Helix Bun video demonstration

[gossamer]

After this thread about my infinity bun failure (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=88539), I had a lot of requests for a tutorial of my mistake. And a lot of proposals for what to name it. In the interest of simplicity, I'm going with "Helix bun."


http://x4c.xanga.com/950e150048532280943374/w223808774.png

I made a video of me putting it up, which you can find here (http://youtu.be/_2t0IMASesI). I recommend turning off your sound because I have a really squeaky radiator in the bathroom and I'm not talking anyway.

I think for shorter lengths, one can skip the third coil and just wind the remainder of the hair around the base of the bun. That's probably what I did the first time when I screwed up the infinity bun.

Let me know how it works or if I need to explain anything more clearly! :)

[Tressie]

This is really a beautiful updo! Thanks for sharing! :flower: :thudpile:

[hellucy]

Wow that's a gorgeous up do - I'm so jealous of your hair it looks so long, healthy & shiny. :bowtome:

[PrairieRose]

Thanks for the video! Your hair amazes me!:D

[Macaroni]

So pretty! Thank you.

[gossamer]

This is really a beautiful updo! Thanks for sharing! :flower: :thudpile:

I bet it works with your hair! I'm a few inches away from proper calf length but I think another loop around at the end wouldn't make too much difference.

Thanks for commenting! :D

[gossamer]

Wow that's a gorgeous up do - I'm so jealous of your hair it looks so long, healthy & shiny. :bowtome:


Thanks for the video! Your hair amazes me!:D


So pretty! Thank you.


Thank all of you! I'd love input if I'm confusing at all. This is my first demonstration, so I expect it needs improvement.

[Loreley]

I made it! :D It seems to hold really well. Mine doesn't look as good as yours, but it's ok. I need more practise. :p

[PrairieRose]

I wasn't confused at all. I didn't read the instructions too much because I follow visual instructions better.:)
(of course my hair is way too short, but one day!)

[gossamer]

I made it! :D It seems to hold really well. Mine doesn't look as good as yours, but it's ok. I need more practise. :p


Yay! I'm glad that my results are replicable. :D

[whitedove]

Liked the way you tilted your head to show clearly what you did.
Now I just need to get the hair todo it on myself, be back in a few years :)

[Tisiloves]

It's lovely :flowers:

The annotations are just right :thumbsup:

Grow, hair, looks at the lovelies we could do.

[lapushka]

Amazing! :) If only my hair were long enough...

[pepperminttea]

Wow, that is one head-eating bun! Thanks for the vid - I don't think my hair's long enough either (maybe in a year or two), but I'll come back to it and try it then. :D

[PinkyCat]

Awesome Awesome Awesome!

[Astrophil]

That's a gorgeous bun! Your instructions were really clear as well.

[PinkyCat]

Here's a Helix Bun Jr. version:
My hair is only 32"

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7960&pictureid=126997

When you make the first top loop and flip it, THEN insert the stick. Then continue to twist and wrap around the stick to make the bottom loop, immediately bring the rest up and around the top loop. Ta-dah! Hope that made sense!

GREAT bun Gossamer!

[gossamer]

Here's a Helix Bun Jr. version:
My hair is only 32"

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7960&pictureid=126997

When you make the first top loop and flip it, THEN insert the stick. Then continue to twist and wrap around the stick to make the bottom loop, immediately bring the rest up and around the top loop. Ta-dah! Hope that made sense!

GREAT bun Gossamer!

This is awesome, PinkyCat! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

[Helix]

Gorgeous bun! As for the name - me likey! :thumbsup:

[woodlandnymph]

Thanks for sharing! It's a simple yet elegant updo. :D

[gossamer]

Gorgeous bun! As for the name - me likey! :thumbsup:

:D ahahah, I should have thought of you! Hope you approve. :P

[gthlvrmx]

what a great bun! thank you! illl try it when i gain more length :)

[maborosi]

What a neat lookig bun! :D
Sometimes the coolest things really are discovered by accient, lol!
Thanks for showing us a video :flower: I would really like to try it some day 'cause it's so nifty.

~maborosi~

[annamoonfairy]

Really beautiful thanks for sharing : )

[maria_asa]

Thank you for making the video and sharing. It's a stunning bun and I can't wait to try it although I serioulsy doubt it will look as good as yours.

[Pallas]

WOW. SO beautiful! If I succeed with my thin and not-quite-so-long hair, i'd wear this allll the time <3

[GaJunebug]

So beautiful and you've just convinced me I must continue to let my hair grow! Wonder if I can do a teeny tiny helix?
Thanks so much for sharing -

[Apriori]

Very pretty, I'm gonna add this to the list of buns I need to learn when my hair grows longer :D

[Vasilissa]

The bun is truly beautiful and looks so elegant and complex! And thank you so much for the video! You did a very good and clear tutorial! :blossom:

Also thanks to PinkyCat for showing her results, you gave me hope that it can work on my lenght too... So I will go and try it out now! :cheese:



Update: It works! :D

[gossamer]

Thank you for making the video and sharing. It's a stunning bun and I can't wait to try it although I serioulsy doubt it will look as good as yours.

