Despite my obsession with makeup and skincare, there’s one aspect of my beauty routine I’ve never been able to nail — styling my hair. With help from a blow-dryer brush, I’ve managed to give myself some decent blowouts, and I know how to use a flat-iron (thanks to years of straightening just my bangs in middle school), but you’ll never catch me executing intricate updos or even a classic French braid. One on-trend hairstyle I have been able to master, however, is pigtail braids. Pigtail braids have made a major resurgence in the past few years, and I’m grateful — they’re easy to create regardless of your hair-styling skills.Below, we reached out to Sarah Potempa, celebrity hairstylist and founder of The Beachwaver Co., for an in-depth tutorial on how you can do pigtail braids yourself and gathered inspo pics of ways to reinvent the hairstyle.How to Do Pigtail BraidsPotempa, who once challenged herself to do a different braided hairstyle every day for an entire year, shares her tips on how to create pigtail braids (which, for the record, you do not need a year of practice to do yourself!). Step 1: Detangle Your HairTo start, brush your hair with a flexible-bristle brush, like The Beachwaver Co. Prep Brush. If your hair is prone to knots and tangles, Potempa recommends applying a leave-in conditioner first. We recommend the Garnier Fructis Pure Moisture 10-in-1 Leave-in Spray, which detangles, adds shine and hydrates hair between washes. 
