How to Do a Fishtail Braid | Braid Tutorials

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So I'm going to show you how to do a fishtail French braid. Instead of a standard French braid, which normally starts near the hairline, we're going to start the fishtail french braid a little further back. We'll start by taking a small section right here in the back, and splitting it into two large sections. We're going to take a small piece from the outside and cross it over the center. Then take another small piece from the other side and crossing it towards the center, creating an X in the middle.
Now we'll take a small piece from the outside and start picking up hair and adding it to those pieces, crossing it over the center. Pick up a small piece from the outside and a larger piece and crossing it over the center. We're going to continue to take hair in a circular section, adding it to the braid. You always want to make sure that you have an X here in the center, otherwise we lose the whole style.
Another tip with fishtail braids is to make sure that each of the outside sections that you're taking is nice and small so that the style is nice and tight and you get that zipper effect. Clean sections is key with the fishtail braid, because the second you lose your clean sections, you lose the whole braid. Now at the base of the hairline you have no more hair to pick up, so continue taking small sections from the outside of the two sections.
I've found that by picking up the sections with your pointer fingers you keep the sections nice and clean. Now this braid is great, because you can turn it into an updo, you can turn it into a side braid. It's just a really nice look to have in your repertoire. To keep the look fresh I like to stop the braid a couple of inches, two or three, maybe four, we're stopping on Kelly maybe four inches away from the bottom, just to make it look a little less stuffy and have a little more fun with it.
Now you're going to finish off with a clear elastic. Now you can leave the band exposed, but I normally like to cover the band, so I'll take a small section from the back and wrap it around the elastic. Then just finish tying off that elastic, pulling it up and just kind of moving the hair down, so that it completely covers. Great! There you have a French braid fishtail.

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[@selameak237]

Ayduv

[@sarhine.yanielleee3644]

The girls face in the beginning is hilarious

[@Cmvle]

IKR! I thought I was the only one replaying that part and dying so hard of laughter!

[@oomma5]

yes lmaooo

[@lissygrace246]

ITS_ Yanie I was about to comment that!!she looks unhappy

[@basemasmidi916]

ITS_ Yanie ikr

[@kimleeho9605]

you're so ugly

[@Twistmepretty]

FINALLY!!! Someone who knows how to properly do a french fishtail. I love how you started with a small fishtail up top and added to it like you did with the vertical layers. Seriously I've been looking for a tutorial all afternoon, thank you so much!

[@hanniealetre1190]

Abby Smith hbhyc i.tvlll

[@user-og8jv4cu2o]

Kelly: But Mom I dont wanna be in your video and i dont like fishtail braids Mom: Tough.

[@jasmeetkaur3194]

Samira A lol

[@erudite5694]

Omg 😂😂😂😂

[@thatprettydarkgirl-yg1ii]

😂💀

[@tanyakorotiuk7176]

all these videos have people that have like the perfect hair, and it seems so easy to do, but for mine, its like in all directions

[@joumanarashad2895]

Use a hair straightener.

[@iAmDracoG]

use a bit of dry wax to keep the hairs together, dont use too much. also if the hair is layered it will poke out there is not true way around it

[@jimenaa2598]

OMG IKR these models have perfect hair but when i go to so it, it turns out SO messy

[@maryreynolds4285]

+Jimena Araiza you have beautiful hair too

[@jimenaa2598]

aww thxs

[@natyespinoza9122]

The lady that had the braid looked like she was mad or disgusted. 😂😂

[@superslooper766]

+Naty Espinoza I literally just wanted to read the comments to see how many people commented on how she looked towards the end.

[@MELISSA4CHRIST]

+FloopDeDoop OMG ME TOO!!!!

[@neeliahsanam8536]

+FloopDeDoop hahaha lol me too doing the same

[@GamerBoy-mn1uv]

Yea her names Kelly 😂

[@rachelnoyce7850]

+Gamer Boy how do ou now that its kelly

[@LaLauraActress]

the model looks veeeery friendly!

[@KasiaKubicka]

good one :D

[@mehaaiyer3507]

hahaha so tru she didnt even smile

[@mehaaiyer3507]

Kasia Kubicka yah i know right shes just like *hehe lets see me without my smile. scary?* lol

[@fionayoung1]

yes yes that's true

[@mehaaiyer3507]

Fiona Young hha tots

[@karen_smith]

model: fierce!baby!fierce! viewers: (confused) angry? or constipated?

[@caerfaimama]

Lol, the vibe of the video was a friendly tutorial but her look at the end ruined it!

