Braided Hairstyles for Short Hair: The Most Popular Ideas
Short hair looks simply stunning with artistically plaited braids! You can find out here which braided hairstyles are suitable for short hair.
The simple Bob haircut bores you? With braided hairstyles you can create variety on your head and style your hair in a whole new way! Here we have put together the best ideas for you:
French braid
- For a French braid, additional strands are added from the side with each braiding round. For example, you can start on the top of the head or you can braid a French braid from the side.
- If you have short hair, you only braid a thin section and leave the rest of your hair open. The braiding technique itself is not difficult, but requires some practice to become even. The result: Très chic!
Tip: With a deep side parting and a small and strict French braid on the side you get a fake undercut. This also works with short hair!
Braids on the side or boxer braids
- The braids braided at the sides have long since shed their little-girl image – instead they come along with a dose of coolness! Simply parting the hair in the middle and braiding both parts of the hair into plaits.
- Also really stylish: Boxer Braids! Here two Dutch Braids are braided from the hairline to the back of the head. Alternatively, you can also braid two strict French braids along the top of the head and fix them with hair clips at the back of the head.
Dutch Braid
In Dutch Braid, the outer strands are not placed above the middle strand, but below it. This gives the braid even more three dimensionality. You can also add strands on the sides when braiding, which makes the Dutch Braid a French braid. You can see how this works here:
Waterfall hairstyle
The waterfall hairstyle works best with bob hairstyles or medium length hair. When braiding, individual strands are dropped again and again and a strand underneath is picked up.
Other braided hairstyles for short hair
For this hairstyle you need at least shoulder-length hair. Cut off two strands and loop them into each other. Fix the hair loops with Bobby Pins and hold the hair together at the back of the head with a plait rubber. Some hairspray will fix the hairstyle at the end. You can remove the bobby pins afterwards.
The speed version under the braided hairstyles: With this hairstyle you push two strands on top of each other and continue lengthwise. The braided hairstyle is fastened with hair clips.
If you have the appropriate length of hair, you can braid your hair in a French braid on the side and roll up the tips of the hair at the back of the head and attach them.
A side Dutch Braid that merges into a loosely braided braid. This asymmetrical hairstyle definitely makes something special!
For a glamorous appearance you can braid a strand of French braid to the back and then tie it together at the top of the head to form a loose bun. This hairstyle is suitable for everyday life as well as for going out!
Especially with a curly bob, individually braided strands or intertwined hair are a great eye catcher!
Braided hairstyles short hair: With these tips the hairstyle will succeed
- Before braiding you should comb your hair thoroughly, so that the individual strands can be separated better. It is also best to comb in the direction in which you want to braid your hair.
- When braiding, do not concentrate on the mirror, but rather on the technique – this makes it easier!
- Especially with straight hair, braiding is easier if the hair is not freshly washed. This gives them more grip. With a little Sea Salt Spray you can help if necessary.
- Especially with curly hair, the braided hairstyle doesn’t have to look perfect – the Undone look also has its charm!
- If your hair does not have the right length for a braided plait, you can also braid single strands and fix them with hair clips at the sides.