While you can easily achieve a French braid on fresh, clean hair, or few-days-old hair, it can be helpful to start your prep when you wash and dry. Russell says that creating the right texture is ...

Plus the best products to use for the job. Mediaphotos/Getty Images Believe it or not, fishtail braids date back to 430 BCE. The beautiful braids famously adorned the Caryatids, which were ...