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Hair braiding has been a part of human life for thousands of years—whether as a social art, cultural heritage, fashion, or just personal grooming preference. This particular way to wear your hair can be quite elaborate and complicated. Meet Trendafilka Kirova and her fantasy-like hair designs mesmerizing hair-braiding enthusiasts.

Originally from Macedonia, she has a master’s degree in economics and up until a few years ago, she was working as an accountant as well as an auditor who didn’t really imagine she would radically change her career. She also couldn’t guess the attention her work would receive and that her followers on Instagram would surpass 230k. We invite you to check out the pretty magical designs and let us know your favorite hair braids from the list!

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Panda squad
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5 years ago

My crooked ponytail could never

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    Eileen Fang
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    5 years ago

    WOAH! looks like the Fibonacci Spiral!

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    Eggplanto
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    5 years ago

    ooooh thats really cute

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    Spaghetti
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    5 years ago

    Wow!

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    SassyUnicornGirl317
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    5 years ago

    THESE ROSES ARE SO CREATIVE AND FLAWLESS

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    Rebecca
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    5 years ago

    Love the creativity of this one with the different braid sizes!

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    FroggyGirl
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    5 years ago

    Flower!

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    Biana Vacker
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    5 years ago

    I WANT IT

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    Tanner Wright
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    5 years ago

    Honestly this is making me trip

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    HOT CHOCOLATE <3
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    5 years ago

    b r u h i w a n t t h i s

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    definitely_a_dragon
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    5 years ago

    I love the pearls, it looks like it could be a queen's hairstyle

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    Rebecca
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    5 years ago

    Oooh....intricate! <3

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    SassyUnicornGirl317
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    5 years ago

    I c a n ‘ t ev e n w i t h t h e b e a u t y

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    Anime SImp
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    5 years ago

    Me want be me can't have

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    Eggplanto
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    5 years ago

    where does the hair start and end its amazing

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    Adelaide Stender
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    5 years ago

    She can even make little piggies wedding-worthy

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    definitely_a_dragon
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    5 years ago

    Looks vaguely Celtic, I love it!

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    LotusWolff
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    5 years ago

    Looks vaguely like Elsa’s hair

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    She_woman
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    5 years ago

    Very elegant

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    Juliette
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    5 years ago

    my fav

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    Eggplanto
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    5 years ago

    thats literally gorgeous

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    Adelaide Stender
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    5 years ago

    Looks like something that Princess Leia would wear in her hair!

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    KATELYN BERRYMAN
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    5 years ago

    it's almost like twin tails!

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    SassyUnicornGirl317
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    5 years ago

    Soooooo perfect!

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    Natalia
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    5 years ago

    I like the simplicity here. I don't know how it's done but it looks like simple knots in a row.

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    coo coo cachoo
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    5 years ago

    kinda looks like DNA

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    definitely_a_dragon
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    5 years ago

    Her head looks like a woven basket in the best way possible

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    LotusWolff
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    5 years ago

    Soo preetty

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    -OldCarnival-
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    5 years ago

    This one's cute, I would love to wear it XD

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    Lynn Morello
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    5 years ago

    Her hair must be insanely long for these braids.

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    Eggplanto
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    5 years ago

    oh woooow thats so cute

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    Adelaide Stender
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    5 years ago

    Oh so she does it on manikins too, ok

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    She_woman
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    5 years ago

    I love the roses 🌹 😍

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    Abigail Grant
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    5 years ago

    It looks like a princess's would in movies

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    Natalia
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    5 years ago

    Oops, I see some rubber bands. If there are a lot, I don't want to think about how it's gonna be unbraided.

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    Adelaide Stender
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    5 years ago

    I think that’s string in her hair...

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    Eggplanto
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    5 years ago

    i thought that its physically impossible to do something like that but i stand corrected

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    She_woman
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    5 years ago

    It’s a like cool weave thing!! Love it!!

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    KATELYN BERRYMAN
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    5 years ago

    It makes me think of jail bars...

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    Wanda Maximoff
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    5 years ago

    I Love these !!!! I would love to learn how to do these !!!

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    Mae (just add water)
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    5 years ago

    This one’s easy. All you need is a heart-shaped bun donut... easy

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    Adelaide Stender
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    5 years ago

    Another Princess Leia hairstyle

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    Arctic Fox Lover
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    5 years ago

    Double

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    She_woman
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    5 years ago

    Gorgeous

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    Mae (just add water)
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    5 years ago

    This is a simple Dutch braid. An inverted French braid

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    Eggplanto
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    5 years ago

    ok this is amazing

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    Tenley Samson
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    5 years ago

    ima snaaaaaaaake

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    Valerie S. Mayer
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    5 years ago

    What an art!

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    She_woman
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    5 years ago

    So pretty 😍

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    Shalini Pabreja
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    5 years ago

    The hair itself looks so beautiful!

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    Adelaide Stender
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    5 years ago

    Is this her job?

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    LotusWolff
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    5 years ago

    This looks so flowy

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    Annemarie Mattheyse
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    5 years ago

    MAD skillz!

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    Persephone
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    5 years ago

    I can only imagine how long this takes

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    Nico Di Angelo
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    5 years ago

    Oof

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    Amelia Ivy
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    5 years ago

    That looks like it would feel really heavy

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