Anyone else do top knots regularly?

[Amber_Maiden]

I do a top knot almost everyday with my hair. It's my go-to, and it's easy. I notice that mainly people on the board do braids, buns, and ponytails. Anyone else do a top knot regularly? :)

For those of you who do not know what it is, here's a pic:
http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=top+knot&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=1032&bih=684&tbm=isch&tbnid=a1fV73Ix4aQsLM:&imgrefurl=http://www.gallery.becomegorgeous.com/prom_and_homecoming_hairstyles/chic_top_knot_hair_style-1767.html&docid=bhqgLLhHwoe19M&imgurl=http://static.becomegorgeous.com/gallery/pictures/daniel_hersheson_hair.jpg&w=390&h=542&ei=z3XSTqftHKrw0gHlxcyJDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=803&vpy=129&dur=1238&hovh=265&hovw=190&tx=159&ty=120&sig=100032624019709453942&page=1&tbnh=164&tbnw=117&start=0&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0

If you look up the how to's to do it, I must point out I don't really follow the normal making of a top knot. I don't back comb, or worry about stray hairs. Mine are just messy. I also don't use bobby pins because I have long hair.

[spidermom]

I don't know what you mean by a top knot.

[jacqueline101]

I don't know what a top knot is or if my hair is long enough. I might have done it in the past and didn't know it.

[Amber_Maiden]

Added link and info above for those who don't know what it is.

[Chamy]

It is my go-to-style also, i wear it almost every day.

[kyandii]

Another frequent wearer here!

[spidermom]

Oh. No, I never do that.

[CherrySilver]

Yep, I do this every day after I comb out my hair and leave it up all day till I go to bed at night. Because my hair's so heavy, I have to anchor it with a chopstick. I even leave it up when I work out, and it stays up!

[Neneka]

I see that all the time on young women! I think I wouldn't wear that but on some people it's kind of cute. :)

[ladycaladium]

I do. No backcombing here either. Since my hair is still on the short side and thin, my topknot is quite small.

[Tota]

I wear this almost every day, sometimes I even sleep with it :)

[artiste]

This is my go-to study-for-finals hair. :) Not usually so neat as in the link, and secured with a big clip. It gets my hair out of my way, can stay in all day and doesn't pull or start to give me a headache. Perfect

[battles]

I love these. :) Mine is tiny, though.

[Freckled.Thing]

Nope, never. But there's a girl in my Japanese class who wears one almost every day.

[Amber_Maiden]

It's awesome to know that other people wear this style!!! :D

[pepperminttea]

I did try this a while back (I was experimenting with sleep styles), but my little short nape hairs all escape and tangle, and I look like a ninny. So not for me. :p

[jojo]

no ive never done a top knot; i think I would get major headaches to be honest. I prefer buns which sit lower down.

[TheBluffs]

No, I don't like the way it looks. I see people in my classes do it, and I personally think it looks messy. :shrug:

[Kristin]

I wore one for the first time for a few hours yesterday. I don't think it's something I would do all the time because the ponytail base made my scalp sore. It is really cute, though. I like it with a poof in the front and a headband.

[Violettwin]

Yep i'm wearing a top knot right now :) its one of my favourites x

[Yame]

This is what I've been using for sleeping on most nights. I can never get it to the very center top of my head like that though, mine is usually at the top of my head but more towards the back. I do it like a regular cinnabun, just higher up. Don't know how the instructions say to do it.

[slz]

I don't know what you mean by a top knot.
This (http://www.littlepawz.com/dog_images/shihtzu.jpg):D:D - seriously this is what comes to my mind when I read "topknot", I had no idea the term was used for humans, too.

For those of you who use the style : care to share a pic ? I wonder what it would look like in a non-fashion model way (3 hours styling, 3 bottles of hairspray, picture ediiting ...). I've never seen it worn in real life.

[Gothchiq]

I do a topknot when I model for my artists because they want the hair completely off of my neck. I create it messily with a scrunchie just for the purpose of bundling it up such that it doesn't obscure the artists' view of my neck, ears, etc.

xoxo
gothchiq

[Kristin]

It sort of looks like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQa_Cni5GuQ in real life. This is the tutorial I used for mine, minus the teasing. I also took half my hair and did a loose cinnabun before wrapping loose sections around it and pinning. It holds better and adds volume.

[RapunzelKat]

I have never tried this one before, but it looks interesting. I might give it a shot if I can find a good tutorial. I do like to wear my hair up high sometimes, like the picture on the link you added, and this might be a fun alternative to my usual cinnamon bun.
Do you have any particular how-to's that you would suggest as a starting point?

[Amber_Maiden]

This (http://www.littlepawz.com/dog_images/shihtzu.jpg):D:D - seriously this is what comes to my mind when I read "topknot", I had no idea the term was used for humans, too.

For those of you who use the style : care to share a pic ? I wonder what it would look like in a non-fashion model way (3 hours styling, 3 bottles of hairspray, picture ediiting ...). I've never seen it worn in real life.

Here are pics of mine:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/Photo9.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_4489.jpg

and from last year:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_3977.jpg


I have never tried this one before, but it looks interesting. I might give it a shot if I can find a good tutorial. I do like to wear my hair up high sometimes, like the picture on the link you added, and this might be a fun alternative to my usual cinnamon bun.
Do you have any particular how-to's that you would suggest as a starting point?

I do a different version of the top knot then most people. I don't start with a ponytail, and I don't backcomb. I basically flip my hair over my head, and grab it so that it's sticking straight up like a rainbow troll... I then wrap it/twist it around a couple of times, so that it's coiled, and then I secure it with an elastic sideways.... I'm not good with directions... Hope this helps!

[Sunny_side_up]

Its really cute :) i wore it for bedtime, and during the day when my hair was longer. Just put my hair into one now :D mini lil top knot, but nice way to keep hair up and out the way in a random, care free kind way;)

[Modarunner]

I'm all about the top-knots, I love to do a messy one on top of my head. I think it looks cute and quirky!

[xoerincolleen]

I do almost every day!

[GuinevereMay]

My sister wears one all the time, but she calls hers a "muffin." I have no idea why.

[slz]

Thanks for the pictures & tutorials - however I think a lot are not really topknots, but rather, high buns. To me a top knot would mean, well, sitting on the very top of the head. I'm going to try somehow to see how the weight can be distributed, if well made it must be comfortable for the heavier-haired.

[Amber_Maiden]

Thanks for the pictures & tutorials - however I think a lot are not really topknots, but rather, high buns. To me a top knot would mean, well, sitting on the very top of the head. I'm going to try somehow to see how the weight can be distributed, if well made it must be comfortable for the heavier-haired.

I don't do them like buns though, so... My version of a top knot?! :p

In some of the pics, my hair has been up awhile, so it may have slipped further back on my head then it usually is. Also, keep in mind I have very thick hair, so no matter what i do, my hair look big. Perhaps that's why it looks more like a bun?

