first attempt of ∞ & 8 buns

[rach]

i've never done these so i gave it a go -
using two methods one which worked but i think needs practice and the other one went rather odd not looking 8 shaped at all.
starting with - (sorry if it looks a bit messy)
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/other/SDC14023.jpg
with this artical http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=40 which erm well you can see, i either couldn't understand it or my hair length couldn't handle it.
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/other/8.jpg

and this one which is a bun with one coil turn horizontal or vertical depending if you want a 8 or a ∞ from this utube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxnSf8gL1zE&feature=related
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/other/SDC14005.jpghttp://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/other/SDC14034.jpg

i've come to the concussion my hair is too short :( and makes my hair at the moment look limp. i really want some decent buns :justy:
i know be patent rach

[Maddy25]

Wow it looks great! I love the Vertical one :) Thats only your first try?! Its so good!

[SimplyViki]

My layers won't let me make a decent looking figure 8 or infinity either.

Have you tried a Lazy Wrap? It looks pretty cool-looking, and I have a little extra hair left when I do it, so maybe you can do one too.

[skydancer7]

I think it looks rather lovely! For your average lay-person who doesn't know what an infinity or figure 8 is "supposed" to look like, they would just think it looks like a really cool bun! I think it is probably your layers that makes the bun look different, but it still looks really good. I would totally wear it out in public if I were you.

[Carolyn]

I think your F8's look good. Mine hardly ever look like an "8". Mine usually look like a "6" :silly: Keep practicing and try different buns. Yay for updo's!

[Anje]

Your 8s look quite a lot like mine. I haven't figured out how some people get them so flat on their heads, but mine don't quite manage it.

Hang in there, and keep trying.

[Heidi_234]

Mine doesn't look right either. These two buns are definitely not layers/taper friendly. :(
You just need to grow another coil and you'll have a great looking figure 8 and infinity bun. :p

[rach]

Wow it looks great! I love the Vertical one :) Thats only your first try?! Its so good!
:flowers:

My layers won't let me make a decent looking figure 8 or infinity either.

Have you tried a Lazy Wrap? It looks pretty cool-looking, and I have a little extra hair left when I do it, so maybe you can do one too.
lazy wrap - will have a look thought the articals :D


I think it looks rather lovely! For your average lay-person who doesn't know what an infinity or figure 8 is "supposed" to look like, they would just think it looks like a really cool bun! I think it is probably your layers that makes the bun look different, but it still looks really good. I would totally wear it out in public if I were you.
:D thankyou

I think your F8's look good. Mine hardly ever look like an "8". Mine usually look like a "6" :silly: Keep practicing and try different buns. Yay for updo's! :p "practice makes perfect" which is a saying in our household think i just need a bit more length to make it easier.


Your 8s look quite a lot like mine. I haven't figured out how some people get them so flat on their heads, but mine don't quite manage it.

Hang in there, and keep trying. :D shall do


Mine doesn't look right either. These two buns are definitely not layers/taper friendly. :(
You just need to grow another coil and you'll have a great looking figure 8 and infinity bun. :p
mmm it comes back to those dam layers again problem is i refuse to rid of them seeing as the shortest layer is at shoulder length down to mass hormone shed 2 half years back .
just have to get growing won't i :p , longer the better.

[shrimp]

Pah call that a bad fig 8?

I present you with 'When fig 89s go wrong'

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shrimp_026/necklace002.jpg

:wink:


I really like yours, they look very neat and shapely.

[rach]

Pah call that a bad fig 8?

I present you with 'When fig 89s go wrong'

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/shrimp_026/necklace002.jpg

:wink:


I really like yours, they look very neat and shapely.
put a silk scarf round, no one will know :D least it's nice and thick looking.
i just need something different to the french twist and cinnamon buns with the odd chinese bun.

lazy wrap -
first attempt-
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/other/SDC14065.jpg

second attempt- nice and spirally :p

http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/other/SDC14072.jpg

both look miles different to each other . mmmmmm

[SimplyViki]

:lol: Yeah, my lazy wraps aren't really recognizable. You can change the look of it on purpose, too, by making it with twisted hair or with not twisted hair. I have a really hard time keeping it neat if I don't twist it though.

[shrimp]

:lol: I have no shame - that is often how I leave the house of a morning.

(That's not fullness, it's frizz :wink: )

Love the wraps!

[Heidi_234]

Rach, how about equilibrium bun, and Spidermom's bun?

[rach]

:lol: Yeah, my lazy wraps aren't really recognizable. You can change the look of it on purpose, too, by making it with twisted hair or with not twisted hair. I have a really hard time keeping it neat if I don't twist it though.
shall play about with it and see what can come up with.

:lol: I have no shame - that is often how I leave the house of a morning.

