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This chic French braid can you be yours in just seconds flat

Beauty Quickies: Get ready and out the door in a flash with this perfectly undone half updo.
By Chatelaine
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1.Begin with a middle part.

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2. French braid along one side of your head

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3. Stop braiding at the midway point and secure braid in place with bobby pins

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4. Repeat on the opposite side. 

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Tada! 

Watch from start to finish here: 

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