6. Two-braid bun
Date: Friday, August 3rd 2007 @ 13:50 - Subscribe
Time needed: 10-15 minutes
This style is a very nice one, classy and yet at the same time casual. It also makes it look like you have more hair than you actually have.
Things needed are a few hair ties, maybe a few pins and a scrunchie or something like it. First you put your hair up in a pony tail where you want the bun to end up. Make sure to comb the hair out so it is smooth.
Part the pony tail in two, horizontally, so you end up with two sections right above each other, so not side by side. I will explain why in a bit. Make them as much the same thickness as you can. Put a tie around the top half so it will stay together and you can put it out of the way.
Now simply braid the lower tail part in a basic three strand braid and tie it off. This tie is only there temporarily. Now do the same with the upper hair. You might like it better braiding the lower part first, that is all up to you. If you don't know how to braid, that technique has been explained in a previous updo.
You now have a pony tail with two braids coming out of it. Take the shorter of the two (usually that is the lower braid) and wind it tightly around the base of the pony tail. Start downward and then turn in either direction. Put your other hand on top of the now forming bun so the braid doesn't fly away from your head. When you get to the end you can slide the tie out and tuck the ends under the bun.
Now make sure to not let go, take the other braid and wind that (starting upward) in the opposite direction around the already present bun. This downward upward opposite will ensure you have a nice round bun instead of a small section on top and big on the bottom, or other variations. When you have shorter hair this is more important than when the hair is longer.
When you are done winding that, tuck that end under as well and then grab the scrunchie and put that around the entire bun. When you are lucky you are now done and it will stay put that way.
In my case I needed an extra tie first around the bun to make sure it stays tight, and then put the scrunchie around.
You should end up with something looking roughly like this:
Now to explain the split horizontally, there is a reason for it: as you pull your hair up in a pony tail it isn't the same length anymore all over. The bottom hairs will end up shorter than the top ones and in order to make the braid go as far down the hair length as possible it has to be pretty much the same length all over in the strand. Shorter hairs will peep out and make things look messy. Unless of course you want messy, that is entirely up to you again.
Good luck!
Observances
I have noticed that the bun will keep moving the entire time, and will seem to grow as well as the inner strands are trying to work their way out. It CAN sit fine all day, for me it does, but if you want you can, before tying it off after bunning, insert a hairpin or two through the bun to ensure it won't pop.
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