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Comment Faire une Tresse Française – Tutoriel

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Not just a mignon coiffures for little girls, tresses françaises are a great way for anyone to keep their hair up and out of the way. To tresses françaises vos cheveux, divide the chosen section into three equal sized strands, then begin braiding as you would a normal three strand tresse: take the section from the right and cross it over to the middle of the tresse, then pick up the left piece and cross it over the middle of the tresse. Once you’ve completed one full stitch, cross the right section over to the middle again, but this time pick up and add some loose hair to the tresse. Do the same with the left section, and repeat this process until you run out of hair. The size of the pieces of hair you use will determine how thick your tresse is. Using thinner pieces will create an intricate tresse that takes a little longer, while larger pieces make for an easier, chunky looking style. Check out our favorite french tressé styles!

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Classic tresses françaises
Chunky tresses françaises Pony
carré With Side tresses françaises
French Boxer tresses
Diagonal tresses françaises
coiffé décoiffé Side Bun chignon
Loose Chunky tresses françaises
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Classic tresses françaises 1

Classic tresses françaises

The tresses françaises is a classic coiffures that you’ll need at least shoulder length hair to pull off. Begin braiding at the top of the head, and add even sections of hair into the tresse to complete the timeless look. For new braiders, it can be hard to work at the back of your head, and you might need some practice before pulling this off on your own.

Chunky tresses françaises Pony 2

Chunky tresses françaises Pony

Pick up a wide section of hair at vos cheveuxline starting from around the temples, and being the french braiding technique, adding large sections of hair as you go. Once you’ve reached the back of the head, pick up any loose hair left below the tresse, and tie everything into a queue de cheval. For a nice final touch, wrap the base of your queue de cheval with a loose piece of hair to conceal the elastic.

carré With Side tresses françaises 3

carré With Side tresses françaises

We tend to think of tresses as a style meant for longer hair, but they’re a perfect addition to carré length styles, and especially good for keeping face framing hair securely in place. To get this look, part your carré to one side, and tresse a fairly thick tresses françaises down each side, pinning behind the ears.

French Boxer tresses 4

French Boxer tresses

These twin tresses françaises are tightly executed, and are all over social media right now. To make your tresses pop when viewed from any angle, position them closer to your ears than the centre of your head.

Diagonal tresses françaises 5

Diagonal tresses françaises

Ce style puts a twist on the classic tresses françaises, beginning around the left temple and ending on the right side of the head. Use the exact same technique as a classic tresses françaises, but gently angle the tresse from one side to the other.

coiffé décoiffé Side Bun chignon 6

coiffé décoiffé Side Bun chignon

Begin your tresses françaises at one side of the head, and wrap down and back up around as you continue braiding, creating a wreath shape. Once you’ve reached the back of your head on the opposite side from where you started, secure hair with an elastic, then pin hair in your favorite chignon coiffé décoiffé.

Loose Chunky tresses françaises 7

Loose Chunky tresses françaises

This version of the classic tresses françaises pulls hair loosely backwards, beginning the tresse at the back of the head rather than on top. For women with long, cheveux épais, the end result oozes casual romance.

Skinny tresses françaises chignon 8

Skinny tresses françaises chignon

An example of a more intricate tresses françaises, this skinny tresses françaises is created by beginning with smaller sections of hair, and picking up equally small sections as you tresse.

Double tresses françaises 9

Double tresses françaises

This double tressé style is one of the trendiest ways for women to wear their cheveux longs, and is a great way to show off mèches or dégradé color styles. Be sure to keep hair taut when braiding near the nape of the neck to avoid bubbling or loose, uneven looking tresses.

semi-attaché tresses françaises 10

semi-attaché tresses françaises

If you don’t feel like braiding your whole head, this style is a quick option that will keep hair out of votre visage, and looks prettier than a basic half-up queue de cheval.  

French tressé chignon For cheveux courts 11

French tressé chignon For cheveux courts

Once you’ve got a handle on french braiding, this élégant chignon makes for an incredibly easy way to dress up shorter hair. Simply divide hair in half, creating a tresses françaises on each side of the head, and pin any trailing hair to the back of your head.

