Helix bun?

[Kherome]

Did I get it? I've tried many times and it never works. I think I might have actually gotten it this time though? Forgive the choice of hair toy...after it was done I realized it make it look like little martian antennae sticking up out of my head.

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj135/iwasbornonahorse/544443b1-f9db-40e4-bf6b-b6040f141815_zps96c91ad8.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/iwasbornonahorse/media/544443b1-f9db-40e4-bf6b-b6040f141815_zps96c91ad8.jpg.html)

[Night_Kitten]

I have no idea if you managed to create it "right" as I don't think I've ever seen what a Helix bun should look like (I'll need to correct that this weekend and search for some tutorials, lol), but whether it's "right" or not, it certainly does look like a beautiful style :)

[Wildcat Diva]

Yes and I'm totally jealous. Beautiful!

[Quasiquixotic]

That's lovely Kherome! I love your toc sticks! Purple Heart?

[eadwine]

Whatever it is, it worked out very nicely if you ask me. So if it is the dealie you were going for, or not, doesn't matter in my eyes ;)

[Dziip]

Whaou !
I didn't know this bun.
In the tutorial I saw, it seems pretty hard.
congratulations :)

[Wavelength]

Is that a beebutt bun that's pulled up and pinned, or is it something more complicated?

Either way, looks great! Nice job! :grin:

[Wildcat Diva]

Yeah, I know what to do... But hair not long enough yet.

It's a very classy looking bun and on my wish list to do eventually.

Kherome's is a very pretty example.

[lapushka]

That looks like one, for sure! Well done! :D

[Kherome]

That's lovely Kherome! I love your toc sticks! Purple Heart?

Yep! My only purpleheart wood toy.


Is that a beebutt bun that's pulled up and pinned, or is it something more complicated?

Either way, looks great! Nice job! :grin:

Something much more complicated Haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bd5fFw_i3o

[Wavelength]

Something much more complicated Haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bd5fFw_i3o

*watches video*
*jaw drops*
*is even more impressed*

Wow, very well done Kherome! I think you nailed it!

[Alaska98]

Wow! Very nice.

[gossamer]

Looks right! :D Glad to see there's another tutorial on YouTube now! I took my original one down in a fit of privacy awareness a few months ago.

[Wavelength]

Haha, I just had a friend watch the tutorial video, and his comment was, "...it's sorcery..." :grin:

[sumidha]

Looks like it to me. Congratulations!! :)

The helix bun is totally my 'goal' bun.

[Kherome]

Looks right! :D Glad to see there's another tutorial on YouTube now! I took my original one down in a fit of privacy awareness a few months ago.

I noticed! Now I'm stuck with whatever the heck language this one is in! Haha

[Kherome]

*watches video*
*jaw drops*
*is even more impressed*

Wow, very well done Kherome! I think you nailed it!


Haha, I just had a friend watch the tutorial video, and his comment was, "...it's sorcery..." :grin:


Haha, it feels a little like sorcery trying to get it done right! I think if you have ii hair like me, you can get this bun in around BCL, if you're an iii I think you might be out of luck til past Classic! It's definitely (for some reason) the hardest bun to get right, for me.

[neko_kawaii]

Gorgeous! Sure looks tricky, I'll have to give it a try. *grin*

[Kherome]

Yeah, I know what to do... But hair not long enough yet.

It's a very classy looking bun and on my wish list to do eventually.

Kherome's is a very pretty example.

Thank you! It's definitely smaller than Gossamers or the person who made the tutorial...I should call it the mini-helix.

[kitana97]

Looks good!

[gossamer]

I noticed! Now I'm stuck with whatever the heck language this one is in! Haha
Should I try to make a new English one? I'm sure I can find some way of posting it without using my real name YouTube account.

[Kherome]

That would be great!

[duchess67]

Kudos to you, Kherome for getting it right :) I watched the video you posted, looks complicated. My hair is too short for this, but it was interesting to watch the video.

[Lizzie_Bennet]

Wow! That is an intense bun. My hair is hip length right now, I may have to try it once I've get to TBL!

