Braids have always been popular and make our lives so much easier. Women everywhere have enjoyed trying all different kinds of braids and testing out new ones. Over the years we have seen an increase in fishtail, french, and boxer braids because they are cute and look awesome on. Braids are also the perfect hairstyle for summer when we don’t want our hair out in the heat, and one trend that women have been getting into is Viking braids!
These are braids that are inspired by the Vikings, and you might have seen them in shows that have Viking-type characters. Of course with braids are hard to make and maintain, below we give some insight into Viking braids.
What Are Viking Braids?
When it comes to Viking braids they are inspired by Viking hair. These unique braids are in different sizes and will give you a bohemian style. Many women are getting into them due to shows like Game of Thrones and Vikings. Characters like Khaleesi in Game of Thrones have made this hairstyle popular and have people everywhere wanting to copy them. When wearing Viking braids they will take a while to do them, so make sure you clear up a couple of hours for these braids.
Vikings as you know are medieval and can be traced by 793 AD-1066 AD. The Vikings expanded to territories such as Greenland, Newfoundland, Iceland, and more. Women have been wearing these for years to copy the style. Places they can be worn to include music festivals like Coachella, or you can wear them on vacation as well.
Different Types of Viking Braids
Viking braids are also for wearing in different ways! there is not just one way to do them. These braids are when you style your hair loose and the braids coming down the sides. They can also be in a mohawk style too, where you wear one big french braid down the middle with smaller braids on the side. You can search up different types of Viking braids for yourself, that works for you because you are sure to find different variations.
Make the Hair Sleek For Styling
We’ll now talk about ways to maintain the hairstyle and ideas to keep it long-lasting. One tip is to keep the hair sleek, so the hair can stick together easier. Also, you don’t have to worry about pieces sticking out.
Make sure you try this by adding oils or hair products to it before styling, so it’s quick to braid and keep together. Ways to make the hair sleek is by trying it a couple of days after washing it or using hair oils.
Try the above hairstyle, which is Viking-inspired and looks perfect. These Viking braids will look amazing on the beach or on a normal summer night out. Everyone will be staring at your hair and asking for details on how you did them.
Using Texturizing Products
Another way to maintain these braids is by using products that texturize the hair. Due to the fact that this hairstyle has a bit of a messy look depending, you should give it some texture. Furthermore, texturizing the hair just means giving it a little volume so you can have more hair to work with. This is a good tip for people with thin and fine hair, who don’t have as much hair to use.
Ways to add texture is to spray a little dry shampoo which gives hair some volume. There are many brands that sell dry shampoo, and the Batiste dry shampoo is also a very famous one.
Adding in Fabulous Extenstions
Also, when doing Viking braids you should think of extensions. The reason for this is if you have thin or short hair it can add more to it. Let’s face it braids look the best when there is a lot of hair and when it’s long too for more style. You obviously don’t need a bunch of extensions, but you can add a little for length or for thickness too.
omen on a lot of shows that have Viking braids will be wearing extensions too because there is more hair to work with. Another tip is you can also get extensions if you wanna do a long ponytail Viking-inspired ponytail like the one above.
Practice Makes Perfect!
Overall, Viking braids can be easy and your new favorite hairstyle. Just like any other hairstyle, it will take you a while to get the hang of especially this one. You can’t expect to get it right on the first try, so make sure you practice a couple of times. Nobody gets it right on the first try, so watch a couple of youtube tutorials to test it. You can also do them every day, or a couple of times of a week till you finally get them done perfectly.
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