"This style works best on someone with medium to longer hair," Roszak says. "Hair should be a few inches past the shoulders to try this."
Step 1: Make a clean part on top of your head, either down the middle or slightly on the side. From there, pull hair into two sections at the nape of the neck and angle the sections to the side of your head so that you can see and hold the hair you're working with.
Step 2: Start by separating a very small strand of hair from under the right-hand section and pulling it around and over that section to join the left-hand section. Pull both sides tight. Then pick up a small strand from under the left section and pull it around and over to join the right side. As you repeat this process, you'll be wrapping small strands inward over the thicker sections to create the intricate-looking braid.
Step 3: Continue until you've created an entire "fishtail." (You can also stop with a shorter length of braiding.) Secure with a small elastic band.
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