[Kherome]

You might be able to get it now Lizzie, give it a try ;)

[PraiseCheeses]

:applause Looks awesome, Kherome! Thanks for posting - IIRC we have almost the same pony circumference, so you've given me fresh inspiration (and impatience :p) for growing longer!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

A beautiful helix bun! I don't have enough length yet unfortunately.

On another note, does anyone know how to post a video on You Tube without it putting your real name on it? It has changed my settings somehow and only wants to show my real name these days. I would prefer to keep my privacy and not put my real name on YT.... help, anyone?

[gossamer]

A beautiful helix bun! I don't have enough length yet unfortunately.

On another note, does anyone know how to post a video on You Tube without it putting your real name on it? It has changed my settings somehow and only wants to show my real name these days. I would prefer to keep my privacy and not put my real name on YT.... help, anyone?

I'm probably just going to make myself another email address and log into youtube through that. Otherwise there's no way. I think Google did this to try and reign in the reputation for horrible anonymous comments that youtube had.

[neko_kawaii]

A beautiful helix bun! I don't have enough length yet unfortunately.

On another note, does anyone know how to post a video on You Tube without it putting your real name on it? It has changed my settings somehow and only wants to show my real name these days. I would prefer to keep my privacy and not put my real name on YT.... help, anyone?


I'm probably just going to make myself another email address and log into youtube through that. Otherwise there's no way. I think Google did this to try and reign in the reputation for horrible anonymous comments that youtube had.

Yep, just make a second account with another name. I use different browsers for different accounts so I don't have to log in and out.

[gossamer]

Yep, just make a second account with another name. I use different browsers for different accounts so I don't have to log in and out.

Or "incognito mode" on Chrome.

[Lirona]

Very pretty, Kherome! Thanks for linking the tutorial. I didn't think I had enough hair, but I gave it a shot and it actually worked! Woohoo!

[Achlys]

Wow, that's the most beautiful bun I've ever seen. I must try it sometime.


Is that a beebutt bun that's pulled up and pinned, or is it something more complicated?

Either way, looks great! Nice job! :grin:

Apparently not, but thanks for the idea. I just pulled my beebutt up with a stick and it holds really well and looks quite nice.

[Wavelength]

Apparently not, but thanks for the idea. I just pulled my beebutt up with a stick and it holds really well and looks quite nice.

Hah, cool. You're quite welcome! :grin:

[eresh]

Well done!!! It's a dificult one to do but a beautiful one!

Yea youtube changed the name settings, very annoying...
I had to add google+ too, grrr. I never use it.

[Quasiquixotic]

I am in love with this bun. It might be my goal bun, as in my hair is long enough when I can do this bun! Thanks :heartbeat


Apparently not, but thanks for the idea. I just pulled my beebutt up with a stick and it holds really well and looks quite nice.

Pictures or it didn't happen! :eyebrows:

[eresh]

Well done!!! It's a dificult one to do but a beautiful one!

Yea youtube changed the name settings, very annoying...
I had to add google+ too, grrr. I never use it.

[Achlys]

Pictures or it didn't happen! :eyebrows:

Not today, it's already dark here. I did consider it, of course. :)

[gossamer]

Alright, I've made and uploaded a new tutorial. You can see it here: http://youtu.be/SmpbYzpz1Dg

[AspenSong]

That is so pretty. Sadly, after like 8 attempts....my hair just laughed and refused. Another one I don't have the thickness for. =(

[Quasiquixotic]

Alright, I've made and uploaded a new tutorial. You can see it here: http://youtu.be/SmpbYzpz1Dg

I love it thank you! Tailbone and knee you say :hmm:

[neko_kawaii]

Not quite sure if I got it. Looks cool anyway. Thanks for the new tutorial Gossamer!
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg632/neko_kawaii_hair/_DSC0015_zps60e8be03.jpg

[Kherome]

Thanks for the english tutorial :)

[gossamer]

Not quite sure if I got it. Looks cool anyway. Thanks for the new tutorial Gossamer!
http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg632/neko_kawaii_hair/_DSC0015_zps60e8be03.jpg

Hmm, it looks like the last piece to cross over has gone under both of the first coils of hair, rather than between them. Does it still hold well?

