How to Style The Hunger Games French Braid

Okay, are you girls ready for a new hair styling challenge? Yes? Than take a peek at these useful tips on how to style The Hunger Games French braid and reveal your most adventurous side!

Are you eager to try something new and cool such as Katniss Everdeen's braid in The Hunger Games? Los Angeles based blogger Maegan from loveMaegan surprises us once again with a fab hairstyle. Even though it might look rather challenging, with patience and a few braiding skills, you'll be able to achieve this unexpected, enviable 'do in no time. Don't get discouraged from the very first attempt! It will definitely turn heads and make you win the spotlight!

Boy oh boy, this braid is definitely worth trying! And yes, even if it will make you sweat, the result will be more than satisfying. So, arm yourself up with perseverance and an elastic and get ready to have fun! Maegan shows us step-by-step how to recreate The Hunger Games French braid in order to be sophisticated and sexy yet relaxed and girly with a slightly ethereal touch. You can make it looser or tighter and wear it to your daytime looks or to a rather formal event. Check it out!

Okay, now that your hair is all clean and ready to be styled, prepare your arms for some serious work. Well, the 'do is in fact Maegan's Side French Braid low up-do hair tutorial but left out instead of pinned up and braided under instead of over. It's done exactly the same way as a regular French braid but instead of braiding over the other sections, you braid them under. Start by making a side parting, section the front, dividing it into three sections, and begin French braiding your hair. You should concentrate the direction of the braid to the right side of your head.

Finish the braid and secure with an elastic. You can pull apart the braid giving it a rather messy, relaxed texture or leave it tighter. Apply some hairspray to hold your Hunger Games French braid! Are your arms tired? Don't worry because it's definitely worth it!

Maegan Tintari is currently working with BlogHer as their Style Editor and at Life Well Lived as a Beauty Expert. On her blog she shares personal style secrets, DIYs and hair tutorials, home decor and fashion tips, and she also let her readers take a look into her personal life with her husband and two adorable dogs. She is also working on her first book with the tentative book title "Rock Your Assets: How to Dress your Body Type to Become a Fashion Goddess" to be released Spring 2013. We can hardly wait!

Photos courtesy of lovemaegan.com; thehungergamesmovie.com.

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Learn how to make French braid hairstyles

The French Braid is a beautiful type of braid, originally, as its name indicates, of the France. It is a chic and versatile hairstyle suitable for a day look carefree, as well as for an evening cocktail or an official event.

Although it may seem difficult to remove first, with a little practice, you'll soon discover that you are able to perform several French braid hairstyles.

Here are a few braided hairstyles French, you should really have in mind!

French braid hairstyles: the French simple braid

First things first: when you decide to remove a French braid hairstyle, you should start by learning the basic technique. Start making a simple, ordinary French braid by entering three strands of hair from the top of your head.

Cross the strand of right in the Middle, then the left strand over the middle. So far, you perform the movements for a basic braid. Here's the "complicated" part: move all the strands of hair with your left hand, keeping all the separated and add a new section of hair from the right side to the right-most strand.

This new component must be crossed over the Middle, while pulling in the middle right. Repeat the same step for the left side of the head and then go back on the right side, and so on and so forth, until you have finished your simple French braid hairstyle.

The simple French braid technique can lead to a wide range of complex, beautiful such hairstyles that side that French braid hairstyles French headband braids, French hair braid ponytail and so forth.

French braided hairstyles: the Dutch braid

Also known as reverse French braid, the Dutch Braid is a little more complex than the previous one. Consequently, make sure that you master the simple French braid hairstyle before testing your abilities of hairdresser on the Dutch braid.

So, how to do a reverse French braid hairstyle? Start by taking three equal strands of hair from the top of the head, above the ear. If, when you do a regular French braid, you the hair strands on the sides for the one in the Middle, by a Dutch braid, the process is reversed: you bring the strands aside under the middle one.

After you master the Dutch braiding technique, use it to customize your hairstyles! Go for hairstyles superb Dutch braid such as Dutch weave buns, Dutch braid vortices, side Dutch braids or simply to combine them with the right French braid hairstyles.

See also:
How to Style the French braid of the hunger games

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Hair Trend Alert! Inverted French Braid Top Knot Tutorial

The hair styling industry is constantly evolving as new trends arise from the creative minds and hands of hair stylists and hair enthusiasts and one of the new hairstyles that seeks to be spreading with the speed of light among fashionistas is the inverted French braid top knot or dutch braid top knot. Find out the steps to this fab new look, next!

We've been witnessing the rise of a new fabulous hairstyle that has spread among beauty and style enthusiasts with the speed of lightning. The inverted French braid top knot or the dutch braid top knot as it is also known, has been causing a stir since it first hit the hairstyle scene. Blogger Abby from MyYellowSandbox, also author of an inspiring hair how-to eBook, shows us how to recreate the 'do! If you've got the necessary hair length to achieve this oh-so-fabulous look, allow yourself a little bit of time and patience and start your makeover.

At first glimpse the hairstyle appears super simple, but unfortunately this will be a bit challenging for the honeys that are not too skilled in the French braiding technique. However, what are friends for if not for helping you out when in need?! So if you're a newbie hair braiding, ask a friend to help you until you learn to master the steps of achieving this fab new braided up-style without an effort. This is a hairstyle that works great on all hair textures, but if you have fine, really soft hair, apply a bit of hairspray before you start braiding to ensure your braid will not come undone. Before you start, make sure you have a hair elastic on standby and a few bobby pins to ensure your braid will not loosen up while you secure the top knot.

Start by detangling your hair and tilt your hair forward. At this point you will not see what you're doing, but rely on your tactile senses to guide you to fabulous looking hair. Gather a section of hair from the nape of the neck and part it into three sections, just as you would do with a regular braid. Start braiding, gathering hair from the sides and join them with the hair strands in your hands that fall nearest. Try to keep things tidy by checking the results with your digits.

The inverted French braid or the Dutch braid does require a little bit of skill, but with a little bit of practice you can easily learn the steps. Go as high as you wish with your braid and once you've reached the spot, secure the ending with two bobby pins that form an 'X' for better grip. Take a brush or use your fingers and gently smooth out the hairs while gathering the hair up to create your top knot. Wrap the elastic around the hair to achieve a messy top knot or style the hair into a pony before you'll continue to create a sleek top knot by wrapping the pony around its base or by creating an oversized bun using a hair donut to create a perfect, oh-so-classy bun. These are all variations you can turn towards to look fabulous as the key to this look is exposing the braid.
Chic, sophisticated looking and flirty, the inverted French braid top knot will dare you to resist it, so give it a try and let it work its magic!

Photos courtesy of My Yellow Sandbox blog

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