[Anywhere]

I never do it. I don't like how it looks on most people. The only person I ever knew who did it (and she did it every day, throwing her bleached blonde hair up with a thin, metal clipped elastic shudder:) was a huge b#$%# to me all throughout grade school so I associate the style with her.

Reminds me of a who from Whoville.

[hototogisu]

I used to do it all the time with a hair elastic when I lived in Melbourne, because it's the official Melbourne hairstyle. Seriously, the Australians on the board will know what I mean!

Here's an interesting tutorial - http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2009/11/messy-french-bun.html

[kidari]

I love top knots. It's easy to do, it flatters my round face, and I'm partial to voluminous messy looks.

[Amber_Maiden]

I used to do it all the time with a hair elastic when I lived in Melbourne, because it's the official Melbourne hairstyle. Seriously, the Australians on the board will know what I mean!

Here's an interesting tutorial - http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2009/11/messy-french-bun.html

No way! Really? That's pretty neat! A bunch of girls do them in my classes at Uni, but most have shorter hair... it doesn't come out looking like a giant bun on them. I've seen them do it the same way I do as well.

[julliams]

I do them all the time as it's my go-to style for the shower and sometimes it looks ok so I don't take it out. Mostly I just use a thick elastic, but I also find that a chopstick/pencil bun works well on top of my head too. I use a large flexi 8 to secure it and it's a little flatter than the pic you included. My head just looks better with some height on the top.

[slz]

I don't do them like buns though, so... My version of a top knot?! :p

In some of the pics, my hair has been up awhile, so it may have slipped further back on my head then it usually is. Also, keep in mind I have very thick hair, so no matter what i do, my hair look big. Perhaps that's why it looks more like a bun?
So maybe it has slipped into a lower topknot, rather than being a higher bun ? :D
From what I unterstood and seeing various tutorials, topknot defines the place it sits and then you can do any type of bun/thingy you want and it still seems to be called a topknot as long as it's high up there ?
In any case yours look cute and suits your face, maybe it requires a special face shape or whatnot, for some reason my first thought when thinking of myself with a topknot is something like "HA-HA !" (Nelson style :p ).
We shall see tomorrow, I'll take pictures if it's reasonably seeable - not holding my breath on this one :D.

[Amber_Maiden]

So maybe it has slipped into a lower topknot, rather than being a higher bun ? :D
From what I unterstood and seeing various tutorials, topknot defines the place it sits and then you can do any type of bun/thingy you want and it still seems to be called a topknot as long as it's high up there ?
In any case yours look cute and suits your face, maybe it requires a special face shape or whatnot, for some reason my first thought when thinking of myself with a topknot is something like "HA-HA !" (Nelson style :p ).
We shall see tomorrow, I'll take pictures if it's reasonably seeable - not holding my breath on this one :D.

haha! Thank you!
Yes, post a pic!!! :D

[PixxieStix]

I had never seen this before, I'll have to youtube it to see how it is done. My hair still isn't long enough to do anything yet, but I'd love to see how this looks on me. I think it could be cute.

[Kelikea]

Ok, so you've all inspired me to try a top knot! Here's the result:http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119894
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119893
I have a lot of hair and this is the only way I could figure out how to do that bird's nest looking bun. :)

[Amber_Maiden]

Ok, so you've all inspired me to try a top knot! Here's the result:http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119894
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119893
I have a lot of hair and this is the only way I could figure out how to do that bird's nest looking bun. :)

LOOKS AWESOME!
Do you find it hard to do because of all the hair?? I sometimes do. People keep telling me that it looks more like a bun then a top knot in public, but that's just what happens if you have loads of hair!:p

[Kelikea]

I'm not really sure what the difference is between "top knot" and "bun". I was just trying to simulate the look of the bird's nest as in some of the videos. My version includes a sock bun--just my hair folded over the sock, secured by nylon elastic, then the length sectioned and swirled around the sock bun bump and pinned randomly.

My HB doesn't like it and its a little much for me, so it'll probably stay here and not go to school with me!

[Amber_Maiden]

I'm not really sure what the difference is between "top knot" and "bun". I was just trying to simulate the look of the bird's nest as in some of the videos. My version includes a sock bun--just my hair folded over the sock, secured by nylon elastic, then the length sectioned and swirled around the sock bun bump and pinned randomly.

My HB doesn't like it and its a little much for me, so it'll probably stay here and not go to school with me!

ahhhh... It does look more like a bun than a top knot. But good try! :)

[Grillz]

I'm a frequent top knotter! ..Mine is not nearly as big and beautiful as the gal from your link though.

[Kelikea]

So what's the difference?

I mean between a bun and a top knot?

[Kelikea]

So...How about this:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119899
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119900
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119901
I hope you're all laughing with me...

[Amber_Maiden]

So what's the difference?

I mean between a bun and a top knot?

hmmm... well, here's a link that shows what a top knot should look like (different variations, from messy to classic and refined). The last image is what it shouldn't look like- ie. flat and bun like.

http://beautyeditor.ca/2010/08/04/move-over-side-braid-its-time-to-embrace-the-top-knot-a-k-a-summers-perfect-hairstyle/

Hope this helps!

[Diamond.Eyes]

I almost always wear my hair in a top knot to bed; to protect the ends of my hair while I sleep :sleep: (My hair is getting so long, that my SO has started to roll onto it in the night :-(.) But, I don't think I would ever wear it out. It's just not my style :shrug:.

[Amber_Maiden]

So...How about this:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119899
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119900
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119901
I hope you're all laughing with me...

Much closer to what it looks like, but more up on top... I hope the pics in the previous comment give you an idea of what I mean.

I posted a comment awhile back about how I do my top knot, it's a different way of doing it... No ponytail, etc... You can try to follow my directions, but I'm not very good at them...

[candycandace]

My best friend used to wear her hair like this all the time. I never really understood the trend :shrug:. Also, a top knot makes my longish face look even longer, which is something that I don't want. I think this style is best for people with short round faces; as it give the face a more elongated appearance.

[Anje]

To me, the term just refers to a bun on top of the head, but I can see where it's desirable for them to have a bit of height.

Personally, my hair follicles start announcing their displeasure if I wear my hair going upward like this for long, so styles tend to stay below my ears. I'd consider training the follicles to get them to stop complaining, but I'm also inclined to wear hats outdoors.

[allycat]

Yes, a top knot is not on the back of the top of your head - that is just a high bun. A top knot is on the very toppity top of your head, like so:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg254/allycat08_pix/topknot.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg254/allycat08_pix/topknot2.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg254/allycat08_pix/topknot3.jpg

[allycat]

I think they are very striking and pretty on the right face, but mine is too narrow and it makes me look too sharp. Plus it makes my scalp hurt to wear all my hair combed straight up in the wrong direction for very long.

[Annibelle]

I've always thought they didn't look very good... :o Girls at my university always wear them and they just look so messy and dull to me. Plus they'd look especially bad on me because anything that gives volume to the top of my head looks weird on me, even though I have a roundish face. :shrug:


I almost always wear my hair in a top knot to bed; to protect the ends of my hair while I sleep :sleep: (My hair is getting so long, that my SO has started to roll onto it in the night :-(.) But, I don't think I would ever wear it out. It's just not my style :shrug:.

