The Longhairs Library

Since we started teaching guys how to braid their hair, men have been demanding a tutorial on how to French braid. Well here we are…welcome to advanced class.

Willie Nelson braids didn’t start out as “Willie Nelson braids,” but when you become a legend, your iconic hairstyle gets named after you.

Yo Longhair! Stoked to have you with us for yet another braid style for guys with long hair. This time we bring you subtle twin braids you can wear by themselves, or use them as a base for any number of different styles and variations.

We’ve demonstrated nearly a dozen braids for men, including viking braids, the French braid, the Dutch braid and more. These are all pretty fancy, but here we introduce a simple, stylish and highly functional braid that’s easy to pull off: the side braid.

Before Hair Ties For Guys, before hair serum or shampoo & conditioner, and long before The Great Cut, we were figuring out what to do with our newly-long hair. One of our earliest tutorials is right here, with how to braid your hair for guys.

The difference with a Dutch braid is the sections of hair overlap underneath each other instead of over the top of each other. You could say they underlap, offering a unique, stylish, 3D appearance that really pops.

One of the best things about long hair is “letting your freak flag fly,” as the late David Crosby famously sang in Almost Cut My Hair. Full flow in other words, hanging loose, The Waterfall, letting it ride, i.e. wearing it down.

You’ve seen viking braids, you want viking braids…you don’t know HOW to tie viking braids. You might not even believe it’s possible, with the complex knots and cords showcased in popular viking movies and television shows.

Stepping up your braid game! We’ve got another dope braid for you here, this time it’s a fishtail braid. Not to be confused with a fish tale, this is a feat you can actually prove to your friends, family and fishing buddies. And since this instructional video is made for guys with long hair, and because we can do

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get your long hair braided? We have. What’s it feel like? How does it look? How long is the process? Does it make me look like a gangsta? Just a few questions we had, so Brookie B came down to the studio and braided Lindsay up.