Do a Braided Flower Crown Hairstyle

Braids and flower crowns are all the rage. They are elegant yet rustic, cute yet chic. There are lots of ways to do a braided flower crown hairstyle. If you have short, medium, or long hair, you can do a braided flower crown using a headband. If you have medium to long hair, you can try a romantic, half-up, half-down style by twisting your hair into flower-like buns.

Steps

Using a Flower Headband

1. Create side part above your eyebrow. Use a rattail comb to help make the part nice and neat. It does not matter which side you do the part on.
   • This method will give you a braided crown with a flower headband secured into it.
2. Start braiding away from side part. Gather a small section of hair from the thicker side of the part. Split it into three strands. Cross the left strand under the middle one, then cross the right strand under the middle one.
   • Do not cross the strands over the middle one, or your Dutch braid won't turn out right.
3. Begin Dutch braiding across your forehead. Dutch braiding is just like French braiding, but in reverse. Instead of crossing the side strands over the middle one, you cross them under. Gather hair from your hairline when adding it to the front strand. Gather hair from just behind the back strand before adding it in.
4. Continue braiding until you reach your ear Dutch braid across your forehead and down the side of your head. Continue adding hair from your hairline to the front strand. When you braid down the side of your head, gather hair from your part before adding it to the back strand. Stop when you reach your ear.
5. Secure the braid with a bobby pin. You can also use a hair clip instead. Don't worry how it looks; this is just temporary.
6. Pull your hair out of the way. Gather your hair up into a half-up, half-down ponytail. Twist and clip it out of the way. Again, don't worry about how it looks; you will be letting your hair down shortly.
7. Add a flower headband. You can use any type you want; the ribbon kind that you tie in the back work the best. If you choose a stiff crown, like a tiara, make sure that it doesn't have flowers in the back. Secure the headband with bobby pins if needed.
   • Choose a flower headband that matches your style and outfit.
8. Let down your ponytail. Unclip and untwist your half-up, half-down ponytail. Let it down so that it covers the back of the headband, where the ties or bobby pins are.
9. Continue braiding around bottom of your head and up the side. Keep gathering hair from your hair line and adding it to the bottom strand. Gather the hair that you let down, and add it to the top strand. When you reach the side of your head, gather hair from your part before adding it to the top strand.
   • If your headband has any ties, add them to the braid.
   • You will be braiding upward in this step. If you are having a had time, try bending forward so that your head is pointing towards the ground.
10. Finish off with a normal braid. When you are back to where you started, you won't have any more hair left to do a Dutch braid. Switch to doing a regular braid. Tie it off with a clear hair elastic.
11. Wrap the braid around the top of your head. This time, wrap the braid behind the flower crown. Secure the end of the braid with bobby pins.
12. Fluff the braid up, if desired. If you want a more tousled look, gently tug on the outer loops of your Dutch braid to fluff it up. You can also muss up the hair at your temples for a boho look.
13. Mist your hair with hairspray. If you have any flyaways, smooth them down before the hairspray sets.

Using Your Own Hair

1. Gather your hair into three half-up, half-down ponytails. Secure them with clear hair elastics, just above eyebrow level. You want a middle one, then two side ones. You can also temporarily secure the ponytails with claw clips instead.
   • Consider making the middle one thicker and the two side ones thinner. This will create one large flower and two smaller ones.
   • This method will give you a half-up, half-down style. Your hair will be twisted into bun-like flowers at the back.
2. Braid and tie off each ponytail. Use a clear hair elastic at the end of each braid. If you used claw clips, remove the clip before you start braiding. Do one ponytail at a time.
3. Fluff the braids up to create petals. Gently tug on the outer loops of your braids. Only do this for one side of the braid. Leave the loops on the other side intact. This will help create the petals.
   • Skip this step if you want a closed flower look.
4. Wrap the center braid into a bun, starting from the base. Pinch the braid by the base, then carefully start wrapping the braid into a bun. Keep the fluffed-out loops on the top/outside of the bun.
   • Secure the braided bun with bobby pins as you go.
5. Tuck the end of the braid under the bun. Make sure that the hair elastic is not visible, then secure it with another bobby pin.
6. Wrap the two side braids. Make sure that you wrap them in the same direction as you did the center one.
7. Spray your hair with hairspray to set the style. If you want to, you can curl the rest of your hair for a more romantic look. For a more intricate look, braid a thin section of hair from behind your ear. Wrap it over the top of your head like a headband, then pin it under your hair behind you other ear.

Tips

• Use bobby pins that match your hair color. If you can't find any, paint them to match using nail polish.
• It is easier to style unwashed hair than freshly-washed hair.
• If you just washed your hair, or if it is very smooth, apply some texturizing mousse or spray to it first.
• Instead of doing a crown braid, try a twisted crown braid instead.

Things You'll Need

Using a Flower Headband

• Rattail comb
• Flower headband
• Bobby pins
• Clear hair elastics
• Hairspray

Using Your Own Hair

• Clear hair elastics
• Bobby pins
• Hairspray

Sources and Citations

See also

• Eight Strand Braid
• Samurai Braid
• Do Curly Half‐Braided Pigtails
• Upside Down Braid
• Do a Topsy Fishtail Braid
• Do a Jedi Braid
• Jumbo Braid
• Braid Beads Into Your Hair
• Crinkle Dreads
• Make a Dutch Braid

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