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- Hey, everyone, Kayley here.
Today, I wanted to introduce you
to my new BFF, the infinity braid.
I love this braid and I actually did a tutorial on it
like five years ago
but this year it is finally having its moment.
It is all over Instagram.
I am fully in love with it.
So I'm gonna show you guys how to do the braid
then I'm gonna show you guys some different ways
that you can wear it in a hairstyle.
I hope you guys love this video.
Let's go ahead and get into it.
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So big picture concept.
An infinity braid is named
because it actually makes an infinity motion
as you do the braid.
So you're gonna have a section of hair,
a section of hair and then a little tiny piece of hair
that just goes around in between the two sections
and creates an infinity sign.
Let me show you what that actually looks like.
You're gonna start with two sections
and I'm gonna call these our base sections
'cause they don't do anything.
They just kinda sit there.
And then you're gonna take out one more little tiny section
much smaller than the other two.
This is gonna be our working section.
We're naming it that because it's doing all the work.
Start in the middle
and it's gonna go around in front of one section.
I'm gonna take it around in front of my right section
and then bring it through the middle
then you're gonna take it around in front of the other side
which is your left section.
So around and in front
and again in front.
I guess it's in front and around, isn't it?
In front and around of your right side
and in front and around of your left side.
In front and around of your right
and in front and around of your left
and if you look down at the braid right now,
it's actually making a sideways figure eight
or an infinity sign, however you wanna look at it.
Then when you get to the point
where you only have a little bit of hair left,
you just pick up a tiny bit more hair
from your base section, whatever is closest
and you keep wrapping.
You do the exact same thing
as far as you want this braid to go.
Okay, so that's the big picture.
Big picture people, just roll with that.
If you want some actual steps in how to move your fingers,
we can get into that now.
You're gonna start with your two base sections
and then your little tiny working section.
Keep in mind, guys, we're trying to create an infinity sign
and I'm gonna give you guys four steps for each side
of the infinity sign.
I'm gonna start with my left.
Step one is to make a loop with your working section.
The working section is the itty-bitty baby one.
So step one, loop it around
and that creates pretty much the first part
of our little infinity sign.
Now, we just have to trade the hair off.
So step two is to pinch that section with the other hand.
Just use your thumb and forefinger.
Step three, you're going to grab the base section
you're working on including the loop that you just made
so you wanna grab up high right next to that loop
and make sure that you have at least a finger or two
on that loop to keep it in place
and then step four is to drop the other side
so that we can move on to creating the other part
of the infinity sign.
Now, we're gonna do the same thing on the other side.
Step one is to loop your working section around the base.
Step two is to pinch with the other hand.
Step three, grab your base section
including your new loop and step four, drop the other side.
So step one, loop.
Step two, pinch.
Step three, grab.
Step four, drop.
And one more time.
Step one, loop.
Step two, pinch.
Step three, grab.
Step four, drop.
And then again whenever your working section
starts to get a little short,
you can add in more hair from your base.
You can do that at any point
but it's probably easiest right before step one.
So I'm actually at that point right now
so I'm just gonna grab a little bit more
from this right section.
I'm gonna put it with my working section
and then I can get started again on my steps
to loop, pinch, grab, drop
and continue going as long as you want to.
Alright, braid fam, now you have some new braid skills
but you need to know how to wear the hairstyle
so I'm gonna show you some of my favorites right now.
Let's get started with a nice, easy half updo.
You're just gonna start by taking a large section of hair
from the crown of your head
and bring it together in the back
then split your hair into your base and working sections
and create an infinity braid for as long as you want to go.
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Once your braid is as long as you'd like it to be,
go ahead and secure it with an elastic
and that is it for this half updo.
It's not that much of a groundbreaking one
but I think with the infinity braid, it looks really cool
and people will definitely ask you about how you got it.
And now let's get into this accented crown braid.
You're gonna start by taking a large section
from right behind slash over your ear
and you're gonna begin braiding that forward.
Once you reach the side of your forehead,
we're going to switch to an infinity braid
but first, you wanna go ahead and pull that braid apart
for your extra volume and looseness
because once you get the infinity braid in,
it's a little harder to do that.
Once your braid is as voluminous as you'd like,
you can switch to that infinity braid.
What I did is to use two of my sections from my braid
as the base sections and then the third section for my braid
as the working section
so I didn't have to change my sections at all.
I just changed the braid that I was doing.
Once you're happy with the length of your infinity braid,
you can switch back to a normal braid
for whatever amount of hair you have left
and if you have enough left,
you can pull that part of the braid apart as well
then select a similar section of hair on the other side
just over your ear and braid it normally all the way down
then secure it with an elastic
and you're ready to pin everything in place.
You're just gonna take that normal braid
and drape it over the top of your forehead
and pin that in place
then drape the second braid over the bobby pin
and tuck it underneath the first braid.
Bobby pin that in place
and any additional bobby pins as needed and you are done.
The cool thing about this
is using the infinity braid as an accent
so you can stop in the middle of any braid
and accent it with this cool infinity braid which I love
and I'm actually gonna show you a little bit more of that
in the next hairstyle.
It's time to add a cool new take on the double Dutch braid.
You're gonna start by splitting your hair in half
and then Dutch braiding your hair back
as you would to create a Dutch braided pigtail.
Once your braid is just over your ear,
you're going to stop doing your Dutch braid
and you're going to switch to doing an infinity braid
but first, just like before,
you're gonna go ahead and pull that braid apart
if you want some extra volume in the top of your braid
then you can switch to doing that infinity braid
and you can just do a normal infinity braid here.
So split your hair into those two base sections
and working section and wrap the hair around.
No need to do anything French or Dutch
with this infinity braid
because it's just a little bit of extra work
that you don't need to do.
Once that infinity braid is about three to four inches long,
you can switch back to a Dutch braid
and I did that by picking up a section of hair
and that became the third section of my braid
and I braided it under
just like you would add in a new section on a Dutch braid
then I continued adding in sections as I went
until all the hair was incorporated into the Dutch braid
then you just braid the rest of the hair normally
and secure it with an elastic.
Give everything one last little fluff
and you are ready to move on to the other side
where you're going to do the exact same thing again.
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And that's it for this hairstyle.
I love this one.
I get so many compliments when I wear it.
You guys loved this one on Instagram
so I definitely recommend trying it out for the summer.
And there you go.
That is how to master the infinity braid for 2017.
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