Quick big bun tutorial with my 3 tips...and a video!

I through this bun on when I'm out of time, have crazy day, or when I should be washing my hair but don't (this is usually the reason). I have a few hair tips that I've realized a few of you may not use! I know a lot of you have shorter hair, but I just did this on my friend Liz, who has fine and just below shoulder length hair and it worked wonderfully...and without a sock might I add. 

So what are the helpful tips you may or may not use in your bun styling...

Spin Pins (or mini spin pins),

extra large bobby pins,

and the very loose twisting technique.

I picked up these really cool twisty bobby pins, called Spin Pins, after a stylist had stuck them in my hair. Just a few of them alone held my hair up in what ever position and tightness on my head. In that case it was a low very loose chignon, and just a few twists...bam it stayed for a good few hours. 

I have been using extra large bobby pins for years now, I think since junior high or elementary (ie my mom used them one me!) and I haven't stopped. They hold a lot of hair at once. Perfect for buns, chignons, and when I want to add some extra perkiness to my pony tails and high buns, I slip ones of these in with the hairband. It prevents anything from sagging down through out the day!

My key to a big bun (without a sock) is making the twist of your hair as LOOSE as possible when you twist it around your head. The tighter the smaller, the looser the bigger. Like I repeated earlier, I've tried this on short, finer haired ladies and it turned out great!! You basically twist it once, wrap it a little around your head, then twist a little bit again to finish the wrap. Then you twist your spin pins in or slide in your extra large bobby pins around your bun.

**If you have short or finer hair, do one loose twist as you are wrapping it around the base of your ponytail, then it may only look like a half bun. This is when you take your (the spin pins come in smaller sizes!) mini spin pins or small bobby pins and work them into your hair, slowly inching the sides of half bun to become a whole one. 

Get your details above...these are the quick ones instructions:

 1. High pony tail

2. Loose twist or half twist if needed

3. Wrap around ...and half twist again half way through wrap if needed.

4. Bobby pin it

5. Poof it out

6. Done!