Low lying bun for under sun hat?

[Toffeemonster]

Hi all

I just realized my hair won't fit under my wonderful new sunhat! Can any recommend any buns or modifications for buns/styles to wear under a sun hat? Will I have to do braids? Seems like it'll have to sit below the hat, which is pretty much on my neck.

Thanks!

[veryhairyfairy]

Hopefully someone else will chime in, because I wore a sunhat all last summer and I had to wear braids because even the smallest buns interfered. Maybe a pinned braided bun that is flat(ish) on your low nape? I didn't have enough length for that last year, so maybe that would work.

[Squiggy]

Maybe a braided oval bun? With your length and thickness it might be hard to find a bun that sits so low yet holds securely. I have the same problem, and I usually just go for a side braid or twin braids. At least that way you can pull the hair in front of your shoulder(s) and get it off your neck!

[Toffeemonster]

Yes I am thinking maybe I'll have to use the hat and some pins to actually hold the hair up, as most of my hair accessories won't fit under and neither will a normal bun. Sure braids will be fine if I have to use them, would be nice to have another option though :)

[Kina]

how about a beebutt bun?

http://100-hairstyles.freidenkerin.de/uploads/buns/beebutt.jpg

(I really miss the articles section with tutorials...)

[Kina]

another example:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/joyinc/hair/bbflexi8.jpg

[veryhairyfairy]

Oooh, a 'dangling' bun, I think that would work perfectly! Great idea, Kina! (now I need to buy scrunchies lol!)

[Anje]

I tend to go for infinity buns at the nape, since they spread my hair's bulk out more horizontally than a round bun does.

Or else I braid. I end up braiding a lot! :lol:

[chen bao jun]

Chinese braided?

[Kaelee]

Oh my gosh, those dangling beebutt buns look amazing!

[Larki]

Doesn't wearing your hair in braids defeat the purpose of the sunhat if you're wearing it to protect your hair from the sun? I mean, the ends are really what would need protection, not the roots, and with braids the ends are exposed to the sun while the roots are protected.

[ooglipoo]

I care more about protecting my face/ears/neck from the sun than the hair...

Low infinity is my bun for hats, unless I'm wearing this (http://http://www.ebay.com/itm/woman-lady-adult-Summer-beach-Sun-folding-adjustable-Wide-Brim-straw-Hat-Cap-new-/220979642833)

Twin english braids also work well for me.

[sourgrl]

We just came back from the beach. I did a low lazy wrap bun secured with an acrylic stick. My hat fit fine. I use my hat to protect my scalp more so than my hair. Sunburned/peeling scalp is no fun.

[Anje]

Doesn't wearing your hair in braids defeat the purpose of the sunhat if you're wearing it to protect your hair from the sun? I mean, the ends are really what would need protection, not the roots, and with braids the ends are exposed to the sun while the roots are protected.
I don't know about you all, but I'm trying to protect my face and scalp from the sun. Hair doesn't get tumors.

[vindo]

I like to wear a side looped bun with hats:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h294/Emichiee/SM20-003.jpg

Thanks to the elastic I can slide the bun down a bit so the hat can fit. The bun can be very long and lose like a loop ponytail, or a smaller loop of course. :)

(I don't really attempt to protect my hair from the sun or chlorine and all that though...)

[Vanilla]

Chinese braided?

Exactly what I was thinking. Using a shorter fork or shorter stick than normal would probably work well.

[swearnsue]

Off to find a tutorial on how to Bee Butt Bun!

[Jennah]

I like to wear....


Emichiee, your eyes are really deep! It´s unusual to see that kind of look. :)

Love the Bee Butt Buns! So cool! You people are full of ideas.

[vindo]

Emichiee, your eyes are really deep! It´s unusual to see that kind of look. :)


Thank you :flower: ^^

[nina.]

this is kinda messy but maybe it could work? :D http://www.howtohairgirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fish-mess.jpg

[Viola88]

I do a cheater nautilus with a ficcare at the nape of my neck. I will have to try an infinity. Thanks for the ideas :)

[QMacrocarpa]

I use buns like the lazy wrap, nautilus, celtic knot and orchid. Buns that tend to be wider than they are tall, I guess, and I place them low. My sun hat is for protecting my skin, I'm not very worried about my hair in the sun, I like the natural ombre effect.

[Scarlet_Heart]

I have a big head and long face, so maybe it's slightly easier for me (though finding hats big enough for my noggin is not). But if I do a disc bun as low as possible, I can wear these hats to shade my face.

Dickie's Trucker hat:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/eelaynuh/Hair/DSC09532_zpsaf4dae1c.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/eelaynuh/media/Hair/DSC09532_zpsaf4dae1c.jpg.html)

Sun hat I picked up from Walmart a few years ago:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/eelaynuh/Hair/DSC09527_zps4c4554a7.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/eelaynuh/media/Hair/DSC09527_zps4c4554a7.jpg.html)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/eelaynuh/Hair/DSC09528_zpsc2c7aec5.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/eelaynuh/media/Hair/DSC09528_zpsc2c7aec5.jpg.html)

[Freija]

I have a big head and long face, so maybe it's slightly easier for me (though finding hats big enough for my noggin is not). But if I do a disc bun as low as possible, I can wear these hats to shade my face.

Dickie's Trucker hat:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/eelaynuh/Hair/DSC09532_zpsaf4dae1c.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/eelaynuh/media/Hair/DSC09532_zpsaf4dae1c.jpg.html)

Sun hat I picked up from Walmart a few years ago:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/eelaynuh/Hair/DSC09527_zps4c4554a7.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/eelaynuh/media/Hair/DSC09527_zps4c4554a7.jpg.html)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h114/eelaynuh/Hair/DSC09528_zpsc2c7aec5.jpg (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/eelaynuh/media/Hair/DSC09528_zpsc2c7aec5.jpg.html)

I was just about to suggest a disc bun! It's become my go-to style for lazy days, because I can wear it loose (so that it sits low) and barely feel it's there at all. I bet it would work perfectly under a sun hat. : )