20 Unique Braided Hairstyles To Help You Stand Out From The Crowd

Braids are an easy and fun way to spice up your daily hair routine. Have you grown tired of constant ponytails or freely-hanging lifeless locks? There are better ways to dress up your style than choosing the same daily ‘do. These twenty hairstyles are a guaranteed way to get you out of your hairstyle slump.

Cute And Creative Braided Hairstyles

Nothing looks so sweet and girly in hairstyles like braids. Here you will find numerous varieties of lacy braids, a couple of tight braids and even funky asymmetric cornrows. Read on…

#1: Lacy V-Shaped Braid

What’s better than one braid? Simple: two braids that merge to form one! This unique style is perfect for keeping the hair out of your face in a stylish way. Go from a braided beach beauty to a chic night owl in one fowl swoop.

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#2: Double Braided Ponytail Hairstyle

This style is another example of two braids coming together to form one in an exquisite take on a ponytail plait. Make sure to tie your hair at the nape of your neck before braiding to give your braid a more perky style—it’ll pop out with spunk instead of lying flat.

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#3: Circle Side Braid

Braids often look best when styled to a side for everyone to see; this is certainly the case with this circular style. For something flashy and trendy, wear this lacy hairstyle out to a casual occasion. Take it for a spin at the movies or on a shopping trip.

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#4: Crimped Braided Ponytail

Crimping is coming back with a vengeance! These days, it’s all about the texture and volume, and what is a better way to create those two things than with a good ol’ fashioned crimper? This style combines crimped tresses and a couple of strategically placed braids to create one of the most fashionable ponytails ever.

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#5: Ribbon Braided Hairstyle

Make a hairstyle special by twisting something fun into it like a flower, a string of beads or a headband. In this particular style, the ribbon gives this fancy look a totally new vibe. It also works to refresh a braid you may have seen plenty of times before. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?

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#6: Thick And Lush Braid

For your next formal outing, choose this intense, artfully assembled updo. You can wear it to anything from a family party to a night out with your girls. This braided style would look great with a sundress and strappy sandals. Pair it with light makeup and rosy cheeks to give off a sunshiney disposition.

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#7: Waterfall Ribbon Braid

This style gives off a classic vibe with the type of braids a queen of another time might have worn to brandish her royalty. Well, we’re all queens at heart, aren’t we, ladies? Try this formal style with a ribbon to match your outfit. You’ll be the most well coordinated belle at the ball!

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#8: Wrap Around Braided Updo

We’ve all seen a crown braid before. It’s been done and overdone excessively to the point where it’s no longer original. This style takes the tired trend and turns it into a new and exciting hairstyle. To get this look at home, wrap the braid all the way around, circling it two or three times depending on your length.

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#9: Looped Braided Hairstyle Updo

Not all updos have to be fancy. This updo lies flat against your head for a more casual vibe, allowing it to be worn wherever needed. You can even wear something like this to work when expertly paired with a cute blazer and smart shoes.

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#10: Crown Braid Updo

The fancier the occasion, the more important it is to let your friends and family know you put in the effort to look nice. This style certainly makes the point. It takes some time to make it perfect, but it will be totally worth it. This look will earn you compliments galore!

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#11: Half Up Braided Style

Braids are the perfect way to redefine the once tired half-up hairstyle of your middle school youth. Instead of the perky ponytail that you sported in every yearbook picture grades six through nine, try pulling half of your hair back with a cute braided style that features loop waterfall braids.

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#12: Half Up Loose Braid With A Headband

In this exceptional style, the braid is carefully created down the back of your head by weaving in the pieces from the rest of your hair, giving off this cool, loose braided style. Top it all off with a tiny half-crown braid twisted through the strands that creates the other part of the look.

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#13: Woven Side Braided Hairstyle

Depending on the thickness of your hair, braids can sometimes seem a little lackluster and thin. A great way to combat this problem is by recreating this exciting style at home. A regularly thin side braid is given more volume and potential by weaving in left out front pieces, almost creating two braids in one.

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#14: Undercut Cornrows

Here is an awesome idea of a stylish asymmetric ‘do that accentuates your killer cheek-bones. By creating cornrows on one side, you achieve much the same impression as an undercut would. It almost allows you to test the style before making any life-altering decisions.

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#15: Braided Ponytail

These lively braids all come together to create one beautiful style. Remember to find two ribbons that match your hair color so you can tie your braid at the nape of your neck with something that blends better than an elastic. This allows for a much sturdier style.

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#16: Thick Double Dutch Braid

It’s better than any ponytail or topknot you’ve been wearing before. Once you try Dutch braids, you’ll want to stick to them for a while. The curviest, laciest braid ever to add a charge of femininity to your look!

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#17: Voluminous Thick Side Braided Hairstyle

This lace braid is flat yet extra lacy and it runs sideways for an extra quirk. The key to perfecting this style is to backcomb the front of your hair until you get the desired lift.

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#18: Braided Bun

For an added touch of elegance, try this beautifully braided bun. This style combines three French plaits on either side of your head (right, left and centre,) twisted and pinned into a neat little braided bun. To get an even classier style, add in a few pearl pins throughout your hairstyle.

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#19: ZigZag Braid

Braids can get boring when they’re the same style time after time. This look totally twists up everything you thought you knew about them and kicks repetition to the curb. In this updo, your plaits create a chic zig-zag motion like nothing you’ve ever seen before!

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#20: Classic Braided Updo

These exceptional braids are created with a ribbon looped through the braid to create an interesting pop of color and a uniform style. Be sure to choose your favorite color and plan your wardrobe around it to avoid a color clash. If you want something that will really grab attention of everyone around you, try a bright green contrast against blonde hair, for instance.

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Braided hairstyles are fun and inspiring. Most of these look like a challenge, but it’s worth a try, eh?