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    Home » Life

    Waterfall Braid- Cute Hairstyles For Girls

    By Debi 33 Comments

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    My daughters love to have their hair done. My oldest loves for me to fix her hair. My skills are pretty limited.  Even as a kid, there are only a few things I have done with my hair. I know the basic braid, a mermaid’s tail, which is really a fishtail braid but since Serenity has always loved mermaid we call it a mermaid’s tail, and the french braid. A few years ago, I saw some cute pictures of hair styles my friends did on their kids and thought, I have to start looking for more cute things to do with the girls’ hair.

     

     

    Waterfall Braid- Cute Hairstyles For Girls

     

    When Serenity got her hair cut before school, we went to Sweet and Sassy and they did a beautiful waterfall braid. Since it was so cute, I wanted to recreate it for her. I found a great video online that shows how to make it. It is pretty simple.

    My first attempts at a waterfall braid. It was pretty easy. Start by doing a regular braid. Take 3 pieces up at the top. As you start to braid you are going to do a lace braid, which means only picking up pieces of hair from one side. Then as you pick up a piece, you are going to drop a piece on the other side. Keep going for as long as you plan the braid to be.

    Waterfall Braid- Cute Hairstyles For Girls 1

    This is such a cute and easy braid. In Serenity’s hair this works pretty well. If I drop the entire piece on the bottom side, the braid does not stay and will slip out. I found what works best for her hair is to drop half of the piece.

    In Willow’s hair, the braid completely falls out. Her hair is too fine for it.

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    Comments

    1. Curby Aardvark

      January 04, 2014 at 3:49 pm

      It looks really nice, I’ve seen so many creative and some awkward braiding techniques; it’s amazing what you can actually do with hair.

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    2. Becky Lyons Borgia

      January 04, 2014 at 3:56 pm

      Now that my daughter is getting older, I need to look into learning more. I know even less than you do!

      Reply
    3. Jennifer

      January 04, 2014 at 4:06 pm

      I love this look and have yet to do it successfully! Looks so pretty in her hair!

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    4. Mistee Dawn

      January 04, 2014 at 4:32 pm

      Oh how cute. I might try to do this with my daughter’s hair. But her hair is so naturally curly, I may have to straighten it first. Thanks for the how to.

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      • Debi

        January 04, 2014 at 4:48 pm

        I have seen it done where people then curl the fallen strands. It looks beautiful.

        Reply
    5. Ronnie

      January 04, 2014 at 4:57 pm

      This is easy?! Quantum mechanics looks easier to me.. Kudos to you for pulling it off. It looks beautiful!

      Reply
      • Debi

        January 04, 2014 at 5:09 pm

        LOL. Honestly if you can braid, you can do it.

        Reply
    6. Joanna Sormunen

      January 04, 2014 at 7:45 pm

      This is a very beautiful braid. I’ve always loved to see it in other people’s hair but I’ve never known how to do it myself. Thank you for the explaining.

      Reply
    7. Wood Arts Universe

      January 04, 2014 at 7:46 pm

      Wow that looks cute.. my niece has a lng hair maybe I can try this on her.
      Thanks for sharing

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    8. Lisa Weidknecht

      January 04, 2014 at 9:14 pm

      Oh, it’s so pretty!!!

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    9. Angela Kinder

      January 04, 2014 at 9:18 pm

      I have to admit that even though I am 29, I would so try to do a Waterfall Braid! Since I don’t fine hair (it is actually pretty frizzy), I wonder if it will end up looking a mess. Only one way to find out!

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    10. Kisa

      January 04, 2014 at 9:53 pm

      I love super pretty and complicated looking braids, but I can never do them! The words just seem absolutely lost on me. I have to find guides that have step by step pictures in order just to figure out what to do. ^_^;; I guess I’m just too visual for my own good?

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    11. Jennifer Brown

      January 04, 2014 at 9:59 pm

      I love braids! I got my first ones in Mexico on the beach, didn’t want to take them out.

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    12. Tammy

      January 04, 2014 at 10:12 pm

      That is beautiful! My daughter never sat still long enough for me to do anything like that with her hair when she was younger! She has very fine hair too so it may have slipped out like your other daughter’s.

      Reply
    13. Tammilee Tillison

      January 04, 2014 at 11:24 pm

      This looks fantastic. I am braiding deficient. I always end up going sideways and making it look a bit lopsided.

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    14. Sarah L

      January 04, 2014 at 11:46 pm

      I like the different videos on the internet that show you how to do things that can’t be explained in words.

      Reply
    15. Kayla @ TheEclecticElement

      January 05, 2014 at 1:37 am

      I’ve always been envious of people who can do things like this with their hair. I was never one to be able to do anything fancy with my hair; I’m lucky I can even brush it on a daily basis. LOL

      Reply
    16. Pauline C.

      January 05, 2014 at 2:33 am

      Aww, this looks pretty Debbie! And I love waterfall braid! My sister always do this for me 🙂 Thanks for the share!

      Reply
    17. Fabulous Perks

      January 05, 2014 at 2:52 am

      I love braiding hair. I never really grasped how to do this style. Looks very pretty!

      Reply
    18. Tara

      January 05, 2014 at 3:46 am

      Ohhh, I want to try! I wonder if my daughter will let me play with her hair to do this. She’s 13 so sometimes she’s too cool for that….but I love the braid!

      Reply
    19. Cara @ Craftdictator

      January 05, 2014 at 8:13 am

      I love waterfall braids! I think they look so cute on girls. Now if I could just figure out how to do it on myself! 🙂

      Reply
    20. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell

      January 05, 2014 at 10:39 am

      I really love the way that looks. It has such a pretty, gentle look rather than a tight, severe one. Love it.

      Reply
    21. cindy b

      January 05, 2014 at 2:15 pm

      That is adorable! I’ve seen that before but had no idea how to do it! Thank you so much for sharing! I can’t wait to try it out!

      Reply
    22. Amber B

      January 05, 2014 at 4:26 pm

      This braid looks so pretty

      Reply
    23. Britni

      January 05, 2014 at 5:50 pm

      This is so cute, wonder if I can do it to my own hair?

      Reply
    24. Danette Lykins

      January 05, 2014 at 7:26 pm

      Nice! looks fairly easy too- thanks for sharing~

      Reply
    25. Rebekah

      January 06, 2014 at 4:25 pm

      This braid looks so beautiful. You did a really good job! I have absolute no hair styling talent.

      Reply
    26. Eliz@positivekismet

      January 08, 2014 at 5:05 am

      It looks beautiful on her. Ive never heard of this particular braid; we learn new things daily! TY!
      Elizabeth

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    27. Filipino Beef Recipes by trina

      January 09, 2014 at 9:47 pm

      Love it! Looks cool, but since I have short hair I will try this braid on my niece! 😉

      Reply
    28. Liz

      January 10, 2014 at 12:30 pm

      Looks nice! I like the overall look of it.

      Reply
    29. Adreanna Gray

      November 12, 2014 at 12:21 pm

      Could you please email me steps on how to do the waterfall braid??!! 🙂 I’m wanting to get my hair done as a waterfall braid for my wedding.

      Reply
    30. Scarlet of Family Focus Blog

      January 12, 2015 at 9:52 am

      I am awful at complex braids but I have been practicing and slowly getting better! Maybe I will try this one on my daughter tonight!

      Reply
    31. M.akram

      January 12, 2015 at 8:38 pm

      good ideas for hairstyling.thanks

      Reply

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