Braids 101: 3 Easy Braid Hairstyles | Classic Braid, French Braided Pony & Braid Crown
- Posted on 05 April, 2022
- Curly Hairstyles
- By Anonymous
Whether you're brand new to braids, or looking for easy braided hairstyles, these 3 styles are quick, easy and stunning always. This braids tutorial will cover all the basics of braiding and how to braid your own hair.
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You have to separate everything into three sections. One two three you're gon na cross cross uh, give me a b. Give me an r give me an a i d b. You guys did not do great on that. Let'S try it again. Give me a b. Give me an r give me an a id, thank god welcome to beginner braids 101, so my hair is curly, so i want to give it a little bit of slip. I'M just going to take the air dry or the instant recovery. Serum put it on the base of this part of the braid put this on this part. If your hair is straight or like really straight or really really fine, and you want to do a braid, i definitely would suggest applying a salt spray throughout your hair or a texturizer. If it's really really straight and fine, you could even do our air dry cream. You could put it on your hair dry. You could mist your hair, flipping your hair upside down and then diffusing a little bit of air dry cream into your straight fine hair. It'S going to help to give it a little bit of hold a little bit of texture without feeling crunchy. It'S just going to kind of emphasize your texture and give the braids something to kind of hold on to so. The first thing i'm going to show you is just like a simple braid, just braiding, your hair down. The reason that i, like these clear elastics is because you just don't see it in the hair as much as like a big um hair tie. First, you have to separate everything into three sections: one two, three you're going to cross cross up; one two, three and also two. This is like a rachel ray thing. I always talk about like she made this like vanilla box cake where it was like vanilla cake with, like strawberry ice cream and she's like. But if you don't like vanilla cake, you, like strawberry ice cream, you can do it like different flavors. So that's kind of how this is too, like there's a million ways to do it. Okay, this is just one, but basically it's just really literally simply we're gon na braid we're just gon na do a little braid, so we're gon na take this side we're gon na cross it over the top and then i'm going to hold the braid. In this hand, between my index finger and middle finger, i'm going to take this chunk with my left hand, grab it and put this left chunk over the top. So you can see the braids starting to form i'm going to take this cross it over the top, and you could really braid over or under i'm doing over, and you can see the braid is starting to happen. Okay actually see how the the sizes that the braids got uneven, i'm going to take this fat chunk and split it to kind of re-establish the three sections which won't hurt anything i'm gon na keep braiding. Then i'm gon na bring it to the front, and i'm just gon na finish the braid and i'm gon na use this clear, hair tie, which is actually two to secure it. I'M just gon na do this fun thing where you take the outsides of the braid and you pull it apart, and it just makes the braid a little bit more romantic. A little bit more, like whimsy, also makes it a little bit more full, i'm just taking my fingers and working the braid and see it's good. If you have any of these little pieces sticking out it's okay, it doesn't have to be perfect, i'm pulling it apart and then what you can do, if you wanted to you, could like use this as like the basis for a little low sung, bun or a Little updo you could like twist this braid up so now, i'm just going back and gon na pull out a little bit more of the sides. If you wanted to you could like do a little ribbon on the bottom, you could put like a little barrette here. Obviously, if your hair is longer it's going to give you more of a braid if you're someone who wears extensions, this is a really good braid, because it can just kind of hide everything. It'S a good like little in-between style, but look how cute it is just an easy, braid good job go braids number one can't hear you now. If you feel like a snoozefest girl, i came out of the womb knowing how to do that. Braid. I got another trick for you, i'm just going to take that little hair tie out actually one trick that you can do with these hair ties. You can put oil on it and i'll, take it right off and i'm just going to pull that out. Okay, this next braid is going to start to introduce us to a french braid okay. So what you're going to do to start this french braid, which you could do it from here, but it's harder. So this is braids 101 remember, so we've got to start somewhere. So i'm going to start with just some hair right here at the top of my head, so just from there and i'm gon na start my braid here. So we have one two, three three sections. So when you french, braid you're gon na, like gather hair as you braid, so i'm just going to start with a normal braid, and you see how i'm trying to keep my hands more towards my scalp. I'M not trying to hold the hair um way down the hair shaft. You want to keep it pretty close to your scalp and i like to hold my hands on top of the hair. Instead of from underneath now on this side, i'm going to gather a little