Hair How-To: Boyfriend Braid (AKA The Loose Cage Braid)
Now, you can wear his pants, his sweaters, his hair.

Photo Credit via Suno Instagram
Inspired by the Suno Spring Summer 2015 runway show (pictured above), skinny braids took a backseat for the broader, more substantial boyfriend braid. The looser plait wasn't as taught as its predecessors, and the wider 'do felt a little undone, but not messy. While creating a braid like this at home is near impossible unless you're double jointed or you have eyes in the back of your head, we needed to find a way we could recreate this look for us meer mortals.
Step 1: Pull the hair to one side and sparingly spray (this stuff goes a long way!) just the portion you'll braid with Amika's Undone Texture Spray.
Step 2: Next, start with three small pieces of hair, similar to how you'd start a French braid.
Step 3 and 4: Then, pick up super small sections of hair (so as to leave most of the hair in the middle) and pull them into the braid all the way down. Pro tip: Do not pull the hair taught—the braid is meant to be loose.
Step 5: Continue all the way to the bottom and tie the hair with a clear elastic.
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