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How to Make a Messy Bun Quickly and Easily

June 13, 2013 by Greta Brinkley 14 Comments

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Messy Ballerina Buns are a classic hairstyle. It brings down the formality, while still creating a fun and pretty hairdo.

How to Make a Messy Bun

Having long hair has it’s benefits and it’s pitfalls. One of the benefits is that there’s so many ways to style it. One of the pitfalls is that it’s long, and hot, and heavy. Did I mention it gets hot and heavy?

When I have my hair long, one of the ways I like to wear it is up in a bun. However, that can get hot, too, with all the hair piled on top of your head. There’s an easier way to do it, that lets in some air at the same time. A bun donut! It’s quick, easy, and you get a perfect ballerina bun every time.

How to Make a Messy Ballerina Bun

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Put your hair in a ponytail. Do this wherever you want your bun to sit at. If you want a low bun, do this at the back of your head. If you want a high bun or a top knot, place your ponytail there.

Hot Buns tool

Take the bun donut tool, and place it at the end of your ponytail. This is not the end with the holder, but the free end.

Roll your hair up around the tool, all the way to the ponytail base.

How to make a messy bun

Connect the two ends of the tool. There is a snap that you should be able to fasten.

Arrange the hair around the bun donut tool, if needed. These sock bun tools also have an elastic cord that you can pull to make it more snug, then wrap the elastic cord around your hair, as you would another hair elastic. You may still need a couple bobby pins or another hair elastic to secure the hair.

How to make a messy bun

Voila! A gorgeous, uniform bun, quickly and easily.  Make it perfect like a Ballerina bun or make it messy and casual.

If you want to give your hair a little extra security, add a finishing hairspray.

These bun donut tools come in a two pack, one small and one large. They’re also available in two colors: light and dark. The sock bun tools also come in two packs of small in blonde, brunette, and dark brown, and are around $10 for the set of two.

 

Filed Under: Hair, Tutorials Tagged With: Budget Beauty, hair, how to, summer, Summer Confidential

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Comments

  1. Jenn says

    June 14, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    Wow that is a cool tool! If I had long hair I would totally use it too!

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  2. Sabrina R says

    June 14, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    I would have NEVER guessed that was in her hair! So cool, I am kinda a hot mess when it comes to my hair (lol) and could use this 🙂

    Reply
  3. Kasandria Reasoner says

    June 14, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    Cute!
    Kas

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  4. Liz @ Woof Woof Mama says

    June 14, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    That’s super cute and looks easy enough that I could probably even do it! I am so guilty of using the same old hair clip to keep my hair up and need to seriously update my look…never knew there were tricks and tools like this to making an easy bun!

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  5. Caryn B says

    June 14, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    That looks super easy! My daughter has very long hair…I think she might like me making buns : )

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  6. Freda Mans says

    June 14, 2013 at 10:37 pm

    But where do you buy them?

    Reply
  7. Krystle(Baking Beauty) says

    June 19, 2013 at 12:10 pm

    I can’t stand hair on my neck in the summer. Cool tool, you’re hair looks awesome

    Reply
  8. Julie Wood says

    July 7, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    I like how to make a messy bun! I too can not stand to have my hair on my neck when it is so hot. I will have to make me a messy bun because I think they are cute! Thanks for the great instructions.

    Reply
  9. Tina says

    July 11, 2013 at 5:27 am

    Where do you buy the Hot Buns tool? I have never heard of this before but would love to buy it so I can make a cute bun like the one in the photo. This seems super easy and very cute.

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    • Greta Brinkley says

      July 16, 2013 at 11:21 am

      You can get it just about anywhere. I’ve seen it at Walgreens, JoAnn Fabrics, and online.

      Reply
  10. Caitlyn Stone says

    March 26, 2014 at 11:20 pm

    I tried the Sarah Potempa Half Up one that I got from birchbox and it did t work that well on me, I have too fine hair, it looked ridiculous actually, and on my 8 yr old it still didn’t look that great, maybe this one works better bc it sure looks better than ours came out!

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  11. Ashwini says

    May 24, 2014 at 4:30 pm

    Great tutorial! I love making messy buns, it’s my go to hairdo for summer 🙂

    Reply
  12. rochelle haynes says

    September 13, 2014 at 6:35 am

    This is nice have to try this

    Reply
  13. Dana Rodriguez says

    September 13, 2014 at 5:00 pm

    That is great!!I haven’t heard of these before!

    Reply

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