Hairstyle Waterfall for long, medium, short hair. How to make step by step with a photo

The beautiful hairstyle "Waterfall" got its name due to the external symbolic similarity with the natural object of the same name. The step-by-step instructions help to create the effect of beautifully falling strands on the hair, which are fixed on top with a light wave of French weaving.

What you need to create a hairstyle

Before you start creating the "Waterfall" hairstyle, you must carry out the following preparation:

• washing and drying hair;
• smooth combing;
• straightening if necessary.

During the installation process, you may need the following tools and products:

Weaving features depending on hair length

Hairstyle Waterfall, the step-by-step instructions for creating which are described below, are not suitable for all hair.

For short

If the type (straight / curly) and volume (thick / thin) of hair do not matter when creating a given style, then the same cannot be said about their length. Pigtail "Waterfall" cannot be braided on too short hair, their length should reach at least the chin.

In this case, the hair should be of the same length - the "Cascade" haircut on short hair will not allow you to make a hairstyle, because short strands will be ugly knocked out of the braid.

Options for the "Waterfall" hairstyle for short hair:

• classic French waterfall;
• rim waterfall;
• one-sided option;
• flagellum waterfall.

Middle

On medium hair, braiding "Waterfall" will be easiest. This length is optimal for this hairstyle, since the size of the strands is enough for the braid to look beautiful on the head.

If medium hair reaches the shoulders, then it should be the same length. To create a "Waterfall" on hair reaching the shoulder blades, it is permissible to have a haircut in a cascade, provided that it was done a long time ago, and short strands have already grown at least to the chin.

Taking into account the above nuances will help create a beautiful braid in which the curls will lie neatly, without getting out of the hair.

Options for the "Waterfall" hairstyle for medium hair:

• classic French waterfall;
• with a volumetric braid;
• double waterfall;
• flagellum waterfall;
• one-sided option;
• with tape;
• with a beam;
• with curls and curls.

Long

"Waterfall" on long hair, reaching the middle of the back or waist, will help emphasize the beauty of voluminous curls.To create this hairstyle on long hair, the haircut does not matter - it can be a cascade, a semicircle, a straight line, a diamond, asymmetry and the like.

Styling is especially helpful in such cases when you need to remove long growing bangs from your face. It can be simply woven into a pigtail, starting not at ear level, but in the temple area or even closer to the forehead.

Waterfall hairstyle options for long hair:

• classic french waterfall
• with a volumetric braid;
• double waterfall;
• a waterfall with a flower;
• flagellum waterfall;
• with tape;
• with a beam;
• With a bang;
• with curls and curls.

Options for hairstyles

The Waterfall hairstyle has many different options. Step-by-step instructions for each of them are described below.

Classic French waterfall

The classic French waterfall looks like a horizontal French braid that adorns free flowing hair.

The sequence of actions to create a hairstyle is as follows:

1. At the temple or behind the ear, approximately at the level of the back of the head, a small part of the hair is separated from either side of the head. The thinner the separated part of the hair, the thinner the pigtail will turn out in the end.
2. The separated hair is divided into 3 strands, which are intertwined 1 time.
3. Next, a braid is braided like a French one, but the strands are captured only from one side - from above, in the direction from the face to the back of the head. In this case, the extreme working strand, which is closest of all others to the crown, is released, and instead of it the newly captured one becomes the working one.
4. When you run out of free hair for grabs, the braid is tied with a transparent silicone elastic band, which is hidden by a small elegant hairpin. Instead of an elastic band, you can fix the pigtail with an invisible one, hiding its end under the last flowing strand.

With a voluminous braid

A waterfall with a volumetric braid can be braided in two versions: a regular braid and an inverted braid. At the same time, the second option looks more original and festive.

The first variant is created as follows:

1. In the place where the beginning of the hairstyle is supposed, part of the hair is separated, which is divided into 3 strands.
2. These strands are intertwined with each other as usual 1 time, with repeated weaving, a strand of loose hair is separated.
3. A new strand is superimposed on the one that is currently located above all (closer to the crown) and released downward.
4. Weaving continues on. Each strand that is picked up is allowed to flow freely down, and the working strands are weaved as usual.
5. At the end of weaving, the lower and upper strands are gently pulled out, making the pigtail more voluminous.

Instructions for creating the second option:

1. At the forehead, in the area of ​​the temple, a small strand is separated, which is folded in a loop, held by one hand.
2. The thumb and forefinger of the second hand are placed inside this loop and from under it a new strand of the same volume is separated from the hair.
3. The strand is passed through the hole and wrapped in the same loop held by the left hand. With the right hand, its lower part is corrected, left to fall freely.
4. Then the hands change, and again the fingers of the left hand pull a new strand through the last loop, wrapping it in another loop. Weaving continues to the end, after which it is fixed with invisibility and varnish.

Flagellum waterfall

Flagellum waterfall is a simple hairstyle that is easy to make even for yourself. The basic principle of weaving differs from the classical one in that each time it is not the working strand that is released down, but the newly captured one.

