Hi, it’s Katie and Charlie with Abella’s Braids! We had a lot of fun coming up with some fun, playful half up hairstyles for you for this season!
We love that when you wear your hair half up, you can show off your length but still wear a beautiful and elegant braid/style!
For some of these braids, we used our micro crimper. Micro crimpers are a great way to add lots of volume and texture and lengthen the amount of time between washings. If you want bigger braids, a micro crimper is great to have! You can still achieve more volume by pancaking your braid, though, so tools definitely aren’t a must!
I think I’ve said it before, but I just LOVE flower braids! They are so simple but they look stunning! Take the top section out and section it into three. The middle section is a triangle, with the point in the back. French braid this middle section and braid all the way to the ends. Pancake out one side of the braid tail as you go. The other two sections are put into ponytails, as close to the center as possible. Braid both ponytails to the ends and pancake out one side. Roll each braid up into a flower and pin down.
This half up style is simply knots! The texture helps with the volume here a lot but we also added some curls with our largest curling iron for more texture. I adore the way this shows off her natural ombre so much! I try to tell her to appreciate it while she has it, but I don’t think she understands. Haha! To create this style, take a chunk of hair, tie it in a loose knot and pin it down. Repeat this all over the top, keeping the knots in a group in the back on top and you’re satisfied with the look. You can let some of the curled ends hang down a little if you’d like!
Charlie and I went shopping after doing this style and we got stopped so many times by people wanting me to explain how I did it! Start by taking a section from ear to ear (where a headband would sit). Part it down the middle. Braid up starting at the hear until you reach the middle. Continue braiding through the ends. Repeat on the other side. The trick here is that I French braided starting in the middle right under the headband braids, down to about her ear. I braided through to the ends, pancaked it, and made a bun with it. Then I crossed the top to braids and wrapped them around the bun and pinned it down!
By far my favorite trend right now is the half up high ponytail. Of course, I couldn’t help but add a braid to it! I started out with a large curls for volume and texture. I took a section from the top, middle and did a French braid. Tug on each section the braid gently to loosen it a little. Put an elastic to hold it in place where you want the ponytail to sit. Then I took a section all the way around the sides and back of the braid and pulled it together with the ponytail I made. I pulled out some strands to make the style look a little messy and carefree. I also wrapped hair around the elastic to polish the look. Make sure to leave hair out above the ears on the sides for the best results and the ponytail should be nice and high on the head. I also back combed the hair on the top of the ponytail for more volume!
BONUS STYLE!
This style is a combination of lace braids and twists! Do you think you can figure it out how it’s done? Try it out and tag your recreations #ICanAbellasBraids
Thank you for reading and make sure to check back this time next month for our next post! Until then, visit our website: Abella’s Braids
I. Love doing the halfup halfdown hairstyle
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Love the half up high ponytail with braids. I’m gonna do my daughter’s hair like this for a wedding that we are attending ????
gotta try some of these
So beautiful!(:
This is so pretty.
I love the hairstyles, they are all so pretty
So cute..
i love these
Pretty!
I love this!
I love them!
She looks great
beautiful
She has gorgeous hair!!
Beautiful hairstyles!
Great for semi lazy days when you want something with a bit of style but really easy!
All of these are gorgeous
I love these. Especially the one that looks like a fishtail into the ponytail????
They are all so amazing????
these are so pretty!
soon cute!!
Cute????????
These are all so beautiful!!!
Love it!!!!
I love the bonus style one!!
Cute
That looks amazing!
These r so cute!
I used to love this hairstyle when I was little! I called them half ponytails ????
can you do the first and the last one on a video unfortunately I couldn’t do it, it’s tricky
I tried the 3ed one the half up high ponytail and I did it was so pretty and so easy
LOVE the hair styles!!!
I ❤️ Ur designs on different hairstyles they look inspiring and they are soooo Cute.
Woww beautiful!!! Love it!!!
Love these!
I need to see a tutorial for these.
sogood
So adorable!
Love
Those are so cool I love it
These hairstyles are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing your many talents with the world! Good luck and May the Lord bless each and everyone and their friends and family !
So amazing
OMG!!! Theses are so cute!????????????
Adorable and cute hairstyle!!!
love this ????????
So cute
This is so cute
Cute and awesome hairstyles for little girls or older.
This is so cool!
Awesome! !
OMG! I love all of them!
So pretty!
Awesome
I think I know how the last one was made. I am definitely going to try it!
Definitely going to try these. The hairstyles are cute and simple.
Adorable, ❤️ These hairstyles.
I love these soooo MUCHHHHH
wooow that looks very pretty<3
My favorite type of hair do’s
Oh my gosh! These would be perfect for a flower girl!!
I LOVE these!!!
I love the 2nd one it looks extra fancy.
adorable!
So adorable & cute????
so cute
These are so cute! ????
All are adorable!!!
I’m super excited to try these out! I think I might even use one of these hairstyles for prom instead.
Both of these hairstyles are super cute! This hairstyle would look amazing on my sister.
the one before the last it’s so good for the small visit
I looooooooved the 2nd for the next party
precious
she is adorable!
She is so cute
Adorable
So cute ????????
I love the flower braids. How sweet is that?!!
Wowowowow I love these styles for prom
hair goals! way better than mine tbh and I’m 15 haha
Cute!
Dunno what’s more cute the kids or the hairstyles!
Very cute
Her hair is definitely better than mine ???? But i love the half up high ponytail as well ????????????
omg so cute!!!!
Oh my! How cute!
How cute!
cute!!!!
love the ideas!
Love this hair look it’s Soo Cute????
very cute!!
I think these are creative and gorgeous ideas for hairstyles!!
Adorable!
❤️❤️❤️
Wow. These are all so gorgeous!
So adorable
:))) pretty
Cute
Hair goals!!
awesome!
these looks are my favorite
Wow this is so pretty
I love these looks❤️
To cute!
Loveeee????
CUTE!
Sooo cute!!❤️
I wish I could do these on myself, they are all so elegent!
Love ❤️
Beautiful and elegant!
I love your half up hairstyles its so elegant and so feminine
super cute
cool coming up with these hair designs, too be young again
Very cute!
So cute. I like her hair .
I love these hairdos!
it looks so cute!
I wish I could pull this off
Loved those styles
I like her hair color.
Super Cute!!
WOOW THIS IS SO CUTE !!!????????????
The flower braids are the most beautiful omgosh
cool.
I love the half up high pony with a braid. So cute!
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I wish there was an explanation how to do this when I was a little girl
No that’s a half up half down I like 😉
these are amazing
These are so cute!! Great hairstyles for summer or any time of year!
Aww these are so cute! Great for summer too
Such lovely styles! She looks so cute!
SO CUTE
I LOVE THIS????????????????????????????????????