[@come2jennyy]

Model have a snicker bar

[@sarahkorver2439]

J Gr 😂😂😂😂

[@hana9045]

wtf

[@kkdrr12]

I love this :-) But the model looked pissed haha or I think she was trying to do a fierce face idk lol

[@serenaninrox]

I think she was trying to look fierce too.

[@katiem.3685]

kkdrr12 I thought the same thing!

[@lavenderlemons888]

I knew the moment I saw the models face that every comment would be about how she looks lol. I was right.

[@brizilla8054]

Ikr

[@paigelarsen3728]

😂😂😂 exactly what I was thinking

[@cbenke664]

That's when I came to the comments haha

[@carebear032007]

roflmao that was hilarious

[@Sammie0719]

😂 ikr

[@anina_kathryn]

Wow I guess Kelly doesn't like fishtail braids.

[@susu9659]

lmmmaaaaaaoooooo

[@JexxiMae]

omg, I was scrolling down to comment the same thing, I was dying when they did that first turnabout pose and she's all >:l

[@MaskedViolinist07]

Kelly doesn't like anything.

[@mayureshgaonkar1210]

Oh my god I can't understand this it's like geometry...

[@berninitup]

I love this comment!!😂

[@mayureshgaonkar1210]

Thankyou. Its really like geometry...

[@selimaaminchowdhury8020]

Mayuresh Gaonkar I SWEARRRR HAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@MeganDruschel]

Mayuresh Gaonkar more like calculus 😭

[@aakifahsheraz4353]

Its easy

[@PhilomeneDeukoJean]

The model looked so mad at the end lol

[@jasminehernandez3342]

it did like like you noticed it fast

[@alliecrouch2109]

at the beginning when's she first turned around she looked disgusted too.

[@sarahlorina]

yeah true

[@cupkie1493]

model: god, i have my period..

[@criseldalemusrivera19]

IKR

[@rescorindustrial4858]

THE GIRLS FACEIN THE BEGINNING IS HILARIUS

[@cricketschirps]

This is probably the best tutorial for a Fishtail Braid I have seen yet! I think I finally got it thanks to your excellent description and illustration. Thank you for providing this free of charge information to us.

[@legallyrequired]

I don't have long hair. I have very short hair. In the past, girls used to braid my long hair and when I got mine cut off I was "Kicked Out Of Their Group". So, to get into their faces I know 16 different styles of braids, and I can't even do them to myself.

[@ashleym8397]

+Edan The Usuratonkachi this made me laugh for some reason

[@rw9399]

This is the first tutorial I've found, of many, that actually helped me produce a decent fishtail braid. Thank youuu! Starting by taking a small section and braiding around it instead of just parting all my hair in two made all the difference :-)

[@nnxnnm]

this is literally madness. i'm doing this as careful and delicate as i can but i end up having messy hair and dead arms.

[@llymarquez]

I feel you:(

[@sach7762]

@@llymarquez same

[@theomgsee8217]

But how are you supposed to do this if your by yourself, I don't have eyes in the back of my head.

[@rebarox85]

you can but it is kinda hard you're hands hurt afterwards. I saw a video of a girl doing it on herself. But it will never look that perfect.

[@sophiesheffield4292]

***** just pratice pratice !!!!!!!

[@jazminet9502]

TheOMGsee yeah fishtail braids by yourself is really hard I've tried it didn't end well😐

[@jazlynroy3778]

Sophie Sheffield you forgot the first c in practice.

[@HisWordisLife4U]

Trade with a friend, or ask your mom/ sister to help you.

[@marceloswifeboricua]

Finalli! An easy explanation of this braid...Thanks!

[@sarahalvarez353]

What's the model's problem....jeez

[@selenabryant3182]

excaully

[@belleame1249]

Haha you noticed it, too.

[@selenabryant3182]

+Jocebelle Gueruela yes lol

[@JoseChavez-ct1db]

+Jocebelle Gueruela Pretty hard to overlook it. lol

[@aliciab.9098]

Lol i think she was trying to smile

[@saradarlingirl]

I love the she hides the elastic band

[@vaishportrays2963]

This is the best tutorial for a fish braid until now, of all the videos that I have watched. It looks perfect since the beginning till the end of it. Amazing!

[@rescorindustrial4858]

I LIKE THIS HAIRSTYLE

[@MemeShannie]

Can not stop laughing! I loved that style but this model needs training on how not to give the awkward stank face!!!

