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How to Do Two Dutch Braids

Two Dutch Braids on a woman with brown skin and black hair, side view
Two Dutch Braids on a woman with brown skin and black hair, back view
Two Dutch Braids on a woman with brown skin and black hair, three-quarter view
Two Dutch Braids on a woman with brown skin and black hair, front view
Two Dutch Braids on a woman with brown skin and black hair, close view from the back of one braid at the crown, its strands crossed under
Two Dutch Braids · Side · 1 of 5

Two Dutch Braids · Side

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The look in one line

Two Dutch braids from a centre part, strands crossed under, finished as plain braids.

Steps

  1. Part your hair down the centre and clip one side out of the way.
  2. Take a section at the hairline and split it into three.
  3. Cross the outer strands under the middle one, adding a little loose hair each time.
  4. When no loose hair is left at the nape, braid plainly to the ends and tie it off.
  5. Repeat on the other side.
  6. If the braid looks flat, gently pull the edges of each loop wider.

The finished look

Front
A centre part; each braid starts at the hairline.
Sides
Braided in tight along each side of the head.
Back
The braids run to the nape and continue as plain braids.
You need
A comb, two elastics. Ten to twenty minutes.
Lasts
Lasts several days; sleep in a silk scarf.

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