I am not a hair person. Meaning, I can barely do my own hair in a ponytail. I also have very fine hair, so the topknots just point out the super fine strands. Lately, I’ve been seeing these hair donuts around, wondering what they could be used for, and after going to London, and having flat iron issues, I just said to heck with it and took a chance on the hair donut, and see if it a simpleton such as myself could figure it out.
Low and behold, even with no instructions, figuring out the sock bun was super easy, and it took only a few seconds! Here is how to do it, and once you try it, you’ll notice that if you can put your hair in a ponytail, you can do a sock bun!
Sock bun tutorial in 5 Easy Steps:
You’ll need: One hair donut, two hair bands, a comb or brush, and some bobby pins.
- Put your hair in a ponytail
- Thread your ponytail through the hair donut
- Smooth your hair over the hair donut, distributing your hair evenly
- Put a second hair band over the hair donut
- Pin the extra hair around the bun
And you’re done! See that was easy!
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This is awesome! I’ve been wanting to try this hair style for a while now, I’m going to print this out and reference it tomorrow when I try this! Does it hold well?
Yep! I fell asleep the other day with the sock bun, and in the morning it was messy, but still in tact.
i am doing this once my hair grows outa bit!
Here I was thinking my hair would be too short for this- but I bet it may be just the perfect length!
Love this, my sister actually taught me how to do this, but instead of having an actual donut, she got me to use 2 old socks and it worked perfectly. I also find it these hairstyle very comfortable and it is as easy as it looks here. I do love how your lighter tips have a pretty effect on the bun
So pretty! I’m gonna try this one, definitely!! I DIY my own sock bun long ago so it must be somewhere in the house, haha!
xx
i didn’t know there was such a thing like the hair donut! i have fine hair too, so yay.
Your timing is perfect - I just made a hair donut for myself this morning!!
This is genius ! I have super fine hair too. I thinks I can do this ! Now I need to find one of those buns !
I was trying to figure this out when I was in NYC! Ta - da! What a solution!
Thanks!
Ooh I need this! I live in buns. But I am slightly horrified that my hair will somehow slip during wearing it, and you’ll be able to see the bath poof looking thing within!
I’m going to do this today! Thank you.
Great idea!! I hope my hair is long enough
xxx
Laura
http://the-shoe-issue.blogspot.com
i’m totally going to try this!!! i can NEVER get my hair to go in a bun because it’s so freaking straight and fine, but this looks like it might work. gotta get ready for 100-degree+ weather!
Wow, thank you soooo much! I can’t wait to try this. Might be more challenging w/ my layered cut, but it’s worth a shot. I really love this look.
that’s what i was missing from my last post - the hair donut!
thanks for the tip.
Thank you for posting this - I used your tutorial today for going to a races event, it worked wonderfully! I’m amazed; it was so humid, I didn’t think it would last. Great post!
So that is the purpose of the hole. The name really suites it. Thank you for making the steps easy to follow.
You made this look so easy! I now need to try this look as it isn’t at intimidating as I originally thought! Your hair looks so adorable this way too!
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I am so rocking this hairstyle tomorrow at work! Thank you!
This is my new go-to hairstyle for when my hair is just looking too flat to have it down. It always looks so polished! Great step-by-step
~Britta
http://www.vancovuervogue.blogspot.com
Excellent tutorial! Now I only need to find a hair donut in Zurich.
love this! Now where can i find a hair donut… hmm… <3
There is another way of doing this so you don’t have to wrap the hair around so the bun is seamless! You start with the donut at the base of your ponytail (image 2) but instead of wrapping, hold your ponytail straight up and bring the donut to the tips of your ponytail. Curve some of the ends downward over the donut and start to roll/fold the donut downward toward the base until you can’t roll anymore. It’s easy once you do it a few times and it leaves you with no hair to wrap around!
it is easy and cute!!
I’m pretty sure that this just saved my life.
Thank you so much for this info! I have never been able to figure this out. Just go buy a hair donut, so that is a hair donut, haha! Will be rockin’ a bun with eyeliner and full mascara this Spring!
This is great! I have straight and fine hair too and my previous attempts at making a bun ended up a) messy and b) with a tiny little pathetic-looking bun. The hair donut might just work
Thanks for the great tips.
wow! this looks super chic and easy to do….now if only I could find that hair donut..hmmmm i will be searching for it! kisses and thanks for sharing!
Great tutorial! Thanks. I chopped my hair off, so I’ll have to see if it still goes up!
looks very polished. i love the necklace you wear on the last pic!
Great tutorial - if only my hair was more than 4 inches long…
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