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Tuesday, 3 February 2015

HOW TO: Quick & Easy French Braid Messy Updo for Short Hair

A YouTube tutorial for a quick and easy French braid messy updo

A few weeks ago Zoe shared a where her hair (and face, obv) looked phenomenal. She'd pulled her loose waves back off her face and framed it with a glorious French braid.

Now, I am terrible at styling hair. Mine will either be straight, curled or scraped back in to a bun to wash off remnants of the days make-up - but when I saw how lovely it looked on Zo, I wanted to give it a try, you know, just to see.
Surprisingly, it was mega easy. Without following a tutorial or even tweeting asking for tips, I'd managed to achieve a pretty decent braid - Woohoo!

I popped a picture up on instagram and got quite a few requests asking me to film a tutorial for it.

So here you go, folks...

Thanks so much to Zo for the insipiration. It's the perfect easy updo that suits pretty much any occasion, be it work, going to the gym or even an evening out. It takes two minutes and stays put all day!

I hope you enjoy it - and if you do have a go at recreating it I'd love to see the results! Use the hashtag #hairbymegs on or so I can see and I'll be sure to share them :-)



14 comments:

  1. 3 February 2015 at 22:10

    That hairstyle is gorgeous on you.

    Lizzie Dripping

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  2. 3 February 2015 at 22:32

    I normally do my hair like this, only with twists instead of plaits. I'm going to try this for sure! xx

    Autumn
    afabuloushippie.blogspot.com

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  3. Catherine Beck3 February 2015 at 22:48

    I love this, and have been wanting to try it for ages. I'm get my hair cut shorter this week so will re-watch your tutorial and give it a go. xxx

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  4. 4 February 2015 at 00:08

    gorgeous! I'd probably wear it with a few loose waves in the front.
    can't wait to try it out :) btw your makeup looks phenomenal in that video!!

    Mara x marashares

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  5. 4 February 2015 at 04:05

    OMG! These is so easy!
    Thanks so much Megan.

    xoxo
    Karen @ http://officiallookbookstore.blogspot.com

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  6. 4 February 2015 at 04:56

    Love it! And since I just cut my hair short it's perfect! All I need to do now is get my head wrapped around how to do a braid - too uncoordinated! But I had a little go and can see it would look so nice!

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  7. 4 February 2015 at 10:15

    This is such a cute hairstyle - love how it is put together but kinda messy at the same time and your hair color is fabulous!

    Rae | love from berlin

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  8. 4 February 2015 at 13:44

    This is great! I'm definitely going to give this a go!
    I'm always after new hairstyles for medium length hair - will make sure to tag you if I get a photo :)
    Just subscribed to your channel now too :)

    Ceri
    October Eleven

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  9. 4 February 2015 at 15:14

    Ooh I am going to try this out. I need more tricks in my hair-do arsenal. ;)

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  10. 4 February 2015 at 21:23

    You look incredible, that hairstyle is GORGEOUS! I want to give this a go but I'm sure mine will not turn out that well :-( x

    Amanda / Amanda's Escape

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  11. 5 February 2015 at 05:37

    Love this, thank you!
    Ashleigh | Mermaid on the Move

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  12. 5 February 2015 at 12:39

    You look gorgeous, Meg!! I wish I could do this with my hair, but I think I have a few too many layers :(

    Chrissy x
    www.chrissylilly.com

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  13. Rachel Birchley5 February 2015 at 22:22

    Love this hairstyle. There are a lot of plaits about at the moment, which is great because I've always enjoyed a braid. I just think my hair is a little bit too short at the moment, but I'd really like to give this style a go :)
    Rachel x

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  14. 6 February 2015 at 13:49

    This style looks gorgeous on you Meg!

    Charlotte - styleaked

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