Loose tresses françaises 12

Loose tresses françaises

The classic tresses françaises’s carefree sister, vous pouvez get this look by loosely adding pieces to your tresses françaises instead of pulling them taut. Don’t be afraid to let a few loose tendrils escape from the tresse, and finish with a deliberately coiffé décoiffé technique, wrapping a few loose pieces around your tresse.

Easy tresses françaises undercut 13

Easy tresses françaises undercut

tresses françaises are a great way to frame your undercut style while adding a féminin touch to a coupes de cheveux that can be more challenging to dress up.

French Pigtails 14

French Pigtails

Half tresses françaises and half mignon pigtails, this style is the perfect mix between a childhood favorite and tendance look that’ll have you taking selfies all day.

Backwards tresses françaises 15

Backwards tresses françaises

This interesting twist on the french tressé style probably isn’t one you’ve seen around much, because it’s pretty hard to pull off on your own. Si vous avez a friend who loves braiding or are a certified hair wizard yourself, it’s a great way to let the back of your head get some of the attention, and makes a great addition to high bun styles.

Easy French tressé frange 16

Easy French tressé frange

Want to keep hair out of your eyes without pulling it back completely? This skinny tresses françaises frames the face, and only requires a slight modification from the classic tresses françaises technique. Because this tresse will fall across your forehead, you’ll only be picking up a section of hair when crossing over the highest piece as you tresse.

Cascading tresses françaises 17

Cascading tresses françaises

Pick up a piece of hair from the crown of your head and begin braiding in the simple three strand tresse technique. Once you’ve tressé two or three stitches, pick up loose hair for one stitch of the tresse. Continue this pattern of alternating a three-strand tresse with the french technique of adding hair into the tresse until you’re near the end, then secure ends together with an elastic.

Simple Side tresse 18

Simple Side tresse

This tresse adds to your queue de cheval without stealing the show. tresses françaises a section of whatever size you’d like, then gather hair into a queue de cheval and your look is complete.

Triple tresses françaises High Pony 19

Triple tresses françaises High Pony

These three tresses françaises put a new spin on the queue de cheval haute style. Not only is this one of the easiest tresses françaises looks to do on your own hair, but it works for every occasion from special events to outdoor adventures.

tresses françaises Mohawk 20

tresses françaises Mohawk

A tight tresses françaises like this on each side of the head helps to create a mohawk silhouette, especially when paired with teased hair running down the middle of the head.

semi-attaché Pastel Style 21

semi-attaché Pastel Style

tresses françaises are the perfect accompaniment to a tendance double bun style, and they show off this dreamy palette of pastel shades like no other style can.

Flower Embellished tresses françaises 22

Flower Embellished tresses françaises

This chunky tresses françaises is whimsically accessorized with little flowers, making it the perfect style for your casual mariage in the park or any day you want to add a touch of spring to vos cheveux.

Faux undercut tresses françaises 23

Faux undercut tresses françaises

By pulling the hair tight to one side of the head, this easy-to-do side tresses françaises creates a faux undercut silhouette. Parfait pour ladies who love the audacieux style but won’t commit to taking a set of clippers to their cherished cheveux longs.

French Faux Hawk 24

French Faux Hawk

To get this faux hawk chignon, you’ll need to create a tresses françaises down the middle of your head with lots of volume. Use a texturizing spray and tease hair to pump it up before you create your tresses françaises, or use clip-in extensions for an even higher spectaculaire look. Once your tresses françaises is finished, make a three-strand tresse on the left and right side of the head, then wrap them towards the back to hold the whole style together, and pin in place.

tresses and Bows 25

tresses and Bows

This sophisticated take on the previous style features a more subtil tresses françaises down the middle of the head, and looks more bridal than editorial. Embellishing with a bow or other accessory is an optional way to tie the look together with your outfit or tailor it towards a specific event.

French Fishtail Combination 26

French Fishtail Combination

11 more to explore

Once you feel like you’ve mastered the french braiding technique, vous pouvez have fun mixing it up with other types of tresses. Ce look begins with a classic, thick tresses françaises down the side of the head. Once you’ve reached the ear, gather the remainder of the hair together with the ends of your tresses françaises and switch to the fishtail braiding technique until you reach the ends.

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