Back to School: Three 5 Minute Rope Braid Styles | Q's Hairdos

If you haven't noticed by now... I love rope braids! 1. Because they are fast. 2. Because they are super cute to add into any style. These three hairstyles are perfect for mornings you need to get out the door. Help your little girl (or yourself!) look put together in about 5 minutes!

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Style 1: Half Up Rope Braids

1. Start with a center part, slightly damp hair sprayed with spray gel (linked below.)
2. On the right side of the head, take a 1 inch diagonal parting and split into two.
3. Cross the front piece over top of the back piece.
4. Add a one inch section to the new front piece and then cross over top of the back piece.
5. Continue adding hair to the front piece then crossing over the back piece.
6. I like to keep the rope braid sitting high, so leave about 2 inches of hair covering the ear.
7. When you reach the back of the crown section, simply twist the strands to the right and cross to the left.
8. Continue twisting and crossing until there is about 5 inches of a rope twist.
9. Clip out of the way.
10. Now repeat on the left side.
11. Remember that we will be crossing the front piece over top of the back piece.
12. So it will feel opposite than the other side.
13. Continue to add 1 inch sections of hair then crossing over top of the back.
14. When you reach the back of the crown section, add a rope twist by twisting to the left and crossing to the right.
15. Once the rope twists are complete you will simply add an elastic at the desired location in the back of the head.
16. Then add a bow! This one is from labelle baby (linked below)

Style 2: Rope Braids into High Pony

1. Start with the first style completed.
2. Move the rope braid out of the way.
3. Secure the remaining hair into a high ponytail, just behind the rope braids.
4. Secure it with an elastic, then add in the rope braid with another elastic.
5. Take out the elastic from the rope braid very carefully, or use scissors or a seam ripper to cut it out.
6. If desired, and if you have extra time, curl the ponytail. We used a 1 inch marcel wand here. (linked below)

Style 3: Rope Braids into a Messy Bun

1. Start with the first style completed, but you may want to rope braid the ends a little longer depending on where you want the messy bun to sit.
2. Secure the remaining hair including the rope braids into a low ponytail with an elastic.
3. Now add our signature messy bun.
4. Take two elastics and twist them around once.
5. Keep the elastic on your fingers and split the hair into two.
6. Curl the top half up and hold with your finger.
7. Curl the bottom half down and hold with your thumb.
8. Pull the remaining elastic over top of the buns.
9. Curl the ends back into the elastic and pull through.
10. If the hair is long you may need to put the ends back through the elastic again.
11. Repeat until all the ends are through.
12. Find a more detailed explanation of our messy bun at the link below.

Bows: www.labellebabybows.etsy.com

Spray Gel: http://amzn.to/2sliYXQ

Elastics: http://amzn.to/2uRqVTK

Wet Brush: http://amzn.to/2xKeWaZ

Teasing brush: http://amzn.to/2jtZQ3T

Curling Iron: https://amzn.to/2OAQukO