How to do your hair:

1. On the right side, in the place where it is planned to start braiding, 2 small strands of the same width are separated. They cross so that the right fits over the left.
2. Then the strands cross each other again, at the same time they scroll clockwise (each separately), becoming like flagella. The crossing of the strands with each other occurs counterclockwise (in the opposite direction from scrolling) - this technique will help the hairstyle to hold on better.
3. Now on top of the braids, in the direction from the face to the temple (ear / back of the head - depending on the length of braiding), a new strand is separated from the free hair. It is placed between the previous two crossed strands. Once, as it were, inside the pigtail, the new strand is released and remains freely falling.
4. The working strands are crossed again by applying the right to the left while simultaneously scrolling clockwise. After that, a new strand is taken and passed between the workers, remaining freely falling.
5. According to this principle, weaving continues until the end of the braid. To add volume to the hairstyle, gently pull the hair from above with 2 fingers.

One-sided option

Hairstyle Waterfall, the step-by-step instructions for creating which are described below, can be represented by 2 options: diagonal braiding and side braiding.

Instructions for creating the first option:

1. A small part of the hair is separated at the forehead or at the temple, which is divided into 3 strands. The first interweaving of the strands should take place without picking up new curls.
2. With subsequent weaves, the curls are picked up on one side, in the direction from the face to the back of the head. The new strand becomes a working strand instead of the released top strand.
3. Each subsequent weave of strands should be located slightly lower than the previous one. Accordingly, the place of fixation of each new curl in the braid should be slightly lower than that of the previous one.
4. The braid is braided up to the ear on the opposite side of the head and fixed with an elastic band.

Instructions for creating the second option:

1. Before starting weaving, you must choose a variation of asymmetric weaving: above the ears (in this case, weaving will start from the forehead and continue to the area behind the ear); on the side of the head (the weaving will have a direction from the temple to the middle of the occipital cavity).
2. Next, you should braid a pigtail like a traditional French waterfall with the capture of a new strand instead of the released uppermost one, only in the right direction.
3. When the braiding reaches the area behind the ear or the back of the head, you need to fix it with a thin elastic band or continue to braid the braid to the very ends.
4. At the end, you can gently pull out the bottom strands to make the pigtail look even more unusual.

Back

This version of the hairstyle looks like an inverted French braid, from the middle of which loose strands flow.

The weaving of a reverse waterfall can have different directions:

• horizontally;
• vertically on one side;
• diagonally;
• from both sides towards each other;
• semicircle.

Instructions for creating styling:

1. At the right temple, a small part of the hair is separated, divided into 3 strands and weaved 1 time without grabs, with the strands being placed under each other.
2. With subsequent weaves of strands, a small curl is separated from the free hair from above, which is captured in a pigtail along with the left working strand.
3. Half of the hair is separated from the right strand before weaving it and released downward. Instead of this part, a curl of the same volume is taken from the free hair from below and woven into the pigtail along with the remaining half of the working right strand.
4. According to this principle, weaving of several links of the braid continues. Further, the weaving itself is adhered to with the left hand, and the edges of the links are carefully pulled out with the right hand, which makes the hairstyle more voluminous and delicate. To prevent the elongated strands from being pulled back into the pigtail, they are varnished.
5. Weaving continues in the selected direction to the end, repeating steps 2 - 4.

Double waterfall

Double waterfall weaving can be of the following varieties:

• from 2 opposite braids;
• of 2 opposite ones with parallel;
• horizontal from parallel braids with one direction;
• horizontal from parallel braids with different directions;
• diagonally at the back of the head;
• diagonally at the crown.

Two of them - from 2 opposite braids and horizontal from parallel braids - are basic, on the basis of which the rest can be created.

Instructions for weaving a double waterfall from 2 counter braids:

1. The braids will weave towards each other in the direction from the forehead (or temple - depending on the desired hairstyle height) to the middle of the nape. The weaving of the first half of the hairstyle begins with the separation of the required number of strands and their weaving with a French braid (3 strands) or flagella (2 strands).
2. Further, the braiding is carried out according to the type of a classic waterfall: each upper strand, located closest to the crown of the head, is released to flow down, and a new strand of loose hair is taken instead.
3. Each new strand is woven into the braid slightly lower than the previous one so that the weaving has a diagonal direction.
4. When the pigtail is braided to the middle of the head, it must be fixed with a transparent silicone rubber and gently pulled out the strands.
5. Further, all the above actions are repeated on the other side. Only at the end of the weaving is the second braid tied with an elastic band along with the first.
6. After that, you can separate a small strand from loose hair and wrap an elastic band with it in several layers so that it is hidden.

