An Easy Trick To Get J.Lo’s High Donut Bun
Posted by: Nina Carbone
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5:15PM, Wednesday January 6th 2010
Celebs are all about the super-high buns these days—January Jones was spotted with one, so were Rachel Bilson and Cameron Diaz. Now, J.Lo has joined the fray with this big donut-type bun. What do you think? Want to try it out? I’ll let you in on a secret—it looks hard, but one little trick makes it oh-so-easy to do yourself, and you’ve got one laying around the house. The secret weapon, after the jump ...
Use a sock! Yeah, really. Basically, you make the donut-hole shape by using a sock as your template. First, find a thick, unmatched sock you don’t care about any more and cut off the toe part. Now that the sock’s open on both ends, roll the remaining portion into a circular tube. It should resemble a donut shape when you’re through—the thicker your rolled sock, the thicker your bun, so if you don’t want such a pronounced donut bun, un-roll your sock, snip off a bit and re-roll. OK. Now, gather your hair into a ponytail, securing it with an elastic and pull your pony through the center of the rolled sock. Spread your hair over the edges of the sock, around the donut shape, completely covering the sock and hold everything in place with another elastic. Got remaining hair? Need a little tweaking? Wind it around the base of the bun and tuck and bobby-pin it in place. Hairspray. Done!
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Humble Bee
wrote on January 6 2010 @ 05:40 pm: [report]
I wear my hair like this almost every day, lol.
My hair is really long and thick, so I don’t need a sock,. Its really hard to manage so I just put it up all the time.
AlisonNoelle
wrote on January 6 2010 @ 05:55 pm: [report]
My mom used to have something to do the same thing that was made out of netting. That was years ago though….
Jillakiss
wrote on January 6 2010 @ 06:04 pm: [report]
Never thought of a sock… I have one of those netting things too, it’s great. I also used a stiff, crocheted doll bootie to make a pompadour before Bump-Its came around. Ugh, that sounds so Jersey Shore of me. I promise, it wasn’t like JWoww’s.
Jamie Lee
wrote on January 6 2010 @ 08:26 pm: [report]
i do this all the time, i started in the military when they were really strict about having your hair perfect, and then i’ve done it for really formal occasions, i have wrapped 2 socks so the bun was HUGE…love the look…
also for girls who have short hair who can’t get it up into a bun all the way, its good to do this same trick but to use a nylon stocking or pantyhose leg…doesn’t get as thick so it works for shorter hair…
ctwilson112
wrote on January 6 2010 @ 11:08 pm: [report]
Omg! I used to do that in high school! And that’s almost 10 years ago….but back then, I secured it with a srunchie..!!
ctwilson112
wrote on January 6 2010 @ 11:10 pm: [report]
*scrunchie*
Buhri
wrote on January 6 2010 @ 11:13 pm: [report]
A friend of mine cut a chunk off of a pool noodle and used that. Looked pretty good.
lindseylee21
wrote on January 7 2010 @ 09:22 am: [report]
It’s easy to just put your hair in a high pony and then twist your hair as you pull it around in a bun, then add another hair band or pin the ends in.
VintageChick
wrote on January 8 2010 @ 08:36 pm: [report]
lindseylee21 - I do the same thing, but I modify it a bit.
I have really long hair and it’s fairly thick.
Start with a high pony, then separate the hair into 2 peices. Twist one side then begin to loop it around the main pony elastic, then do the other half of the hair. Mix it up and do braids before looping the hair.