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Gather hair in a ponytail. Don't secure.
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Start tightly twisting clockwise. |
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Let the "rope" of hair
coil half a turn. Hold the coil down while twisting some more. If you
need the fingers of both hands to twist, you can press the coil(s)
against your head with your wrist or arm instead of your hand.
While coiling make sure not to pull too tightly - you want to lay the coils around each other, increasing the diameter
of the bun, not letting them slip underneath each other, increasing the
height. With hair that tapers as much as mine that doesn't make too
much of a difference - thicker hair will stick from the head like a big
knob if you don't guide the coils around each other properly.
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After you have twisted
and coiled about 1 1/2 turns you can probably just wrap the rest of the
length around the bun. Or continue twisting and coiling, whatever gives
you the best results.
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When you get close to the ends, do what I just said you shouldn't and wrap them
tightly around the "stem" of the bun, underneath the rest (where a
ponytail elastic would sit if you used one in the beginning). This
works better to secure the bun than just tucking the ends under. |
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The finished bun.
My instructions proceed with a hair fork, then I show how to use sticks
instead. Classic U-shaped metal hair pins work exactly the same way,
BTW.
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Insert fork into the rim of the bun, tips pointing away from the centre of the bun.
Catch scalp hair ...
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... change angle and slip underneath the bun. Make sure to pierce the rim of the bun again on exit.
For tighter hold, weave fork up and down instead of just slipping
through underneath the bun, alternately catching scalp and bun hair,
until you end up with catching the rim of the bun on exit. |
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Done! |
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If you want to use one
or two sticks to secure the bun, start again by inserting the first
stick into the rim of the bun, tip pointing away from the centre of the bun.
Catch scalp hair ...
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... change angle and
slip underneath the bun. (I usually swivel the tip not only towards the
centre, but slightly downwards too. This way I catch the scalp hair
from underneath and counteract the fact the the bun likes turning
anti-clockwise when left alone. You may want to experiment with this
and find the best method for you.)
Make sure to pierce the rim of the bun again on exit.
For tighter hold, weave stick up and down instead of just slipping
through underneath the bun, alternately catching scalp and bun hair,
until you end up with catching the rim of the bun on exit. |
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One stick should
already hold the bun. If it feels secure you can leave it this way, or
simply slip a second stick through the bun for decoration.
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If you need more hold, use a second stick the same way as the first one.
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Either slip the second one
through above or underneath the first one. Or wear the sticks parallel
to each other and don't let them cross at all.
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Done :)
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