bit of extra hair, i use my index finger to scoot scooch scooch. I grab a chunk and i'm going to pull it underneath that section and then that's me just cleaning up and making sure there's no extra hairs. Now, i'm on this side, so we're gon na get this tail. I'M gon na grab a little bit of hair scoot. It in pick it up and pull it underneath that section you could put the sections on top or underneath one's gon na make a cornrow one's gon na make a french braid. You see, i still have my three sections. I'M now on this side, i'm gon na take a little bit with my index finger. I grab that section, i'm gon na put it underneath and you just continue this side to side. Now, i'm really coming here with my index finger, i'm gon na grab grab grab. I scooch those together now, i'm on this side. I'M gon na grab this section, this hair scooch scooch scooch. I have it all together here in these fingers and i'm just gon na feed it underneath into my middle finger, making sure i don't have any extra hair and now here we go now we're over on this side. I'M going to grab it i'm going to scooch it. I really like to travel with my hair like this. It keeps it out of my face, keeps me from getting hot and now you're going to start to run out of hair, so we're gon na grab this scooch it underneath scooch scooch, and now it just turns into a braid and yeah. You just sprayed it to the ends. Now. If you wanted to get fancy, you could take this tie it with a hair tie. Then you could like roll it under pen to turn it into like a little bit of a shaker braid or you can let it stay down. I'M going to come around and grab some of my little trusty hair ties, and then you could do that same thing. If you wanted to pull these out so see, i'm using my fingers to feel around because it's so much easier to do someone else's hair than your own. But my fingers know what it's like to do someone else's. So you just use your fingers to feel yeah that feels cute, i'm a braid, it's so pretty. Every breed has a personality of their own, so yeah. These are just two really fun ways to get braids started. Try it out um see what you like the little braids you have are cute. If you want to do that, one like how to like take one chunk and do a little braid, then another one that jared's just requested with his one inch long hair. So here's another fun thing you could do it helps if your hair is a little longer, but you could take like this braid it braiding braiding, braiding, braiding braiding. Yes, yes, yes, then we're gon na make it fatter. It'S giving me lauren conrad in the hills. Yes, spencer, that's heidi, oh lauren had brody, oh, he does chris. He sells crystals now. Yes, he really does oh yeah hummingbirds too he's like a hummingbird dealer or something is that going to be what happens to my career in like 12 years? Okay? So that's this brain braid, so i'm gon na braid this side. This is kind of like the cersei season. One through five, like before shame, is what this is gon na turn out to be so i'm just pulling these braids apart, giving it a little bit of texture, we're going to tie that together at the base and voila you're done just kidding. No, so then you take this and you're going to scooch it back, and then you just put the braids on either side, and then it just turns out like this well anyway, thanks for coming to braids 101 you're gorgeous you're stunning, if you're still watching this video You'Re, a real one. I love you ah, like comment subscribe. Oh yeah tag me if you recreate this on instagram stories, get your brain on love. You you
Comments
Jonathan Van Ness: Tell me something good…. also! If you try one of these braids, you need to tag me on Instagram Stories so I can see
Amanda Guevares: “Scooch, scooch, scooch” Never not going to say that when braiding, ever again. Joyful (and informative) way to start my day
Dodoushka: This is the first time I learn how to make a french braid and it turned out fabulous from the first try. I've been wanting to learn this since I was a child, good thing I learned just a week before I turn 30. Thank you beautiful awesome amazing JVN. Lots of love from Romania
Flowery Vegas: I learned how to braid on my American girl dolls, but was never all that great at French braiding. This is a super easy to follow along tutorial and I appreciate that you did it on yourself. Thanks for the helpful tips, Queen! I appreciate you
Elissa Strem: These ideas are both motivating and inspiring. I do a simply French braid sometimes but I will try just a few of these simple steps to glam up my look! Get me out of the ponytail rut!
LaserCat: I was never taught how to braid my hair as a kid so I really appreciate this
Camillebrie: I’ve never seen this way to start a French braid! This looks so much easier, going to try it right meow!
Jill Isenberg: Oh my goodness! When I braid my daughter’s hair, I always have the problem of the fat middle chunk and the two short sides. It never occurred to me to divide up the fat middle chunk again. Mind blown! What a great tip! ❤️
Nyte_Blade: So nice to start my day with some JVN energy. You make me smile. Thank you for sharing your light with the world!
MSK: I’ve been braid-averse all my life and now I’m inspired. Turns out what I needed all along was a full body demonstration of the braiding process and tips for curly hair. And JVN air dry cream, which I already have (OBVI! Because its the best!).
