Buns for thick hair?

[lmfbs]

My hair measures about 3.5inches around, so not quite in the III category, but I struggle with many buns because my hair just seems a tiny bit thick or short to put into lots of buns. My hair is about 1/2inch from waist (just over 28 inches), so by my reckoning, I should be able to do most buns.

To give you some perspective, my hair is shorter than BSL when braided, so I lose a lot of length.

Any ideas for buns for thick/uncoperative hair? I can *just* do a nautilus bun.

[Lady Neeva]

Knot Bun: twist like a cinnabun, then tuck the ends into a sort of fold into the hole.

[lmfbs]

Knot Bun: twist like a cinnabun, then tuck the ends into a sort of fold into the hole.


Do you then pin it with amish pins or something? I might have to look up a youtube vid, my attempts right now are a massive fail!

[Slug Yoga]

One thing that I believe works for many people (though I have not tried it myself) is to do a sort of 2-in-1 bun: do a bun with the top half of your hair (as if you were doing a half-up) and secure that, then take the rest of your hair and wrap it around that.

[MissManda]

Here are some updos that you could try. They're some of my go-to styles. :flower:

Pencil Bun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0k3dD4qX34)
Seashell Bun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKZqNvsWDIU)
Tucked French Braid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSBAqxQCNKk)
Lazy Wrap Bun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvKbxNBHjOI)
The Masara (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj5QW8uzUXU)

[jeanniet]

The sad truth is that the thicker the hair, the longer it has to be to do a lot of buns. It can be pretty frustrating. I'm at hip, and still can't do a decent figure 8, for example. It's one reason I keep growing. You should be able to do a pencil bun (which is easy to adapt to longer lengths), lazy wrap, nautilus, maybe spidermom's bun.

[Tehillim408]

One thing that I believe works for many people (though I have not tried it myself) is to do a sort of 2-in-1 bun: do a bun with the top half of your hair (as if you were doing a half-up) and secure that, then take the rest of your hair and wrap it around that.

That sounds like a great idea!

[Madora]

Thick and short...I knew the feeling.

What you might try is a little bit of dividing for your bun.

1) Detangle hair, put in ponytail (do not pull it tightly! You should be able to poke at least one finger between the band and the scalp)

2) Divide ponytail hair in 3 sections

3) Twist the middle section down to ends, then holding it flat against your scalp, secure in a coil, pinning as you go.

4) Take the loose section of hair to the right, twist it down to the end, then take it and wind it to the right around the bun already made, pinning as you go.

5) Take the remaining loose hair, repeat step 4 but wind it to the left around the bun.

[moxamoll]

I also find that for buns that I have just barely enough length for, spin pins hold it more securely than a stick or anything else. (Although I just cannot get Amish pins to work for anything, so maybe that's a me fail, not the pin fail. ;) )

[Zesty]

Definitely try the pencil bun. I have 4" hair, and that was the first bun I learned how to do, when my hair was around 29", and nothing else worked. I couldn't do a nautilus until later. Know that I feel your pain. ;)

[lapushka]

Do you then pin it with amish pins or something? I might have to look up a youtube vid, my attempts right now are a massive fail!

Here's a good how-to on the knot bun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiGTXkUhFKE&feature=plcp

[Hollyfire3]

Don't have any other suggestions, all mine have been made, lol! I will add, I know the feeling, it is SO fruserating not to be able to do many buns even though I am nearly BSL, hang in there, it will get better.

[Madora]

imfbs, you also might try sectioning, which I found to be a great help with my very thick hair back in the day:

Double braided bun:

1) detangle all hair gently

2) make a horizontal part from the top of your right ear, around the back of your head to the top of your left ear.

3) Comb out all hair above the part, divide in 3 sections, and loosely braid down to the end. Secure with hair friendly elastic.

4) Coil braid in a bun by holding it in place while you anchor it with crimped hairpins. Tuck the tassle under the bun.

5) Take remaining hair, comb out, divide in 3, and braid it loosely down to end. Secure with hair elastic.

6) Take braid and bring it up and around the bunned braid. Tuck in tassle.

Voila..one double braided bun.

Using this sectioning technique you can also create the variations of:

A) Double cinnabuns
B) Cameo Bun
C) Double rose bun
D) Double twist bun

Sectioning the hair distributes the weight more comfortably and you're able to wear your style longer.

Back in the day, before I learned better from Dr. George Michael, I used to put all my hair in one ponytail holder. It was heavy and unwieldy. I wasn't a happy camper. Sectioning changed my entire outlook.:D

[Tisiloves]

Another suggestion is to do double buns right next to each other, a bit like Bweeta's buns. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq0QSgCdeKU)

[Dr. Hank McCoy]

You could try a "china-buun"... or at least I thing that's what its called..... Look here (http://www.dressytresses.com/hair/gallery/instruct/chinese-bun/)

Hope this helped:D