OMG I did a sock bun :D

[LotusFIre]

Ok, ok, not exactly the greatest accomplishment in history, it's old hat to you all I am SURE, but I have spent all day trying to find a up- style for my hair, and after failing miserably with braiding my short-ish layered hair, I decided to give this a try. Well It may not be the best job ever, but I'm proud of it anyway. Even though it took me an hour to perfect and a pair of perfectly good leotards had to give their life to the cause, it made my day anyway:D



http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5489927195_987c79dbaf.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56465232@N07/5489927195/)
IMG_1313 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/56465232@N07/5489927195/) by franmail08 (http://www.flickr.com/people/56465232@N07/), on Flickr

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[UltraBella]

Very nice !!!

[1hunky5monkeys]

Congrats! It looks great! :)

[Smile4Kiki]

Looks cute! The bangs look great. I'm debating whether or not I should get bangs soon.

[elaiesusandavie]

hey that is just awesome. I love the front part of your hair too

[elaiesusandavie]

...just thinking your bangs pinned back high would look awesome with this style too

[LotusFIre]

...just thinking your bangs pinned back high would look awesome with this style too

Yeah, I just don't have any bobby pins or anything, all I have are my daughter's butterfly clips:) .
But I plan to get some, and some claw/butterfly clips so I can find some different ways to do my hair.
Thanks for the suggestion, I think it would look more chic all up too.
This way is more casual, which is fine too.
I'm just psyched I found a style that I can do.

[Capybara]

Congratulations! It looks great!

[Kathie]

Well done! and no teasing I see ;)

[Lianna]

Congratulations! :cheese: I owe the sock bun a lot! It has been my "greatest accomplishment in my hair history". Haha. :D

[LotusFIre]

Well done! and no teasing I see ;)
NOPE! Teasing bad. Me no tease hair. :D

[QMacrocarpa]

Nice job! :cheer:

[varintalonguard]

i have no idea how to do that...:p

[RadiantNeedle]

That's super cute!

[ooo]

Congrats, it does look a bit irregular, but this way it's harder to tell, that there is a sock in there :wink:

[Lady-Djenevre]

When I was younger I made a bun ring out of some old tights (aka pantyhose) which was near the colour of my hair and it made a really big pouffy looking chignon either on the nape or the back.

[smileycat]

Hooray for the first updo! Looks great!

[BritishBraider]

That is so cute!

[Fufu]

lovely sockbun :)

[ole gray mare]

Nicely done! I must admit that I usually don't like the look of sock buns because they often look too big and strangely "fake". But I really like yours it's appropriately proportional and looks real. I hope that makes sense!

Nice job! I really like it. :thumbsup:

[annieangel149]

that looks really nice on you! :)

[katienoonan]

Oooh wonderful! I've recently started using this CONSTANTLY with little flowers... It makes my hair look longer and it's such a morale booster... a real incentive to just throw it up and forget about it! :cheer:

[pinkbunny]

Yay, sock buns! I just learned to do them not too long ago... So versatile!

[knoxkatie]

it looks great! sock buns are such a great hairdo for those of us with shorter hair.

[LotusFIre]

Congrats, it does look a bit irregular, but this way it's harder to tell, that there is a sock in there :wink:

Yeah, it's not perfect, a little lopsided but oh well :D
I used my daughter's brown leotards. I owe her a pair now. They didn't have a hole in them or anything, But I figured it's almost summer (in Texas anyway, it's been 70 for the last two weeks)
and she'll probably outgrow them by next winter anyway.
I tried with a regular sock, but it didn't match my hair and was too big and bulky, a lot harder that way.

[katienoonan]

Yeah, it's not perfect, a little lopsided but oh well :D
I used my daughter's brown leotards. I owe her a pair now. They didn't have a hole in them or anything, But I figured it's almost summer (in Texas anyway, it's been 70 for the last two weeks)
and she'll probably outgrow them by next winter anyway.
I tried with a regular sock, but it didn't match my hair and was too big and bulky, a lot harder that way.

I think they look better when they're a little messy... I try to puff mine out a little more, pull a few strands out further (gently! Hehee) ... It makes it look much bigger and much ore 'organic' somehow... Casual but very pretty, especially with non-damaging little flowers... Like you said, it's almost summer now, we need to get in the sunshine spirit!

:cheer:

[Red_Wednesday]

Very cute! Congrats on your accomplishment!! :thumbsup:

Sadly, my hair is so big, thick, and wild, even at a little past shoulder, I still can't manage a sock bun. Well I suppose if it were soaking wet I could, but then I risk more damage that way, so...

Anyway, your looks great!!

[Alvrodul]

Excellent job! That is actually one bun I haven't done myself - hair is really too long for it, allthough the fully rolled variety might work :ponder:

[pinkbunny]

Alvrodul what do you mean your hair is too long? Mine is at knee and I beg to differ! ;)

[CastaDiva]

Great job, congratulations:)

[McFearless]

very cute. what are the instructions for this style?

[Lianna]

very cute. what are the instructions for this style?

This is not the fully rolled, since shorties can't do them. This is the normal kind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIzoqMh1mfI

Fullly rolled:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I13J7ArHTkM

Those who find that their hair is too thick can do it without a sock (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=7001&pictureid=96941)! I did and turned out well, a bit softer. :)

[McFearless]

This is not the fully rolled, since shorties can't do them. This is the normal kind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIzoqMh1mfI

Fullly rolled:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I13J7ArHTkM

Those who find that their hair is too thick can do it without a sock (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=7001&pictureid=96941)! I did and turned out well, a bit softer. :)
:flowers:thanks

[selderon]

Those are my two favorite hair videos! :D

My hair is about 17" long right now. If I do the normal sock bun, I end up with 2"-5" bits that fan out around the bun. I can sort of wrangle them to wind around the bun (corralled with plenty of bobby pins), but they try to escape. The occasional maverick makes a beeline for the horizon. I've been hiding some of this forbidden activity by wrapping a scarf or bandana around the bun-hair/scalp-hair junction.

Is my hair too short for the fully rolled version?

[MissEarlGrey]

I just achieved the fully rolled version (looks much better IMHO) and it looks so great. I feel like a ballerina. It really makes it look like I have loads of hair. I'll probably buy a nicer pair of socks in the future, I used one of my boyfriend's old holey Hanes one he was about to toss.