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- Hi guys, my name is Tiffany Reid.
I am the fashion director here at Bustle Digital Group.
Today I'm here with celebrity hairstylist, Cynthia.
Hi Cynthia!
- Hey girl, how are you?
- Today we are doing an interesting experiment
where she's teaching me how to box braid my hair
because I'm in the house during quarantine,
as you can see I don't know what to do,
and she's gonna guide me through it.
- Are you ready to do this?
- No. (laughs)
But I'm here already, so I have to.
- Here's a couple things that you'll need at home.
You're gonna need your leave-in conditioner or a dry oil.
Some clips.
A pair of scissors.
And a rat-tail comb.
You're also going to need edge control
or jam if you have some.
They both work the same.
First you're gonna part your hair.
You gotta do like one horizontal part across your head.
We're adding clips so that way your parts are really clean.
Then you're gonna do subsections.
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Then you wanna separate any extra hair
by either braiding it away or adding clips.
You can let this hair down.
And for each of those subsections,
you're gonna apply edge control along the part.
So I like to place on the back of my hand,
just so that I always have access to it.
Then apply to the underside.
Now separate the braiding hair into four
or five equal parts.
You can lay them across your lap, across the bed,
wherever it's easy access for you while you're braiding.
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Section off one inch from your part.
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Perfect.
Next step, you're gonna apply your leave-in conditioner.
This is just gonna ensure that your hair retains moisture
while it's braided for the four to six weeks.
Now you're gonna begin braiding.
So now we're starting with our first three sections.
But then on the second rotation,
that's when you're gonna start feeding in the braiding hair.
You put in the loop.
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Now you're placing it right between
your pointer finger and your thumb.
Keeping your tension, you're gonna continue braiding.
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Then add the next one.
For every rotation, you wanna add in a bit of braiding hair.
Now you're gonna do that for about four to five rotations.
Now they're all gonna have some braiding hair in them.
Then you're just gonna continue braiding down to the ends.
And move on to your next section.
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You're gonna continue this method all the way
until you've completed your look.
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This helps to lock in and seal the braid.
- This is like legit my tea kettle, so. (laughs)
- [Cynthia] And if you see there are any like shorter
strands sticking out from the braid,
take your scissors and cut them.
After you do that, then you would take a liberal amount
of your styling mousse.
Apply it to all the different parts of the braids.
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- Cynthia, can you believe that I finished this.
- They look great, Tiff, I'm really, really proud of you.
For your first time, you really did an amazing job.
- Thank you, I can't believe I did it.
Again I appreciate your help, I'm very happy
with the way it came out.
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