What is the name of this bun?

[mwedzi]

Can someone tell me what the name of this bun is?
Let me rephrase:

You divide your hair into 2 sections. One section is the great majority of your hair. The other is about 1/10 of your hair. That smaller section is best done on the side of your head. You take the larger section and gather it into a ponytail. Then you tuck the ends of the ponytail under so you have a folder over ponytail. Then you use the smaller section you left out to wrap around the base of the folded ponytail, so that that smaller section is essentially acting like a ponytail holder. You tuck the end of the smaller section under the base of the smaller section to secure it, thus effectively tying your hair, with your hair.

Thanks.

[spidermom]

I don't know what that should be called, but wow - what a thick head of hair you have! Little suggestion - next time put more light on your hair. This video is so dark that I could see no detail.

[CrystalStar]

I think it might be called the lazy wrap bun! I'm not 100% sure though. :o

[mwedzi]

I don't know what that should be called, but wow - what a thick head of hair you have! Little suggestion - next time put more light on your hair. This video is so dark that I could see no detail.

Thanks. I would, but there's no other light to put on it in my room.


I think it might be called the lazy wrap bun! I'm not 100% sure though. :o

Thanks, but definitely not the lazy wrap bun. :D You don't divide the hair into two sections for that.

[McFearless]

Your accent almost sounds Ugandan. Very cute bun too.

[BlazingHeart]

Hmm, it seems to require more texture than my hair has. My 2a hair brushes out to slow body waves (like, 2-4 waves from crown to tips) and I can't make this bun stay. Oh well. Maybe when my hair is longer and I can get the wrap hair to go around twice...

It's a cute style, though! Looks good on you.

~Blaze

[Arya]

folded ponytail bun? I do something similar by making a ponytail, then only pulling it halfway through the hair tie, then wrapping the ends around the ponytail and tucking them under the hair tie.

[spidermom]

It wouldn't stay for me either.

[Fairlight63]

I couldn't see the video - it said it is "private"

[Scarlet_Heart]

I couldn't see the video - it said it is "private"

same

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[frizzinator]

I can't see the video, but based on your instructions, I'd say it's a Chignon.

[Slinks]

I couldn't see the video - it said it is "private"

Same for me too

[mwedzi]

Your accent almost sounds Ugandan. Very cute bun too.

Really? That's interesting. I am African American. What made you think Ugandan? Lots of people guess Zimbabwean because of the user name. Is that where you're from?


I couldn't see the video - it said it is "private"

Sorry. Someone commented that it was dark and they were right. I'll redo it when I have access to more light, which should be in about a month or so. :) My room is dark.

[Helix]

Sorry. Someone commented that it was dark and they were right. I'll redo it when I have access to more light, which should be in about a month or so. :) My room is dark.

I noticed you are getting a lot of light from the left side of the screen (I'm guessing a window). If you face the light source/window your hair will show up better.

Alternatively, you could place a desk lamp next to the camera and this should remedy the problem as well.

Now about that bun: From what I saw, it looks really elegant. It looks like you are cocooning the hair with those front sections...so maybe you could call it ..."The cocoon bun?" (Once it's complete it's as beautiful as a butterfly :))...or "The swaddle bun"...or "the folding-fan bun?" (the way you fan the sections over the hair remind me of a folding fan)

I give up. I'm terrible at this naming game, but I wanted to play anyway. Either way it's beautiful and I'm going to have to try this out some day.