To start off this style, I did a part from ear to ear and put the lower section into a ponytail. Then I parted the "bangs" slightly off-center and as you can see, I tightly twisted them and added them to the pony below, securing with a few bobby pins:
I can now work the right side. At this point, I combed that hair up and over the part so that I could braid from the right ear up to the part. I did a lace-style dutch (inside out) braid (adding in hair from only the front) so that I could keep the braid as close to the part as possible:
I braided the right side all the way down, and could then work the left side, doing the same thing I did on the right. The 2 braids then meet in the middle:
The left braid overlapped the right, as seen here. I put one bobby pin in where they crossed to keep them secured so that I could do the "braid chain" without it coming undone at the top. As you can see, she has some flyaways, so I applied our Garnier surfer girl pomade/wax down the braids and a little hairspray up front to settle the stray flyaway hairs. Then it was time to release that lower pony and brush it out. Finally- on to the chain:
I simply "tied" the two braids with loose half-knots and adjusted them to the size I wanted. It held very well, even overnight, as we saw her at church the next day and you couldn't even tell she slept on it! I hope you enjoy this style. If you can do a dutch braid, you can do this style :)
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