Long thick hair symbolizes the health of the girl, therefore, attract male looks. Whatever the color of the hair, the strands of long length will always be in fashion, symbolizing femininity and beauty. It is also easy to make any hairstyle on such hair, and for a wedding or evening celebration you can be the most beautiful and stunning. One of the most popular is volumetric braid on long hair.
It would seem, how can a hairstyle based on a braid be original and not like anything? In fact, there are many options for various styling and weaving, which are presented below.
The type of face and braid that suits him
There are 5 basic face shapes. Oval is considered ideal. Therefore, any hairstyle needs to be selected so as to adjust the shape and bring it as close as possible to the oval. Hairstyles with braids for long hair are no exception.
- Owners of the oval face can make any kind of braids, because they will all look good and fit perfectly into the shape.
- Those who have a round face, using a hairstyle should visually lengthen it a little. It is worth trying a braid that starts above the crown and is braided over the entire length. Also, from the ends you can tie a knot or leave a small tail.
- Girls with a rectangular shape should visually shorten their face, so a voluminous braid for long hair, which is braided along its entire length, is not suitable for them. Such girls wear bangs, and you can also try the option when the hair is braided all over the head, or a French braid.
- For a square face, weaving around the head is also suitable. The end of the braid can be braided in the usual way. This option will smooth out unnecessary angularity.
- The triangular face suggests narrow sunken cheeks. For this form, you need to choose an option in which the lower part of the face will appear wider and fuller. An ordinary braid with weaving from the nape is suitable, in which the front strands remain loose and gently frame the contour of the face.
Various voluminous braids for long hair: step by step we analyze the options
There are several braid weaving techniques, each of which creates its own unique effect. Before you do the hairstyle, you need to wash your hair, blow dry your hair and comb them thoroughly so that they are divided into strands and not be mixed up.
It is also worth remembering that complex weaving is inconvenient to do on your own, therefore, if you want an interesting unusual hairstyle, it is better to contact the hairdresser and explain to him what result you would like to get.
Classic braid
This braid is familiar to everyone, without exception, but in order to create the effect of volume, you need to add one detail. How to braid a braid:
- hair is divided into three equal parts;
- we start with the left strand, which we place between the central and the right, thereby it becomes middle;
- also do with the right strand, which we place between the central and left;
- alternately changing the strands, and gradually weaving becomes simple;
- we tie the end with an elastic band.
After such simple steps to create a three-dimensional braid, you need to release a little locks of hair from weaving with your fingers. Hair will become more fluffy, artificially created volume. A voluminous braid is suitable for any type of hair, thin hair will appear thicker, and the hairstyle more solid, on thick hair, any weave looks organically.
French braid
Popularly, the French braid is also called the "spikelet". It is done from the top of the head, and not from a low beam, like an ordinary classical braid. Making French hairstyles with braids for long hair is not difficult, they can also be made voluminous.
First you need to separate a few strands on the top and divide them into three parts. Further weaving must be carried out with the constant addition of the remaining hair. For example, take the right strand, add some loose-hanging hair to it, and shift it between the central and left. Conduct the same with the left one: add to it a little curls from the freely hanging ones, and shift between the central and the right. When weaving reaches the neck, then all the hair will be used in a braid.
Also, during the manufacture of hairstyles, it is necessary to ensure that the strands are the same thickness. To create a thick pigtail, you also need to slightly free the hair along the entire length. Sloppy hairstyles are in fashion, so do not try to make it thin, straight and neat.
Creating the reverse "spikelet"
There is also a reverse French voluminous braid for long hair, which is done almost the same. This option is ideal for girls with thin hair, because it creates additional volume.
A reverse braid is made just like a normal French one, the only difference is that the strands need to be laid not under other strands, but under them. Take the right part of the hair and spend it under the middle, making it central, the same actions are carried out on the left.
Volumetric braid on one side with a beam
When creating a voluminous French braid, so that it looks good, it is better to take wide strands and not tighten them tightly. Even if they are not large in volume, then their area must definitely increase. And if at the end you also pull the strands out of weaving and make the braid voluminous, you get a wonderful hairstyle that is suitable for both evening out and daily wear.
Comb hair thoroughly and divide into two unequal parts with a side parting. Throw most of it over your shoulder and begin weaving from your forehead. Having reached the neck, finish the braid with the usual weaving, and tie a loose tip with an elastic band. From less than half of the hair, braid an ordinary pigtail, bending the strands over the shoulder too. Make a bundle from a larger braid, and place a smaller one around it. Then stab the resulting with studs. In the "spikelets" pull out strands, and you get the perfect volumetric braid on one side with a bunch.
Little trick
Many girls struggle with their hair all their lives, because they don’t have enough root volume to create the perfect look, so they carefully style their hair daily and regularly sign up to the stylist. If there will soon be a holiday, and you have decided that the ideal option for a momentous event is a voluminous braid for long hair with your own hands, you should make sure that the hair seems really voluminous.
It’s good that a volume braid is made much easier than other hairstyles, to create it you do not need varnish or foam. Hair and so will be in one position, the volume will not fall off for a long time.
Before the procedure, it is better to prepare the hair in advance. During the day, you need to wash your hair and braid a few braids on wet hair. When the hair is dry, they need to be braided. In this case, the strands will remain wavy. Further, it is much better to braid a new braid on wavy hair, it will turn out more interesting and textured, and it will appear more magnificent.
Greek style weave
Greek voluminous braid for long hair is one of the top hairstyles of this season. It looks like a "spikelet", but at the same time locks are selected along the edge on one side. The braid is laid around the head like a crown, it visually enlarges the forehead and opens it, also hides the ears.
For girls who grow bangs, the “crown” is suitable in that it can weave strands that are already branches and have lost their shape.
The weaving of the Greek braid begins with the fact that a side parting is made from the crown of the head to the temple from either side. Then weave the usual "spikelet", in which the hair is selected only on one side. You can do this in two ways: either all the curls are collected, or only those that frame the face, and the rest are left loose.
If the hair is short, then they can be fixed with mousse or gel. If the curls are rare, then a volumetric braid with a pile will do, which will create additional volume. Also, the "crown" can be braided in two types: the first, in which the braid goes from ear to ear; the second, in which the braid goes in a circle.
Also, a Greek hairstyle can be done with a middle parting. In this case, the hair is divided in the middle of the forehead to the top of the head and weaves two "spikelets", which are stabbed in the back in a low bun.
Boho
Volumetric braid with bangs Boho - this is one of the varieties of Greek weaving. Moreover, this option is the only one in which you can make a beautiful "spikelet" with growing bangs. He weaves a small short one along the edge of his front hair, thereby creating a beautiful crown on his head, but without revealing his face. Bangs in a braid are not woven.
Since light negligence is now in fashion, the “bohemian spikelet”, which is often called Boho, is perfect for this style. The fringe pleasantly frames the face, creating an image of carelessness and licentiousness, especially the hairstyle is suitable for the hippie style.
The "Bohemian spikelet" in the classic version is woven from temple to temple, but there is also an elongated version, which is conducted from ear to ear.
Another Boho option is this: locks of hair in the direction of the “spikelet” are combed to one side and only weaving begins on the side of the head.