How can I make a bun without a ponytail holder?

[sunshinelady]

Hey ladies,

I am wearing a phony pony a lot and I think it is causing breakage. Is it possible to make a ponytail without using a ponytail holder? Or, do you have a holder that doesn't pull your hair?

Please share!

 

[JustKiya]

Have you tried hair sticks/hair clips/hair pins?

And, if your hair is long enough, you could do a HUGE bantu knot sorta thing....

 

[LovelyLionessa]

Sometimes I bun without a ponytail holder. I use a long hair pin and if I make the bun high on my crown its pretty stable and will stay.

Otherwise when I wear lower bun, I like scunci mini scrunchies, they don't damage the hair and add fullness to a bun too.

 

[sunshinelady]

Sometimes I bun without a ponytail holder. I use a long hair pin and if I make the bun high on my crown its pretty stable and will stay.

Otherwise when I wear lower bun, I like scunci mini scrunchies, they don't damage the hair and add fullness to a bun too.

Do tell about these mini scunci mini scrunchies. Where would one find them?

 

[LovelyLionessa]

Do tell about these mini scunci mini scrunchies. Where would one find them?

CVS sells them and Wal-Mart also has them in a knit material. These are similar to ones I use:


http://scunci.com/product_detail.aspx?gid=12&pid=111&lp=6

I love mini scrunchies! HTH

 

[Traycee]

I did one today...I usually do it neater ....I make one braid and pin...

 

[anon123]

Can you do the one Southern Tease made a video of? I don't know if you can get your hair straight enough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_-XBalPjVg&feature=related

On the other end of the spectrum, if you can get your hair puffy enough you can use a scarf or whatever to make one like mine (or smaller, just make the puff smaller) like the tutorial in my siggy.

 

[Isis]

CVS sells them and Wal-Mart also has them in a knit material. These are similar to ones I use:


http://scunci.com/product_detail.aspx?gid=12&pid=111&lp=6

I love mini scrunchies! HTH

Me too! I use these also but the ones made of satin. I find them at Walgreens, Target and sometimes in grocery stores (of all places). I saw some at Sally's in cotton, some other fabric and satin but they were a bit wider than the mini ones.

 

[LovelyLionessa]

Me too! I use these also but the ones made of satin. I find them at Walgreens, Target and sometimes in grocery stores (of all places). I saw some at Sally's in cotton, some other fabric and satin but they were a bit wider than the mini ones.

Yes, the ones I use are kinda of satiny, on the Scunci site there isn't a pic of the exact ones I use. CVS always has the black satiny ones, so does Bed Bath & Beyond. They're great!

 

[MizAvalon]

I did one today...I usually do it neater ....I make one braid and pin...

Traycee, that is BEAUTIFUL!! So simple and elegant, I love that.

 

[CenteredGirl]

I did one today...I usually do it neater ....I make one braid and pin...

Wow, I can only dream that i could do this one day. Absolutely terrific. What beautiful hair. *sigh*

 

[beautifulisaunderstatment]

I just twist my hair around itself and then pin it down

 

[honeybadgirl]

i just take my hair and twist around in a bun and pin it as i go. even if i wear a fake bun/ponytail, thats what i do too. it works just as well as a ponytail holder

 

[scorpio70]

don't forget the banana clips. somebody on here uses them for her puffs/buns and i'm addicted.

 

[Vshanell]

Have you tried hair sticks/hair clips/hair pins?

And, if your hair is long enough, you could do a HUGE bantu knot sorta thing....

That's how I do mine. I just grab it in a ponytail and start twisting tight all the way down the length then start coiling it around in a circle to form a donut bun. To hold it in place I just use a scuncii.

 

[naturalgurl]

Didn't read alllll of the replies so I hope this isn't a repeat but you can go to my fotki and look at how I make buns. Instead of using a ponytail holder just use the donut that I made and wrap you hair around that. My fotki is in my sig if you want to take a look. HTH