(That's not fullness, it's frizz :wink: )

Love the wraps!
:p


Rach, how about equilibrium bun, and Spidermom's bun?
equilibrium bun with an escape hair bit.
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/other/mmm.jpg

Spidermom's bun - oh blimey :rolleyes: i may fail the LHC pass on this one.
http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu32/rachelheales/other/eek.jpg
(you can see the page on the laptop :p)
it didn't have a utube clip on it - and i'm a rubbish reader :(

[Medievalmaniac]

I think your "8" buns look great, you did a good job for your first try - much better than mine!! ;)

[Medievalmaniac]

I loooove the lazy wrap! I tried to do one this morning on my way to work. But if I'm not actually watching the instructions, for some reason I can't do one. :( I'll keep trying, though!

[Heidi_234]

If I could a video for Spidermom's bun, I would have done it. It's a great bun, it's just a little hard to understand it from reading (like any other bun lol).
How about Giblartar bun? It's my Spidermom bun alternative when I what to wear my hair twisted.

[yellowchariot]

Those look awesome, regardless if it was or first attempt or not! :thumbsup:

[Aisha25]

I think you did a good job! I tried to make a 8 ended up with a S remember my avatar I had up? Well that was the only time I could do it any other time I failed miserably so dont worry.

[SimplyViki]

I think you did a good job! I tried to make a 8 ended up with a S remember my avatar I had up? Well that was the only time I could do it any other time I failed miserably so dont worry.
Really? That was the only time it turned out that way? :p And here I saw Aisha had posted and figured the Queen of Figure 8 buns was about to give earth-shattering advice.

[Aisha25]

Really? That was the only time it turned out that way? :p And here I saw Aisha had posted and figured the Queen of Figure 8 buns was about to give earth-shattering advice.
:lol: hehe Yeah it just looks like I know what im doing but really I have no idea :p

[Heidi_234]

:lol: hehe Yeah it just looks like I know what im doing but really I have no idea :p
Your did a figure S bun, a first grader knows that! :p

[rach]

If I could a video for Spidermom's bun, I would have done it. It's a great bun, it's just a little hard to understand it from reading (like any other bun lol).
How about Giblartar bun? It's my Spidermom bun alternative when I what to wear my hair twisted.
can't find it :confused:


Those look awesome, regardless if it was or first attempt or not! :thumbsup:
thank you :blossom:


I think you did a good job! I tried to make a 8 ended up with a S remember my avatar I had up? Well that was the only time I could do it any other time I failed miserably so dont worry.
:flower:
your hair could be a drag back backwards through a bush and it would still look beautifully glamorous :p

[SimplyViki]

Try searching for Gibraltar bun. I think it's spelled that way. :hmm: I think. It's trickily spelled.

[Heidi_234]

Argh, it wasn't on here, maybe you could try googling it or looking for youtube tutorial?
The way I do it -
I do a bee butt bun with the first coil looser, and the coils under tight.
Then I take the stick, poke though the first coil on one of the sides.
I bring the stick under the base.
Then, on the other side I poke it though the first coil again.

Or alternatively - make the first coil even looser,
Instead of poking the first loose coil, you enter at the space between it and the base (with the rest of the coils)
Go under the base.
And exist in the space between the base and the first loose coil again.

I really hope there are clear. I've got no camera unfortunately.

[Aisha25]

:flower:
your hair could be a drag back backwards through a bush and it would still look beautifully glamorous :p
:laugh: that is soo sweet thank you so much :flowers:

Heidi :lol: I like that one :D

[SimplyViki]

Well, here's a link. This (http://www.io.com/~cortese/hair/styling.html) page is where I first learned the Gibraltar bun. Good diagram, but no video.

[rach]

ha ha, yeah i found it with that spelling. i do that anyway for using my hair sticks with - didn't think i had anther name . very secure up-do - molded cinnamon bun into suture stick form.

[LutraLutra]

I think they all look great - like another person said, it's really only the people here who know what they're 'supposed' to look like. To everyone else they'll just look like a nice updo with a pretty hairtoy. :)

[Rentlle]

it looks so much better then my first try for a figure 8 - bun!!!! :D
love your haircolour btw :)

[Lady Mary]

I think they look great! Your hair will be longer in no time :flower:

[rach]

I think they all look great - like another person said, it's really only the people here who know what they're 'supposed' to look like. To everyone else they'll just look like a nice updo with a pretty hairtoy. :)
i like my hairtoys :D

it looks so much better then my first try for a figure 8 - bun!!!! :D
love your haircolour btw :)
Thank you :flower:


I think they look great! Your hair will be longer in no time :flower:
can't wait for more options to be open to me when it's longer as i always have it up ! and i adore fat buns!!!

[JCFantasy23]

My favorite is the second picture. With your earrings, the hair accessory, and the gorgeous color, it looks sensational and just cool.

[rach]

:flower: .........