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Top 25 des Plus Belles Tresses en Épi

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tresses are both a practical way to keep hair secured, and an easy style to choose if you’re looking to add interest and romance to your typical everyday style. Si vous voulez something trendier and more mermaid chic than a traditional three strand tresse, tresses en épi are an intricate looking style that’s easy to pull off, and polyvalent enough to be popular among brides, athletes, and almost everyone in between.

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Classic Fishtail
tresses en épi chignon
Fishtail Pigtails
Big Loose Fishtail
cheveux courts With Fishtail frange
Rainbow Pastel Fishtail
Inverted French tresses en épi Bun
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Classic Fishtail 1

Classic Fishtail

This is the classic, simple tresse down the back shows attention to detail, and is a nice way to keep ultra cheveux longs controlled while still showing it off.

tresses en épi chignon 2

tresses en épi chignon

This fishtail version of the sophisticated chignon is a whimsical take on a classic chignon, and surprisingly simple to execute. Create two tresses en épi at the back of your head, and wrap them around each other to create the chignon. Make the tresses and the bun as coiffé décoiffé or as lisse as you want!

Fishtail Pigtails 3

Fishtail Pigtails

At the risk of mixing animal inspirations, these dutch tresses en épi put a new spin on a the classic pigtail, which can come across as a young girl’s coiffures. Style with a smoky eye and a stacked heel to keep the look decidedly adult.

Big Loose Fishtail 4

Big Loose Fishtail

Beginning all the way at the top of the head, this big tresses en épi is for women with lots of hair to spare. Ce look capitalizes on the coiffé décoiffé trend, meaning you don’t need to worry about stray hairs coming out of your tresse. Versatile enough to wear to Sunday brunch, or for a mariage style that you or one of your bridesmaids can pull off in no time.

cheveux courts With Fishtail frange 5

cheveux courts With Fishtail frange

This super skinny tresses en épi is the perfect way to dress up a coupes de cheveux that’s too short to go into a traditional chignon. Ce style is much more elevated than simply pinning frange back, and will keep you looking young and fresh while onlookers are left to marvel at the perfect intricacy of this little tresse.

Rainbow Pastel Fishtail 6

Rainbow Pastel Fishtail

You can wear a tresses en épi no matter vos cheveux color, but they are an exceptional way to show off multi-tonal hair, whether it’s a blond on brunette ombré, or this palette of cotton candy hues.

Inverted French tresses en épi Bun 7

Inverted French tresses en épi Bun

If you’re interested in getting a bit more complicated and technical with your tresses en épi, try this inverted french tresses en épi. Like a classic tresses françaises, you’ll continue to add hair to the tresse as you go, and just like an inverted tresses françaises, wrap hair under the tresse rather than over it. The end result is this lovely, thick fishtail tresses françaises that appears to pop out from the rest of vos cheveux, finished in a low, twisted bun. Consider this look for a mariage or occasion spéciale.

semi-attaché Fishtail 8

semi-attaché Fishtail

If you’re feeling romantique on a regular day, this is an easy way to let it show, especially if your schedule or the weather make wearing a flowy gown out of the question.

Folded Fishtail chignon 9

Folded Fishtail chignon

This unique style is surprisingly easy to achieve. How to do a tresses en épi folded style?tresse vos cheveux in a low, french fishtail all the way to your ends, then secure with an elastic and fold the tresse up, tucking it into vos cheveux where you began the tresse. For best results, try this style if you have medium length hair. You’ll want enough length to fold the tresse up, but not so much that it ends up sagging away from your head.

coiffé décoiffé Peekaboo Fishtail 10

coiffé décoiffé Peekaboo Fishtail

Si vous voulez to wear a tresses en épi without your look being all about the tresse, and you’re obsessed with the coiffé décoiffé-chic trend, try copying Ciara’s mussed up style. The top half of her hair is left loose with tons of disheveled volume, while the bottom is pulled into a coiffé décoiffé fishtail tresse. Ce style is absolutely one to try on your next soirée if you’ve got extensions, or have been growing out your naturally cheveux épais.

Lowkey Fishtail Headband 11

Lowkey Fishtail Headband

This is a quick and easy way to add a tresses en épi to an everyday look, and is a style that will work for anyone with carré length hair or longer. If you part vos cheveux in the middle, make one of these tresses on each side of your head, and join them together at the back, hidden underneath vos cheveux. If you’re into side parts, this style looks just as nice with a single tresse.