[neko_kawaii]

Hmm, it looks like the last piece to cross over has gone under both of the first coils of hair, rather than between them. Does it still hold well?

The hold is great! So good I don't want to take it down and try again today, hehe. I'll keep practicing this one for a few days.

[Quixii]

I'd never heard of the helix bun until I saw this thread like five minutes ago, but I thought I'd give it a try. I don't think I quite got it? It is holding well, though, so that's nice.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11301&d=1401947107

[Quasiquixotic]

Neko and quixii, I love your helix attempts. They make me smile. I so wish I could join you in trying :)

[kme81]

What a fun bun! I had to try it out, obviously! ;)
I'm not sure why my camera decided to make one picture true to color and the other like an aged photo from the 70's, but there it is. lol
I added in some flowers to cover my escape artist ends. :) I suppose I could have used a pin or two, but why waste an excuse to add pretties?

http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j388/kme81/42d2f975-aa3f-42fc-bb2e-91df1aec19a3_zps3b710f63.jpg (http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/kme81/media/42d2f975-aa3f-42fc-bb2e-91df1aec19a3_zps3b710f63.jpg.html)http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j388/kme81/375cede3-dbfb-46cc-9115-d66d39a8c99a_zps12524d40.jpg (http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/kme81/media/375cede3-dbfb-46cc-9115-d66d39a8c99a_zps12524d40.jpg.html)

[ladyfey]

Wow! Beautiful! I just watched the tutorial, and I am not nearly talented enough to do that. You did a great job!

[ravenheather]

This is definitely a bun I would like to be able to do one day. Have to wait a couple years I think.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Wow, I love this bun SO much. But can't do it, being left handed....anyone game to do a left handed tutorial? I try to do it and the inside of my brain just explodes....

[kme81]

If no one else can do it sooner, I would be able to post a leftie video tutorial on Friday.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

If no one else can do it sooner, I would be able to post a leftie video tutorial on Friday.

Thank you kme81!

[lapushka]

Wow, nice tutorial, gossamer, thank you. I am going to need a lot more length to be able to manage this one! My hair's not even long enough for a nautilus right now.

[kme81]

I posted a left-handed tutorial! http://youtu.be/CmH375BPdQk I hope it's clear.

I used this video for a trial run on doing voice overs, so please excuse the quality. :rolleyes: My voice sounds so strange to me!

[Quasiquixotic]

What a fun bun! I had to try it out, obviously! ;)
I'm not sure why my camera decided to make one picture true to color and the other like an aged photo from the 70's, but there it is. lol
I added in some flowers to cover my escape artist ends. :) I suppose I could have used a pin or two, but why waste an excuse to add pretties?

[URL=http://s1083.photobucket.com/user/kme81/media/42d2f975-aa3f-42fc-bb2e-91df1aec19a3_zps3b710f63.jpg.html]http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j388/kme81/42d2f975-aa3f-42fc-bb2e-91df1aec19a3_zps3b710f63.jpg

I recognize those aged 70's hair flowers! Love the video. I didn't realize that was you, I was already subscribed to your channel hee!

[eadwine]

I LOVED the kitty flash hahaha. Beautiful bun, and great tutorial :D

[gossamer]

Thanks! It was a fun tutorial to make!

[eadwine]

I just tried it.. I have enough hair at my ii to do this. I know I did all the coils but somehow one seems to have taken the high road or something :lol: Here is my sad little thing :lol:

http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o518/eadwine/Haarspul/helix.jpg

[lapushka]

Looks gorgeous, Eadwine. Nice to see a version of the Helix bun done lower on the head!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I posted a left-handed tutorial! http://youtu.be/CmH375BPdQk I hope it's clear.

I used this video for a trial run on doing voice overs, so please excuse the quality. :rolleyes: My voice sounds so strange to me!