[@laceykuntz6952]

"stank" describes it perfectly

[@giselleharris2440]

Exactly but she just hatin though

[@emilyrodriguez8373]

Lol I was thinking the same thing! If she didn't wanna be the model, nd couldn't get out of it at least smile a little. Lol

[@giselleharris2440]

Lol

[@olimpianlel9815]

LOL

[@fawnshayrowland2566]

Her model needs a new attitude. I wanna black handle her so bad 😂😂😂👏

[@daphnenguyen8478]

Yep

[@NickyNooNah99]

black handle? do you mean ' back hand her'?

[@vanillaroy7184]

right

[@quicksilver455]

the 'circular section' way of grabbing hair that you explained really helped me, thank you so much!

[@sugermumma1]

Beautiful simple and easy to do on my daughter and myself keeps it out of her face at school and i tie ribbons add beads or hair chalk as I'm going down have made it into a bun by tucking the hair back up under and pinning it looks very nice at work thanks for sharing 😊

[@TasteTheFNRainbow]

Smiles are always prettier. The tutorial actually helped me though...

[@SpanishGold123]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR VIDEO. I WAS, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, ABLE TO DO A FISH TAIL BRAID!!! IT TOTALLY MADE MY DAY!!!! Thank you both for making the video!

[@TanikaIvorri]

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing!

[@divergenttfios3887]

I was laughing because the models face was like "roar ima cat purr" and i was like I DONT GIVE A CRAP😂😂

[@beyaa__9620]

The model is scaring me 😨.

[@annikalemasramos3222]

Bea Mallari ditto! I thought the same. Yuck

[@zainraja11]

nce hair style

[@elizabethankenman9774]

I love it

[@teresat2595]

She has amazing hair - luv this look

[@Sumeow4]

It took me awhile to get it. But when I did finally got it, I am enjoying every bit of it. Very nice & neat. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@kaylinc733]

95% comments about the girls face 3% about how nice it looks 2% about something else

[@hanky97007]

I only watched this because after braiding my daughter's hair badly for kindergarten (at least I tried). She still holds it against me twenty some years later. My replied to her, they didn't have KZbin back then. It's almost as bad when I used duct tape on her diaper. Daughter's don't ever forget. At least they say thank you more often now.

[@reginanoeng5799]

Great tutorial. I'm in love with this hairstyle and I'm so glad that I finally know how to do this!

[@rachelmorris713]

This is so helpful because I need to learn a new hair style to do on my friend for a presentation!!! Thanx a bunch!

[@renelynpaspe9375]

thanks for this video

[@asmith006]

0:09 The model looks like she's going to murder someone. She squints her eyes and shakes her head a tiny bit. It's unnerving.

[@enj0ythesiIence]

😂

[@UniInflux]

She does and it is so unnecessary. Like is that her "Get me look" or something? Cause it's a "Go away, I'm bothered" look. Lol

[@erincoreyy]

I think she was trying to look fierce or something.

[@madaleinemorales2234]

Manda Marie instead of just the model ``they both look very pleasant " not

[@jekhylamiles3424]

Manda Marie 0:10

[@mygurlparis_8970]

😍 I love this french braid I even did it on my sis it looked soo good thx so much she loved it too

[@epicskyedt5148]

WHOA! VERY NICE TUTORIAL!! clear description!

[@annikalemasramos3222]

Great tutorial. Good job. Shame about the client/model though.

[@VanquishedJelly]

well isnt your model just filled with sunshine...

[@Triplethreat344]

Thank you I love doing hair and finding new way to braid and stuff

[@ellacosentino7828]

This was soooo helpful! And the easiest way I found thank you!!! 😃

[@renelynpaspe9375]

i like it😊😊

[@anishtasubburayan1458]

very few people know how to wear a smile😆

[@nikandrablake9048]

well Callie looks happy

[@kmarquize]

Great video! Thanks!!!

[@abbiluvxx7474]

Still impossible

[@sandravv8030]

Love the way you teach, but that model looks so rude. Lovely braid thou.

[@emilysmyth2641]

U are so good at doing it

[@naomiescobedo9866]

I love doing these French braids

[@kristacranford642]

Can't stop laughing because of that "Model" 😂😂😂😂😂😂🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

[@3SG413]

She was really trying to serve a the end. She wasn't snarling people she was learning to smize.

[@alvinprince7475]

lol I think so too ..but what a fail lol

[@gabbylomeli4928]

To smize?

[@ohheneedsummilk9217]

Wow the model looks so happy and excited!!!!😊

[@lkirksey6]

Thank u ! Great tutorial!

[@reaganhune9093]

The model looked like she was just in it for the money😂😅

[@arcadiarose8616]

the model sure is pissed

[@elliecripps1073]

Well she is getting her hair pulled

[@allisaiarosse4453]

it is so cute! i love the hair style

[@Blue2012Sky]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing...

