The other day, someone asked us if we were Russian. “I thought because of the braids”, she said. And she had a point: the Russians do make the best braids! So I spent a lot of time last week on YouTube, going through Russian hairstyle videos. Here is a french braid double bun, that I learned:
I really love this hairdo, looks even better in real life, and what’s best, you only need some french braiding experience and a bit of patience (for both braider and braidee) to do this.
Often the tutorials on YouTube make any hairstyle look easy, but when you try it, the braid turns out loose, it’s impossible to hold together, or you get the hair or your fingers tangled… This one, however, is as easy as it looks on the video (which is not to say that it is very easy, but you get what you see on the video). So, if you want to try it, here is a link to the video: french braid double bun
I did this on my oldest daughter, who has very thick hair, but I don’t think thick hair is the key to success with this hairdo. Normal hair, 5-10 cm down from the shoulders should be fine.
The braid lasted well for the day, even though she was running and climbing at the playground. It fell apart bit over night, but still looked ok after I added a few bobby pins. Got destroyed at the swimming pool though.
How long did it take to do it? It really looks marvellous and a bit Russian , too!
nice!! 🙂
bye Janeli
Sorry, forgot to reply… it took me about 20 minutes to do. And thank you, I really liked it too!
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