Hair Tutorial: The Double Dutch (à la mum)

I have been such a slacker when it comes to the hair tutorials but I finally had a little free time over the long weekend to put this one together. I posted a pic a few days ago with my hair in a Double Dutch Braid and got quite a few comments wondering how to do it so here you go!

What You Need: Comb - Amazon Clip (Similar) - Amazon Bobby Pins - Amazon
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Step One I started by curling and teasing my hair like I did in the Big Texas Hair Tutorial just to give it some body and texture. Then I parted a section of the front part of my hair. I like the part to start right above the arch of my eyebrow. And for this braid, since it's a double, I only section off an inch section, and secure it with a clip.

Step Two Then I get to braiding. To do a dutch braid, you basically do the exact same technique as a regular french braid but instead of pulling the pieces over, you pull them under. If that doesn't make sense, YouTube has a ton of "How-To" videos.

Step Three Once I finish, I secure it with a bobby pin right behind my ear to help hide the pin.

Step Four Then I repeat the process with another inch wide section and pin it behind the ear like the first.

You can end there or do what I think makes it look so much neater...

Step Five Pull those babies apart! I always hold the base, near the pin, that way I don't pull out the entire braid. And I focus on pulling out the outside edges to get the pieces to look really wide and chunky but it keeps the inside portion tighter.

And that's it! XOXO, Summer Ann