Dutch Waterfall Braid | Cute Girls Hairstyles
December 05, 2012
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Many of you know how popular our Waterfall Braid has become! It has become the most searched, modern braid on the Internet. In fact, our Self Waterfall Braid tutorial is by far the most popular hairstyle tutorial on YouTube {at over 18,000,000 views}!
Since our first Waterfall Braid posting back in 2009, we promised to bring you beautiful variations of this braid and today’s promises to be another beautiful one!
Here we show you how to create the Waterfall Braid using the Dutch Braid instead of a French Braid. Yes, it can be done… and next week we will upload how to DIY {Do-It-Yourself} this braid!
What I particularly love about the Dutch version is that the braid really pops out, creating the perfect accent for the falling strands!
The stranding {or stitching, as we call it} for the Dutch Waterfall Braid can be quite difficult. I will explain the steps the best way I can, but please be sure to view the video to gain a complete understanding:
- Begin by picking up a small section of hair where you want to start the braid {I started on the front, above the right eye}…
- Divide this small section into three strands…
- Begin a normal dutch braid. This means that the middle strand will always go OVER the outer strands {or you can say the outer strands will always go UNDER the middle strand}…
- Do one complete stitch by taking the middle strand over both outer edges once…
- You now drop the middle piece and let it fall out of the way.
- This is where it gets a little tricky… now pick up a small section of hair to add back into the braid and add it back as the MIDDLE piece. Do NOT add it as the bottom piece or the braid won’t work. You have basically just dropped the middle strand and replaced it with a new strand in the exact same location.
- Now take that middle strand and cross it over the outer bottom strand. This will create the outer edge that pops out of the braid…
- You then add hair to the top-outer strand {this is exactly what you would do with a regular Dutch braid) and cross the middle strand over that one…
- You have now just finished your second “stitch” at this point.
- Repeat steps 5-7 over and over again until you get to a point where you want to finish off the braid.
- Using the three remaining strands, create a basic braid down the remainder of the hair and secure with an elastic.
- Add a ribbon or any accessory as desired.
You can see our other Waterfall Braid variations here:
- Self Waterfall Braid {over 18,000,000 views}
- Waterfall Braid {over 8,000,000 views}
- Waterfall Twist {over 3,000,000 views}
- Double Waterfall Braid
- Waterfall Braid with Spiral Curls
- Waterfall Braid with Crimped Strands
- Waterfall Combo {headband, ponytail, braid-wrapped bun, messy bun}
I am sure that this Dutch Waterfall Braid will be just as viral as the original Waterfall Braid, since everyone is wanting to learn the latter! You can be the first to master this, and be the envy of all the other girls wearing just the Waterfall Braid!
If you LOVE this hairstyle, please be feel free to blog about it, share it on Facebook, tweet it on Twitter, pin it on Pinterest, and add it on Instagram. For the first time ever, we will accept all video responses of you showing the Dutch Waterfall Braid on YouTube {just be sure you tag us as CuteGirlsHairstyles in the video title}!
Enjoy!
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, 1 large hair elastic, bow and hairspray {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 5 minutes
Skill Level: Hard
Happy Hairdoing!
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Waterfall Braid Headband Combo | Braided Hairstyles
September 16, 2012
The hairstyle for this week uses a variation of our popular Waterfall Braid tutorial {over 16 million views}. I think you’re going to LOVE what we do with this!
Everyone knows that the waterfall braid has become a very popular hairstyle. Have you thought about wearing it as a headband? Well… we decided to try it and the hairstyle turned out simply gorgeous!
Recreate the Hairstyle:
- Begin by sectioning hair from ear to ear. Secure bottom section of hair with an elastic to keep it out of the way.
- Create a Waterfall Braid starting near one ear, going up over the forehead, and down to the other ear. Make sure all dropped strands fall toward the back of your head.
- Secure the braid right behind your ear with a tiny elastic the same color as your hair.
Now, to show you just how versatile this hairstyle accent can be, I’m going to show you four different ways to finish off the headband!
1. Waterfall Headband into Gorgeous Curls/Waves
Leave your hair down and add a few cute curls. The dropped strands will cascade over your head and down with the rest of the curls. {You can view our NuMe Wand Curl video or our Sock Curls tutorial to get ideas on how to create gorgeous curls.}
2. Waterfall Headband into a {Hair-Wrapped} High Ponytail
Pick up all of the hair previously secured out the way, and brush upwards and into a high pony tail. Add in the dropped pieces from the waterfall braid {be careful not to pull too hard on the strands and un-straighten the waterfall braid}. Add an elastic to secure the high ponytail. Grab a small strand of hair and do a hair wrap to cover the elastic, or even a cute microbraid for a fun accent. {This version is PERFECT for girls need to wear a ponytail, in sports, for example, but still want to have a little fun flair to the hair!}
3. Waterfall Headband into a Bun with Accent Braid
Create a high ponytail, however this time twist the hair into a ballet bun and secure with an elastic. Braid the remainder of the waterfall braid behind the ear and create a long microbraid and wrap it around the bun for a little add flair. {This is a great twist on a bun for all of you girls that love dance and ballet!}
4. Waterfall Headband into a Messy Bun
Create the high ponytail, as before. Now mix it up by adding a super cute Messy Bun…
When you are finished, you will have four fantastic look… all very different yet absolutely beautiful! I’m sure you are going to receive may compliments on this one!
