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How to get a Tight French Braid

Years ago I posted a tutorial on How to French Braid, but I still get asked regularly for tips and tricks on how to get French braids nice and tight as well as “tidy” without a bunch of bubbles and fly-aways.  In addition to what I already mention in our first video of how to French braid, I’ve created this second video to point out some of the other things I do to help keep our French braids tight and free of those annoying bubbles – especially at the nape of the neck.  That’s probably the biggest thing people have e-mailed me about is how to avoid that saggy bit of hair near the neck.  So hopefully this video will help give you some tips that will help you improve your French braiding skills!

How to Get a Tight French Braid from BabesInHairland.com #frenchbraid #hairtips #hairhack #hairstyleFor starters, we created a loose French braid on the right side of the head.  If that’s the look you prefer or are normally going for, then great, but if you want tighter tidier French braids watch our video!  To achieve a loose braid, hold your hands far away from the head and you’ll get a nice loose, draping braid.

I took pictures from the front mainly to show the difference a tight vs. loose braid can make.  For younger school age girls, I’ve found tight French braids are the best at keeping hair contained for a crazy active day of school or sports.  Even with a bunch of product, my looser braids don’t hold up as well to a day of school and play than my tight ones.

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Tell us … do you prefer a tight French braid or a looser one?  Do you have any tips or suggestions that have helped you learn to French braid?  Comment and share any tips you might have!  We’d love to hear them so we can pass them on!

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Comments

  1. Jessica says

    August 12, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    I totaly needed this! Thank you so mcuh!

    • Becky says

      August 17, 2015 at 1:39 pm

      You’re so welcome! Hope it helped! 🙂

  2. Heather says

    November 15, 2015 at 10:19 am

    Oh my goodness, thank you so much! This really helps!

    • Becky says

      November 17, 2015 at 10:39 am

      I’m so glad it helped! It’s honestly the biggest problem everyone claims they have when making a French braid, so I’m glad if it helped you too!

  3. Jenae says

    December 10, 2015 at 5:04 pm

    I’ve found that if I hold the braid closer to the head/neck and not so far away from the head (decreasing the angle) that it helps to prevent that looseness. I also add in hair from the middle of my hair to the middle strand as I braid so that I don’t have all of that leftover hair when I get closer to the bottom.

  4. Tina says

    August 17, 2017 at 7:54 pm

    Wow, I found I always added hair to the section draped down and then crossed rather than crossing first and adding hair to the crossed section as you do. I never realized that! I’m definitely trying to get them tighter though, so I will try it this way.

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