Hey, guys—it's Katie here again! I promised you another hairstyle for medium-length hair, and I'm here to deliver. This style looks great with a fishtail braid, but if you haven't quite mastered the fishtail (here's a video to help you out), fear not! This style is just as cute with a simple, traditional braid.
To begin, I curled Emma's hair with a small barrel curling iron. Feel free to bust out your sea salt spray for no heat curls the night before.
Step One: Create a fishtail braid from a section of hair on one side of the head. Secure with an elastic and repeat on the other side.
Step Two: Once you have both sides braided, bring them together and tie them in a knot at the back of the head.
Step Three: Tie the hair in a knot a second time and secure with one or two bobby pins. Remove the hair elastics once the knot is pinned and let the braided ends fall straight.
I absolutely love this look on Emma, and once again, it's great for a variety of lengths. Happy braiding! xo. —Katie
Credits // Author: Katie Shelton Photography: Sarah Rhodes. Photos edited with A Beautiful Mess actions.
49 Comments
Such a cute hair style!! I love anything bohemian. I would say it looks best on hair with different tones of color, like Emma’s.
I haven’t mastered the fishtail braid yet, but this looks really cute! I’m growing out my hair, and it’s at that awkward shoulder length right now, so I need all of the styling ideas I can get!
<3 dani
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This is such a great hairstyle for super hot summer days! Love it.
xo
Love this look! Fishtail braids are my favorite
xo, erica
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love this, thanks for the inspiration!! i’m definitely trying it out 🙂
also, congrats on the new design!! it’s amazing, i love it.
x tiphaine
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So cute! Don’t know if II can do this on myself though haha. xoxo
Love your highlights!
I love this hairstyle. It looks perfect for a beach wedding or something low-key!
This is so sweet! And simple! Loving your tutorials, girl!
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I love it! Adorable… Now i just need to find someone who will do it for me! 😉
xx,
E.
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This is perfect! Going to try this look now that my hair is no longer long!
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I have such a hard time doing side braids or any braids because I have bangs! Can you do a tutorial on some cool braid styles for people with bangs?? 🙂 Thanks!
That looks so effective! Don’t think that i could do that to myself though! x
Really cute, and one that would work on my shorter hair!
First of all, I LOVE your new blog look!! Secondly this hairstyle is so summery and looks pretty easy if you’re good with fishtails braids!
So cute! xx
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this is adorable! i am terrible at making my hair look good, other than just worn down and straight. i’m trying to get more creative though! can’t wait to try this look this weekend!
This is adorable! I am going to try and recreate it with my dreadlocks!
Wow, would look great on my short hair too
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Lovely !!
This is gorgeous! I actually think I am going to do be doing this hairstyle today! Hopefully it works on my long hair just as well as it worked on your short hair!
Much Love, AnnCates xx
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my goodness! this is all kinds of lovely! wonderful job, katie!
xx
This is really cute even though the idea of tying my hair in a knot terrifies me (my hair is past my waist! lol )
This is gorgeous! I am a huge fan of the “half up” hairdos, because they look sophisticated while showing off long hair. Really adorable. Too bad all my festivals are over for the season!
Cat
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I’ve been looking for a tutorial for a decent medium length hair tutorial! This is perfect! Going to have to work on my braiding skills! Thanks!
Cute style, and I love the new design… but it is harder to follow step-by-steps now that the photos are so large I have to scroll and can’t see a whole photo at once (portrait oriented photos).
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It looks so pretty and easy! Which is something that should only apply to hair, btw. :p
Very nice hairstyle. xa
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Love this style, definitely going to try this before the end of summer.
I’m in love with this knot braid! I want to try it on me for next month’s festival, but it seems a little complicated for me. I’m not very good with braids unfortunately. I wonder if there’s a Youtube video that teaches us clumsy girls how to do this kind of braid.
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This is so pretty!! I love that you took the elastics out, I would’ve left them in (because I didn’t know taking them out was an option) and this looks so much more elegant!
Emma looks gorgeous! And Katie I love your hair tutorials! Would you guys consider doing Elsie’s hair? Hers looks really thick, like mine is and I’d love to see some styles that are do-able with thick hair!
Oh wow this is so pretty. Love the photos as well!
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I adore this look – and am such a huge fan of fishtail braids. Just need to learn how to fishtail without my arms getting super tired.
Warm Regards,
Alexandra
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I love fishtail braids! (more than regular braids) Great tutorial.
– Christina http://www.cityloveee.blogspot.com
Can’t wait to try this! Love the idea and it seems fairly easy! <3
so cute and simple!
xxoo,
nikki
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This look is fun..love it…will try this once i master the skill of fish tail braiding.. that double knot looks fancy..
xo
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Love this! I really like the look of two plaits like this, but have never been happy with how to finish it at the back until now 🙂
Lovely Witches
Such a cute hair style. I love it.
I miss living with my sisters because they were always the ones to braid my hair, since it’s so hard to do on your own! I’m going to have to teach my boyfriend/roommate. haha!
xoxo
Taylor
It’s lovely and simple and the fishtail is surprisingly easy to master! I love these hair tutorial. Bec x
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That is really cute and easy even though it does take a bit of for small fishtails. I think normal braids will work great as well if your in a rush. 🙂
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So pretty! You should have been a hairstylist, Katie ;).
Tamara
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Amazing !! <3 <3 <3
xXx
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Wonderful style!! I love the curls with it but I think it would look really cute with straight hair to !!
I adore this! I also love how the different shades in Emma’s hair look when they’re braided.
We absolutely love this look at Seen in the City!
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