Tech File For Makeup: Fashion Plaits

Equipment:

Methods:

5 strand plait -

Separate your section into 5 strands and from left to right name the strands 1 2 3 4 and 5.
Take strand 1 and put it over strand 2 and then under strand 3 so that strand 1 is now in the middle. Hold strand 2 and 3 by pulling to keep the plait tight.
Now take strand 5 and put it over strand 4 then under strand 1 making strand 5 the middle strand.
Hold tight onto strand 1 and 4 and let go of strand 2 and 3.
Now that strand 2 is the outside strand on the left repeat the same technique you did when strand one was the outside strand by putting it over strand 3 and then under strand 5.
Continue to do this method on each outside strand until you get to the bottom of the hair and 5 strand plait is complete.
To secure tie a hair band at the end.

Outcome:
It took a couple times for me to get it right but it is really easy once you know what your doing.

Waterfall plait -

Create this plait from the side front to back of the hair.
Start by creating one plait with 3 strands.
On the next plait of the strand drop the middle strand and then pick up a new strand and introduce it into the plait.
Continue to do this through out the plait.
When completed, pin the end of the waterfall plait into the hair to stay secure.
You can also create another plait underneath and join the top one into it.
To do this create a plait and join the middle sections that dropped from the plait above as you go along the plait.
Secure the end with a pin into the hair.

Outcome:
When I did this method the hair had a bouncy texture and wouldn't flow properly when I dropped the middle strand.

Slip Tie Knot plait -

Section the hair into 4 or 5 sections from the top of the hair to the bottom.
Working your way from top to bottom, take the front top section and split this section down the middle into 2 strands.
Tie a knot and then get the model to hold the sections, keeping them tight.
Take the next section and, again, split the section into 2 strands and tie them in a knot.
Get model to hold these strands too.
On the next section split them into two and join the strands from the 1st section into these strands on each side.
Now tie these strands into a knot.
On the 4th section, again, split it into 2 strands and now join the 2nd section strands into the these strands on each strand and tie a knot.
Repeat this on the last section so that the 3rd strands join the 5th section strands and tie a knot.
You can finish this look by plaiting any remaining hair at the bottom or rolling the remaning hair under the bottom securing it in with pins.