Casual Bun

You may have seen a few buns called "sock buns", I have tried everything I could to try and create these buns but no matter what they always look messed up, and often result in tangled hair.  So instead of attempting this bun I will demonstrate two ways to create a casual bun without using a sock.
The first way to do this is to gather your hair in a high ponytail, and to do this I flip my hair upside down to gather it all together which is much easier when creating a high ponytail. Next you want to take your hair, and twirl it tightly, wrap it around the base of the ponytail continuously, keeping up with twirling it tightly. When you have reached the end of your hair, use bobby pins to secure all loose ends.  I know that it might be a little messy and some hairs might become loose, but just keep bobby pinning (if that's a word). After you are done you can clean up your bun a bit by using Herbal Essence's Tousle Me Softly styling creme.  Just take a quick swipe with your index finger and rub the tips of your fingers with the cream, smoothing down the fly aways.

Braid to bun, this is just a twist on the previous method mentioned above, a small french braid to a bun.  You start with a small two inch section of hair right in the front, use some hair from the other side of your part. Separate the hair that will be braided from the hair that won't by putting all the hair not being used in a ponytail to the side. The hair for the braid should wrap around a little to the side of your head.  Start with a very thin layer of hair at the very start of your section for the braid; work your way done by adding in small sections of hair for your french braid, the smaller the sections you add in, the smaller and tighter the braid.  In this case I created a very tight, small braid. After you have completed your french braid and used all the hair in your section for braiding finish off by braiding a normal braid. Now gather all of your hair and braid to create a high ponytail once again. Now continue to do the same steps as in part one of this blog, you can either keep the braid as is or you can untie the end of the braid once it and all your other hair is in a ponytail.  This just makes your bun more creative and unique.