manderly
April 3rd, 2010, 06:21 PM
I got this pretty Titanic replica comb from an etsy seller, and while lovely, it's a bit topheavy and more of a french twist comb than say, a baerris comb or whatnot. Because of it's topheaviness and closeness of tines, it's not particularly great for actual french twists or anchoring other buns, so I set out to find a way to show off my unweildy new toy.
This bun is essentially a cinnabun, but it's created around the fork, as opposed to created, then anchored by the fork. The fork is merely decorative and the bun is anchored by my invisible pins (upins, good day hairpins, bobby pins, etc).
Once I created it, I realized I liked the way my prettier toys looked in it rather than anchoring other buns. This works for all types of forks, combs, and sticks. Whether they are too weak to hold your hair, too fragile, or you just need a better way to "show them off", this is a great bun to use.
Regular cinnabun:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/astrauser/CIMG2390.jpg
The fork looks like an afterthought to me. It gets shoved up to the top at an odd angle and the focus is the hair (which hey, we're all about the hair here, but I want people to love my fork!)
Show-off bun:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/astrauser/CIMG2388.jpg
The fork is now more central to the style.
Show-off bun video tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrJZXYHEEr4)
My preferred way to wear it (less base twisting):
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/astrauser/CIMG2391.jpg
This is the bun if you use less twisting at the base. This is actually how I wear it. I didn't demonstrate it this way because it's a tad trickier due to the lack of twisting, and I wanted you to first understand what was going on with the fork and the wrapping. Just be sure to make the first wrap snug - remember, that's what's holding your fork in.
The show-off bun is a moderately stable, FLAT (the untwisted one is like a pancake on the back of my head :lol:), large bun that looks great with your pretty toys.
NOTE: When wearing this be careful when you lean or bend your head too forward. A heavy, slippery fork or stick can and will slide out of the top. Remember you've essentially created a pocket to hold your fork upright. ;)
This bun is essentially a cinnabun, but it's created around the fork, as opposed to created, then anchored by the fork. The fork is merely decorative and the bun is anchored by my invisible pins (upins, good day hairpins, bobby pins, etc).
Once I created it, I realized I liked the way my prettier toys looked in it rather than anchoring other buns. This works for all types of forks, combs, and sticks. Whether they are too weak to hold your hair, too fragile, or you just need a better way to "show them off", this is a great bun to use.
Regular cinnabun:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/astrauser/CIMG2390.jpg
The fork looks like an afterthought to me. It gets shoved up to the top at an odd angle and the focus is the hair (which hey, we're all about the hair here, but I want people to love my fork!)
Show-off bun:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/astrauser/CIMG2388.jpg
The fork is now more central to the style.
Show-off bun video tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrJZXYHEEr4)
My preferred way to wear it (less base twisting):
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/astrauser/CIMG2391.jpg
This is the bun if you use less twisting at the base. This is actually how I wear it. I didn't demonstrate it this way because it's a tad trickier due to the lack of twisting, and I wanted you to first understand what was going on with the fork and the wrapping. Just be sure to make the first wrap snug - remember, that's what's holding your fork in.
The show-off bun is a moderately stable, FLAT (the untwisted one is like a pancake on the back of my head :lol:), large bun that looks great with your pretty toys.
NOTE: When wearing this be careful when you lean or bend your head too forward. A heavy, slippery fork or stick can and will slide out of the top. Remember you've essentially created a pocket to hold your fork upright. ;)