Elegant Dutch Braid Wrapped Bun for Fine Hair

One of the advantages girls with thick mermaid hair have over us members of the fine hair club is their ability to incorporate several looks into one hairstyle, like multiple braids or a braid with a bun. I love intricate braided updos and I get so discouraged when I see a pretty one and try it on myself only for it to look like I'm spreading my hair too thin.

For fine-haired ladies, less is definitely more, but don't let that hold up your braid game! Make no mistakes, this luscious-looking, elegant braid-wrapped bun can be yours in under ten minutes. Try it with us!

The first step is the braid. It's a Dutch lace braid, which is a fancy way of saying that it's an inside-out French braid in which I'm only taking hair from one side of my head (in this case, the hair on the crown). It's important only to add hair from one side so we have some left over to make the bun. If you don't know how to Dutch braid, that's okay! We're going to go over it right now.

The first thing you're going to do is sweep all your hair to the side where you want your bun. For me, it's always my right side, for some reason.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Side-swept and ready to braid!

See my ear? Grab a small section from right above your own and divide it into three.

Braid a full plait section before doing anything else, then twist the two lowermost sections together. (You want to be combining the two closest to your back. Leave the uppermost one alone; it's about to become your new middle section.) Grab a section of hair from your crown that's next to the braided section you just did and braid it underneath your middle section. Braid another full plait before combining the next piece of hair from your crown in the same way. With me so far?

I'm going to weave the top piece underneath the middle one to form a Dutch braid.

Continue braiding, adding in pieces only from the crown, until you reach your other ear. You can't see the back of your head, but you're aiming for something like this as you go along. Notice where I've woven in hair from the top of my head periodically.

When you reach the other side of your head, stop adding in hair but braid the three sections you have until you reach your ends, however long that is. Tie off the braid with a clear elastic and plump it up by gently tugging at each section.

Your braid is done!

Now for the bun. It's all easy from here. Gather all your remaining hair into a ponytail, leaving your long braided end out of this entirely, and tie it with a clear elastic. On your last tightening pass with the elastic, pull your ponytail only part of the way through and wrap the rest around the base. Secure with a bobby pin. You should now have a small bun and a left-out braid section. Wrap the braid section around the base of the small bun and secure that too with a bobby pin. There you have it! An elegant, braid-wrapped bun, fit even for the finest-haired royalty.

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