December 05, 2012

Dutch Waterfall Braid | Cute Girls Hairstyles

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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:

1. 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}…
2. Divide this small section into three strands…
3. 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}…
4. Do one complete stitch by taking the middle strand over both outer edges once…
5. You now drop the middle piece and let it fall out of the way.
6. 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.
7. 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…
8. 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…
9. You have now just finished your second “stitch” at this point.
10. Repeat steps 5-7 over and over again until you get to a point where you want to finish off the braid.
11. Using the three remaining strands, create a basic braid down the remainder of the hair and secure with an elastic.
12. 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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