A double horizontal waterfall of parallel braids is woven as follows:

1. In the place where the location of the braid is planned, the required number of strands is separated, from which the classic French waterfall is woven in the right direction: horizontally, diagonally or one-sided.
2. The next braid is braided with strands flowing freely from the previous braid. To do this, from the same side where there was the beginning of the first pigtail, or from the previous side, the required number of strands is separated and interwoven 1 time without pickups.
3. In subsequent weaves of strands, it is necessary to grab the curl released from the first braid instead of the released upper strand. It is also possible to interweave the strands with the capture of the curl without releasing the upper strand down - then the hairstyle will look similar to the one shown in the last photo.

Rim waterfall

Hairstyle Waterfall, the step-by-step instructions of which are described below, is an interesting option for weaving bangs into a pigtail. The principle of weaving here is exactly the same as in the classic waterfall, only the pigtail is woven from the temples and not pulled back.

How to make a waterfall rim:

1. A thin strand is separated at the temple, which is divided into 3 parts.
2. Next, an ordinary French waterfall is woven, only the weaving remains at the hairline and is not pulled back.
3. With each interweaving of strands, a new curl is captured instead of the released topmost strand.
4. When the braiding reaches the opposite temple, it is fixed with a transparent elastic band, which is hidden in the loose hair and is stabbed with invisibility.

With a beam

A waterfall with a bun is an option not only for an everyday hairstyle that collects all the hair at the back of the head, but also for a festive one, if the bun is designed accordingly. With a donut pillow, the hairstyle will have a more formal and businesslike look, which will allow you to do it before the conference.

Instructions for creating a waterfall with a beam:

1. First, a classic French waterfall is woven closer to the forehead (rim) or just below the ears.
2. At the end of braiding, all hair is collected with a tight elastic band in a common high ponytail at the back of the head.
3. A voluminous, sloppy bun is formed from the tail, which is fixed at the back of the head. To make the bundle more voluminous, neat and even, you can use a special bagel pillow.The tail is threaded through its central hole, and then distributed in separate strands on all sides of the pillow, after which it is wrapped around it and secured with hairpins.

Twisting

A curling waterfall is a very interesting hairstyle that looks unusual, but is woven from one work strand with new grabs.

Hairstyle rules:

1. It is necessary to make a straight parting from the forehead to the crown, on the left side of it (just above the left temple) separate a small part of the hair, which is divided into 2 strands.
2. These 2 strands should be tied in a knot: first put on top of each other crosswise, and then the tip of the strand that is to the right, put over the left strand, skipped in the middle between the two strands and tighten the knot.
3. Now the most important point: the strand that, after twisting the knot, turned out to be on the left, must be stretched under the one that became the right, and brought up, taking it in the right hand. The right strand should be released downward - it should remain freely falling.
4. Now to the right of the resulting twisting, you need to separate another small strand. It needs to be tied in a knot with the previous strand, passing the tip of the new strand between both, pulling the knot and bringing this tip up from under the other strand.
5. Thus, a braid of two strands with twisting is woven to the opposite temple. Each new strand becomes right - a working strand, each previous strand is released after the formation of a knot.
6. At the end of weaving, the strand that turned out to be on the left after tying the knot, as usual, is stretched under the other and brought up. In this position, it can be secured with an invisible hairpin, a crab hairpin or a spiral hairpin so that the hairstyle does not fall apart.

With curls and curls

The Waterfall hairstyle (step-by-step instructions are described in detail below), which will be decorated with curls and curls, is woven not on the back of the head (from ear to ear), but above - from temple to temple.

Rules for creating styling:

1. On either side of the head in the temple area (above the ear), a small part of the hair is separated and divided into 3 parts.
2. From them, a classic French waterfall is braided with the capture of new strands from the top of the head (in the direction from the face to the back of the head) instead of the released upper strands.
3. The finished pigtail is fixed with a transparent silicone rubber band, bow or invisible pins.
4. Loose hair is curled into curls or curls using a curling iron or curlers. In this case, you can curl all the hair or just the flowing strands passed through the pigtail.

Decorating your hairstyle using accessories

There are many design options for the finished Waterfall hairstyle:

• Glitter varnish can be applied to any area of ​​the hairstyle: on the braid itself or the ends of loose curls. It also looks beautiful when sprayed along the entire length of the hair, including styling elements.
• Hairpinsdecorated with stones, artificial flowers and other elements are inserted along the edge or in the middle of the braid. Thanks to them, the hairstyle looks more festive and can last longer.
• Hairpins-spirals with crystals or rhinestones - a good option for short to medium sparse hair, as they do not require a lot of space for fixing. They are screwed in at the joints between the strands of the braid at a certain distance from each other, adding zest to the hairstyle.
• Natural flowers will make the image even softer and more feminine, as well as add notes of freshness and romance.
• Crab hairpins with teeth can be made in different shapes. They cling to the upper parts of the braid strands and, when arranged in a certain order, create fancy patterns.
• Bows attached at the junction of two branches of the braid or on one side of the installation. This accessory is suitable for decorating a festive hairstyle and will effectively complement the image of a girl or young girl.

You can braid "Waterfall" at home without having any special skills.Even novice craftswomen will figure out the step-by-step instructions describing the process of creating various hairstyle options.

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