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DIY: Sock Bun
{Although Jared was really pushing for the title ‘Put a sock inside to make it look bigger’. HAAAA. Boys!}
So. I have been cursed with really fine, baby thin hair. My hair holds no curl from an iron and looks pretty pathetic in a bun (as evidenced in the left photo above).
But brilliance! I just learned this trick from a friend and have been wearing my hair like this practically every day since. The sock bun trick! Wanna see how it works?
Start with your hair in a ponytail. Higher or lower depending on where you want the bun.
Take an old sock that blends well into the color of your hair highlights. Smell it first to make sure it’s washed. Then cut off the tip. I started first with a longer sock but it was too big for my thin hair.
Roll it gently up, like so, until you have a nice donut looking shape.
Put your ponytail through the center of the donut, the same way you would put on a rubberband (or scrunchie in middle school).
Now. Holding the sock in place with one hand, carefully spread out your hair around the curves of the sock until the hair feels like it’s evenly distributed. For really fine hair like mine you may need a mirror to make sure it covers all of the sock (that’s also why a similar colored sock is a good idea).
When it feels pretty well distributed (you can adjust it later too), grab another rubber band and tie it around at the base to hold it in place.
It will probably look like this at this point. Kind a messy. A good time to grab your hand held mirror and make any adjustments.
If you have thin and/or shorter hair you can simply wrap the hair around the base of the bun and kind of tuck it in. If you have longer and/or thicker hair you might need to use a couple bobby pins or braid it first.
Voila! Fancy, thick looking sock bun! You can add a scarf or ribbon around the base if you want to cover up the extra hair as well. How would you style a sock bun?
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Stealing your last look with the sort of handkerchief bow. Love. <3
This was perfect for a quick rainy day hair style! I love it!honuandsweetie.blogspot.com
Sock bun is brilliant! I tried it today and in less than five minutes I had a ballet ready big pretty bun.Great DIY!VIVA SOCKBUN!
excellent! I saw a donut to make buns but luckily I didn´t buy it
Lol I can't beleive this sock bun made your blog! Its a known secret among cadets and military women who have thin hair…Love it!
I don't use the first hair band, I just pull my hair through the sock bun form, then use a band over that. Then I section into two parts and braid each section,then wrap the braids around the bun and poke the ends into the bun to hide them, using a couple of small bobby pins.
What a clever idea! I only wish my hair were long enough to make one.
like the hair 'fall's used in the 1960's. Great idea~ I have the same colour and texture of hair as you & could never, ever get a bun to look good. I chopped it all off, now you've made me want to grow it out again! Thank you
The back of your head is really pretty.
just found your blog today, and i love you for this!! seriously, love is not enough. i recently took my almost 2 year old son to his first swim lessons and looked like a bald person by the end of the swim. i will be cutting many old blondish socks (clean, of course) for this splendid idea. Thank you thank you. julia
sadly I have too much hair for this idea. But I'm glad it works for you!
That is awesome! At first I didn't think it would work for me because I have thick hair that is too short for a bun, but actually because of that this actually worked perfectly for me too! Thanks for sharing this, I think this is going to be my new favorite hair style!
That's amazing! What a fab idea!!
Genius!