Bunning tips please..I need help

[sydney100]

For those who frequently bun their hair please help me. I can't do a bun to save my life. Can you give me some tips, tricks, suggestions on how to do a bun. I purchased one of those bunning things from Claire.. Its the one you put your hair through and they come in different sizes and my bun still looks a mess.

I have very thin hair so my bun looks see through. Can anyone help me?

 

[Butterfly08]

I am almost BSL and this is what I do - smooth my hair back, hold it like I'm making a ponytail, keep twisting the tail around and then coil it into a round shape (tucking the ends behind the top of the coil to protect them). I secure with 2 large bobby pins, one facing down and one facing up in a cross shape. That's it! I don't use socks, donuts, or any other contraption to create a bun because many of them will either dry out or rip your hair off. At least the ones I used to use. Let me know if you understand my description. If not I'll try to post a pic or find a youtube video that shows how I do it.

 

[mahogany_horizons]

I create a modified bun..it's not truly a bun, but this is what I do, pull my hair back as though I'm making a ponytail, twist the rubberband around my hair 3 to 4 times (depending on when I had a relaxer). After i make the ponytail I braid my hair. Then I take a headband, wrap it around my ponytail, and loop the braid 3 or 4 times so that it makes a nice little poof...This way I have no pins, and it's easy to take down should I want to moisturize it, and easy to sleep on.

 

[natstar]

Keep It Simple Sista blog-Traycee has some good bun tutorials too.
www.keepitsimplesista.ning.com
I like creating a bun by using those pantyhose material ponytail holders. Wrap it around then two strand twist a section of my ponytail, wrap it around the base, pin it. Then take the remaining loose hair and wrap it around the large twist I made. The video tutorials on traycee's website are better at explaining it and you can actually see it being done. HTH

 

[sydney100]

Ladies...thank you for your bunning techniques. Tomorrow im going to experiment with the two techniques. Hopefully my bun wont look jacked up. I feel so retarded when it comes to styling my hair. I've been wearing this ponytail for a year straight!

 

[Sunshyn3]

I love buns, thats all I pretty much do. I don't use donuts either but my buns tend to look like one. I wrap my hair in a circular motion around the ponytail holder and then I secure it with either a pin, ponytail holder or a scrunchy. Here's my tutorial on how I do my buns, click here.

 

[wheezy807]

Judging from your avatar your hair is definitely long enough. Sisterslick also has a step by step tutorial on how to create a bun. http://public.fotki.com/sistaslick/...lbum/protective-style-buns!/how_to____make_a/ also http://public.fotki.com/sistaslick/my-hair-photos!/protective_styling_album/protective-style-buns!/. You always can google buns on youtube, plenty will come up. Keep us posted, hth.

 

[tiffers]

http://public.fotki.com/dontspeakdefeat/how_to_do_various/how_to_make_a_bun/

The most genius bun EVER! I used this when I didn't have enough hair to make my own bun. All you need is a foam doughnut from Sally's and a pack of cheap braiding hair

 

[sydney100]

Thanks for the fotkis and how to's. I will definitely take a picture the next time I do a bun and keep you guys posted. I'm pretty excited to try out my buns

 

[RosesBlack]

I started with the tutorial Tiffers posted. It is SUPER simple. If you want something more flexible than a foam donut I did a bit of a tutorial on my hair journal. See it here

 

[Iluvsmuhgrass]

SouthernTease has a sexy quick bun too that doesn't use a bun form.... I can't find the link though but I believe it's in the archives and YouTube.

 

[Lanea87]

I will try the one Tiffer posted....