How to Find French Braid Hairstyles With Weaves

If you are looking for a great hair style for black hair, you should consider styling it with French braids and weaves. This unique style is actually growing in popularity and it should not take you too long to finds samples of this design as well as a stylist who can create this look on your own head of hair. By taking some simple steps you should soon be able to find examples of French braid hairstyles with weaves.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Hairstyle books Essence magazine Hairstyle magazines Wedding and prom magazines

How to Find French Braid Hairstyles with Weaves

1. Visit a hair salon. Since French braids with weaves are traditionally done in black hair, you will want to visit a salon that specializes in African-American hairstyles. If you do not know of this type of salon, visit any salon and ask for a recommendation of where to visit. Reputable salons should be aware of other reputable salons in the industry. You may also consider visiting a beauty supply shop such as Sally's Beauty Supply, and asking where they recommend to visit. When you find a salon that can do this hair style, ask if they have any appointments to French braid someone's hair with weaves, so that you could actually see how the hairdo is done. See if they have any sample pictures of this hairstyle hanging on the walls.

2. Look at picture books located in the salon that you visit. Salons are typically loaded with picture books of different style ideas. They may even have a book specifically dedicated to French braid styles. Ask for direction from the stylist so you know which book to look in for this particular type of hairdo.

3. Flip through hairstyle magazines on the bookstore or drugstore racks. This will allow you to look at magazines before you purchase them. Look at magazines likely to offer a variety of black hairstyle samples such as Essence magazine. You may also choose to look at prom magazines and wedding magazines to see if they have samples of the French braid hairstyle with weaves for you to look at. Prom and wedding magazines will be more likely to offer you fancier versions of this hair do if that is what you are looking for.

4. If you find a magazine with several samples of your desired hairdo, purchase it and bring it to a salon to have your hair done in a similar fashion.

5. Be aware when you are out and about of people sporting this do as it is becoming more fashionable. If you see someone with French braided hair with weaves ask for tips on how to create the hairstyle or where they had it done.