Brush and spray the hair to start.
Part it how you like. Livvy always looks best with a side part. This part is on the right side.
I start on the right and pull enough hair to start a braid.
Instead of braiding like normal you do a dutch braid.
When you do a basic braid you always pull each piece over the other.
With a dutch braid you do the opposite. You pull the pieces under so the braid looks like it is sitting on top.
Keep going under the braid on each side.
You want the braid to sit about 1 1/2 half to 2 inches below the part.
Then you add hair as you go back like a french braid, but still pull the pieces under each other.
Once I get to about an inch behind her ear, I don't add pieces and continue to braid like normal except pulling pieces under instead of over.
Add an elastic.
Repeat on the left side. Now you want the two braids to be sitting at about the same place on each side of the head. So start you braid further from the part. Just picture an imaginary part as if it were on the left side and start your braid below that.
Remember to pull the pieces under instead of over as you add hair.
Brush as you go just like you do in french braiding.
When I get to about an inch behind the ear, I quit adding hair and finish the braid.
Add an elastic.
As you can see the dutch braid looks fuller instead of flat like the basic braid.
Pick up the two braids and pull them together into a V.
Add an elastic. I usually have Liv hold her hair down or out of the way, so I don't pick
up hair underneath as I put the elastic on.
Take out the elastics on the ends of the two braids.
Undo the braids.
Brush it out.
Add a ribbon or clip to make it look nice.
I like to do this one for church or special occasions and I usually curl it as well.
