hey guys welcome to my channel today I wanted to share to you with this really
beautiful hairstyle and it's this half-up half-down Dutch braided crown I
absolutely love the appearance of this hairstyle that big chunky braid you guys
know how much I love those this hairstyle is very easy, unique and the best thing
about it is it's really simple to do so let's get started for this hairstyle I
will be using two hair elastics a bunch of bobby pins of course and a hair clip
just to help hold my sections for me for this hair tutorial we're going to be
creating it to Dutch braids so you just want to put your hair as normal and then
pick a side to start on I'm going to start on my left side so what you want
to do is bring your finger up to your part about an inch back from your face
and you're just going to draw a line straight down so once you have this
section what you can do is pull out any front pieces to frame your face and I
like to leave a little bit of hair just to cover my ear to give me more of a
boho appearance because if I'm a hair on the side this braid is going to be so
much larger than this one so I'm just going to sneak in a one clip weft
once you have your section you just want to divide it horizontally into three
equal sections once you have your three sections we're just going to start the
braids just to create a foundation for the hairstyle so a Dutch braid is the
same as a three strand braid except you're going to be going underneath the
middle I'm just going to do one full pass through so going to take that
bottom section go underneath the middle section and then take the top section go
underneath the middle and I'm just going to go one more time from the bottom and
underneath that middle section and now we're ready to start Dutch braiding
since we're creating a Dutch braid this means you want to add in additional hair
as you braid but we're only going to be adding hair into the top piece not the
bottom so grab about a 1 inch piece of hair from above the braid and join it
into the top section once it's joined in complete one full braid so bring it down
and underneath the middle and then bring the bottom section up and underneath the
middle without adding hair since this is a crown
braid make sure that you are directing your braids horizontally to the back of
your head so once you've done the braid one through it's time to grab another 1
inch section above the braid and join it into that top section once it's joined
in bring it down underneath the middle and then bring that bottom section up
and underneath the middle without adding any hair so as you can see the braid is
forming but as you near at the back of your head you'll need to reposition your
hands usually I cut this bit out but I thought that it may be helpful to show
you how I rearrange everything so I'm going to hold my three sections in my
left hand so I'm able to bring my right hand from in front of me and put it
behind my head most important remember where you are in your braid before you
reposition your hands so I'm out the step where I'm about to add hair to the
top section so once you're situated continue the pattern grab a one-inch
section and then add it to that top piece and complete one full braid and
then repeat until you've reached the middle of the back of your head
once you've reached the middle just continue doing a three strand braid
halfway down the section to give us a little wiggle room for later and then
secure it off with a hair clip I actually think this hairstyle looks a
pretty cute just like this but I'm going to go ahead and repeat the same steps on
this side same idea draw a line about an inch back from your
face or my case my bangs and down to your ear with this section divide it
horizontally into three equal pieces and you want to divide it horizontally since
we are directing the braid towards the back of our head complete one full pass
of a three strand braid remembering to go underneath the middle
section so that it becomes a Dutch braid once you've created your foundation grab
about a one-inch piece and add it into that top section as you're dutch braiding
so these are the same steps as a traditional Dutch braid except for not
adding any additional hair to that bottom section as we're moving along so
I'm just continuing this pattern until I reach the back of my head
remembering to direct the braid backwards so that it sits flat against
your head and once you've reached the middle back of your head continue
3 braiding a couple more times down this section then clip the two
braids together so that we can start pancaking them and making them nice
and big and voluminous I just go in with my index finger and thumb and begin
gently pulling on the outside of the braids while anchoring the bottom with
my other hand and I recommend only pulling a little bit at a time and
slowly making the braids larger since it's easier to make them bigger as
opposed to going back and trying to make them smaller but it's a Dutch braid so
it's strong it's quite forgiving so don't be afraid to really pull on those
braids to make them as big as you want once you're happy with your Dutch braids
you just want to secure them with a hair elastic so I'm just securing them about
an inch or two down from the Dutch braid and then I'm just I'm braiding any hair
that's below that elastic now to help create the appearance of a crown braid
I'm going to take my right braid and pull it through
at left braid by pulling it in between the two sections of the braid I promise
it's really not as scary as it sounds and then if you'll want to secure the
ends of your braids to your head with some bobby pins try your best to secure
the ends underneath your braids so that they are hidden
when pinning I find it most helpful to slide the bobby pins through the hair
elastics I like to use them to my advantage they're great anchoring point
when pinning try to create crosses with your bobby pins so that they stay nice
and secure I think I ended up using a total of 12 bobby pins in mine and then
I gently pulled on the hair at the crown of my head just to give it a little bit
more volume and finish up the look with some of my Garnier dry conditioner to
help add shine and smooth away any frizz so there you have you guys that say
recreate this half-up half-down double dead crown braid I just love this
hairstyle I think that it's so soft and pretty and feminine and I think that's
what makes it perfect for any special event this summer like prom wedding
showers weddings anything like that you'll have to let me know if you
recreate it and where you end up wearing it too but I really hope that you found
this video helpful learn something new if you did don't forget to give it a
thumbs up but until then thank you guys so much
for all of the support and I'll talk to you guys soon bye