Video: Styles With Twisted Braids

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About the Expert

Aisha Maundy

Aisha Maundry of Hair by Nia, a hairstyling professional with more than 14 years of experience in the field, first learned the art of braiding from her grandmother while growing up in Trinidad and has continued to sharpen her skills ever since. Maundry specializes in the art of transforming a woman’s natural hair into a work of art through the use of two-strand twists, micro braids, extensions, weaves, corn rowed designs and other techniques. Her use of natural products and techniques to revive damaged hair and promote healthy hair growth has helped make Hair by Nia a rising star in the hair industry. Clients include Abe Elam of the New York Jets, entertainment fashion stylist Liesel “Q” Quami and HBO Boardwalk Empire Milliner Maia DeRoche.

Transcript

Hi, I'm Aisha, and I'm a natural hairstylist. Today, I'm going to show you how to create a two stranded braid. It's much simpler than a French braid or a plait and for you butterfingers out there, this will be the one for you. So, here are the tools that you'll need a comb, a paddle brush and a rubber band to hold your braid in place. So, let's get started. So, I've used a paddle brush to smooth out the hair, then I part the hair into two even sections and I pull the one from behind to the front and continue that pulling from behind to the front, pulling from behind to the front and see it's even and continue down to the end of the braid. At the end, you use the rubber band to hold the braid in place. I'm Aisha, and this is how you create a two stranded braid, quick, easy and fabulous.