That's a very fine tutorial, kme81! My hair is wet after washing right now but I will definitely be giving this one a try, thank you for posting it :)

[eadwine]

I wish I had noticed that one :lol: I do the bun right handed, but I twist like a lefty. Gotta love that haha

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Hey , lookie what I can do now! All thanks to you kme81!

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh582/Sarahlabyrinth/DSCF4684.jpg

[gossamer]

Hooray! It looks great, sarahlabryrinth

[kme81]

Wow, that is so pretty Sarah!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Wow, that is so pretty Sarah!

Thanks to you - and it has held like a rock all day!

[kme81]

I recognize those aged 70's hair flowers! Love the video. I didn't realize that was you, I was already subscribed to your channel hee!

The flowers matched my blouse perfectly! :D Thank you

[Crystawni]

(Copied and mashed together from this thread (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=128728))

I've been doing a baby helix for a while now, and didn't know it! :p Here are some pics from 4 months back with 26.5"/BSL hair.

http://i.imgur.com/0W0iz2i.jpg

And here's a hurried updo shot showing where the tail ends up (top left) before it's slid under that side bit and tucked away.

http://i.imgur.com/m5lF0bF.jpg

Bonus shot after PB nix-link editing:

http://i.imgur.com/BcDeLKT.jpg

Aaaand, here's a pictorial I made yesterday with my hair at 29" for those of us who are length-challenged. :)

https://i.imgur.com/xPisEEY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/R7iRr0Q.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vL9quyK.jpg

[lunasea]

^^^Darn I wish I could follow that!

[Sparklylady82]

(Copied and mashed together from this thread (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=128728))

I've been doing a baby helix for a while now, and didn't know it! :p Here are some pics from 4 months back with 26.5"/BSL hair.

http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o722/Weighting/Action%20Shots/71264078-97fa-42ac-a940-e9bd06e911e2_zps81acba39.jpg?t=1420675753

And here's a hurried updo shot showing where the tail ends up (top left) before it's slid under that side bit and tucked away.

http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o722/Weighting/Action%20Shots/cinnawrap_zpsf0ac454c.jpg

Aaaand, here's a pictorial I made yesterday with my hair at 29" for those of us who are length-challenged. :)

http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o722/Weighting/Updo%20How%20To/babyhelix1_zpsc07ee46c.jpg
http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o722/Weighting/Updo%20How%20To/babyhelix2_zps03d36206.jpg
http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/o722/Weighting/Updo%20How%20To/babyhelix3_zpsb2d9e234.jpg

Wow beautiful and such a great tutorial! I could easily follow it but I just think my hair is too thick right now. I can get to the step where you wrap the hair around thumb but then I run out of hair :-( Maybe by next year! May I ask where you got your hair stick? I love the clear

[embee]

Crystawni - thank you so very very much! I simply cannot follow youtube stuff, I always get screwed up. And I have to go to DS's house to really see video anyway, so these step-by-step shots are *the answer*! Bookmarked!
Thank you thank you thank you. :D

[LauraLongLocks]

Here's mine. I have hip length hair, ii thickness (7.5 cm circumference). My ends land in exactly the wrong spot. After this photo I tucked and pinned the ends. This is a mirror-flip image.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b270/Bestbirth/Hair%20Gallery/003-8.jpg (http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Bestbirth/media/Hair%20Gallery/003-8.jpg.html)

[woodswanderer]

Either I'm not doing it right or I need more length due to hair circumference and blunt ends. Either way, I'm kinda bummed.:rolleyes:

[lapushka]

Crystawni, that's an original way of doing a Helix! And it's so nice to have options. :D Just like with the Nautilus, I'm gonna need some more length for this. So, I'll be patiently awaiting the day when I can do these buns.

[squirrrel]

Think I need a bit more length as well. Such a pretty bun though. :)

[ashke50]

Crystawni, I love your version! Great to have a version for shorter/thicker hair, and it looks fantastic.