^ That happened to me last night! SO rolled onto my hair and I had to get it from under him (not easy considering he weighs 120 pounds more than me...) but I smiled the entire time... "HAHA my hair is long enough for that!" But I'll continue wearing my hair down at night because I'm not going for super-long lengths, I usually have gentle slumbers, and because SO prefers my hair down and I wear it up almost every day, so I let him have his way at night. ;)

[MissManda]

Nah, top knots aren't my thing. I don't think wearing my hair up is the most flattering and I don't think a top knot would look right on me. The times that I've attempted them, I felt like a little munchkin from Neverneverland or an alien or something. Too bad, 'cause some of them look really elegant or fun.

[Zesty]

I don't do that. I feel like it would look ridiculous on me, and wouldn't suit my style at all (I tend to dress fairly conservatively in a skirt and nice top, unless I'm in grunge mode or it's shorts weather). Also, my hair doesn't really do "messy." Only "sleek." Messy topknots can look good, but they're definitely not for me.

[getoffmyskittle]

Wow, Amber Maiden, I was reading this thread incredulously, thinking about how stupid topknots look, then I got to your photos annnddd I see why you wear it every day. You pull it off really well.

[Amber_Maiden]

Wow, Amber Maiden, I was reading this thread incredulously, thinking about how stupid topknots look, then I got to your photos annnddd I see why you wear it every day. You pull it off really well.

haha! Thank you! :D You made my day!
I have to say, I never even knew what I wore was called a top knot until the other week :) And I've been wearing this style for at least 3 years!

[RedheadMistress]

- I make them too, used to love doing them when my hair was longer, with wet hair, wake up and take it out and because the hairs had been laying in a way going up instead of normal down in a braid (hope it makes sense) i would find that I get more volume that way . . Nowadays I do them if I only have 1 hair band and I am doing something the next second that needs my hair to be away from my face, like bleaching my sidecuts etc.

[Elph]

For the aussies I think this is a easy go to - but usually it is not on the toppity top of the head, only some very lucky people have the fact to carry it off.

Oh well Yes I do it on the back of the top of my head, basically I have the top a slope and then the back and the slope is where I do most of my hair do's. The way I do this one is to put the pony up then take sections twist and wrap, it looks really messy but is so good for air flow.

[Kristin]

I do a different version of the top knot then most people. I don't start with a ponytail, and I don't backcomb. I basically flip my hair over my head, and grab it so that it's sticking straight up like a rainbow troll... I then wrap it/twist it around a couple of times, so that it's coiled, and then I secure it with an elastic sideways.... I'm not good with directions... Hope this helps!

I used to do that, but I never really considered it a "top knot"...I guess in my pre-LHC days, your version was simply "putting it up." My ends stick out at funny angles when I do it your way, but it looks really cute on you. How do you find an elastic to hold up all your hair that way?

[Maelyssa]

LOL It's about the only updo that I can do correctly. Although my version is LHC friendly so no backcombing or anything else...just twist it up & secure...normally with a claw clip.

[Helix]

When my hair is in twists/ropebraids I always wear it in a top knot to bed. It's just more comfortable that way.

[BunnyBee]

I only really do that style for sleep with a scrunchie or round the house with clips.
That pic looks backcombed shudder: I see that style a lot and uh, i don't like it. Makes hair look fried!

EDIT: i meant the first (model) pic, not anyone elses (i didn't read the whole thread >_<)

[AnimaSola3o4]

I certainly do!!! I actually do a variation on it for when I don't have anything to put my hair up with, it's a cinnabun on top of my head loosely, then the whole bun is tucked under scalp hair. It looks a little weird, but it holds fairly nicely.

Mine fall down a lot too. And they slide. It's part of their charm lol.

These: http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/conair-styling-essentials-up-do-pins/ID=prod6062590-product help a lot with long hair updos especially messy ones. Bobby pins are worthless IMHO.

[Amber_Maiden]

I used to do that, but I never really considered it a "top knot"...I guess in my pre-LHC days, your version was simply "putting it up." My ends stick out at funny angles when I do it your way, but it looks really cute on you. How do you find an elastic to hold up all your hair that way?

I use a regular elastic without any metal clips. Not thicker than usual or anything. I wait for them to get loose, and then there's enough elastic for all my hair. Whenever I get a new elastic I have to stretch it out first so that all my hair first in it, even just for a ponytail.

[MonaLisa]

I do, often! I either do this, wear hair down or do a side braid.

[sally_neuf]

I wore a top knot today inspired by this thread :D
I must say it looked lovely with my butterfly hairtoy that I love, and it lasted a lot more, because the weight wasn't only on the hairtoy but, well, in the top of my head, so it was much more comfortable :)

Thanks for suggesting this!

[PrairieRose]

Amber Maiden Your top knot looks great! I always love the look of those type of styles but they never seem to work for me. Your thread has inspired me maybe I will give it another try:)

[HintOfMint]

That's what I wear to sleep, it's really perfect for that. Sometimes I wear a bun high on my head to wear outside, but not right on top of my head (I'd feel like a Dr. Seuss character!)

[Amber_Maiden]

Amber Maiden Your top knot looks great! I always love the look of those type of styles but they never seem to work for me. Your thread has inspired me maybe I will give it another try:)

Please do! You'll get the hang of it!
And thank you :D

[Amber_Maiden]

I wore a top knot today inspired by this thread :D
I must say it looked lovely with my butterfly hairtoy that I love, and it lasted a lot more, because the weight wasn't only on the hairtoy but, well, in the top of my head, so it was much more comfortable :)

Thanks for suggesting this!

Yay! Rock it lady! :D

[ladonna]

I didn't know this hairstyle had a name, I have always thought of it as a lazy ponytail. My hair looks like this almost every day. I never looked at it from the back until today. My son is teething and had been crying all night so my face is kind of scary. ETA sorry for the huge pics, I don't know how to resize them.
http://http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae328/ladonna_burick/IMG00443.jpg

http://http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae328/ladonna_burick/IMG00445.jpg

[Johannah]

I do it regulary too. A top knot or a ponytail, but I need to find other styles I like 'cause it's getting bored :D

[almond]

I usually make a top knot when I take shower or when I cook. I like it, but can't wear it for a longer time because it pulls the hair on my forehead.
Amber Maiden, it looks good on you! :)

[Amber_Maiden]

I didn't know this hairstyle had a name, I have always thought of it as a lazy ponytail. My hair looks like this almost every day. I never looked at it from the back until today. My son is teething and had been crying all night so my face is kind of scary. ETA sorry for the huge pics, I don't know how to resize them.
http://http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae328/ladonna_burick/IMG00443.jpg

http://http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae328/ladonna_burick/IMG00445.jpg

Hey ladonna,

It needs to be more on top of your head for it to be a top knot. If you take a picture of yourself, you should be able to see it straight on, when you face the camera.
:)

[Amber_Maiden]

I usually make a top knot when I take shower or when I cook. I like it, but can't wear it for a longer time because it pulls the hair on my forehead.
Amber Maiden, it looks good on you! :)

Thank you! :D

[ladonna]

Yeah it's looks silly at my age if I do it any higher.