CC: Loving this tutorial! Thanks for the 101 tips! T.T Also, as someone who's starting to embrace/learn more about my curly/wavy texture, I love your hair as inspo! Hope we can get more tutorials on maintaining wavy/curly hair as well. Would love that. Thank you JVN! <3
Jeanpants: Jonathan, can you please do a video on flattering haircuts for different types of face shapes? Love youuuu <3
Jennifer Loher: Going to try these on my daughter! My hair is short and curly but this will be helpful for me to try that french braid and small braids in her hair.❤️
Heidi Kohl: I literally learned how to braid from volleyball. And then I had YEARS of practicing on my own! I’m still trying to master the four strand braid!! Literally feels impossible on myself
yesmissjane: that third braid is so cute, and honestly, I've never seen anyone making it before. Thank you!!!
CecilyPigeon: When he banded those two front braids together and flipped them back to make a crown, I literally went, "Ohhhhh!" out loud - never seen that before! JVN is pure joy!
liquid_sunshine: Thank you for this video!! I finally was able to do a French braid on myself for the first time in 35 years! ❤
MrsElfman: I grew up with 3 older sisters & just now learned how to French braid from a stranger on the internet at 36 years old. Also, I had no idea that the braid crown was so easy! Thank you, JVN!!!
Queen hWitch Melody: I'm mesmerized by your ability to so easily braid behind your head I like to do the first braid. And I like doing the one where you have 2 baby braids that hang down near the front. I don't think I look good in french braids though because the underside of my hair usually looks oily :x
Stacie Robbins: The first time I've had a lesson in french braiding! You're a fun, light and engaging teacher- so good at what you're doing! Would love to hear you say, "scooch, scooch, scooch." all day. How about a video on self-install clip on extensions?? Maybe I'm missing one in your files but considering the investment in self-care for my super thin, wrecked from chemo, curly hair. Thank you for bringing a squishy light and love into the world!
Jennifer BBB: Omg this is a weekend hair practise project!!! Always relied on my mom to braid my hair…when I was a kid and now it’s time to take the hair reins and ……….B-R-A-I-D ♀️
Teela Kovacs: This is such a great 101 for lost potential of styles for medium and long hair. I would just add the tip to not involve a mirror as it can just confuse your hands if you're beginning to learn. I really loved that you chose to work on your own head. Braiding your own hair vs. someone else's can be a whole thing! Love you
Kristina Rush: Thank you so much for this video! I have 2 active daughters with long hair and I am not at all a braiding professional! The tip to start at the back of the head and not the front for a french braid is going to be a game-changer for me! Thank you!!!!
hazeleyeschick jen: Love this! We now need a Braid 201 course! Dutch braids, fish tail braids, corn rows etc. Other styles that use braids too. Thank you and love you!
Courtney Christopherson: Hi Jonathan I'm a session hair stylist and makeup artist and I am obsessed with you. I love your energy and personality so much! I was wondering if you would do a video on how you deal with difficult clients in the chair or difficult/negative people on set. I feel like you have a way with people and you might have some magical tips for us. Anyways that would be amazing.
Nicole Campos: The crown braid brings me back to my figure skating competition days. My mom would braid my whole head into the crown.
Candice Lamberth: I cannot thank you enough for making this video. I can do a basic braid, but cannot seem to master the French braid. My daughter complains that mine are too loose, so she asks my hairstylist sister to do it when she visits. ♀️
Rav P: OMG, the first time I've managed to do a French braid after following your steps!! Yaayy! Thank you ❤️
A Redheads Ramblings: I appreciate that you did them on yourself. Too many tutorials are done on someone else so if you're trying to learn how to braid your own hair it's hard to translate it to what your hands need to be doing while behind your head and you can't see what you're doing
pipster06: Love this I'm terrible at braids and can only do the 3rd one you did bcause its simpler and at the front of my face Going to give the other 2 a go this week! Thanks JVN
Steven Jamieson: This is exactly what I need in my life right now!! Motivation to try out some braids, thank you JVN for making me believe I can do it! ♥
Lisa Abrahamson: Thanks for this tutorial, Jonathan! I always love your enthusiasm ❤️
April Bird: For someone who can't braid her hair at all, I'm going to try at least a simple braid again soon bc you give me courage I promise nothing though
cess maureen: I have super kinky curly hair and it’s been a while since I have attempted to braid it. Thanks for the refresher! I might braid it for my long flight to Kenya. Love you so much Queen✨✨
Clarissa Felix: One of the best hair tutorials I have ever seen! You explain everything so clearly and I believe I can try! Thank you, Lord Jonathan! This video makes me smile!
