We've all wanted to keep strands away from our face while simultaneously showing off our gorgeous lengths. Ahead, find 18 of our favorite half-up, half-down hairstyles to wear for any hair texture, ...

the gifted Kamary Mingo and Tiffany Anderson (two iconic Braid Up alums!) were tasked with creating "Half and Half" looks that combine stitch braids and knotless/traditional braids. Both of their ...

So was the case when we saw the recently half-back braid Sarah Potempa created ... Create a center part. Step 3: Braid two small braids on the left, and then right behind your ears.

Half-up hairdos are pretty straightforward ... but swept the hair at the crown up into two Dutch braids. The style kept her hair off her forehead while still allowing for face-framing movement.

A quick Google search will bring up bubble braids on curly hair, bubble braids that look like pigtails and even bubble braids incorporated into half-up, half-down styles. And even though you’ll ...

These half up half ... style and mix up your everyday look. The platinum blonde is really winning us over with this braided space bun look. All you have to do is loosely braid two French braids ...