How to create a bun (without a doughnut!)

You can have this bun on the side of the head or lower down at the nape of the neck, but I am demonstrating it quite high up on the head. Also, the look I am creating is a half up, half down style due to the complexity that is added when you focus on getting on the hair from underneath into the bun as well. 

• Brush the hair through until there are no knots of tangles (removing any partings
• Use a pin tail comb to separate the hair from just above the ears
• Comb up and create a pony tail high up onto the head (if heavy hair, then double band)
• Brush this ponytail through
• Take the front section of the pony tail (bearing in mind it will be separated into 4)
• Lift this piece up and backcomb close to band up to the mid length of the hair
• Then comb and smooth through the side that will be on show
• Roll this piece of hair using 2 fingers creating a barrel curl shape (make sure it is square and facing forward, and that there are no twists)
• Place a curvy grip into each side of this roll (2 if thick hair)
• Repeat this process with the other 3 

• Then use hair pins to manipulate the hair to close the gaps
• This should make the bun much more rounded rather than square

• When you are happy with the shape, put the hair pin into the base of your bun against the scalp (make sure the pin is not too wide)
• If there is a problem, simply remove and fix the section, instead of taking down to whole style

The end result

I enjoyed creating this style, because it is something that does not take an immense amount of time, but yet still look very effective. It saves the awkwardness and problems of having to use a doughnut but still gives the same sleek result.

The shape and size of my bun was good, and I think I did fairly well for a first attempt. However, the only problem I did encounter was that where you remove the gaps, some of the hair had actually twisted slightly and was almost edging out of its ‘area’ - the hair was originally in the side roll but had moved too far over into the front roll.

Hair is twisted slightly