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, 2 alligator clips, 2 small hair elastics, 2 large hairbands, 2-3 bobby pins, hairspray {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 3-5 minutes for each of the four hairstyles
Skill Level: Medium
Happy Hairdoing!
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Comment on this post »Waterfall Twist | Beautiful Teen Hairstyles
March 11, 2012
We have received a lot of attention for our Waterfall Braid hairstyle tutorials, with over 18 million YouTube views between our first two videos alone!
What I hear from some girls, is that they are not very good at French braiding and as such they can never get the braids to look right. We want everyone to be able to get that awesome cascading waterfall look, so…
About six months ago, Kori, a good friend of mine from Princess Hairstyles, posted a simple “cheat” for the Waterfall Braid that used a twist on the side, rather than a braid. The end result looks so much like a waterfall braid that not many people would know the difference!
For this tutorial, we carried the twist all the way around the head and we think it turned out super cute!
Items Needed: Brush or rat-tail comb, 1 bobby pin, hairspray {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 5 minutes
Skill Level: Medium
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Begin on front, right side of the head and section out 1 large strand of hair that can serve as your base for the twist around the head…
- Divide this strand into 2 equal pieces, and begin by twisting them around each other one time.
- Now, take a new selected strand of hair and place it between your twisting strands, so that it literally falls through like in the Waterfall Braid.
- Twist the 2 original strands once more.
- Repeat steps 3 and 4 all the way around the back of the head and towards the top of the left ear.
- For the last added-in section of hair on the left side, be sure to pull back into the strand about the same amount of hair you pulled initially to created the twisted strands… this will give a balanced look from the front.
- When you finish adding in your last twist, grab a bobby pin and sure-secure the end of the twist above the ear, making sure to hide the bobby pin as best as you can.
- Use hairspray {if desired} to help control flyaways.
Enjoy!
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Happy Hairdoing!
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Comment on this post »Double Waterfall Braid | Cute Hairstyles
October 11, 2011
I promise to keep bringing you updated Waterfall Braid hairstyles from time to time, since this braid is so popular.
This tutorial incorporates a very beautiful double-version of the braid…
To just prep the style, I had her hair in simple braids the day before. Taking them out left a very subtle curl with waves that really accented well the waterfall braids. {This style will look just as cute on straight hair, but I wanted those of you with curly hair to see that the Waterfall Braid looks great on you, too!}
I started by joining two waterfall braids from the front going backward, and secured them together with one clear hair elastic. {If you do not know how to Waterfall Braid, please see the links below the video.}
Now, for the lower waterfall braids I repeated the exact same process… however the hair I pick up from the top is actually a cascaded strand from the upper waterfall braid. I then finished it off into a hair-wrapped ponytail, to hide the elastic.
One of the best parts of this hairstyle is that it can be incorporated in any number of combos.
For example, yesterday I did this on myself {I have shoulder-length hair} and finished it off into a low messy bun. Yesterday was my shopping day and I must have had 1o comments or so on just my hairstyle, with a few of the girls really wanting to know how to do it. You could also finish it off by separating the remaining hair into messy/loose side braids, or pull it all back up into a fun and curly updo.
Items Needed: Brush, rat-tail comb, spray bottle, 2 clear elastic bands, hairspray and accesory {if desired}.
Time Requirement: 10-15 minutes
Skill Level: Hard
Our other “Waterfall Braid”-based tutorials…
- How to Waterfall Braid {basic instruction}
- How to Waterfall Braid on yourself {very popular}
- Waterfall Braid | Crimped Strands {a little 80’s flair}
- Spiral Curls | Waterfall Braid {gorgeous}
- Same Side Lace Braid {an inverted, dutch braiding version}
Happy Hairdoing!
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Comment on this post »Spiral Curls | Waterfall Braid
May 02, 2011
Continuing on with our Waterfall Braid series, we wanted to show you this one which incorporates the use of spiral curls on the fall-through strands of the braid. (For those of you who do not know how to braid this style, please review our how to waterfall braid tutorial.)
I think this hairstyle turned out absolutely darling!
We offset my daughter’s part a little, and then did a waterfall braid on both sides – meeting up together in the back.
We then took a Conair Spiral Styler and curled the loose strands of the hair and left the rest of the hair straight. You could curl all of the hair, but we really wanted to accent the loose strands of the braid against the hair. It is just a matter of your preference. We bought our spiral styler off of Amazon, at the following link…
Just like other curled styles, you will find that throughout the day the style will “curl crawl” {curls migrate into one another}. All you have to do is run your fingers through the strands, and the curls will separate back to original form!
Items Needed: Rat-tail comb, one hairband, spiral curler (iron), heat protectant, hairspray, accessory (if desired).
Time Requirement: 20 minutes
Skill Level: Hard
In fact, I think you moms should try this hairstyle on that Friday night Date Night with your awesome husbands!
Happy Hairdoing!
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