Here's my Helix bun, cross posted with the hairstyle of the month thread.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/ashke50/Wear%20all%20hairtoys%20once/IMG_4073_zps3f0cb918.jpg (http://s87.photobucket.com/user/ashke50/media/Wear%20all%20hairtoys%20once/IMG_4073_zps3f0cb918.jpg.html)

[Crystawni]

Beautiful, LLL!


Wow beautiful and such a great tutorial! I could easily follow it but I just think my hair is too thick right now. I can get to the step where you wrap the hair around thumb but then I run out of hair :-( Maybe by next year! May I ask where you got your hair stick? I love the clear

Thank you, Sparklylady! My hair had popability when I first started doing this bun. Would a spin pin or similar hold the shorter end for now in a can-I-call-this-a-bubby-helix? Both of the clear sticks are Lady Iduns (Etsy); the one in the tute is an icicle.


Crystawni - thank you so very very much! I simply cannot follow youtube stuff, I always get screwed up. And I have to go to DS's house to really see video anyway, so these step-by-step shots are *the answer*! Bookmarked!
Thank you thank you thank you. :D

No probs, embee! :blossom: I'm forever pausing the vids like a pictorial if I can, just to keep up, but they often run past while I'm still at the beginning bit, gathering hair... As for this particular bun, with all those twists and coils... GAH!


Crystawni, that's an original way of doing a Helix! And it's so nice to have options. :D Just like with the Nautilus, I'm gonna need some more length for this. So, I'll be patiently awaiting the day when I can do these buns.

Ta, lapushka! It's amazing how varied all our hair is. Makes for some cool buns at different stages! I've gotta admit the original version of this bun does my head in, but I will try it once I have more length!


Crystawni, I love your version! Great to have a version for shorter/thicker hair, and it looks fantastic.

Here's my Helix bun, cross posted with the hairstyle of the month thread.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k156/ashke50/Wear%20all%20hairtoys%20once/IMG_4073_zps3f0cb918.jpg (http://s87.photobucket.com/user/ashke50/media/Wear%20all%20hairtoys%20once/IMG_4073_zps3f0cb918.jpg.html)

Ta, ashke! Yours came out perfectly!

[Alarice]

Wow...looks gorgeous, I want to try it. :D I know mine won't look like the video since my hair is much thinner, but I thiiink it may at least be long enough to follow all the steps. I'll try it out and see.

[mary*rose]

I try this bun all the time, and though it looks lovely, I can never quite tuck in the end of my hair the way I want to... My hair is about to my knees now, and I'm wondering if length is the problem. Maybe I just need to watch the video a few times more - that's how I eventually figured out the LWB.

[bparnell75]

Helix bun. ...Crystawni, I love your version! Great to have a version for shorter/thicker hair, and it looks fantastic but With photobucket's tantrums we have lost your tutorial on the baby helix. We need a new one.

Could you repost/remake this one or is your hair too long now?

[Crystawni]

I've redone the pic links an added a bonus pic of it done with my hair a little longer. :) I still make this bun, but it has extra loopage at the top thanks to my length. Thanks for bringing this up--it's one that slipped through my redos when Photophucket stuffed us up.

[bparnell75]

(Copied and mashed together from this thread (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=128728))

I've been doing a baby helix for a while now, and didn't know it! :p Here are some pics from 4 months back with 26.5"/BSL hair.

http://i.imgur.com/0W0iz2i.jpg

And here's a hurried updo shot showing where the tail ends up (top left) before it's slid under that side bit and tucked away.

http://i.imgur.com/m5lF0bF.jpg

Bonus shot after PB nix-link editing:

http://i.imgur.com/BcDeLKT.jpg

Aaaand, here's a pictorial I made yesterday with my hair at 29" for those of us who are length-challenged. :)

https://i.imgur.com/xPisEEY.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/R7iRr0Q.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vL9quyK.jpg

The BABY HELIX bumping this thread hoping this wonderful tutorial will help some of us.

[Hailey]

wow amazing

[eresh]

I tried one too.
But I find this one hard to do, it takes a lot of practise LOL

My first attempt:
https://i.imgur.com/HHADbfEl.jpg


A few tries later:
https://i.imgur.com/Wl04xmql.jpg