Question by Jessica: messy bun Help Please? ?
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i want to do this,but i can never get it to stay up
if anyone could give me step by step instructions that would be great
my hair is quite long,thick and is a dark auburny brown colour
thanks
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Best answer:
Answer by pink_xoxo
1. Apply a serum such as Herbal Essences No more Frizz. Remember not to use too much, and start at the ends.
2. Take a brush and comb it back at the top so that the top of your hair is teased backwards. Then with the brush tease the sides of your hair. With your hands, smooth your crown and spritz heavily with any hairspray. Repeat the brushing and smooth it over with your hands.
3. Gather your hair with both hands and put it in a high ponytail, smoothing out the bumps carefully while moving your hair up your crown. Do this by flipping your hair upside down and gathering all your hair in one spot. It’s helpful to use a paddle brush for this step.
4. Secure the bun with one of the following methods, depending on the thickness of your hair and the size of the elastic:
* Tie your elastic around the center of the circle. It will look like you have a small donut in the middle of your head with hair sticking out from the back of it in all directions.Stick the hair that is sticking out into the same elastic.[1]
* Wrap your elastic twice around your hair, then pull your ponytail half-way through the elastic. Pull some bits and pieces out from inside the half-ponytail so it’s hanging down. You may also want to leave out wisps around the nape of your neck.
* Secure your elastic around your hair tightly into a ponytail. Coil your hair around the base of your ponytail as if you were putting it in a ballerina bun. Flatten the bun to your head and secure with an elastic. Try pinning it with bobby pins- when done well, this helps the look a lot. Pull out bits and pieces and shake your head until you achieve the desired effect.
* Pull hair back into a ponytail, then backcomb it (hold the bottom of your ponytail and brush UPWARDS towards the elastic) until it is quite fluffed up, then spray with some hairspray.If your hair is quite long, wrap it around the base of your pony a little,then secure it with an elastic; but if your hair is shorter you can just secure the bun with another elastic after folding the end of your pony back against the beginning. Then gently brush the bun to pull out a few tendrils of hair.
* Comb hair back, and make a low bun. Then, make a bun out of the bun. Tie with an elastic, making sure the bunned-bun stays in place, and doesn’t tumble out into a ponytail.
* Make the left hand grab the pony, and let go of your right hand. Put an elastic (while still holding onto the ponytail with the left hand) around your right wrist. Lift your right hand so that its right by the ponytail. With your left hand grab the elastic on the right hand and pull so it wraps around the pony. Tug the elastic very far and tightly twist, so that the left hand will now be inside the elastic. With the right hand again, tug the elastic to the right so it wraps around but instead of what you did last time, stop in the middle of the dangling hair and twist. Now your right hand should be tight in the pony. With your left hand, grab the elastic off your right wrist and pull so that it stops at the messy buns end.
5. Accentuate your hairstyle by doing any of the following:
* Run your fingers through the front of your hair to loosen it from the elastic and add texture.
* Slide in a thin black headband two inches back from your hair line. Slide in a second thin black headband three inches behind the first one. If you have blond hair, use two black headbands or darker colored headbands. If you have brown or black hair, try using white headbands or a different light colored headband.
6. Mist your entire head with hairspray. While spraying the hairspray make sure you spray it about seven to eight inches away. This will help your messy bun stay put longer.
Tips
* An alternative might be just to hold your hair in a ponytail (without a hair tie), twist the hair, and coil it around. Then, tie around the coil and after a while, little bits of hair will start falling out! Don’t be afraid to experiment- the messy bun can almost be called an art form, and there is no precise way to do it. It’s just that- messy.
* This can easily be turned into a romantic look by softly curling the pieces as they fall out of the bun so they are like tendrils.
* Hair spray helps it stay in place.
[edit] Warnings
* Don’t pull your elastics too tight, as they can break or damage your hair.
* Don’t use elastic bands. They damage your hair. Instead, use a hair bobble.
* Backcombing your hair can be a pain to brush out afterwards but can be made easier by using a paddle brush. But you have to be patient.
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