[WaterMusic]

I'm not a fan of this look. I like high buns, but once it is right on top of the head I think it looks a little silly. Sorry guys!

I do wear it to bed in this style though, it's perfect for that for me.

[Amber_Maiden]

Yeah it's looks silly at my age if I do it any higher.

Ah. I didn't think you looked that old. :)

[sarahbrownie]

This is my go-to study-for-finals hair. :) Not usually so neat as in the link, and secured with a big clip. It gets my hair out of my way, can stay in all day and doesn't pull or start to give me a headache. Perfect

Yep, me too. Just get up, mess it up in a knot, and off you go.

I find there is different ways of doing a top knot. When I'm feeling retro I do a sock bun at my crown and keep it loose so it ends up looking very Adele like. This is the closet picture I have to what I do, though sometimes I do it a bit higher if my look of the day goes together.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Irina21/slenderette1.jpg

For the top knot I go with this tutorial and I get an excellent result. I'm not really a fan of my fried, dead ends sticking out so this helps to hid them. It's from Lauren Conrad, though I can no longer find it on her site, so I'm happy I saved it onto my computer. I really love this look and wear it nearly everyday. It's perfect for my length and my naturally fuzzy hair (no backcombing in order to get some oomph for me!). I don't curl my ends, I feel like there is really no need, you end up hiding it anyway.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Irina21/5940013553_de4df9b9c3_b.jpg

Apologizes, I don't have the best lighting in the dorms. It's really easy, quick, and versatile, I can basically wear this with sweats or something a little more fancy. My hair is a little crinkled since I wore it in a french braid all day, but it's basically turns out like this. Also, my hair is maybe a few inches shorter than the model, so I feel APL might be able to achieve the look.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Irina21/IMG_0920.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Irina21/IMG_0921.jpg

[Kelikea]

I like the picture tutorial! That is basically how I did my second version!

[ladyfey]

Amber Maiden - you look like an elf! In the best way possible, you are stunning!

[Amber_Maiden]

Amber Maiden - you look like an elf! In the best way possible, you are stunning!

haha! Thank you! I get that a lot... so it's funny that you said it as well! :)

[Jeno86]

Wow soooooo not the top knot I was thinking. When I hear top knot I think of the samurai top knot.

[Cirafly24]

Nope, the few times I tried wearing my hair smack on top of my head (mostly to get it out of the way), I ended up with a very sore scalp. My hair doesn't like going in that direction, apparently.

All the pictures looks very cute with this style!

[RedBlue]

I would like to do this style!! Unfortunately, my hair isn't long enough and my fringe would stick out! I'll try it once I'm halfway through APL!

[Kyla]

Reminds me of a who from Whoville.

That's exactly what I was going to say...:D

[Dorothy]

My hair is too straight and fine for the messy bit.

I do wear a knot bun right on top of my head, though. I twist the hair fairly tightly and allow it to coil in on itself, wraping the 2nd and 3rd coils underneath the first, then using the first coil (made from the hair closest to my head) as a hair slide, I put a stick over that coil, under whatever's in the middle, and over the coil on the other side. This makes an asymetrical bun. For me it solves some pulling problems, although moving the bun up or down from day to day really helps most - wearing it at all levels.

Wish I could rock the messy version - not enough hair.

[UltraBella]

I always wear my hair in a top knot for bed. Because of my amount of hair, I have to modify mine a bit. I start with a ponytail on the very top, but I have to twist my hair into a coil and then wrap the coil around the ponytail base and knot the end up and over the ponytail elastic in the back. That's what is so neat about top knots, you can make it your own and do it messy, neater, whatever you like. I don't like mine messy. I think it's super comfy and I will admit to wearing one out in public once in a while. I usually try to do the same type of knot but further back on my crown for going out in public, but sometimes I am lazy :)
Here I am this very moment, in my pajamas and heading to bed with my top knot :

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac282/beyondbeauty76/63292d08.jpg

[RapunzelKat]

Thanks, Amber Maiden! I'm pretty sure I understand your method :) I will give it a try!

[UltraBella]

So...How about this:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119899
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119900
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8987&pictureid=119901
I hope you're all laughing with me...

You did a really great top knot, that's awesome !

[freckles]

I feel unbalanced and wibbly with my hair on top of my head. I don't know whether it's because of my terrible sense of balance or because of my funny shaped head, but even if I can get my hair to stay up like that I think I'm going to fall over :p

[Kelikea]

Thanks, UltraBella! I like yours better!

[Kyaatje]

I tried it for the first time :-)

http://cl.ly/3h1X2C0S3L0a463H2l2D

[Amber_Maiden]

I tried it for the first time :-)

http://cl.ly/3h1X2C0S3L0a463H2l2D

You did it! :D

[Kyaatje]

hihihihii I did ! And hubby said it looked really good on me ;-)

[Amber_Maiden]

hihihihii I did ! And hubby said it looked really good on me ;-)

It does! :D

[UltraBella]

Amber Maiden, did you see mine ? It's the only one you haven't commented on yet, so I wondered if you missed it. My pic wasn't showing up earlier and I had to delete the photobucket code and redo it.

[Amber_Maiden]

I always wear my hair in a top knot for bed. Because of my amount of hair, I have to modify mine a bit. I start with a ponytail on the very top, but I have to twist my hair into a coil and then wrap the coil around the ponytail base and knot the end up and over the ponytail elastic in the back. That's what is so neat about top knots, you can make it your own and do it messy, neater, whatever you like. I don't like mine messy. I think it's super comfy and I will admit to wearing one out in public once in a while. I usually try to do the same type of knot but further back on my crown for going out in public, but sometimes I am lazy :)
Here I am this very moment, in my pajamas and heading to bed with my top knot :

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac282/beyondbeauty76/63292d08.jpg

Looks very pretty!
I notice with my hair as well, that I had to modify the original top knot. The more hair you have, I find, the more it starts to look like a bun! :p

[Amber_Maiden]

Amber Maiden, did you see mine ? It's the only one you haven't commented on yet, so I wondered if you missed it. My pic wasn't showing up earlier and I had to delete the photobucket code and redo it.

I did miss it! Commented now!

[UltraBella]

Looks very pretty!
I notice with my hair as well, that I had to modify the original top knot. The more hair you have, I find, the more it starts to look like a bun! :p

You should have seen it before I cut my hair, when it was tailbone length. Good grief, it looked crazy but it was still so comfortable. The nice thing about coiling your length like I do, is that the knot in the back can be adjusted for almost any length, so it will work for shorter hair as well as really long hair. I hate outgrowing a style and I have never had to worry about that with this one. When I first joined here I decided I was going to learn all these beautiful, fancy buns but they just didn't work with my hair and it frustrated me. I finally decided that my top knot was just meant to be :)

[getoffmyskittle]

HAHAHA.

