Hey it's Shaunell and Aislyn and I are going
to demo for you how to do a simple pulled
Dutch braid.
This is an updated version of a Dutch braid
video we've done in the past and we are excited
to show you how to do it.
So to get started, I'm going to spin her around.
Alright to begin this simple Dutch braid,
I'm just going to brush all of her hair back
away from her face.
You can spray it with water or hairspray just
to tame any flyaways.
I'm going to part off a section from either
side of her forehead with my fingers, to make
my initial section.
I'm going to split it in three equal parts,
and then instead of crossing it over the top
like a regular braid or a regular french braid,
I'm going to cross it underneath, and put
this side in the middle (right side), and
then I'm going to do the same thing on this
side, and cross it under the middle, just
like that.
After I've done one stitch, I'm going to pass
this side under, grab it with my finger and
I'm going to pull hair from this side and
add it to it, and comb it down with my fingers,
and do the same thing on the opposite side.
Pass it under and pull in hair, just like
any kind of french braid.
You can use a comb to smooth this out or just
your fingers like I'm doing.
And then just continue, pass that underneath,
pull in hair from this side, add it to it,
smooth it down, and continue on.
Ok, I'm where I'm going to pull in the very
last section of her hair, so I'm going to
add those in, and I want to keep the braid
close to her head as I do this, meaning I
don't want to pull this out a long ways, because
if you do that, you'll have a gap in the hair,
so make sure you pull the braid in tightly
when you are doing the last sections.
Don't pull all the little hairs, but keep
it close to the head and then just continue
your braid down.
I'm almost down to the end of the braid, so
before I put in my elastic, I'm going to come
up here and hold on to the end, and I'm going
to pull this out.
Take either side of the braid, and just pull.
This is what gives it the big loose effect.
The 
looser you braid it , the more volume and
size you'll get as well.
Hers is a little big tighter.
Just pull out the edges.
Do it all the way down the braid.
Once you have it like you like, put in your
elastic, and you are done!
This is our Pulled Dutch Braid.
We'd love to see your version of a Pulled
Dutch Braid.
Find us on Instagram (@prettyhairisfun) and
follow us and tag your version #phifdutchbraid
or #phif.
We would love to see your version!
Make sure to find us on Pinterest as well!
(Pretty Hair is Fun).
See you next week and thanks for watching!
