How to Do a Fishtail Braid

• Make sure to read all the instructions carefully before beginning.
• This hairstyle is a good casual look or can be dressed up for more of an elegant style.
• Depending on how long and thick the hair is, this braid may be time-consuming.
• The braid does not have to be as tight as shown in the photo.
• With practice comes improvement.
• Be patient for the best result.

• Hair tie
• Brush

Brush hair starting from ends and working your way up until all the tangles are out

Separate the hair vertically into two equal sections

• Grab the left side of the hair with your left hand-palm facing you
• Grab the right side of the hair with your right hand-palm facing you

Release the right section of hair while still holding on to the left section

Grab a quarter of an inch wide piece of hair from the outside of the right section

• Bring the small piece of hair from the right side over and transfer it to the left section
• Grab that small piece with your left hand along with the rest of the left section
• That small piece now becomes part of the left section whole

Grab the right section of hair with your right hand-palm facing you

Release the left section of hair, freeing your left hand, while still ensuring that the previous piece stays with the left section

Grab a quarter-inch wide piece of hair from the outside of the left section

• Bring the small piece of hair from the left side over and transfer it to the right section
• Grab that small piece with your right hand along with the rest of the right section
• That small piece now becomes part of the right whole

Grab the left section of hair with your left hand-palm facing you

Release the right section of hair, freeing your right hand, while still ensuring that the previous piece stays with the right section

Repeat steps 6 through 13 until you reach the ends of the hair

Wrap a hair tie tightly around the braid about two inches from the ends of the hair

• Pinch the left side of the braid with your left hand and pinch the right side of the braid with your right hand-palm facing you
• Pull the braid in an outward direction starting from the top of the braid down to the end by the hair tie
• Repeat this step until the look that you want is reached