High Pony Fishtail 12

High Pony Fishtail

If you don’t have time to wash or style your cheveux longs, this is a quick and easy way to dress up an everyday queue de cheval haute. It takes just as much time to pull off as a typical three-strand tresse, but you’ll be feeling intentionally chic even if this is a last minute coiffures choice.

Bun With Fishtail Headband 13

Bun With Fishtail Headband

If your low bun is feeling a bit stale, a fishtail headband is the perfect way to spice up this staple coiffures. This inverted french fishtail makes the ideal headband: it won’t fall off or pinch your head, and you don’t have to worry about it matching your accessories. For extra fishtail style, vous pouvez try incorporating tressé hair into the bun.

coiffé décoiffé Varied Strand Fishtail 14

coiffé décoiffé Varied Strand Fishtail

This low tresses en épi looks fairly simple, but is given some extra interest by varying the braiding technique. Instead of using a uniform strand thickness, this style switches it up throughout, and actually ends up in a three strand tresse.

semi-attaché French Fishtail Topknot 15

semi-attaché French Fishtail Topknot

Ce style uses a little bit of fishtail for maximum effect. A french tresses en épi gets twisted into a mini topknot, while the majority of hair is left down in big boucles.

Fishtail Over Three Strand tresse 16

Fishtail Over Three Strand tresse

For extra texture in your side tressé style, create a thick three strand tresse but leave some hair loose and create a smaller fishtail to lie overtop.

Inverted French Fishtail 17

Inverted French Fishtail

A modern update on the classic, single tresses françaises down the back of the head, this inverted style is created by wrapping hair underneath the tresse, and the end result is a tresse with more volume, especially if you decide to pull the strands apart once your tresse is all finished.

Pinned Back carré With Fishtail 18

Pinned Back carré With Fishtail

If you don’t subscribe to the policy that you need to grow vos cheveux long for a occasion spéciales like your mariage, this sweet tresses en épi is all the backup you need. Featuring all over curled hair, this carré is finished perfectly with a pinned back tresses en épi. It’s like wearing a garland of flowers that won’t be wilted by the end of the night.

lisse Fishtail Pony 19

lisse Fishtail Pony

A fun style for a night of partying, pull vos cheveux back sleekly, leaving some volume at the crown, and tresses en épi the queue de cheval. The result is somewhere between perfectly polished princess and coiffé décoiffé boho babe.

Fishtail Topknot 20

Fishtail Topknot

  For an easy way to upgrade your topknot style, tresse hair into a fishtail before wrapping and securing your bun. Because it’ll be all twisted up, vous pouvez be pretty easy going about a less than perfect tresse.

tresses françaises Fishtail Pigtails 21

tresses françaises Fishtail Pigtails

Mixing tresse styles adds extra visual appeal to the very tendance inverted tresses françaises pigtails. Execute your tresses françaises in a three strand style until you’ve reached the nape of the neck, then switch to fishtail until you reach the ends. This is the perfect way to get in on this trend while making sure you’ll still stand out in a crowd.

Double tressé Style 22

Double tressé Style

Another example of how to mix tressé styles. Ce look isn’t hard to achieve, it just takes a little extra time. How to tresses en épi this style? Create three identical sized tresses en épi, then use the fishtails to form a classic three strand tresse. Essayez ce as a side tresse draped over one shoulder, or in a queue de cheval haute.

semi-attaché coiffé décoiffé Double Fishtail 23

semi-attaché coiffé décoiffé Double Fishtail

A more complicated semi-attaché style, this look sees two tresses en épi coming together at the back of the head. You can begin each tresse separately and then combine the hair into one larger tresse until you reach the ends. An easier option, especially if you’re on your own, is to tresse each side separately all the way down, then messily separate with your fingers before intertwining the tresses and securing at the bottom. Either way, the result is superbe.

Big romantique Fishtail 24

Big romantique Fishtail

With volume to the max, this is a spectaculaire look that isn’t meant for just any other day. Curl hair all over to give lots of body, and don’t be afraid to utilize extensions to get the most out of this style.

Embellished Side tresses en épi 25

Embellished Side tresses en épi

10 more to explore

This standard side fishtail packs an added visual punch thanks to green and blue ribbon woven throughout. You can use colors to coordinate with your outfit, or for une touche de couleur against a neutral wardrobe. Don’t be afraid to play with different fabrics — think lace or beaded satin — for extra special events.

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