Hey, guys! It's Katie here again. It's really warming up here in the Midwest, and you know what that means—friends and swimming and BBQs and… frizzy hair. Honestly, if it weren't for braids and buns, my hair wouldn't stand a chance in the summer. I would definitely have to chop it before we made it to the cooler fall months. It's not an issue, though, because there are LOTS of braids to choose from! Here's a fun one I like to use to switch things up a little.
Step One: Divide your hair into three sections, as if you were going to do a normal braid. Braid the center strand and secure with an elastic.
Step Two: To begin your braid, cross the two side pieces over the middle section.
Step Three: Finish out the braid just like a standard braid.
Step Four: Once you reach the bottom, secure with an elastic and remove the first elastic.
Step Five: Finish your braid off with a pretty piece of fabric or ribbon, and you're all done!
As you can see from some of the photos above, my hair gets pretty dry in the summer, so it's nice to be able to run some coconut oil through my hair and throw it in a braid for some much needed conditioning. Happy braiding! xo. Katie
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OOOOOOO! 🙂 How pretty.
Love the tie at the bottom. Where do you get that? Or did you make it?
Hope you have a beautiful day!!! <3
xoxo,
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Oh Katie ur always having a good hair day! I have long very silky hair. Wish I could try all ur fancy hairdos but nothing stats in my hair because of the silkiness..it just falls flat! ? Love to have hair like yours
This is lovely Katie! I wish I still had long hair, but I’ll definitely be doing this style on my sister 🙂
-Kris | http://love-loft-life.com
Katie, love this! I have long hair so this will be really fun to try!
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Can’t wait until my hair is long enough to do this again!
I never would have thought of this, how easy and fun. Another reason to keep growing my hair out!
Katie, you must’ve heard me crying from 1,000 miles away. My hair is SO DRY and gets so tangly in the summer and I was this close to chopping it all off. Thank you for this tutorial!! You’ve saved my hair.
I love braids. They are so perfect for the summer and super easy if you are in a hurry.
This is such a great idea! I am giving it a shot tomorrow!
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Sooo beautiful!! I love it!!
This is by far the easiest braid tutorial with such cute end result <3 ...i will try this for next summer, when my hair will be longer...
xo
This braid is so cute, I’ll have to try it before I cut all my hair off.
Mana
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love this, and always love your hair videos too 😀
your hair tutorials are always my fave, even if i already know how to do the style 😉
can never get enough of dreamy hair <3
What a simple and cute idea! Never would have thought to do that. Totally trying that on my daughters’ hair this summer.
Love this hairstyle! We’ve been living in topknots lately because of the heat!
Grace and Charlotte xx
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Very original, you can see a braid hairstyle tomorrow in our video-post!
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my hair is currently like this and will be many times more this summer (: thanks for sharing! i love katie!
Cute! I love braids so much. My hair is not quite long enough to do this one but I know what you mean about dry ends in the summer.
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Laurali Star
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Lovely!!!
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What a cool idea Katie! I would never have thought of this – totally trying it out tomorrow!
this is so adorable!
xxoo,
nikki
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I absolutely love how simple this actually is, but it looks so nice compared to just a usual braid! I can’t wait to give this a go! 🙂
Have a lovely rest of the week!
What a fabulous idea! I love it!
-Charlotte
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This braid is perfect for the summer! My hair becomes unpredictable in the hot months (who am I kidding? It’s unpredictable in ALL the months) and so this is a great way to keep it out of my face and still cute!
xoxo
Taylor
Try a texturising spray such as a sea salt one (added bonus: beautiful waves when you take it out!) or even a texturising powder, I think VO5 do one 🙂
I love this hairstyle, simple and easy to do! I will definitely try it 🙂
Hui Chere
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So cute! Braid within a braid haha, but looks so cute and complex even though its pretty straightforward!
Lauren | http://www.livelovelauren.com
I am about to travel the Mediterranean so this is handy to know! Thank you 🙂 I love Katie’s hair colour too!
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I feel like all I wear is braids people are starting to think that is all my hair does. I appreciate the new idea and will for sure use it.
Thanks,
Alyssa
Oh Hey, Hooray!
I just friggen love your hair tutorials
Adorable! I would love to be able to do this, but my hair is so fine and brittle there would be tons of those nasty looking ends sticking out every where.
This is really cute. I wish my hair would grow out faster so I could try this.
This is perfect for summer!! Love it!
-Ashley
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This textured braid is so whimsical & spunky. It’s just a tad different than a regular braid but has more pizzazz. :] // itsCarmen.com ☼
Oh so pretty!! I’m definitely going to try this, looks so good on you!
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I absolutely adore it!
I’m trying this tomorrow! What a great idea! I’m so bad with braids so we will see if this one works for me.
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Looks great, really summery feel to it
Lauren
livinginaboxx
This is really pretty!!
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Cool idea! Love her hair colour 🙂
My fiancée is always tyring to get me to braid my hair, will def get around to doing it now!
Anisa – The Macadames. xx
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Thanks for the inspiration to keep growing my hair out! 🙂
phenomenal idea! a must-try!
xx
I will definitely be trying this look, so simple and cute my favorite combo!
Juli
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this is so adrable 🙂 too bad my hair is short and i can’t make it 🙁
really pretty, great post 🙂
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That’s nice, I’m definitely going to try that. I usually braid my hair during the summer, so it isn’t in the way. And this I can easily do.
i love this idea! i’m always trying to figure out ways to make my braids appear thicker – this might be the trick i was looking for 🙂
xo jac
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I’ve heard that honey is supposed to be really good for helping with frizz, but I’ve never actually tried it.
This braid is seriously adorable. I really need to learn how to braid.
It took me a second to realise there were more than three strands. I really wish I had the face shape to pull off all my hair back. Do you have any tips for how to style this out with whispy growing out bangs?
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This is a great idea and so simple, will be sure to try it out on my travels , thank you!
The braid looks so much cuter with the bow at the bottom! I usually put the bow at the base of the ponytail, but this inspired me to change things up! 😉
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Love this!! Looks way more complicated than it teally is – win! Will be trying this out for sure!
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So cute and fun! I am so envious of your bangs! On a sidenote could you please do a tutorial on how you wore that awesome bandana style when you guys went to costa rica? I am going to the beach this summer and would love to do that with my hair.
Thanks for the great content!!!
Such a cute hairstyle- love it! I do love a messy braid <3
fabulous idea and so simple!
The best for Summer days!
Love the hairstyle blogs – keep ’em coming!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Voww!! such a simple and cute idea to apply..thanks for sharing 🙂
Nice hair style, every one like it