Here we go, Amber, proof of garden-gnome-ness:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/getoffmyskittle/Mobile&#37;20Uploads/1129110948_01-1.jpg

I can't believe I just put that on the internet...

[Amber_Maiden]

HAHAHA.

Here we go, Amber, proof of garden-gnome-ness:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/getoffmyskittle/Mobile&#37;20Uploads/1129110948_01-1.jpg

I can't believe I just put that on the internet...

haha! You DO NOT LOOK LIKE A GARDEN GNOME!
Your expression made me laugh! :D
You look good

[UltraBella]

HAHAHA.

Here we go, Amber, proof of garden-gnome-ness:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/getoffmyskittle/Mobile%20Uploads/1129110948_01-1.jpg

I can't believe I just put that on the internet...

I like it !!! I think it looks good :)

[jesis]

I knew this girl who wore her hair in a top knot almost every day and her hair grew really fast. I mean like 6 inches in a just a few months. It must be super protective!

I can't do it personally because my hair underneath is all different lengths thanks to stress and losing hair (I have a bald spot and a section of hair that's only a few inches long) and bleach causing me to lose a few inches off of the very bottom hairs. I like it though!

[CrunchyMama]

I like how this looks!! But I think anything on top of my head would hurt by the end of the day... How do you do this without making your head hurt?

[Amber_Maiden]

I like how this looks!! But I think anything on top of my head would hurt by the end of the day... How do you do this without making your head hurt?

ummm... I'm not sure. It's never hurt me. I usually wear my hair up like this all day, every day, and even at night. I only wash my hair once a week, so besides when I brush it, that's the only time when it's down. It does start to hurt around day 3 or 4, if I don't leave it down for at least 10 minutes while brushing...

[moxamoll]

Here are pics of mine:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/Photo9.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_4489.jpg

and from last year:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_3977.jpg



I do a different version of the top knot then most people. I don't start with a ponytail, and I don't backcomb. I basically flip my hair over my head, and grab it so that it's sticking straight up like a rainbow troll... I then wrap it/twist it around a couple of times, so that it's coiled, and then I secure it with an elastic sideways.... I'm not good with directions... Hope this helps!
You look like a poster girl for the Edmonton Folk Fest - we all wander around looking like that for the whole weekend! :) I don't do it much otherwise - I'm still a bit shy and I feel like it makes me stick out. Don't ask me why. :confused:

[Amber_Maiden]

You look like a poster girl for the Edmonton Folk Fest - we all wander around looking like that for the whole weekend! :) I don't do it much otherwise - I'm still a bit shy and I feel like it makes me stick out. Don't ask me why. :confused:

Perhaps because your hair is sticking out of the top of your head when you do it? :p

I don't know, I guess it makes me stick out when I do it as well, but I couldn't care less. I know I look like a mega slob when I go to school like this. Don't care though. :D

[moxamoll]

Perhaps because your hair is sticking out of the top of your head when you do it? :p

I don't know, I guess it makes me stick out when I do it as well, but I couldn't care less. I know I look like a mega slob when I go to school like this. Don't care though. :D
Not stick out because it's bad, but because it's kind of unusual - at least around here! In my mind, I associate a top knot like yours with a particular kind of artsy university or college girl. Actually, that's probably why I don't do it - girls with top knots always seemed to be pretty, thin, self-confident and popular with the boys. Definitely not me! LOL

[Amber_Maiden]

Not stick out because it's bad, but because it's kind of unusual - at least around here! In my mind, I associate a top knot like yours with a particular kind of artsy university or college girl. Actually, that's probably why I don't do it - girls with top knots always seemed to be pretty, thin, self-confident and popular with the boys. Definitely not me! LOL

ahhhh... Well, it's the same in Montreal. Not too many people wear them, and the ones who do have very small ones- not as sticky outy as mines.
But hey, I am an Honours Creative Writing and Lit student, I guess that gives me a free pass for looking a bit nuts? :D
uhhh... and I'm not really what you described above, or rather, I don't think I am... I'm popular with my husband, does that count?! :p
Rock it at home??? Or while hiking or gardening? Ursa walking?

[CariadA]

I love the look of top knots but I can never make them look good on me. My hair's just too thin and they never look big enough. I still wear them around the house or to bed though!

Amber Maiden, you're top knot looks great! Also, you look so so so much like a friend of mine. She even wears top knots a lot. Crazy.

[NativeGirl]

I wear a top knot everyday, as do my mother and sisters. :) For our tribe, it's traditional. I don't back comb, or use bobby pins (my hair eats those). I like to use spin pins to keep it together.

[Kyaatje]

well I was planning to wear this more often but if you have to be thin, young and artsy ......

just kidding ;-)

[Amber_Maiden]

I love the look of top knots but I can never make them look good on me. My hair's just too thin and they never look big enough. I still wear them around the house or to bed though!

Amber Maiden, you're top knot looks great! Also, you look so so so much like a friend of mine. She even wears top knots a lot. Crazy.

Thank you so much!!
And I look like someone??? Really??? I've never been told that before! That's awesome! :D

[Amber_Maiden]

well I was planning to wear this more often but if you have to be thin, young and artsy ......

just kidding ;-)

bahhhh!!!! :p

[moxamoll]

uhhh... and I'm not really what you described above, or rather, I don't think I am... I'm popular with my husband, does that count?! :p
Ha! I've seen your pics! I'd say it was a pretty accurate description! And OF COURSE your husband's opinion counts! ;)


Rock it at home??? Or while hiking or gardening? Ursa walking?
I might try it while baking - I always want it out of the way then. Outdoor stuff will have to wait 'til next year - we are solidly into hat season here.


well I was planning to wear this more often but if you have to be thin, young and artsy ......

just kidding ;-)
Apparently, just in my head. :cheese: You should be fine as long as you aren't planning to hang out there. (I wouldn't recommend it - kind of a strange place...) :p

[LocustSpawning]

This is another one of those hairstyles that look good on other people but would look horrendous on me! Oh well.

[Kyaatje]

Apparently, just in my head. :cheese: You should be fine as long as you aren't planning to hang out there. (I wouldn't recommend it - kind of a strange place...) :p

The moment I consider hanging out in somebody elses head I would pick strange places .... so I feel a bit at home LOL:p

[moxamoll]

The moment I consider hanging out in somebody elses head I would pick strange places .... so I feel a bit at home LOL:p
Wonder if anyone else feels that way? I could put in a guest room!

Sorry to drag your thread off topic Amber_Maiden!

[Kyaatje]

Wonder if anyone else feels that way? I could put in a guest room!

Sorry to drag your thread off topic Amber_Maiden!

