair into 4 identical strands of the same size.
- Separate the leftmost strand and place it under two adjacent ones, on top of the second one, that is, the first of the locks will fit into place the second one.
- The rightmost strand is placed under two adjacent strands, on top of the second one.
- Add a part of the free hair on the left side to the last strand on the left side and refill it under two adjacent strands, over the second one.
- Also add loose hair to the strand and to the right and place on top of the second one of it.
- By the same principle, one should alternately add hair from both sides, until all loose hair is braided.
This kind of weaving can be finished, bringing the braid to the end, or simply fixing the hair in the tail. And if you do not make a classic braid out of 4 strands, but fluff the resulting spikelet, you will get an effect of slight negligence, which is very fashionable this season.
A beautiful voluminous braid of 4 strands is obtained if you master another way of weaving. You can do it like this:
- Tilt your head forward and comb all the hair in this direction.
- Select from them three strands on the back of the head, where the weaving begins.
- According to this technique, strands are laid and added as well as in the usual French spit of 4 strands.
- When you finish the weaving along the entire length, fix the hair with an elastic band and tuck the end of the braids inside to hide it.
- Secure the beam with the pins.
- Such a scythe is better not to make fluffy, but to put wax on the strands.
Accuracy is important in this kind of weaving. If you decide to diversify your hairstyle with such a scythe, then the ribbon will look beautiful in it.
Who will use a braid of 4 strands?
A braid of 4 strands can be made for women with any form of face. It looks great with the bangs and without them. The hairstyle with this kind of braid looks great and harmonious, if combined with a strict work suit, but for a walk in a light, romantic platty - it's a good and stylish version of hair styling.
The beautiful four-stranded braid is highlighted by long earrings and thin beads, since your neck will be fully opened.