I just practiced it a dozen times before I made the video! I'm sure yours will look great.


The bun is truly beautiful and looks so elegant and complex! And thank you so much for the video! You did a very good and clear tutorial! :blossom:

Also thanks to PinkyCat for showing her results, you gave me hope that it can work on my lenght too... So I will go and try it out now! :cheese:



Update: It works! :D


Hooray! :D

[maria_asa]

Here's my attempt:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6995&pictureid=127057

It looks a bit different from yours, Gossamer, and I'm not sure if it's because I did something wrong or if it's just an effect of my thin, heavy tapered hair. Regardless I really like it and I can see myself wearing it a lot.

[eresh]

Thanks for this video!
The bun looks beautiful, I'll try it after washday.
My hair is too greasy right now to take pictures LOL

[gossamer]

Thanks for this video!
The bun looks beautiful, I'll try it after washday.
My hair is too greasy right now to take pictures LOL

I'd love to see your version of it! And I bet if you took pictures now we wouldn't notice it needs to be washed at all. :)

[chelles2kids]

Gossamer as always your hair is so beautiful & that updo is absolutely amazing!:thudpile:

[jacqueline101]

Its a beautiful up do thanks for sharing.

[Safira]

You have so beautiful hair... This bun is awesome, I once tried to do french twist and end up something like that, now I can do this again, thank you!! (still I don´t know how to make french twist, that´s really hard)

[Springgrl]

Thank you so much! I have TBL hair, but I will keep this saved in my YouTube videos for when I have classic length+ :)

[gossamer]

You have so beautiful hair... This bun is awesome, I once tried to do french twist and end up something like that, now I can do this again, thank you!! (still I don´t know how to make french twist, that´s really hard)


I agree, I am not sure how to do a french twist either! I think I succeeded once but didn't have enough pins and it fell down. What a mess!

[Jessibear2854]

Your hair is gorgeous! I will definitely save this one for the future, since my hair is nowhere near long enough to do it now. Thanks for sharing!

[eresh]

Did it!
Supercomfortable bun and holds with only sticks and no pins :-)
I did have to use long chopsticks otherwise the bottomloop would escape.

LOL I'll also show you the failed attempts, uploading pics now.

[eresh]

Failed:
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/7797/poging1.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/803/poging1.jpg/) http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/1350/poging2.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/210/poging2.jpg/) http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/1087/poging3y.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/194/poging3y.jpg/)

Loose version (eating a hairstick that was too short, needed extra pins), was sagging fast
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/1192/helix3.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/837/helix3.jpg/)

Final version (2 chopsticks), still wearing it
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/6980/helix2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/835/helix2.jpg/)

[lapushka]

Wow Eresh! Beautiful! :D You do need some major kick-a** hair- or chopsticks, though. :cool:

[eresh]

These chopsticks are 22,5cm :eek:

[gossamer]

Did it!
Supercomfortable bun and holds with only sticks and no pins :-)
I did have to use long chopsticks otherwise the bottomloop would escape.

LOL I'll also show you the failed attempts, uploading pics now.

I love all the pics, including the failed ones! Those chopsticks are gorgeous. Thanks so much for sharing!

[Alvrodul]

:thud:
A lovely and truly mighty bun!!

I really must try it! :D

[Alvrodul]

Tried the helix bun today - I definitely like it! Easy, comfortable, and it holds like a rock! :D

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m529/Alvrodul/Updos%202012/Helixbun.jpg

[gossamer]

Tried the helix bun today - I definitely like it! Easy, comfortable, and it holds like a rock! :D

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m529/Alvrodul/Updos%202012/Helixbun.jpg
Nicely done! That's beautiful!

[PixxieStix]

I adore how gigantic this bun is, and so pretty! Now if only my hair would grow another 16-20 inches real quick so I could try this out. :D

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Ooooh, I'm really going to try this one - in a few years (sigh)

[dawnss]

I adore how gigantic this bun is, and so pretty! Now if only my hair would grow another 16-20 inches real quick so I could try this out. :D

PixxieStix I agree with you, I think I'd need another 20 inches though lol. So I guess we will try out this style in what, 3.5 years looks like 2015 is our year!

In all seriousness, OP this hairstyle is stunning, and I never thought I'd say this but I like it more than the Infinity Bun itself!!! Heck I even like it more than a French Twist or the Chinese Bun. You've outdone yourself and so have all of the other posters you've posted pictures of their buns.

[Cowgirl16]

What a great bun; the video is so easy to follow.
:thudpile: Gossamer and Eresh Thank you so much for sharing! Your hair is absolutely amazing :)

[lydiajo]

I love this bun. Thank you for the video. I am going to try it.