French plait on your own hair

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Is it possible?

Yes of course! Just takes practise..

My 11 year old has taught herself to so it because I am so rubbish at it. Her hair is halfway down her back and she does a brilliant job now after loads of practice.

Yes - I can do it on my own, but not others unless I shut my eyes :)

YouTube has a lot of videos on how to do different hairstyles. I can do my own french plait.

Yes, just takes practice.

Yep, can't remember how I started but just know I can and it looks good (made dh take a picture to be sure).

I find a 'reverse' French plait is easier on myself - so you put the strands under rather than over.

Yes, I taught myself as a teenager. I can't do the reverse one though.

brieand chilli so do I- called a Dutch braid!

I started teaching myself by trying it at night after a bath with slightly damp hair. It didn't matter what it came out like as no-one would see it anyway. I found the hair being slightly damp helps as it isn't so fly away. I have since found that a light spray of volumising dry hair shampoo works in the same manner. Your arms will ache at first!

Is this the same as the fishtail Plait? How does anyone do it? I love it, but can't plait it.

Yes! I used to do it when I had way too much patience and way too much time before school years ago.

I used to do all my own hairstyles when I was at school. My mum could do a ponytail and that was it.

That's why I get so frustrated that my 11 yr old won't let me do anything with her hair and will only have a ponytail

No a fishtail plait is started with parting the length I need two. Then taking a small section from the outer side of one part crossing it over to the outer side of the other part and continue. Quite time consuming though!

In two!