This is my favorite new way to wear my hair. I am obsessed with a braided crown! I love how it looks pulled together, yet still laid back. In essence you french braid your hair around the crown of your head, let's take a closer look…
1. You want to start by pulling the majority of your hair forward (in front of your face) from nearly the back of your hair line. This is going to feel very Cousin It but you want most of your hair to be toward the front of your head before you begin. Start on one side of the base of your neck and separate three strands of hair. 2. Begin braiding these three strands together. 3. As you braid, follow along the crown of your head and add a little hair to each strand as you braid around. 4. Once you've braided around the front of your head finish the braid and use an elastic band to secure it. Pin the braid in place, tucking and pinning any loose pieces.
If your hair is not long enough to braid all the way around your head you might consider adding hair accessories, such as bows or pins to where your braid ended, to sort of disguise any loose ends. Oh, and don't be discouraged if your very first braided crown is a little messy, mine was too! It takes a little practice to get it looking just right. Have fun! xo. Emma
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So cute 🙂 Have been trying to do this myself lately (without a tutorial) and I’m so glad I have a reference now!
Adorable!!!
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A lovely look for you! And I love what you’ve used as a backdrop!
Absolutely stunning! You look gorgeous with this hair style. It’s no wonder it’s your new favourite!
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This is beautiful!
I love this. You look so pretty with this hair style!
It looks GORGEOUS on her! Me? Not so much! Jealous!
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Sooooo pretty! I really like the light and dark colors in Emma’s hair!
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I always love your hair, Emma! This is one of my favorite styles, too! And the added arm workout while getting it just right is a lovely bonus 🙂
Gorgeous! Mine is nowhere near long or thick enough for this, but I’ve wished it was ever since I watched Heidi as a kid.
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We need a tutorial for mid length hairs!! Love this style, a little Bavarian, I just dont have this possibility.
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I’ve been loving this look on other people lately and have wondered how to do it. My hair is now long-ish for the first time in like 10 years, so I’m still figuring out how to style it – right now all I’ve got is variations of a ponytail and putting it up in a clip. I need to play around with braiding techniques though!
Wow, I’ve been looking for a cool braid tutorial. I can’t wait to try this.
This is really cute, I’ll give it a try one day x
This is making we long for the return of my lengthy locks… I will be back… with a little more hair, to try this one out!
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Love the hairdos of the blog, so original 😀
SO SO pretty! I still haven’t figured out how to french braid, but I’m dying to try this.
I love this! Very Sound of Music-esque.
You look like a Grecian goddess. I must try this. My hair is super long, finally!
My goal is to grow my hair out long enough to do this! I’m in love with the way it looks! <3
This is gorgeous! I love it!
Heidi braids are my favourite ever! <3 (I even did a tutorial for them a while back - http://www.lostinthehaze.com/?p=1402 ). You look gorgeous, Emma! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!
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I wish my hair was long enough do do cool things. xo, rv
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You make this look SO perfect! Love your hair!
Hope you had a great Christmas!
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Very sweet! It seems like a lot of effort to do on a daily basis, but I think I have an idea now of how I want my hair to look for next year’s Homecoming! Do you think it will look okay if I leave the rest of my hair down?
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So, so, so fabulous!!! I adore this look.
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I want to try this! I am a little challenged when it comes to french braids, though. But I am going to try!
This would look beautiful with a vintage floral dress and oxford heels! LOVE.
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Sooo pretty 🙂
You look gorgeous..
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Just lovely!!! I hope I can make it with my medium length hair… I think it’s marginally ok…
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that is a stunning look for you emma! beautiful! i love how it looks dressy but not super fussy.
I love doing my hair like this, have been doing it for a while now but I like how you started right at the back of your head! I usually start just behind my ear. I am going to try it like this next time!! 🙂
I also like doing a small braid, shake things up a little!
Ngaio May xx
That looks especially beautiful with the ombré-esque hair color!
Oh my – it would be pretty no matter what but the COLORS. So gorgeous with the ombre hair!
LOVE!! i need more hair for this though lol!
I don’t think I’ll ever have enough hair (fine strands) to make it look like this, but I, too, have been obsessed with braiding back my bangs lately. I love how it always turns out a little bit differently, undone yet work-appropriate.
This is beautiful and looks decently simple (although I’m sure I will have to practice a few times to get it right). The back drop is what has really caught my eye, though. I’m a sucker for floral!
So pretty! Hoping I can do this too!
Beautiful! Very Frida Kahlo =)
love it – so clever thanks for the demo – best le xox
Unfortunately my peanut head + my fine hair does not for a good look this maketh!!!