Well one guest room and everybody can bring a sleeping mat and such :-) would be cosy. :D

Adding my sorry as well :cheese:

[Amber_Maiden]

Well one guest room and everybody can bring a sleeping mat and such :-) would be cosy. :D

Adding my sorry as well :cheese:

Sleepover? :D

[moxamoll]

Well one guest room and everybody can bring a sleeping mat and such :-) would be cosy. :D

Adding my sorry as well :cheese:


Sleepover? :D
Sounds like fun - but maybe even more fun in the Magical Forest in David Bowie's tights??? :eyebrows:

[Amber_Maiden]

Sounds like fun - but maybe even more fun in the Magical Forest in David Bowie's tights??? :eyebrows:

Ohhhh... yes. Very pleasant here, always. Everyone welcome! :D I don't think he'll mind ;)

[supbanana]

I've never worn them before but I'm glad you posted because it's perfect hair for soaking in the tub!

It looks awesome on you! Not to much on me though...on the style I just tried, my hair looks on par with those hats people wore to the recent royal wedding. :D

[manderly]

HAHAHA.

Here we go, Amber, proof of garden-gnome-ness:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/getoffmyskittle/Mobile%20Uploads/1129110948_01-1.jpg

I can't believe I just put that on the internet...


Muhwahwahahaha! *right click save* Just because you said something.... :eyebrows:

Just kidding :D

I wear one to bed regularly, and it's my go-to updo since my hair has thinned so much my ficcare tends to feel to heavy and pull. It's sloppy in a cute way. Or at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[luckyshot]

I do topknots pretty regularly. My hair isn't that long so I don't have a lot of options for buns yet. I have a really round face and I think it helps make it look longer.

[CrunchyMama]

Rockin' one tonight for sleep, thout I'd give it a whirl! Took much less time to do than braids...

[Kira94]

I think it looks really cute on other people, but I don't really like how it looks on me. :) My face shape is oval, but I still have chubby babyfat cheeks, and I don't like how I look with my hair up. Maybe I'll give it a go tomorrow and post a picture though. :p

[Kyaatje]

Sounds like fun - but maybe even more fun in the Magical Forest in David Bowie's tights??? :eyebrows:


Ohhhh... yes. Very pleasant here, always. Everyone welcome! :D I don't think he'll mind ;)

tss should have gone to bed a little later :p
Anywayzzz don't know were I was exactly while I was sleeping but it was a good place and I went there wearing a topknot :D

[SimplyViki]

I think top knot is just the trendy name magazines and stuff have given that style at the moment. :p I don't wear one regularly; I don't particularly like the look on me.

[MaiCarInMtl]

I used to do something similar when I was in high school. I haven't tried it in years. Perhaps I'll give it a try tonight.
Oh, the things I've tried with my hair since joining LHC...

[morrigan*]

I don't relly wear it, but must try it :D
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=9202&pictureid=120057
I look funny:cheese:

[Amber_Maiden]

I don't relly wear it, but must try it :D
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=9202&pictureid=120057
I look funny:cheese:

You don't look funny! :) You look pretty!

[CrunchyMama]

Oh my goodness, does anyone watch the Sing Off? Sarah Bareilles wore a top knot during rehearsal during the SeasOn Finale on Monday!

[morrigan*]

You don't look funny! :) You look pretty!
You are so sweet Amber :). Maybe i will start to wear it next summer, but i need a bit more lenght.

[Violettwin]

Here are pics of mine:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/Photo9.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_4489.jpg

and from last year:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_3977.jpg



I do a different version of the top knot then most people. I don't start with a ponytail, and I don't backcomb. I basically flip my hair over my head, and grab it so that it's sticking straight up like a rainbow troll... I then wrap it/twist it around a couple of times, so that it's coiled, and then I secure it with an elastic sideways.... I'm not good with directions... Hope this helps!

:cheese: Thanks I just tried your method, I like it better than my 'bun' method :D:cheese:

[Amber_Maiden]

:cheese: Thanks I just tried your method, I like it better than my 'bun' method :D:cheese:

haha! Thank you! Glad it worked for you! :D

[Violettwin]

Here are pics of mine:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/Photo9.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_4489.jpg

and from last year:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_3977.jpg



I do a different version of the top knot then most people. I don't start with a ponytail, and I don't backcomb. I basically flip my hair over my head, and grab it so that it's sticking straight up like a rainbow troll... I then wrap it/twist it around a couple of times, so that it's coiled, and then I secure it with an elastic sideways.... I'm not good with directions... Hope this helps!


haha! Thank you! Glad it worked for you! :D

I'm going to wear it to work tommorow like this :D They always look forward to seeing my daily updo's lol

[IubireaDraga]

Violettwin!!! I ADORE YOU HAIR !!! especially in a top knot, it looks perfectly messy!

my top knots never look good but I really don't care since I only wear them the days I study for my exams and other big tests :P

[getoffmyskittle]

Muhwahwahahaha! *right click save* Just because you said something.... :eyebrows:

Just kidding :D

You would. :twisted:

[beccababesx]

Yes, love it!!

[alyanna]

I loooove topknots!

They're my go to style too. I can't wait for longer hair though because my knot will be so much bigger.

Here's a picture of mine. It's not too bad considering my puny not-quite-APL hair:

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7793&pictureid=120462

[estelwen]

I'm afraid my hair's way too heavy to style in a top-knot. I do remember fixing it that way for a piano class once, before I knew about Amish hair pins, and how when I bowed after playing the entire bun and all 27 bobby pins took a painful dive toward the floor.

I laugh now.

[Juneii]

bah, my hair is too straight and slippery to do the messy top knot like everyone else :( maybe I am doing something wrong. So instead I just made a high ponytail on the top of my head and then made a messy bun and secured it with a hairstick.
http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm92/magicalmoonstone/th_9f164e4b.jpg (http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm92/magicalmoonstone/9f164e4b.jpg)
the short hairs you see are just my bangs that I am growing out. feel free to click the thumbnail to see the bigger picture!

ETA: I usually do topknots with a hair clip for when I sleep.

[beez1717]

I might have to learn to do a small samurai style top knot. Those look amazing in my opinion :)

[rocket_surgeon]

I tend not to wear them in public because I have a bit of a babyface, so the style makes me look like a five-year-old at a dance recital.

[uptosomeone]

I don't do topknots because of my length (too short), but I love them and have a very high go-to bun that I use as a replacement for it to make me feel better about not being able to do a topknot. :o

[PriscillaCherel]

Yup!, also wearing the most of the time a Top knot!

[curlsgalore]

My DD wears her hair like this very often. Her hair is curly and it looks good on her.

[mzBANGBANG]

I do it with a donut-foam bun like a ballerina (I pretend, at least). I love that one, never tried the one you posted! Looks cute!

[sazzie88]

Please can someone post instructions it sounds very cool .

I have almost APL hair would this work for me?

[CherrySilver]

Yep, I do this every day after combing my hair out in the a.m., usually anchored by a chopstick. Keeps it out of the way and untangled. Won't hold when I go the gym, though, because my hair is so heavy. Then I have to resort to a crown braid...

