Jessica and Trencita are mother and daughter who both love beautiful braids! Their creative hairstyles are popular on Instagram, so girls experiment on a daily basis. Exclusively for The Right Hairstyles, Jessica gives a detailed Viking mohawk braid tutorial with a combination of three different braiding techniques. If you also have a daughter with long hair, or if you want to look fabulous yourself, you might want to check out her tutorial.

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Step 1: Parting

Start by parting the crown hair section of the head to create an oval shape, and clip this hair away.

Extra tip: Depending on the hair length and thickness, you can use clips, or, for heavy and thick hair, use a hair tie to make sure nothing will get in your way while you are later braiding the sides.
Now, parallel to the curvy shape of the top, you take a 1-inch-wide section on both sides and beneath another one of 1.5-2 inches.

Extra tip: I believe that parting the hair neatly is the key to creating a beautiful Viking mohawk braid style and in this case the neat part lines will stand in a great contrast to the more boho, loose top.) It is important to fix every section with hair ties into little buns or quick braids to have them out off the way during the braiding process.

Step 2: Side Lace Braid

The first braid you want to do is the little lace braid beneath the crown section. Take a little amount of hair from the front and split it into three equal tiny sections. Like a dutch braid, you cross the outer section (to the right, if you started on the right-hand side) under the middle section so that it lies in between the two neighbor sections, and then you do the same with a left section. Now, repeat this again with another right-side section and always adding in a little amount of hair only from the one side.