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The French Braid Updo

If you’re tired of always wearing your hair the same way, down or in a ponytail, here is a hair tutorial for a simple braided updo that is very pretty and flattering. This hairstyle only takes a few minutes to do also, so busy moms and working women don’t have to worry about spending all day just to have beautiful hair. It’s a simple twist on the traditional french braid, and with the right hair accessories this pretty braided hairstyle even be dressed up to wear to dressier events.

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Hair Tutorial: How To Make A French Braided Updo

1. Start with hair loose and down. It doesn’t matter if your hair is curly or straight, washed or notโ€ฆthis hair tutorial works for everyone and actually looks pretty for all hair styles. Gently combs knots out of hair to make it easier to braid.

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2. Starting at the crown, French braid hair, continuing until you reach the top of the neck.

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3. Tie braided hair loosely with a band or clasp so that the top is french braided and the rest is a ponytail.

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4. Wrap the hair in a ponytail into a loose bun, and fix in place with pretty barrettes and clasps. You can also pull a few tendrils loose to frame the face and make the look more feminine.

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This hair tutorial for a simply braided updo bun a great way to easily style your hair away from your face and offers variety for all those boring hair days, but is so easy to do it literally takes moments.




  • Donna

    How pretty! I need to find someone to do mine this way… my hair is really long and I couldn’t achieve this look by myself.

  • Theresa

    That looks beautiful!

  • I love it! I wish I knew how to french braid LOL!

  • Zippy

    I miss having long hair – that’s just beautiful. thanks for the instructions.

  • Marcie W.

    Super cute and it looks easy enough that I could do it!

  • I am with Crydtal …. Wish I could French braid!

  • Jennifer

    soo pretty! I just wish I could actually french braid ๐Ÿ™

  • Tesa @ 2 Wired 2 Tired

    That is so pretty! I love that it’s both casual and perfect for a fancy night out. I can’t wait to try it!

  • Shop with Me Mama (Kim)

    VERY pretty! And looks easy enough for me to try ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Louise

    It’s a beautiful look!

  • Barbara Platt

    Love it , but I don’t know how to French braid either.

  • I do this with my daughters hair alot and it looks so elegant thanks for sharing

  • Tammy

    That’s adorable.

  • April Decheine

    I love the braid with the pony tail. Great Tutorial!

  • Emily

    I’ve been seeing and hearing about cool new ways to do braids everywhere!! Love it!

  • India

    This hairdo is totally hip ๐Ÿ˜€

  • Donne Roma

    It looks great! I’ll try it…thanks for sharing!

  • vanessa

    je l’aime <3

  • KNjewelry

    So very Pretty!

  • shapewer

    Im so gonna do this once my hair grows longer. Thank you for this tutorial.

  • Florence

    so cute!

  • vedette

    Oh this is so cute. Im not good at braiding though. I hope i can do this one.

  • sue

    This is lovely, any tips on how to braid own hair, i find it difficult ๐Ÿ˜€ x

  • Ellie, The Attic Diary

    I’ve been trying for years to braid my own hair but I can never do it! I’ll definitely be asking my sister to do this style on me though, it’s so cute!

  • AAA

    Very cute! I can’t french braid my own hair to save my life but maybe my daughter would like this!

  • So pretty and easy! Going to have to try this one!

  • JDaniel4's Mom

    I am going to try this! Happy SITS day!

  • Nice tutorial. I have crazy curly hair that goes wild in the summer and I am always looking for new ways to pull it back. Happy SITS Day!

  • {Kathy} I am going to see if my daughter will let me try this on her. Wish me luck!

  • CUTE!!!! Wish I could do that with my curly hair…. not sure it would look as good though.

  • OMG that looks so easy. I cut my hair short this year so no more updo’s but yours is lovely!

    Visiting from SITS Girls.

  • Lovely. Thanks for sharing.

  • Always on the look out for ways to tame this mop on my head … this sounds like it’s doable, even for me!

    Enjoy your SITS day! ๐Ÿ™‚

  • This is a very cute hairstyle, I am a habitual pony tail wearer, so I am going to have to try this. Have you ever tried spin pins? I wonder if they would work with this, I may just have to try. Happy SITS day!

  • Great look! I cut my long hair off recently, now I think I need to grow it back out.

  • Great tips! I always want to do something pretty with my hair, while keeping it out of my grabby baby’s reach. Thanks for this post!

  • ilene

    this would be such a nice change from my messy summer ponytail. Thank you for the thorough tutorial. Happy SITS day!

  • This post makes me wish I had long hair – this is so cute.

  • Desirae R / Sommerfugl Design

    What a great tutorial! I am horrible at doing my own hair, but need to figure it out so I can do my daughters!

  • Pretty! Makes me miss my long hair though ๐Ÿ™
    Happy SITS day!

  • I love this hairstyle tutorial! Now if I only knew how to french braid lol.

  • Mellisa

    This looks much easier than I would have thought. Unfortunately I have never been good at French Braiding!

  • sallie handon

    Nice picture demo. Love this style.

  • nicole @nicky_olea

    I know how to French braid, on someone else, but I can never do it to myself!

  • You look beautiful even doing this. Youโ€™re amazing.

  • I love this hair do and I’ve always wondered how to do it. Thanks for sharing.

  • This style looks perfect for the holidays!

  • That looks lovely. I wish my bangs were longer so that I could do this to my hair.