[Amber_Maiden]

Please can someone post instructions it sounds very cool .

I have almost APL hair would this work for me?

I explain how to make a top-knot in one of my posts in this thread. And yes, you probably could.

[aldasbeke]

I do this sometimes. Although my mom likes to say it will pull my hair and make it fall out. I don't know if I believe that or not though

[Amber_Maiden]

I do this sometimes. Although my mom likes to say it will pull my hair and make it fall out. I don't know if I believe that or not though

Never did with mine, and I did it for YEARS.

[dulce]

I sometimes do a half up in a top knot.

[ratgirldjh]

This is my go-to hairstyle! I even sleep in one :)

[xoxophelia]

I would if it could work in my hair. But I have a lot of .. bumps? that don't like to get brushed that way so it would look very lumpy and then I get massive devil horns on both temples :/

[Kizuna]

I love this style! There's so many ways you can to a top knot too. :)

[Littlewing13]

I just wore my hair like this the other day. I kinda like it. Although my hair is only APL so its a teensy tiny bun, but pulling all the hair high shows off cheekbones so I might stick with. Plus when my hair gets longer I should get some pretty bun waves.

[Tealpuffin]

I always were my hair in some form of messy top knot as it is so easy to do. It is mad to think that my hair is now too long (only APL) to just pin back.

[elbow chic]

Sometimes. It makes me look sort of like a deranged cockatoo, though, since the resulting bun is huge, floofy, and yellow.

So... one has to be in a very particular mood to go around looking like that.

[gthlvrmx]

That's all i wear. I of course make different styles (cinnabun, nautilus, braided, rope braid) on the top of my head but thats all i use and i dont take it down until its time for washing my hair once a week.

It's perfect, i can get away with not having to do my hair in the morning. :)

[sazzie88]

I have just tried to do this, I'm not sure whether I my hair is not long enough or I am doing it wrong but it looks like a very neat tiny golf ball on top of my head grr :(

[Springgrl]

I do top knots when I go to bed... But during the day it would be too distracting. I think my hair is too long... but I would love to see examples of hip length hair in a top knot! It is a really comfortable way to wear your hair. It keeps the weight nicely balanced.

[Lici1209]

Haha I'm exactly like you, I do this often but nothing fancy. I don't do it when at class (I just put it in a lower bun) but whenever I'm at home this is what I do! I use a scrunchie to have less breakage too :]

[Kelikea]

I still don't understand the difference between a top knot and a bun. I look silly with anything right on the top of my head though:)

[Amber_Maiden]

I still don't understand the difference between a top knot and a bun. I look silly with anything right on the top of my head though:)

Not constructed the same way- no looping or braiding. Just looping and being messy. Also not secured the same way.

[Shesta]

I prefer the top position of my bun only when being at home or for sleeping. It is very comfortable but it doesn't really flatter me.

[unknown]

I always wear this style when I'm going to sleep. The volume I get in the morning is fantastic!

[GabrielleRose]

I do this a lot at home, but take it down whenever my mom is around because she always says it looks like a pile of s*** on my head.:o

[tinti]

I love top knots too, but I don't wear it every day, just when I'm being lazy and when I'm in the top knot mood ;)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i290/tinti84/Hair&#37;20and%20updos/DSC03782.jpg

An extra messy one today, f.ex. I left my hair drying a little too long so when I scrunched my Aloe gel in my hair it just looked messy and I didn't wanna deal with it. Perfect top knot-moment :)

[MiamiPineapple]

I wear my hair like this 99.9&#37; of the time. It's my go-to and great for people with layers unlike buns which can be hard with uneven pieces! I do it when my hair is wet in the morning. I pull it forward and it looks like a shiney updo. The crazy thing is, I get compliments all day long. People always ask me how I do it and I always tell them it couldn't be easier!

[BritHair]

Yes, I wear my hair in a top knot every night when I go to bed. I spritz it with condish first then top knot it. In the morning I have soft relaxed curls.

[Chromis]

No way, no how.

I hate having messy hair! I have tried putting a bun on top of my head and it looks flat goofy. My neck hairs normally fold into my buns, but they are not long enough to reach to the top of my head and stay so I have chunks of six inch long hair at my nape and my scalp hair does not comb smoothly when I do high buns, so I get scalp cleavage as well and lumpy bits. Ick.

As for the ponytail start ones, that would be much too damaging for me! I'm still trimming out old pony tail damage where my nape once was as my hair grew from securing my hair that way. I won't do any style that starts with one as the base.

My follicles too protest at going against the grain, so if I do even a normal high updo, I can't leave it in all day. I do mine lower instead. I've seen girls at uni do a similar style only not up high where they looped a ponytail around into a messy bun. Usually worn with pajama pants and flip flops. I wouldn't be caught dead like that, but it was very popular. Didn't bother me any, but I passed on that trend. I see top knots the same way. Messy. Not my thing.

[ladyfitzgerald]

I do it quite often, but not high on top of my head. Recently I have been doing a sock bun which forms a perfect bun on my head!! I learned how to do it on youtube and also make lovely curls without heat! :) I love top knots though

[zombi]

I do it! No backcombing or anything here, either. But this is like ... my go-to hair.

[Arya]

Terracotta soldier disapproves of hairstyle being co-opted by girly ratty birdnest bun!


http://azriona.net/gallery/international/china/xian/terra2.jpg

[Alexblue]

Terracotta soldier disapproves of hairstyle being co-opted by girly ratty birdnest bun!


http://azriona.net/gallery/international/china/xian/terra2.jpg



brilliant! :laugh:

[honeybunnie8]

I do a top knot for bed but I look silly so I don't wear it out of the house. :P

[Hosta]

I wish I could. My hair is too short.

[LaFlor]

I like the sleek/smooth ones... the messy ones are just too lazy looking in my opinion.

[brave]

I do this a lot. Buns look better on top of my head than at the back. I'm pretty lazy though, I just twist and stab it with a hairstick.

[afu]

Here are pics of mine:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/Photo9.jpg

http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_4489.jpg

and from last year:
http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff519/shamber1/IMG_3977.jpg



I do a different version of the top knot then most people. I don't start with a ponytail, and I don't backcomb. I basically flip my hair over my head, and grab it so that it's sticking straight up like a rainbow troll... I then wrap it/twist it around a couple of times, so that it's coiled, and then I secure it with an elastic sideways.... I'm not good with directions... Hope this helps!

Thats exactly how I wear/make mine, it used to be my go to style almost every day before LHC, these days ive been enjoying experimenting with all the fancy LHC buns. At the moment i'm trying to avoid elastics and wear hairsticks only, maybe i should try a topknot with a stick though

[Ticky]

I would wear it around the house, but anything on top of my head makes my scalp hurt afterwards :neutral:

[Amber_Maiden]

Thats exactly how I wear/make mine, it used to be my go to style almost every day before LHC, these days ive been enjoying experimenting with all the fancy LHC buns. At the moment i'm trying to avoid elastics and wear hairsticks only, maybe i should try a topknot with a stick though

I make my elastics out of nylons now! Even better than the ouch less Goody elastics!