Emma xx
I adore braids and am always excited when you all incorporate them here. This looks gorgeous on you, Emma.
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Thank you! My attempts have always ended up more Princess Leia.
wow I always wanted to do something like this! I doubt I can pull it off but it’s worth a try!
So beautiful! This is such a unique and awesome touch. I love it.
Although my hair would never do that…….it is soso cute!
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that’s awesome! i wish i had longer hair…mine might be a bit too short, but when I grow it out I’m trying that style first!
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What lipstick color are you wearing here? It’s amazing!
Really cute !
Thank you for those beautiful hair style ideas, i wish to have long hair !
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I’m in love with your ombre hair. It looks so unintentional!
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you look georgous!
i just did this! I showed this to her, and she said that it was really cute 🙂
I usually just throw my hair into a messy bun, but at the end of school, the word “messy” really shows. So this is a better alternative for me 🙂
Awesome, I’ve been looking for this kind of tutorial for ages!!
This is lovely! Although I did find that it helped to be semi-judicious about how much hair I was pulling forward to start, otherwise I ended up with a very thin braid in some places and very thick in others. Also, as someone with shorter/layered hair, it really helped to do it while my hair was wet/damp. Hope that’s helpful to anyone else having a hard time with it.
I can’t wait for my hair to grow back out so I can try this!
i was wondering if you have ever done any hair styling tutorials for short hair. I have a chin length graduated bob and am dying to have more ideas as to what to do with it! any thoughts?
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I have long hair but i can’t do this i end up doing some weird hair-in-my-face thing. I give up lol
I’ve been doing all sorts of cute new braided styles recently, (like your maiden braids) and finally tried this one tonight. I have medium longish hair and it definitely took me a few tries but I finally got it to work! It was a little difficult changing angles and the position of my hands as I went around my head but I figured it out and it looks great! I’m going to practice more and experiment with placing it further back or further forward on my head. Thank you so much for the tutorial!
Very beautiful hear-cut, she seems very fresh like an early morning. And also she looks like Timoshenko a little.
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You look like Julia Timoschenko, she’s ALWAYS wearing this hairstyle. Do people in the United States know about her? She’s certainly famous in Europe. I think every one here would immediately think of her when seeing this
Looks nice anyway 😀
Oh yeah. I believe babeis and toddlers can get away with just about any look. She looks great! Especially with those Clifford slippers!Fly’s hair came in very slowly and unevenly, so I let it grow just for the reason you mentioned — I felt bad taking away any of it because he actually had so little hair. It’s usually wild now, and I really should take him to get a “real” haircut rather than just trim it now and then with my own scissors.
Oh Amen to that! If it makes any difference, Carley will be two in March and I am just sitratng to notice her bangs growing. She’s got the same baby mullet going on. I was going to take her for a haircut (in the back) a few weeks ago, but my family seemed to protest. I’m thinking this is a normal growth pattern, but it sure makes it hard to put in those hairbows!
Ah, she’s so cute. My girls had hair like Sophies. When they finally grew their hair I still coludn’t put clips in there cuz they just ripped them out. Oh the frustration, ha ha ha. I like the snow up against the door in the pic. I’m guessing that was from your trip.? lol
happy easter !! with this braid, it crilaenty is a happy and delicious holiday for you. love your creative spin on the classic. always such good ideas. your braid looks just perfect, gorgeous photos above. in the top photo, the slices are just calling out to the butter next to them, looks so inviting and ooooh, i just want to grab a slice and spread it right now ! and i love that tag on the knives too !
It has been a while for me 🙂 Loving the hair girl. I am going natural melysf and, let me tell you, it’s a test in patience for me. I am hanging in there though. Have you ever tried Kiny Curly Curling Custard? It works like a charm.
Do you have any ideas for mid length hair? I’m Asian, so my hair is naturally straight and THICK–there’s really nothing I can do.
This is so pretty. I have tried many times but I can’t make it look that good…:( Greetings from Finland!
Obsessed! Can’t wait to try this!
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Ooo I love this!! But I can’t do it 🙁
This is the PERFECT look for summer .. casual and ooh so chic!
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i love this look so beautiful! <3
This is gorgeous! I got so many compliments after doing my hair like this and going into town; one man even said that I looked ‘like a Greek goddess’! Thank you <3
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I did it!! I’ve been practicing for awhile now but definitely wanted to share that I’ve mastered it! I wore it like this to work and even to work out after. It totally held! Emma. You. Totally. ROCK. 🙂 Many thanks!!
i will try this at home 🙂
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