Fishtail Braid

This hairstyle is another classic braid, but I couldn't do it for a long time, so I thought I'd share. 

This hairstyle looks really cool, but it takes so long to do, odds are, you'll quit half way through your first try. That's probably why I couldn't do it until like 3 years ago. Anyway, persevere!  

To do the basic version of the braid, divide your hair into two sections. Start by picking up a piece of hair on the outside edge of whatever section you choose to begin with, and cross it over, and combine it with the opposite section. Then, pick up a piece of hair on the other section (the one that just received the last piece of hair) and cross it over into the other division of hair. Continue these steps, and if you keep going, it will look better than when you started.

To make it a French braid, do the same steps, except when you pick up a piece from one section, add a piece that is not in the braid into the piece that you are crossing over.

It is a lot easier than it seems, but it does take a while, so plan accordingly. Have a nice day!