Monday, July 13, 2015

Is There a Perfect Bun?

So, let's talk hair today, y'all.
How many of y'all out there have tried to achieve that "perfect bun" look that most ballet dancers pull off so well? If you're like me, most likely your bun ends up coming out a little messy and your look goes from sophisticated to "I don't really care what I look like" in about 4.5 seconds. Am I right? My IRL bestie Amanda from Knock on Wood sent me a happy mail package a few months ago. Completely random, and full of pampering goodies. One item she included was the "Perfect Bun" that you see in the "as seen on TV" aisle in the store. That's kind of what inspired this post.
This is what we're working with here:

|| The Perfect "Bun in a box".
I was really excited to try this. I had seen it on T.V. and based on the pictures on the box, my bun was destined to turn out... well, perfect! OMG... Y'all... This did not work for my hair. It's supposed to wrap the hair and secure it without having to use bobby pins. It didn't connect the back of the bun for me at all. From the front it has the illusion of a nice, neat bun. However, as you can see from the picture, in the back it's sloppy and not connected. Like I said, fail. As many attempts as I made to get this to work, it just did not. I'm sorry to the makers of this product but I will not be using this.

||Sock Buns.
Y'all! I have to give Kristyn all the credit here. I legit had never tried doing a sock bun. With my bun in a box failure, I posted on Instagram how I got a better bun with just my hair tie. Kristyn commented on the picture saying "have you tried a sock?"

Naturally, I had to try. Now, I'm not a fashion blogger. I'm extremely hair style challenged. Having said that, I will not be doing a tutorial. I will say though, this has absolutely been the best bun I've ever had. I will share I used this tutorial to create the sock bun. I also used an old sock to create the sock part of the sock bun. You can buy the donut shaped things in the store for $3-$5, but why not just make one for free?
Also, this took quite a bit of practice. As you can see in the picture, the bun itself looks a bit frizzy. This is from me having to take down the bun and keep trying. Once you have the technique down, it's super easy and it looks amazing.

|| "My bun".
Prior to trying sock buns, I would just use a hair tie to secure my buns. My hair is long enough to where I can make a high pony, twist it around and wrap a pony tail holder to secure everything in place. Before my hair was this length, I would have to use bobby pins to keep stray hairs from escaping. I've had a lot of practice with wrapping my hair and securing it to where it looks more put together than just a messy bun. However, compared to the sock bun it's much smaller. The sock bun ads much more volume.

I'm sure the bun in a box has to work for some people. For me it was a complete fail. Thanks, Amanda but I just can't.
The verdict for me is sock bun = perfection for a nice "put together" look for a night on the town. "My bun" = perfection when I just want my hair off of my neck and not really having anywhere to go.
Which technique do you use to create your bun look? Are you happy with the messy bun, or do you aim for the sophisticated neat bun?
The "perfect bun" from a box makes a good mustache though.

previously seen on Chits & Giggles in April
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20 comments :

  1. My Bun-in-a-box worked really well. I think it's cause your hair is so thick. Now, with your new cut, you don't have to worry about that.

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  2. The bun looks great, but I'm usually actually going for the just-threw-my-hair-up-messy-bun look. But that's probably because I'm lazy.

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  3. I totally rock the sock bun, but you can also get the "donut" from the Dollar Tree and it works amazingly well! I rock the bun pretty much 90% of the week!

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  4. I'm so sad that I have such fine thin hair! I couldn't ever do buns like this because there was hardly any hair and if I used any outside material you'd see it. (Probably part of the reason why I just chopped it all off.)

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  5. I just do the messy bun (that falls down) these days with shorter hair- how are you doing the bun with your new cut?! Also, I feel it must be confessed on here... I love a good man bun. (The hair. I'm still referring to the hair.)

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  6. I love my ballerina bun. I do it often as you can probably tell from snap chat. I use the donut thing to do mine just because I find it so much easier. Especially because I have thin hair and if my hair splits you can't see the donut thing through my hair. I love all your techniques.

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  7. Emily, I love the "mun" every time I see it I get all heart eyed emoji feeling.

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  8. When my hair was longer I always used a sock! It always
    worked great. Ahh, I miss having long hair and being able to do this. Grow
    hair, grow! And you just chopped yours off. Which looks so great on you!!!!

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  9. Hmmm...I'll have to try a sock bun. I never put my hair up because I simply just don't know how. haha. But maybe the sock bun will help?

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  10. Hahaha before I chopped my hair was when I scheduled this. I do miss pony tails and buns but I love the short hair with this style.

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  11. I love your ballerina bun! It looks great on you!!

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  12. I haven't been doing the bun. Lol. My hair stays down or pinned out of my face with bobby pins these days. I scheduled this weeks ago! Haha. And yes the man buns are pretty sexy!! Lol.

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  13. Lol hooray for hair chopping. I did too but because mine is so thick and I couldn't stand the weight.

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  14. Buns are so easy and sophisticated looking it's the best style!

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  15. Aren't they the best?? I miss it with my short hair but I love not having the weight on top of my head

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  16. I haven't had hair long enough for a bun in probably a decade, haha! I'm a licensed stylist, though currently working in a different profession, but I still do other people's hair all the time. I do love sock buns--I often use them on my little sisters because they secure the hair so well, they work really good for younger girls who want to run around and play and not care about messing up their hair. I usually do low buns when people have really long or really thick hair, just because they are more comfortable and less likely to cause headaches from the weight of all the hair that way.

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  17. YES! before I cut my hair the lower buns and pony tails always proved to hurt less, but I still love the look of the high buns. I bet the girls look adorable with their sock buns. Do you enjoy styling hair?

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  18. I really enjoy it! I'm going to be styling one of my best friend's hair for her wedding next week--so it's a good thing I like doing it or I might be a little stressed, haha!

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