[@darklyclad]

Well this isn't easy and quick, especially on yourself.

[@jasmeetkaur3194]

Sara Alcaraz ikr

[@user-fz7kn3md1i]

иххс

[@gabbylomeli4928]

It never said that it was easy or quick tho

[@thatprettydarkgirl-yg1ii]

Sara Alcaraz ikr

[@kaylabottex]

why isn't the hair model smiling?

[@ashleylee5166]

Good tutorial. Thanks!

[@misbahtkhan]

This is a great how-to video which is a step-by-step process with tips and tricks to making a perfect fishtail braid!!!

[@maura7934]

The model looked scary and like she was in pain or something

[@jelaimanago619]

Tottally agree.

[@emillymh6520]

the models ex boyfriend must be seeing this and how pissed he is at him 😂

[@cupkie1493]

she had her period lately, so? 😂 or maybe she got pregnant? 😂😂😂

[@nickellfrancis1128]

Wow that looks really on Kelly even though she,was not happy about doing a fishtail braid but she did a great job

[@jessicamcauliffe1612]

That's really Good xx

[@giselleharris2440]

That girl was PISSED OFF

[@lordofthesex]

"Who let a stranger play with my hair?"

[@angelesruiz952]

cool braid very helpful

[@QueenMermaidOfMermaidTreats]

Easy to follow steps I love it!

[@jasminelee1215]

could she not just smile at the end. not one smile. one tincy wincy smile. no, okay then

[@kaliyahgonzales6243]

she was probably like o my god this is the second time you have braided my hair I thought you went to bueaty school

[@infotechtipstechiepinas2066]

Its super justify

[@onedirectionlover5199]

LOVE IT !!

[@samanthatasnuva9779]

Thank you so muh for the tutorial!!!

[@thebueatyfashionbabe9543]

Why is she so grumpy did she get dumped or something😂

[@mishalenadeem1652]

Its so complicated

[@mishalenadeem1652]

Like if agree

[@mahinabarritt3164]

It's easier to start at the start of the hair line and the Dutch fishtail braid is easier

[@mishalenadeem1652]

I managed to do it now but on the side

[@ultimatez_]

cool !!!!!!! love it!!!!!

[@EKT-]

That's So cute!

[@noeliajaime3313]

People can be so stupid.Who cares about the models face?The hair tutorial was awesome.

[@caseyg675]

It matters!!!

[@adubber97]

casey G why?

[@teresat2595]

True

[@fabiolaramirez7953]

+adubber97 Because she loves drama!

[@Sparkles8046]

The Model looks very beautiful, but she gave a really nasty look. The braid itself is awesome!

[@karotgold09]

She did an awesome job!

[@claudiaangelina]

good tutorials !! thanks

[@erianadenise3145]

Look at her face at 0:11

[@fabiolaramirez7953]

+Eriana Freeman Yeah I know she's beautiful!

[@amyhassett253]

This is a good video but I think the model needs to go to school to learn how to smile

[@MiddyBlue65]

Excellent!!

[@lindsley771]

I really liked how she explained it good details

[@rainbowjohnson43]

For everyone who thinks the Model looks Angry...I think she`s just being herself. She`s probably just not the smiling type.

[@fabiolaramirez7953]

+rainbowjohnson43 People like fake smiles I guess

[@adl1578]

+rainbowjohnson43 yes, seriously. Everyone expects girls to be all smiley and peppy all the time. Some of us just aren't like that lol we can't help it.

[@sophiawhite7769]

That hair style looks pretty but that did look like that girl was pulling her hair a little to hard

[@naiahargitay4444]

Go look up corn rows the braiding technique is a little more harsh,but this is nothing compared to that.

[@adubber97]

Sophia White maybe thats why the model had such an irritated look on her face xD

[@ClaudineBJimdar-RoweCV]

It’s pretty! 😍

[@sophiamyers5586]

Thx for releasing this video helped me do my hair

[@LadiesAreDumb]

The model looks veeeeery friendly.. not

[@joselinecelestereyes3993]

This model is angry god.You should hire someone else.Not any offense. Thanks

[@joselinecelestereyes3993]

+sam • ee Yea... ;) That was a crazy comment. Sorry

[@joselinecelestereyes3993]

+MENDA DUMI Yeah IKR... lol ;)

[@joselinecelestereyes3993]

+MatsuLoveLust True... Thanks ;)

[@Catsharks]

thanks this was helpful

[@marygraham6073]

I love this