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How Much Hair Needed for Fishtail Braid (PICS)?

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How much hair do I need to do a fishtail braid?

  • SL

    Votes: 3 12.0%
  • APL

    Votes: 3 12.0%
  • BSL

    Votes: 11 44.0%
  • MBL

    Votes: 8 32.0%

  • Total voters
    25
  • Poll closed .

prettypithy

New Member
Right now, I am obsessed with the fishtail braid. How much hair will I need to do the style with my own hair? I want to sling it over my shoulder like that! Whatever length that is will be my goal! Here are some pics of the style below.

fishtail-braid_0.jpg


angela-simmons-fishtail-braid.jpg


fishtail_braid_thumb.jpg
 
I'm MBL and when I do the fishtail braid it dosen't sling over the way I would like it to. I like to add a few clip ins to make it longer...
 
Gaaaaawwwsssshhh you got me feening to straighten now, ive been dying to try a similar style....

You can always add on hair, that what I plan to do


 
On me, definitely WL. I tried on a wig that was only an inch shorter than HL, and I could make a fishtail that hit where Angela's does. I say WL because it was cut into a crucially deep V with heavy layers, so only a tiny section of hair in the back was almost HL. Most of the length was WL.
 
I feel your pain OP, I tried a fishtail braid on my (about APL) hair last time I straightened and it looked anorexic :lol: I ended up converting it into pigtail braids :ohwell:
 
I'm guessing a nice solid BSB would get you results like those photos.

I personally think fishtail braids look really, really creepy. :look:
 
I used to try fishtail braids on my almost APL hair and it didn't look as nice as those - not enough weight to keep the braid down. So, I'd say at least full APL-BSL.

I'm guessing a nice solid BSB would get you results like those photos.

I personally think fishtail braids look really, really creepy. :look:

Haha they do look different, but them.

I feel your pain OP, I tried a fishtail braid on my (about APL) hair last time I straightened and it looked anorexic :lol: I ended up converting it into pigtail braids :ohwell:

Yepp that's what I was talking about, when I tried it on my almost APL hair it looked anorexic too and it was sticking out to the side :lol:
 
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I think the really messy ones are creepy... they look like turds to me.
But the less messy ones are gorgeous to me and I can't wait until I can do one!

Yes, the google image search yielded some results so ugly they almost changed my mind. :lol: But done properly, it has a lovely, pre-raphaelite quality.
 
I would say for a really good fishtail braid, MBL. :yep: I choose not to do one yet because I don't want to be disappointed so I'm waiting to get to the next milestone, which is MBL. :grin:
 
It's a pretty hair style bit it's quite a bit of manipulation on the hair if you're doing it messy, surely.
 
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