Make sure to smooth out the hair as you add it to the Dutch braid to avoid bumps and large fly-aways (your rat tail comb and hair spray can help if you encounter these.) Try to keep the pieces of hair similar in size as you add them to the braid to keep it looking uniform throughout. If you feel your Dutch braid drifting too much toward your ear or to the back of your head, pull the strands on the opposite side taut to counterbalance the braid and re-center it.

Continue the braid through the length of your hair and add a rubber band about one inch from the bottom. You are now ready to do Dutch braid No. 2.

Remove the clip from the opposite side of your head and add dry shampoo to prep the hair. Repeat Dutch braid steps three through five, making sure to check the mirror periodically for symmetry. Add a rubber band to the end of the hair, leaving about an inch free at the bottom.

If you have fine hair like I do, you'll want to add more bulk to your Dutch braids. While the dry shampoo definitely helps on that front, pancaking your braids is another way to add volume. Gently pull apart each section of your Dutch braid with your thumbs and pointer fingers. This spreads out the braid, making it look fuller. It also gives your Dutch braids a slightly undone look, so they don't look too polished and perfect. Remember to maintain symmetry between the right and left braids.

To finish your Dutch braids, mist all over with a medium-hold hairspray. You are now ready for anything in your Kardashian-esque double Dutch braids, which will last you all day and possibly into the next day as well. And what's even better than that? The glorious waves to follow when you take them out. Congratulations, you've now learned how to do the double Dutch braid.