Nitu Jha: i have been braiding for years and i never knew i could reestablish hair if it becomes uneven.... :/ thanks Jonathan!! Also, i have curly dry hair so i just ordered your hydrating shampoo and conditioner :D
Stephanie R.: That French braid looks a LOT easier than what I was trying; with starting at the front of my hairline which is thinner than the back and looked very strange in the end. Can't wait to try it!!!!
Anna: i’ve been looking for some easy braid hairstyles for work.. thank you for this! i’ll definitely be trying them
Misty Apple: B-R-A-I-D I’ve never made a crown braid like that
Christine Tuan: French braid love! Brings me back to the 80’s! Thanks JVN! ❤️❤️❤️
Panda Boy: I do kinda have the same length as you but a more curlier and dryer texture. Really wanted to learn how to do some easy braids for the summer so this video came in at the perfect time. Especially how to do a French braid was top tier on my list as my grandmother used to to this for everybody when I was younger and I want to keep the tradition! Thank you
Colleen Chatterton: Thank you so much Jonathan. I also have been thinking so much about how to do braids. My hair is quite thin, but I love the look of braids. During Covid my hair has grown out, so it's long enough to braid. Can you do some more with braids and ways to put your hair up in a bun. I'd like to leave my hair long, just because I enjoy long hair. But I want to learn how to braid it so that it looks OK. Otherwise my hair is too scattered. I'm sort of tired of having to wear short hair. Thank you so, so much. And thanks for showing us how you can braid your own hair. This is most helpful!
Katherine Cheung: Yassss a French braid done on their own hair and not a model’s! So much easier to follow and it turned out great! Scooch scooch scooch!
Des Austin The Artist: Super cute and I'm definitely trying all of these!!!! Thank you for the good tips and good energy!!!! I so need to switch it up! You are the best! Love ya!
Gretchen Mann: I am such a spaz when it comes t braiding my own hair. Feeling so much more confident. Also love your Air dry Cream. It's been a life changer for me.
Mandi Mateer ♿️: These styles are so cute. I wish I could braid my hair.
Aarti M: Thanks for the video! I can do the kind of french braid you showed, where the braid "sticks out" but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do the kind of french braid on myself where the braid doesn't stick out....if you make another braiding video, would love to see that!
Jill Parker: Love the “ Cersei” braids! You make me laugh, JVN! What a perfect way to start my morning ☕️❤️☕️
Denise S: Thank you for this tutorial! ❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Canadian Reef Master: Great episode, I don't have enough hair to braid. <3 Your garden looks great!
Sadie Taylor: I am so glad you did this tutorial! Thanks, JVN ✌
Peggy Garberick: Thank you so much! I have thin straight hair and I wear it in a braid. So pulling it out a bit after I do it makes it look normal.
Katy DeBardelaben: The way my mouth dropped open when he tied the two braids together and flipped them back to make a flower crown So casually dropping bombs like everyone knows that!! Do you know how hard I’ve tried my whole life to hold one braid with my mouth while braiding the other side and then trying to get them together without unraveling?! AMAZING.
Kiki Gilmer: My hair is just about to my waist and I braid it every night and it takes such a weirdly long amount of time to braid it all the way to the bottom. I felt your pain doing that little braid in the front, lol!!
Tammy Scott: Good morning due to arthritis, I can no longer braid my hair. However, just seeing you makes my day. ❤️
Jet Leclaire: Thank you so much for this! I'm trying so hard to learn for my youngest lol
Alberto Bravo: Definitely gonna try some of these!
Jade Holland: Love these. I’m going to try the last one.
Lindsay Haugen: I had a friend in college who said she taught herself how to braid hair on her Barbies. All the more reason to play with dolls!
Sandra Pippin: Loved all three braids! Thanks so much, you are adorable!! Love all your hair tutorials..... but are those little rubber hair ties o.k. or safe for your hair? I always hesitate to use the rubber ones. Love you!
