2. Use a headscarf as your third chunk of hair, incorporating it into your braid.

3. Hair chalking is a super fun way to make a braid pop with color.

You can get a set of 32 chalks from Urban Outfitters for $14. For ideas on which strands to chalk to achieve a nice mix, check out the “before” pictures of Hair Romance’s fish tail braid tutorial.

4. Spray your hair with dry shampoo before beginning your braids. It’ll give you a better texture to work with and make things look just a touch messy.

5. Create a faux-hawk flanked by killer French braids.

7. If you’ve done a braided style — like milkmaid braids — and you want to loosen it and muss it up slightly, fluff your strands with a toothbrush.

8. For a bohemian look, try incorporating braid ins — and mix them up!

Go for ribbons, different textures, glittery strands — whatever you’ve got.

9. Make it a braid day even when you’re wearing a ponytail. Just sub your hair tie with a braid wrap.

Full instructions at Freckled Fox.

10. How about jewelry for your mane? Hair rings. They’re a thing.

A U.K. company called Regal Rose makes them and they ship internationally. The packs range from about $13-$20 depending on if you select “short,” “medium” or “long” hair.

11. Or, try adding in some eye-catching charms.

Free People sells packs of “hair charmsies” ($15), which you flat iron on; the result is braids that shine.

14. Also: Bobby pins don’t have to stay hidden! Dot your braid with colorful ones just for fun.

Check out Cosmo’s tips on bobby pins for some more inspiration.

15. And a super easy way to up your braid game — braid-on-braid action!