3 Five Minute Back to School Hairstyles | Q's Hairdos

These are three of our go to styles when we are in a hurry. I love rope braids because they are quick but so cute! Each of these styles took us about 5 minutes each. The second one is even faster. Of course the styles get quicker with practice! Perfect styles for school when we don't have a lot of time to get ready! Let us know below if you want to see more styles that are quick like these!

Style 1: Rope Braid

1. Add a bit of water and spray gel to the crown section.
2. Brush through the hair (I will link products below.)
3. Start at the part line.
4. Take a diagonal one inch section and split into two.
5. Cross the front piece over top of the back piece.
6. Add a one inch section of hair to the new front piece.
7. Cross over top of the back piece.
8. Add hair to the new front piece, smoothing as you go.
9. Continue adding hair and crossing over top of the back.
10. Be sure to hold the hair close to the head and angle your hands where you want the hair to go.
11. When you reach an inch or two behind the opposite ear, take the remaining hair and secure with an elastic.

Style 2: Rope Braid in the Crown

1. Start parallel to the part line.
2. Take a 1 inch section of hair across the entire crown.
3. Split the hair into two, a smaller section in the front and a bigger section in the back.
4. Cross the front piece over top of the back piece.
5. Add a one inch section of hair to the new front piece.
6. Cross over top of the back piece.
7. Add hair to the new front piece, smoothing as you go.
8. Continue adding hair and crossing over top of the back until you have braided the desired amount in the crown section.
9. Take both strands and twist towards the front and cross to the back a few times before you secure the hair with an elastic right next to the last hair you added in.

Style 3: Rope braid into a Top Knot

1. Start with style number 2.
2. Brush remaining hair up to the side next to the end of the rope braid.
3. Add water and spray gel as needed to tame fly aways.
4. Take two elastics and add our signature messy bun.
5. Wrap the elastic around until it's the last time you will wrap it, but keep it on your fingers.
6. Split the ponytail into two.
7. Curl the top half up and hold with your finger.
8. Curl the bottom half down and hold with your thumb.
9. Grab the elastic and pull it over top of the buns.
10. Adjust the buns by pulling on the ends of the hair.
11. Take the ends and curl them back in towards the elastic.
12. Stick them through the elastic.
13. If the hair is long it may need to be pulled through the elastic all the way and then curled back into the elastic again.
14. Repeat with all of the ends.
15. Add a bow!