[hototogisu]

Ha! We call it the Melbourne bun. If you ever went to Melbourne in Australia you'd see it literally everywhere. I still do it every now and then, and I've noticed the Melbourne bun infecting Amsterdam, but it'll always be the Melbourne bun to me.

[cooklaezo13]

My hair is almost long enough for this! I wear a topknot to sleep in but the hairs at my neck are still to short to get into the bun. But they are getting there.

[Alexblue]

I make my elastics out of nylons now! Even better than the ouch less Goody elastics!

Oh I am looking for gentle hair elastics. How do you make them out of nylon?

[Amber_Maiden]

Oh I am looking for gentle hair elastics. How do you make them out of nylon?

http://thecitywife.com/2011/12/12/diy-pantyhose-hair-elastics/

[Alexblue]

http://thecitywife.com/2011/12/12/diy-pantyhose-hair-elastics/

So simple. I love it!

Thanks :)

[MintChocChip]

I really like the way top knots look on some people, but I personally don't wear them because I can't pull it off.

[lmfbs]

I don't wear them except sometimes to bed. I can't stand the way they look on me, and the majority I've seen look messy on other people too. Maybe I don't like them on others because I'm jealous that they look so terrible on me.

I saw a girl on the train yesterday wearing one and it made her head look mis-shapen because it was falling down funny at the back.

[sparrowswing]

My hair just really doesn't like being pulled up high like that. I have to fight with it to get it all up there, and then it tingles oddly the entire time, like I'm tugging at the follicles or something. And if I leave it up like that too long, it actually hurts coming back down. I've wondered a few times, though, if I wore my hair up more often, if I could possibly "train" my hair to this position and maybe give it a bit more volume, since it's very flat normally.

[ratgirldjh]

I don't know if I posted here or not but I should have because this is my go-to hair style!

I have never really mastered a bun but I learned the top knot when I was young from a friend of mine who grew up in Malaysia.

The way she taught me (and how I do it) is to turn your head upside down and twist your hair until it coils back on itself and then wrap it around and wrap the ends under the coils and then turn your head right side up.

If you hair is long enough and you have done it correctly the hair will hold itself in place.

Right now my hair isn't quite long enough to stay by itself so I usually either stick a pin through it or put a scrunchy around it. Both work well.

I sleep in this style and it is pretty much the only way I wear my hair up because I like the 'heighth' of it :D

[brave]

I make my elastics out of nylons now! Even better than the ouch less Goody elastics!

I make them from elastic, same effect. And I do my top knot almost the same as you, except not the "sideways" part... do you mean you loop it over the bun like, vertically? I tie it around the base of the knot and it holds because my hair likes to grab itself.

It's funny how vaguely glamourous this style feels for so little effort.

[dollyfish]

Top knots are one of those styles that are really hit or miss... Some people look adorable with them (Amber_Maiden, for example!) but then I see girls around my university campus who just look absolutely ridiculous. I can't quite pin down what the difference is. I suppose part of it is a messy top knot is just a high bun. The silly looking people have teased, perfectly round balls the size of a second head sitting atop their heads...

ETA: Oh god! Those hair ties from pantyhose are so simple! Why did I never think of that? *Runs to find old pantyhose*

[brave]

Top knots are one of those styles that are *really* hit or miss... Some people look adorable with them (Amber_Maiden, for example!) but then I see girls around my university campus who just look absolutely ridiculous. I can't quite pin down what the difference is. I suppose part of it is a messy top knot is just a high bun. The silly looking people have teased, perfectly round balls the size of a second head sitting atop their heads...

What I dislike is the super super lazy version, where it's a ponytail folded in half on top of the head, and it flounces when they walk, so they look like tall blond quail.

I'm all for low effort but it's not that much harder to make a real bun, so I don't get it.

[Amber_Maiden]

I make them from elastic, same effect. And I do my top knot almost the same as you, except not the "sideways" part... do you mean you loop it over the bun like, vertically? I tie it around the base of the knot and it holds because my hair likes to grab itself.

It's funny how vaguely glamourous this style feels for so little effort.

Yep, I also loop vertically for extra hold.


Top knots are one of those styles that are really hit or miss... Some people look adorable with them (Amber_Maiden, for example!) but then I see girls around my university campus who just look absolutely ridiculous. I can't quite pin down what the difference is. I suppose part of it is a messy top knot is just a high bun. The silly looking people have teased, perfectly round balls the size of a second head sitting atop their heads...

ETA: Oh god! Those hair ties from pantyhose are so simple! Why did I never think of that? *Runs to find old pantyhose*

haha! Thank you! And yes, the hose elastics are really easy to make!

[dollyfish]

What I dislike is the super super lazy version, where it's a ponytail folded in half on top of the head, and it flounces when they walk, so they look like tall blond quail.

I'm all for low effort but it's not that much harder to make a real bun, so I don't get it.

Love the mental image. So true, too. I think it's part laziness, part wanting to get that "effortless mess" look... But that's crossing the line from fashionably messy to silly :laugh:

[hyettf16]

Only if I'm outside and it's over 90°, it's good for letting the breeze get to your neck. :) But of course if I have the time I would rather do a crown braid.

[LovingLongHair]

I do! I love top knots! I was wondering if anyone else with long hair did them? I like it because its a style that gets my hair out of my eyes and looks good without much effort.

[Deborah]

To me it's just a high bun, not a separate hairstyle.

[JellyBene]

Pretty much every time I wear my hair up! A top cinnabun held with 2 spin pins is my very favorite hairstyle

[vrle]

I wear a top knot from time to time: it's a very comfortable and secure style for me. I hardly ever wear it outdoors though, because I don't think it flatters the shape of my face. But the style is quite popular here: just a few days ago my brother (!!!) mentioned the style, telling me how it's THE fashion hairstyle of this summer and that I should wear it. Apparently, his girlfriend tipped him about this style suitable for his unfashionable, extremely longhaired sister :-D

[Puertoricangirl]

I do a really messy version of a top knot when I want a quick way to get my hair out of my face! :o I can't wait till my hair is to my waist like it was a couple months ago and my curls flow down :D

[Ebrox]

I wear them almost every day, but mine is a no pin/hair tie version, it's just a knot made with my hair.

[Magdalene]

I sleep in a top-knot. I also use both top-knots and the low-side-bun as my go-to no time to do my hair styles.

[MrsGuther]

I do a top knot when I am just hanging out around the house. It's good for getting my hair out of my way. I don't know why anyone would have to backcomb for a topknot... That's strange! Lol

[mrs_coffee]

Almost every day. My hair is between APL and BSL now and it's layered so it's pretty messy, but I still love the way it looks.

[Silverbrumby]

I love my top knots when I have the energy to do them. Shows of the hair toys from the front which I really love. Makes it look like I have more hair than I do.