Do you find your braids slip out of place?
Brenda sent me a lovely email:
I love the braid book! It is fantastic and has totally inspired me. I never really mastered the french or reverse french braid until your instructions.
But I have a dilemma. I can never manage to get the braid to stay where I start it. If I start it at the hairline on the top of my head by the time I finish and tie the braid, the beginning of it has slid back to the crown of my head! This makes it very difficult to do braid one, which is my favorite, and a lot of other styles.
I have very thin hair. I’ve tried “braid one” on day old hair, but it gets so oily and gross and sticks together at the roots giving me bald spots, and day old braids didn’t help with the slide back problem. Freshly washed seems to always work the best and look the best when I braid, but even with teasing and hairspray to texturize, the start of the braid slides back.
Do you have any suggestions for us thin haired girls? I’ve tried starting small with the braid to keep it tight, I’ve tried starting big and loose with it teased and hair-sprayed to try to retain that braid and poof in the front. Nothing seems to be working….I’d be happy to have zero volume and just get the braid to stay where I start it and I can figure out the volume later…
Firstly Brenda, thank you so much for purchasing my book and so excited that you’ve learnt to braid because of it!
Now this is the braid that Brenda’s referring to as the Day 1 of my 30 Braids in 30 Days. I obviously have much thicker hair, but keeping your braids from slipping can be an issue for both thick and thin hair.
Hope these tips help Brenda. If you’re looking for more fine hair braid inspiration, Diane Kruger is your girl. She has gorgeous fine hair and knows how to rock a braid or two.
What’s your trick for getting braids to stay in place in fine hair?