Braided Headband

Braided headband is a highly popular hairstyle which gives you a defined look. No matter whether you want to keep your bangs free or tie them, a braided headband hairstyle on the front looks classy. It will hold your locks back and keep them from falling on your face. A young fresh look is what you can get by adding that braided headband to your hairstyle. You can either have a separate headband on your hair or just have your headband made of your own braided hair. So you might be wondering how to braid a headband. Here is a step-by-step procedure of the same that you can follow.

Braided Headband Instructions
Be it a simple braid or french braid headband, it is sure to look beautiful. Here are the instructions for a headband with simple hair braiding techniques.

Step 1
Start this braid hairstyle by combing your hair and making it tangle-free. Make sure all the knots are released and hair is smooth. You will be working on the hair in the entire section around one ear.

Step 2
Take a section of your hair from front of one ear, say left ear. If you want to give the headband, an appearance of a ready-made band, take a section from behind of your ear. The section must be 2 inches wide and at least 3 inches in length (length meaning distance from ear towards the crown), following the curve of head.

Step 3
Take rest of the hair, even that from your hairline, backwards and tie it on back of your head. Comb the locks just in front the section made in Step 2, carefully and take them over to one side of the head. It is best to apply hair gel to these locks so as to keep them in place and avoid any disturbance while working on this cute braid hairstyle for girls.

Step 4
Divide this section into three sections and start braiding them into simple braid. Having it loose or tight is our choice. Once you reach the end of this section, you have to take it behind another ear, from your crown. Make sure the headband rests just about 1- 1½ inches backwards from your hairline. Once again make sure all hair from the hairline is properly taken backwards. Read more on hair braiding instructions.

Step 5
Now secure the braided section behind the right hair. You can first secure the braids with a rubber band matching with your hair color and then secure entire braided section in rest of your hair.

Step 6
Use bobby pins to tuck-in loose hair around the braid. Spray the braid headband with hair spray to keep it in place. A braided headband made of your hair is ready and right there on your mane!

Read more on:

• How to Braid Hair
• How to Plait Hair
• How to Make Ribbon Headbands

You can have a double braided headband just by following the aforementioned instructions. Just add one more section besides the one made in Step 2 and follow the same instructions for braiding hair and securing them. What's more, you can find a lot of varieties of cute headbands in braided style in the market. You can pick one from those made of threads, ribbons, printed fabrics or even that of synthetic hair, so as to match with your hair color. You can also get a plastic headband of desired width and some 3 ribbons of desired colors. Wrap these ribbons forming a braid around the plastic band. With these ideas, get ready to wear that hair accessory and look gorgeous.