Long Hair Braids Hairstyle

See the latest Hairstyle trends for women with long hair.Long hairstyles are always a great look. For those of us with long hair, it is very precious to us and hopefully most of us keep good care of it with shampoos, conditioners, and special treatments. Although it is harder to take care of than short hair, longer hair offers a variety of lengthened hairstyles to chose from. From days with long, flowing, soft tresses that gently move with the breeze of the wind to those classy dinners with your hair bundled up in a classy manner, long hair styles are just perfect ways to show off your lengthy, beautiful hair.

Long Hair Braids Hairstyle










Lengthy hairstyles allow you to let down your hair, place it in pony tails, and bundle it up in decorative designs. For women with shorter hair lengths that designer longer hairstyles, there are hair extensions that are becoming more affordable and popular with the help of stars like Jessica Simpson who have promoted the use of extensions in producing lovely longer hairstyles. Extensions are great for women because they allow for different styling options without the need to grow out the hair or drastic changes and area also very complimentary pieces for ladies with thinner hair.


Styling Tips

Longer hairstyles are hard to take care of and need extra attention to avoid dry, coarse hair and split ends. Flyaway and frizzy hair seems to be more dominant with longer tresses as well.

Try different high quality products recommended by your hair stylist to keep your hair healthy


Celebrities are a good source for longer haircuts. Some of the most famous actresses have long or medium length hair. These include Jennifer Anniston, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Natalie Portman. If

How to Weave Fishtail Ponytail?

Instructions For Fishtail Ponytail
The steps are basically the same. Although the Fishtail ponytail looks tricky, it consists of a simple two strand braid that is created starting at the top of the base of a ponytail.

One hint is to try to keep all the sections equal in thickness and to pull each strand tightly to give the uniform herringbone appearance.

Step One: Start by pulling all hair back into a ponytail. It should be noted that this braid works best on dry hair that is medium to very long in length and is not layered.

Step Two: Divide the ponytail into two equal sections of hair. Take a small (approximately 1 inch section) from underneath the left section of hair and cross it over the right section of hair.

Step Three: While holding the ponytail securely with your left thumb and allow the right side of your hand to be free and then take a small section (same approximate size as the previous section) from underneath the right side.

Step Four: Cross the section from underneath the right over to the left side of your hair. While holding the right side securely with your right thumb, continue steps 2-4 until you reach the end of the ponytail. Secure the remaining "tail hair" with a "hair friendly" elastic band.

The braid can be adorned with gorgeous hair jewels such as rhinestone hair pins or other rhinestone jewelry. It can aslo be worn "as is". This style is easy, simple, fast and the results are stunning.

Allow plenty of "tail" at the end of the fishtail braid or else there is a danger that the elastic band may work its way out of place and the braid may loosen or fall out.

This hair style looks especially stunning on thick hair that has lots of contrasting colors that are emphasized with the tied hair pieces.

The style can be worn in a variety of modified ways including wearing bangs or side tendrils.
A young girl with Fishtail Ponytail

Fishtail Ponytail

Long Fishtail Braid

To create a full fishtail, herringbone or two strand braid, follow the same steps creating a two strand over braid, but start at the front of the hair in a triangle section.


To create a full braid, follow the same steps for creating a two strand over braid described above, but start at the front of the hair in a triangle section.

One of the great things about the fishtail braid is that depending on how you position your hands, the braid will change the way that it looks from tight against the head to loose and full.

To get the soft and full look that is shown above and to the right the hands need to be held as much as 6 inches away from the head as the braid is being done.

The hair should be braided close to the scalp until about halfway from the hairline. Then the braid should be created at least 6 inches away from the scalp. This will give the braid a very soft and draped look.

You have option to finish with a tight herringbone braid and then tuck it up and under the hair. The tucked braid should be pinned securely. This gives the hair a type of soft updo look that is very elegant and romantic.

Long Fishtail Braid

Fishtail Braid