Start with this tutorial and as you get more comfortable with the process, you can try out other variations on the French braid. To ensure that we maintain our editorial integrity, our editorial team does not receive direct compensation from our sponsors and advertisers.

I’m the founder and CEO of The Witch of Lupine Hollow, a certified astrologer, and the author of The Modern Witch’s Guide to Magickal Self-Care and The Modern Witch’s Guide to Natural Magick. For those of you that braid your hair, what if you made that small piece of your morning routine into a purposeful ritual or wove a bit of magick into a special occasion? The braid is also known as the tresse africaine, although it started being identified largely as a French braid around the 1870s. Braiding hair whilst having an intention in your mind is the perfect way to set that intention and wear it with you for the day. It’s often used for binding and protection spells but can also be very useful for setting intentions of other kinds.The success of the partnership led to product extensions such as mousse, sheen, combs, oil, and hair bonnets. In this way you can incorporate colour magic ( here is a post with my colour correspondences)into your braiding - for instance a yellow ribbon for positivity, a black ribbon for protection.

If you want to attract productivity and motivation, grab a larger section of your hair and create a tight French braid or box braid. We recommend holding two strands of hair in your right hand and the third strand of hair in your left hand. In 2022, Stasha opened Magic Fingers Natural Hair Institute, training and educating future braiders. You are also agreeing to Beauty Industry Group and its Affiliated Entities conditions of use, Privacy Policy and Terms of Conditions. You can also use the good energy your hair holds to manifest other positive intentions like love, money, or wisdom as you braid your hair.Remember that you are crossing the right-most section over the center section, then crossing the left-most section over the new center section. These braiding tools can make it look like you know how to French braid even if you haven’t taken the time to learn. Keep in mind that it’s important to get your hand positions down so that you don’t get confused while continuing the braid. I consent to the use of a photo of my image as described in the Virtual Try On and Virtual Color Match Information Notice and agree to all terms, including data retention, data deletion, and data use, processing storage and transfer. In addition to her numerous ventures, Stasha is currently the creative director/host behind “The Braid Up” and “Battle of the Braids,” a feature of Cosmopolitan Magazine where she invites other stylists to debut their talents.

For instance, honey for self love (honey has mild bleaching effects so don’t use on coloured hair), avocados for nurturing and contentedness.One of the most common forms of hair manifestation is the protection braid, which has been a key part of hair magic for years and gained recent popularity on TikTok for its easy yet effective technique.