I have discovered something rather amazing… or, shall I say, re-discovered. It’s the amazing, and wonderfully simple (drum roll) BUN. Not a cinnamon bun, guys, a haaaiiirr bun!
Never fret again, my darlings, if you don’t have time to shampoo the mane. Seriously– the dirtier, the better. (I won’t even get into how dirty my hair is right now).. um.. but I kind of want to.. but I won’t. Perfect for the most casual of days, as well as the fanciest of evenings…
Here are step by step instructions for creating the best bun that ever did sit up on top of that beautiful, smiling face of yours.
You’ll need three things:
- A Boar bristle brush I LOVE this one
- two hands (yours or someone else’s)
- Two heavy duty elastics (I’m talkin’ hardcore)
Brush that dirty hair out with a boar bristle brush. Why this brush? Because it can create an incredible smoothness, even when we’re dealing with the most bumpy, knotty, stringy hair ever ever. It creates one, large mass of smooth, full, voluminous hair, which we want.
Flip your head down, aka, knees are at now eye level, and form a pony with your hands at the crown of your head. Flip back up and smooth out any residual bumps with that trusty boar bristle brush.
Tie this beautiful, ultra-high pony with one of your heavy duty elastics. Pull your pony nice and tight (but not the kind of tight that you know will give you a headache). Now grab the pony and twirl the heck out of it until it begins to coil on its own. Keep twirling and twirling until it forms a high, tight coil atop your head. Secure that puppy in place with elastic number two, put on a deep, red lip, and OMG- you look French. aka, sensational.
a few more things:
-the messier the bun, the better (all buns should have some personality)
-PLEASE leave the sock bun at home
-secure fly-aways with light hairspray
-be grateful that I’m saving you a hair-washing. You know you love it.
