Sock Bun [PIC]

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  Jann

  
  

  This might not be for everyone, but I just discovered something called a "sock bun." A couple of weeks ago, I saw a flight attendant on an airplane with her hair in a perfect, round bun. I asked her how she managed to makes such a perfect bun and she said it was a sock bun. So when I got home I searched on YouTube for "how to make a sock bun." There are several videos explaining how to make one. There are a couple of difference techniques. Here is a pic of my hair in a sock bun, taken yesterday. All it requires is a ponytail elastic and a sock with the end cut off. That's it -- no hairpins or anything. It feels very comfortable, by the way.

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    Gene W

    
    

    Very neat looking, Jann. I've always liked that style. My hair is a bit too short for it these days, though. I used to wear a French twist and a tucked French braid a lot when I wore it that long, though. Thank goodness for YouTube.

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      Jann

      
      

      It was the neatness that inspired me to try it. A bonus is the fact that you don't need any hairpins or anything. The french twist and the tucked french braid both require the strategic placing of pins. I don't wear a twist (except using a clip when I'm shaving or washing my face) but I wear a french braid a lot. Sometimes tucked in, sometimes not.

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    Urban Cowboy

    
    

    OMG, Jann, that sock bun looks HUGE!!!!!!!

    Here's a pic of my average "quick bun".... I just twist the hair around and around like a tornado about to strike Kansas, then quickly coil it and keep it together w/ a hair tie. It's not uncommon for me to be able to make one of these while waiting at a traffic light, ready to go with bun intact when the light turns green...

    I'll check out YouTube to see how to make a sock bun, and then probably give it a try myself -- although I'm not so sure I'd want to wear a bun that huge out in public... it looks almost the size of a Princess Lea bun!!!!

    - Ken

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      Jann

      
      

      It turned out surprisingly big. My hair is only mid-back and of medium thickness, but it looks like there's a ton of hair in the bun. Sock buns look big because there's a sock in there, adding to the volume. Next time, I'm going to try a smaller sock. BTW, I did get the Princess Leia remark from a couple of people when they saw it. Maybe when my hair gets longer I'll try one on each side for a genuine Star Wars style. :)

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