Difference between revisions of "Make a Braided Bun"

#Tie your hair in a ponytail. Your hair doesn’t need to be brushed and smoothed out for this braided bun. Tie your hair in a loose ponytail at the nape of your neck.<ref name="rf1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AOVI0OCZqg</ref>Texturize your ponytail by pinching your hair at your crown to get some added volume.

#Braid your ponytail. Braid your ponytail in a classic three-strand braid. Braid your hair all the way down to the bottom of your hair.<ref name="rf2"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AOVI0OCZqg</ref>

#Make a hole in your hair. Use your fingers to create a hole in the area of your hair above the ponytail holder. Reach your thumb and pointer finger up and underneath your ponytail holder so they poke up vertically through the hole you just created.<ref name="rf1" />

#Fold your hair through the hole. Lift your braid up with your free hand and bring it to your two fingers poking out through the hole. Hold onto the braid with your two fingers and pull the braid down through the hole.<ref name="rf2" />

#Fold your braid though again. Fold your braid once more through the hole. This time, don’t pull your braid all the way down through the hole. Flip the braid to pull the bulkiest part to the hole, and let the bottom portion of the braid (the tail) fold over on itself within the hole.<ref name="rf1" />

#Secure the braid. Hold your braid with one hand and use your other hand to insert bobby pins into the sides of your bun. Once the braid is secured into place, use your fingers to pull the braided pieces apart a little bit to make the bun look fluffier and to add texture.<ref name="rf2" />

#Put your hair in a ponytail. Pull all of your hair back and tie it up in a high ponytail.<ref name="rf3">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grg0JxbHIfg</ref> You don’t need to brush your hair before putting your hair into the ponytail. This will help create a more relaxed, tussled look.

#Tease your ponytail. Separate your ponytail into two sections. Back comb and tease both sections of your hair, focusing on the hair closest to the base of the ponytail.<ref name="rf3" />

#Braid each section. Separate each section into three strands. Braid each section in a classic three-strand braid.<ref name="rf3" /> Secure each braid at the bottom with a small elastic hair tie.

#Add some texture to the braids. This step is optional, but you can add texturizing powder or dry shampoo to your braids and pull apart the braid plaits.<ref name="rf3" /> Gently pulling the braid plaits apart will create wider, bigger braids.

#Wrap your braids. With one braided section, wrap it around the base of your ponytail until it gets back to the back of your head.<ref name="rf3" /> Use a bobby pin to secure that first wrapped braid. Wrap the other braided section going in the opposite direction, until it reaches the back of your head. Try to position this braid underneath the first wrapped around braid.

#Secure your braids. Use hair spray and bobby pins to secure down any stray hairs and pieces falling out of the braids.<ref name="rf3" />

#Tease your hair. Grab a section of hair at your crown (about a 1-2 inch section), nearer to your forehead. Lightly back comb and tease this section of hair, then flip it over to the front of your face. Grab a small section of hair behind the first section (again, about a 1-2 inch section), and repeat the teasing and back combing.<ref name="rf4">http://www.realsimple.com/beauty-fashion/hair/braided-bun-0/braid-bun</ref> Flip this back combed section of hair over the first section.

#Braid your hair. Separate your hair into three sections, and loosely braid your hair in a classic three-strand braid. Don’t secure the entire braid with an elastic ponytail holder. Instead, only secure two out of the three strands.<ref name="rf5">http://www.realsimple.com/beauty-fashion/hair/braided-bun-0/braiding-hair-0</ref>

#Push the braid up. Hold onto the one strand of hair that you didn’t secure into the elastic ponytail holder. Push the other two, secured strands up until they are bunched at the base of the braid.<ref name="rf6"> http://www.realsimple.com/beauty-fashion/hair/braided-bun-0/braid-bun-with-bobby-pin</ref>

#Wrap and secure the bun. Wrap the loose strand around the bunched up braided strands and secure the bun with bobby pins. You can insert bobby pins on all sides of the bun to make sure it stays in place.<ref name="rf6" />  

#Back comb your crown. Take a small section of hair near the crown of your head (a 1-2 inch section of hair), and back comb it, pushing the hair down with your comb.<ref name="rf7">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgXwdARH_oM</ref> Flip the back combed section of hair over to the front of you face. Take the section of hair behind the first section of hair you just back combed, and back comb that section.

#Section your hair. Separate your hair into three vertical sections: one for the right side, one for the left side, and one in the middle of your hair.<ref name="rf7" /> Tie each section near the nape of your neck with a ponytail holder.

#Braid each section. Loosely braid each section of hair in a classic three-strand braid.<ref name="rf8"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgXwdARH_oM</ref> Secure each braid at the end of the hair with a small, elastic hair tie.

#Twist and secure each braid. Hold one braided section at the bottom near the hair tie, and use your other hand to twist the middle portion of the braid. The twisting motion is similar to the motion you would do if you were going to knot the braid on itself.<ref name="rf7" /> Secure the twisted braid with some bobby pins.