Herringbone Braid

If you have seen the movie The Lord of the Rings, you must have noticed the character Legolas sporting a herringbone braid. The herringbone braids are also known as the fishtail plait as it fans out like a fish tale when not secured with a rubber band. However, many people secure their herringbone braid with a rubber band as it can last for days without becoming a messy hairstyle. If you are looking for some herringbone braid instructions, the following simple tips will help you sport a herringbone braid.

How to do a Herringbone Braid

• It is better to start with slightly wet hair or greasy hair as it helps hold the hair in place. Comb through the hair to remove all the knots and tangles.
• Now pull a section of hair you want to begin with near the top of the head and insert your left index finger through the strand and separate it into two sections.
• Hold the sections in your left using your fingers to keep them separated and gather some hair from the right side of your head.
• Now cross the section from the right and add it to the left section.
• You need to transfer all the hair that is separated by your fingers to the right hand and leave the left hand free to continue with the left side.
• You need to gather some amount of hair from the left side and cross it over the left section and add it to the right section of hair.
• Now transfer all the hair to your right hand and repeat the above mentioned herringbone braid instructions.
• Continue doing the same steps till you do not have any more hair to add and are left with the two separated sections.
• You need to hold each section in one hand and separate a small section from the left side and add it to the right hand. Repeat the step by adding a small amount from the tight side and adding it to your left hand.
• You can continue this step till you have only a few inches of hair left at the end.
• You need to secure the herringbone braid with a rubber band to prevent it from getting untied.

Herringbone Braid Hairstyles
There are many herringbone braid hairstyles that you can try apart from the above herringbone braid. You can try a French style herringbone braid hairstyle that begins at the hairline. In this herringbone braid hairstyle, you need to take hair sections that are about the width of your forehead and divide them into two. Then you need to cross tiny sections of the hair from the right side to left and then from the left side to the right. Continue braiding down the back of your head and add hair from the sides of your head to the two sections like in a French braid. After you reach the nape, you to need to continue braiding like you would normally braid hair.

Herringbone braids are really smart and cool hairstyles. The herringbone braids are great for medium length hair and women with long hair. The herringbone braid adds a twist to the traditional braids. You need to remember that you need only two main strands of hair and cross smaller sections to give the hairstyle an intricate look. The herringbone braid is looser than the other braid styles as you do not interweave the hair strands, just cross them over. Also, it may take longer with thicker and longer hair. I hope these herringbone braid instructions inspire you to try out this sophisticated and elegant hairstyle.