How To Have Great Beach Hair Using Braids

Have you ever wished you could beach proof your hair with a style that lasts the day? As everyone knows a day of fun and sun can leave your hair dry, frazzled, and tangled. An easy solution is using braids to put your hair up in style while you are at the beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beach Braids

Choose any of the following styles to beach proof your hair this summer.

 

Style Option One:

You can always pull your hair back into a low, nape level ponytail.
Apply a thin layer of conditioner. Aveda Cherry Almond Bark or Aveda Deep Conditioner would be great. The Aveda Elixir would also work well.
Gently comb or pick the conditioner through your hair and then braid in 1 thick 3 strand braid.
Secure the braid with a colored "hair friendly" elastic band.

There is nothing more elegant than a beautiful long 3 strand braid gleaming against a chic summer top. Add sunglasses and a visor style hat and you have the perfect beach look with your hair being conditioned while you play.

Style Option Two:
Follow the instructions above for at the beach braids but take the finished braid and twist it to the right forming a nice round bun.
Attach clips or chopsticks to your braided bun.

Twisted Beach Buns

First make a low ponytail.
Move it to the right and then begin twisting it to the right, lifting to the right ear as is twists, which make a type of French twist.
Pin the twist into place.

Beach Twist Option One:
How To Have Great Beach Hair Using Braids

Take your hair while it is still damp and apply a light conditioner
Make a low ponytail. Hold the ponytail with the thumb and index finger of your right hand and twist the ponytail up and to the right
Remove your thumb and continue to twist around the remaining index finger.
Continue twisting until you have a nice round bun that will sit on the middle of your head.

Beach Twist Option Two:
How To Have Great Beach Hair Using Braids

Make a nape level ponytail and apply conditioner.
Hold the ponytail closed with the thumb and index finger of your right hand.
Twist the ponytail hair down and to the right to form a type of long banana or fat elongated curl.
Take the tail of the curl and pin underneath the curled part against the scalp.

 

These messy and slicked back buns are very popular and are guaranteed to look great on the beach.

Messy Buns at the Beach

To make a messy bun you can start with either a very high or middle of the head ponytail. Be sure and apply conditioner.
Pull a few select ends of hair out of each side letting the hair just fall or flop to the sides. You can also pull some of the hair out and spray it so it sticks straight up.

Slicked Back Buns at the Beach

To make a slicked back bun, apply a heavy amount of conditioner and then apply a shine product like Redken Glass or Aveda's Shine.
Pull the hair back into a ponytail that is either high or at the middle of the head depending on where you want the bun situated on your head.
Wrap the ponytail into a bun.

You have a choice of wearing the bun at its natural height and thickness and adding clips, pins, or chopsticks or pinning the bun tightly to your head. The key with the slicked back bun is to give the hair a shiny, wet look. You know the wet look that makes the water look like drops of dew on your hair. This is a very sexy look and if you match this hairstyle with a solid color swimsuit, you would be ready to hit the beach

Tips For Great Summer Beach Hair
How To Have Great Beach Hair Using Braids

Some important things to remember about hairstyles for the beach are:

Beach hair needs to be fun, when you fix your hair for the beach it needs to be fixed in a style that shows your age and how excited you are about life. For instance, if you wear your hair down and free, it reflects that you are young (or youthful) and that you are independent. If you were your hair up in an updo or braid it, show that you are a rather conservative person who respects your body.

Beach hair needs to be easy; you do not need to have a complicated hairstyle when it is going to just get messed up. You want something that you can brush or comb right back into place or something that you do not have to worry about until you get home. They need to protect your hair and scalp (add the conditioner) Always add conditioner to your hair that way the sun and ocean water does not damage it. Chlorine in pools may also damage your hair.

Beach hairstyles need to be casual; you never want to look like you are going to a dance on the beach. You need to give the impression that you are relaxed and there to have fun.
How To Have Great Beach Hair Using Braids

 

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