Like I said, hairstyle-impaired. It's not like I don't WANT to learn how to do fun stuff with my hair--I'm just inevitably hopeless at it. I am, therefore, really, REALLY excited to share with you a cool, EASY bun that I figured out all by myself.
All you need is:
- Hair.
- Long, beautiful hair.
- Shining, gleaming, streami--okay, enough of that.
- One hair elastic.
- Some sort of hair...cream...stuff. You know, the stuff. Like, something to make it smooth? But also stay in place? See? You know. I told you you'd know! I used this.
- Working knowledge of how to make a regular braid.
- Love.
Step 2: Pull your hair back like you're about to make a low ponytail, but -- PLOT TWIST -- instead, of doing that, start tightly braiding it. Do you know how hard it is to take a clear picture of your hair from behind, while holding said hair, and NOT also accidentally getting your pajama-clad butt in the frame? This was my Everest.
Step 3: Once you braid down to the bottom, carefully start twisting the braid. Is that my thumb? WHY YES, IT IS MY THUMB. Twist it (the braid, not my thumb) until it wraps around itself, and secure it with the hair elastic...
Voila! A chic bun with an almost woven effect, that makes you look like a grown-up ballerina lady and/or someone who knows a lot more about hair than you actually do:
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11 comments:
I am going to try this! I was inspired by you earlier in the summer (??) to do the braid/twist of the bangs. I also do not know what to do with my straight hair. When people ask me what I do to make my hair so pretty, I hate to answer them honestly. Uh, I washed it. ;)
Ooh, super cute! I'll give it a shot!
I have shoulder length straight hair, aka BORING. I have two styles: ponytail and my "fancy" do, twisted up with a hair clippy thing in a pseudo french twist. Love the bun look, I'll definitely try this!
So pretty. Except, your ugly thumbs ruined it. Dammit, Metalia. I thought you'd learned this lesson already.
I literally just read this and tried it and wow, I actually did it and it looks good! That alone is amazing in itself because I can't do ANYTHING with hair, at all. I have a party to go to straight from work tomorrow and well, not that you need to know this, but I work in a bakery and am required to wear a hat all day to work, and this is is the perfect thing to do after my day of hat hair!
Where was this tutorial back when I had long hair, huh!? Now it's useless to me. USELESS. But the faux-ballerina-type-bun does look lovely on you! I'm making a mental note in case I ever have long hair again.
I'm so glad you posted this! I was hoping you would, after seeing the gorgeous bun on Instagram!
What does it say about me if, even with a tutorial, I cannot do this?! Oh gosh. Is there hope?
On a less lamenting note, your hair looks lovely in BOTH the first and last photos! :)
Oooh, pretty! I seriously can't believe I haven't tried a braided bun before. Maybe because I suck at braiding. But whatever, I shall prevail! You know, once my hair gets long enough to form in three distinct pieces that can then be woven together.
I am also horribly uncreative when it comes to my hair. Which is why I tend to go with blunt or side-swept bangs pretty routinely. So that when I'm just wearing my hair down and scrunched curly for the millionth time (or up in a messy ponytail), I can be all, "BUT SEE, I HAVE THESE BANGS."
I need to be more creative with my hair. it's like, pony tail or whatever hairstyle the dead girl from The Ring had. This is great for someone like me who needs so much help.
OMG the twist made ALL the difference in the world! Even with my super super fine hair. Thank you so much!
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