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QuestionWhat's the difference between a Dutch braid and a French braid?Ndeye Anta Niang is a Hair Stylist, Master Braider, and Founder of AntaBraids, a traveling braiding service based in New York City. Ndeye has over 20 years of experience in African hair including braiding box braids, Senegalese twists, crochet braids, faux dread locs, goddess locs, kinky twists, and lakhass braids. Ndeye was the first female of her tribe in Africa to move to America and is now sharing her knowledge of African braids passed on from generation to generation.A Dutch braid involves making a line part and braiding your hair in 3 strings using alternating patterns. A French braid is the same, but instead of going over each other, the strings go on top of one another.
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QuestionWhat are two braids called?Ndeye Anta Niang is a Hair Stylist, Master Braider, and Founder of AntaBraids, a traveling braiding service based in New York City. Ndeye has over 20 years of experience in African hair including braiding box braids, Senegalese twists, crochet braids, faux dread locs, goddess locs, kinky twists, and lakhass braids. Ndeye was the first female of her tribe in Africa to move to America and is now sharing her knowledge of African braids passed on from generation to generation.Are you thinking of pigtails? There are actually a ton of different braid styles that might involve two distinct braids, though. Bontu knots, French braids, Dutch Braids, and fishtail braids can all be styled with only two distinct braids.
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QuestionWhat kind of hair do I need for box braids?Ndeye Anta Niang is a Hair Stylist, Master Braider, and Founder of AntaBraids, a traveling braiding service based in New York City. Ndeye has over 20 years of experience in African hair including braiding box braids, Senegalese twists, crochet braids, faux dread locs, goddess locs, kinky twists, and lakhass braids. Ndeye was the first female of her tribe in Africa to move to America and is now sharing her knowledge of African braids passed on from generation to generation.For synthetic hair, you typically use soft-pressed and kanekalon expression hair or the pre- stretched kanekalon hair. Some people like using natural hair if they have an allergy or they don't like how heavy synthetic hair can be.
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QuestionDo I French braid the right side of my hair or split it in half, like the left side?Community AnswerIf you part your hair on the right, start braiding it from the left. If you part your hair on the left start braiding it from the right.
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QuestionHow do you braid below shoulder length hair and annoying baby hairs?Yato AriesCommunity AnswerYou can start with a normal braid, and with the baby hairs, clip it back with a hair clip or dampen it.
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QuestionWould a spiral braid be good for a wedding?Community AnswerYes. As long as the spiral braid is tight, it would be great for a wedding.
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QuestionHow do you do a fishtail braid but like a French braid version?Community AnswerTake a third of your hair at the top of your head and split it in two. Start a normal fishtail braid, but add pieces of hair to the sections you cross over. When you run out, just keep braiding like normal.
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