This hairstyle is actually a request and I want to thank Julie for this.
So, my inspiration was Empress Elisabeth of Austria also known as Sissi (or Sisi). She was unbelievably beautiful – she was like a queen fairy; unfortunately her life was a sad one.
You can read more about her life on Wikipedia here. They also made a great movie about her life with the beautiful actress Romy Schneider in her role; you can read more about the movie and see the trailer on IMDb here.
Now, about the hairstyle:
Part the hair down the middle, then take the front section of each part (about 1/3 of each part) and braid them together – just a simple, regular braid – on top of the head, trying to keep the middle parting. Then make two perimeter braids, one on each side, starting from behind each ear.
Secure the ends of these perimeter braids at the base of the top braid, then arrange the top braid so that it will look like a crown and will conceal the ends of the perimeter braids.
On my hair (waist length with long layers), the hairstyle doesn’t really look like in the movie, nor like in the portraits of the empress, because both actress and empress, had very long and beautiful hair and without layers, but it is a hairstyle that looks nice and it is a very, very, very comfortable hairstyle.
If you want to make the hairstyle more dramatic, like in the first pictures, you can attach some flowers to a nylon thread and add it to a strand as you braid. My flowers are silvery crocheted flowers with a tiny faux pearl in the middle of each flower. Or you can just add two shiny butterflies like in the last pictures.
This is a very romantic hairstyle. The perimeter rope braid is like a loose lace rope braid. For lace braid you add hair only to one side of the braid. So, you have to do the same for the perimeter braid and the important part is to keep very loosely the strands you add to the braid.
Here is how I do this. It is not very scientific, but this works for me. First I part the hair down the middle. The hair must be tangles-free. I secure one side so it won’t bother me and I start to braid the other side. I usually start the braid somewhere at the level of the outer corner of my eye and as I continue to braid I hold the braid vertical. It is important that both sides are as identical as possible. Each braid is secured with silicon hair tie or another hair elastic that matches the hair color.
Then there are a couple of ways to wear a perimeter braid. One way (the one in the pictures) is to secure with bobby pins the ends of the left braid above the right ear and the ends of the right braid above the left ear. Then arrange each braid so that it covers the bobby pins and secure the braids in place with whatever you think holds the hair better.
And that’s all!
You can find here and here other ways to style your perimeter braid. These are regular perimeter braids, not perimeter rope braids, but it is the same concept.
This is an interesting hairstyle. It looks relaxed and also special and it’s fairly easy to do.
First you have to part your hair into two side sections. Make an asymmetrical parting for a bun like the one in the pictures; 
start from one side in front, continue towards the middle in the top and then towards the opposite side in the back. Then make two perimeter braids (see the previous post to understand what I mean by “perimeter braids”).
After you secured the ends of the braids, it’s time to make the bun. First take the braid that’s on the opposite side of the front parting and coil the braid to get a flat bun, secure it and add the other braid around this bun to complete the look. That’s it!
This hairstyle is actually a request and I want to thank Julie for this.
Now, about the hairstyle:
Secure the ends of these perimeter braids at the base of the top braid, then arrange the top braid so that it will look like a crown and will conceal the ends of the perimeter braids.
