Braided Halo Crown with Loose Curls
The halo crown braid is the meeting point of protection and show-off. A single flat braid runs around your hairline like a crown, framing your face, while every curl behind it stays loose, defined and full. It keeps the most fragile front hairs safely tucked away and gives the rest of your pattern room to shine.
- Parting
- 1 min
- Braiding
- 6 min
- Finishing
- 3 min
How to do it
- 01
Part the front section
Use a rat-tail comb to carve a clean part from ear to ear across the front hairline, separating a 2-inch fringe section from the rest of your curls.
- 02
Start the braid at one temple
Take a small piece at the temple and begin a flat cornrow or Dutch braid, adding hair from the hairline as you work around the head.
- 03
Braid around the crown
Keep the braid flat against the scalp and follow the hairline all the way around to the opposite temple. Keep tension even so the braid sits level.
- 04
Secure and tuck the tail
When you reach the other side, finish the braid a few inches, tie it off, and tuck the tail underneath the crown. Pin it flat with bobby pins so the ends disappear.
- 05
Release and shape the curls
Let the back section down, mist lightly with water, and scrunch upward to reactivate the curl pattern. Fluff the roots so the halo sits on a full base.
- 06
Lay the edges
Smooth a touch of edge control along the braid and style your baby hairs for a polished finish that lasts all day.
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