Faux Big Bun

Faux Big Bun Day 5

Faux Big Bun Day 3

Faux Big Bun

Now while I LOVE the look I only do this bun a day before I want to wash my hair or when I have stretched my hair. The reason? Because it basically squishes my curls. So if I want to wear my hair out the day after I need to use A LOT of water, co-wash or, wash my hair.

Requirements for look:

Medium to long hair (you will need to be able to roll your hair down with the donut)
A hair bubble (to tie the base ‘ponytail’),
Legging Bun or store Donut bun (I cut the toe part of a legging to make my own.
Bobby pins (optional) – I sometimes use them to hold the bun down in place).

How to do the style:

I do this a little different to the regular Donut Bun. Instead of wrapping my hair around the Donut bun I roll the Donut down along with my hair. You can click on the images below for step by step instructions.

: I spritz my hair with a little water. The water makes it easy for me to get my hair in the donut.

: I tie a normal ponytail to start.

: I put my hair inside the donut, basically treating the donut like a hair bubble except that I hold the donut around the ends of my hair. I start to ‘fan’ and spread the ends of my hair around the donut.

: I tuck the ends under the donut so that they cover it. I do not need to have every inch of the donut covered because as I roll my way down the whole donut gets covered with my hair.

: Once I have tucked all of my ends I start the lift and roll process. I gently lift the donut upwards and then tuck and roll down.

: It will be a little messy at first but the more I roll the tidier it gets

: Once at the bottom I arrange the bun so that it is laying flat and all pieces of hair are tucked under the donut. (Optional – at this point I sometimes use bobby pins).

: I tidy the look by spritzing water around the top. (Optional – you can use gel to hold down any frizz. ) After the water I use my hands to gently push down any frizz and will sometimes use a comb.

: I like to use stretchy headbands but I should have had it over my head before starting because it can be difficult to get it over my head once the bun is there – without adding extra frizz! And that is it!