What hemline produces the best buns?

[restourceful]

I'm terribly sorry, everyone, for asking a question and then going AWOL. But life has been busier than usual the last couple of days. We now return you to our regularly scheduled thread, already in progress.

Cleopatra, I have exactly the same problem. I feel your pain.

Thank you, moominhapa! I'm starting to think length makes as much difference as shape of hemline, too. Mine is longer than it has ever been, even after a half inch trim last month, and I'm just starting to be able to do some buns without so many stickie-outies. Your hair is lovely and so shiny!

Crackaleen, I'm sorry you're still having so much trouble! I think it'll be several years before my layers are not so far apart in lengths. And your hair is longer than mine so I would have thought you'd be able to do clean buns now. But then again your hair is a good bit thicker than mine, too. So now I'm starting to think thickness, length, and hemline shape all play a part. BTW, you have some seriously gorgeous hair!

Roseate, I think you've hit the nail on the head (no pun intended), that the depth of hemline makes the difference. Your updos all look so polished and neat. I'm green with envy! And I love the vintage looking frenchy with the side twists. Beautiful!

Thanks for your responses everyone! Your advice and experiences have been very helpful. I think my plan now is to trim the longest layers away gradually as I gain more length, but leave some when the shortest layers are only about 3" from the longest. This should help me avoid too many stickie-outies while not having too much bun bulk at the ends. Happy growing and bunning!

[redneckprincess]

Great thread,, I do wonder that myself since my hair is starting to get to "bun length" my hair and hemline are very thick,blunt and wavy and a bit layered

[ericthegreat]

It really depends on the thickness and texture of your hair. Generally speaking, a deep U-shaped hemline would be the best kind of hemline to choose if you want to be able to easily tuck in your buns.

However, if you have very thin or fine hair say you are only a i in thickness, you really might able to have both a one length cut and still be able to do neat buns.

If you have very thick and coarse hair, you might well need a V-shaped hemline. Very thick and coarse hair has a lot of bulk obviously, and its best to thin out and taper the ends so that the ends will be a lot easier to tuck in when you are coiling them into the bun you are forming.

[Anje]

I tend to think that blunt hemlines are better than layered for buns (and braids!) simply because they don't suffer from chunks of ends that want to stick out. I've heard from those who have them that fairlytail ends are also really nice for bunning, because they tuck in under the bun particularly well compared to blunt ends, but don't tend to have the chunks of hair sticking out that cut-in layers have. My own hair tapers considerably (though I think that's improving -- buns are gaining diameter while I maintain length!), so I get some of the tuckability even with blunt ends.

[restourceful]

Eric, I'm a ii leaning toward iii and think I might actually end up being iii once my shortest layers get enough length to be incorporated well into a pony.

Anje, part of me wanting to have a more blunt hemline is for more impressive braids without so much taper and stickie-outies. But like I told Eric, my hair might be a good bit thicker once my shorter layers grow. Best I can remember, when it was all one length it was much thicker than it is now.

Thanks to both of you for your input!

[mhiap]

I used to have a straight hemline, now I have a U shape. I like how the U shape looks down but for buns, it's no good IMO. I find buns are more annoying to do now because the ends all stick out, next time I trim I will be doing a straight hemline. My braids also looked better with a straight hemline.