Cristina Camacho Salazar: The third braid is everything! Thanks Jared for making Jonathan do it! Hahaha
Alyssa Alexander: Question - Any tips for braiding with shorter hair (like just past one's chin)? I always find that braiding my hair now that it's in a bob is really hard. Love you JVN!! <3
miaaa h: THANK YOU BESTIE <3333 needed this right now :)))
littlemissladyoxo: You are smart. Thank you for making this easy!❤️
Cassandra Waight: I have overcomplicated the braid crown for way too long........ You're amazing
ZRRS: I grew my hair out to my waist and donated it yesterday I have a buzzcut now but I still watched this because I LOVE YOU JVN you are amazing
Sebastian Fritz: Mindreader!! I've been thinking I need to learn to braid my hair! thanks bb
Wendy Picard: Thank you so much! Kisses to the whole team! I'm hoping you may be able to tell me which type of hairbrush is best for my hair type (wavy, full).
witchy one: I don’t need to learn how to braid my hair but I did need to hang out with you today so thank you once again. love u
Gaëlle cbois: We want more ! Thank you and please
katie: my hair is too short for this but i just needed this moment of JVN in my life this morning
Sarah Petruna: Thank you for doing this!
Victoria: Air dry cream is my new save-all holy grail product for my silly, slippy hair! I stopped color services during COVID and my fine hair is now super slippy because it’s happy and shiny! Hair down, hair up, yay for Air Dry Cream! Especially in ATX humidity…
Veronica Jasso: Hello Gorgeous You!! Keep up the great job. Love your videos. I too have curly hair and yes, braids are the way to go. It keeps my hair neatly in place instead of having mop hair.
marina zompatori: Somehow I got to 46 unable to braid my own hair. I can braid my kids’ hair but not my own. I try and after two seconds I’m like “what the hell am I holding?”. Thank you for the motivation..I will try again!
Billi Thekat: Ngl, you look stunning with a simple braid like in the first example
Cassidy Olsen: I would love some advice on styling long hair with a widows peak. I have a hard time with my hairline, always feeling that it looks wonky because of my peak.
miaaa h: i adore your energyyyy :’)
Girlforaction: You are a freakin' genius. My God, so simple and elegant. P.S: I don't think you will be selling crystals in 12 years,lol.
HAN: I have a very short hair to satisfy my non-binary self but I watched the whole video with full focus.
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HuntingForBeauty: Oh, and one more huuuge thing I want to ask. When and will your hairproducts be available to buy in Sweden any time soon? I really really want to try them ❤️
sidy rose: Hello! Random hair question: Which purple shampoo is best for highlighted blonde hair?! I need help:(
Jenifer Stewart: Do you ever wish Mark would grow out his hair so you could French braid his hair? Just wondering.
Leah Marilla Thomas: I'm pretty sure that French braid placement just changed my life. Will report back. I typically start at my forehead and start over 20 times because I don't like how it pulls away from my face and bunches around my neck.
J: I wish my hair was long enough to braid, maybe I'll grow a mullet and get my nieces to braid just the back... ily jvn!
approsa: You're gorgeous, you're stunning, you look like Linda Evangelista.
MadMudz 808: Love, love, love!!!
Diana Isabel: ❤️ Hermosa eleccion 4.FO/Elizeid de mejor 1 (elecciones ) 9.9/10 2 ( culturales ) 9.7/10 Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no-puede-ir-pero-de-tan-solo verlos desde pantalla,, se que estuvo Sorprendente .
Melanie Barnes: ❤️ Hermosa eleccion 4.FO/Elizeid de mejor 1 (elecciones ) 9.9/10 2 ( culturales ) 9.7/10 Son unos de los mejores conciertos , no-puede-ir-pero-de-tan-solo verlos desde pantalla,, se que estuvo Sorprendente .
Natalie Uygan: I love you !!! ❤️ i love alll your hair tutorials!
Hayley B: thank you I love this
Delaney Aubertine: I cant wait to try your products!!!!! Love this video and u
Alexandra Susnjar: Obsessed with you! And these videos!!
PINK Table Talk TV: Super cute!
Shemmys Greenery: I just got a flash back of when I was a kid tryna French braid my own hair..
I couldn't care less: Can we have a braid 102? I need to learn how to double French my friends for swim team
HuntingForBeauty: So, I found them online Could you please help me with what products I should buy? I have nordic naturally curly hair on the drier, frizzier side. Its my natural color so not colored right now. I almost always wear it naturally and let it airdry or sometimes diffuse. But I would like some kind of heat protectant too. I want a routine from shower to styling. Would be so thankful if you would have would have the time to help me
laura Brackley: First your awesome! Honest question isn’t scooching it underneath as you braid, the Dutch braid not the French braid?
Allira: In Australia we call your first braid a "plait". Anything fancier than a plait is a braid.