NEW: Winter Bun Challenge (Dec 2009- Mar 2010)

i love my buns!!!!

i've bunned every day except today. and even now i'm wearing a pony tail lol so my hair still is off my shoulders ^_^
 
Welcome new Bun Challengers.

Sorry I'm late adding new names, (please check the list on the OP to make sure I've added your name if you're new.)

Well, the challenge is well underway, and it's great to hear so many good updates. For me, everday of bunning is less of a "challenge" and more of a pleasure, as I learn what works/looks well for my big head! :lachen:

Me and my hair are finally starting to understand one another. My DH seems to really like my more recent pin-ups and buns...I guess that's to say he wasn't really feeling the first few I tried! :nono: So now all three of us (me, my hair, and my DH) are getting along fabulously!

I'd love to try some phony buns, but I have two little boys that would put it to a major tesat. The last time I tried one, my older boy questioned me for hours about what was on my head, and my baby boy recognized it as something foreign and pulled it right off! :blush:. Any suggestions for a phony bun that can stand up to a curious little kid? TIA
 
Please count me in as well. I need this in the worst way cuz I don't know what the hell to do with this bird's nest aka my hair, except bun it.

My hair and I must come to some resolve....soon! I don't know what it wants!!!!!!!!:nono:

Anyhoo. Thanks.
 
Okay, I'm really liking bunning every day! I get bored easily so I thought I'd make it a week before itching to do something different. Instead, I've been moisturizing my ends morning and night. So when I conditioner washed a few days ago, my hair felt better than it has in a loooooong time! Not sure if its due to wearing the bun or moisturizing but I like! :grin:
 
Been southern teasing lately.

I bought a sponge donut, but, I'm not really sure how to use it - I think my hair is too thin to cover the entire donut. Maybe I need to make a higher ponytail, so I'll have more hair to work with.
 
panamoni said:
Been southern teasing lately.

I bought a sponge donut, but, I'm not really sure how to use it - I think my hair is too thin to cover the entire donut. Maybe I need to make a higher ponytail, so I'll have more hair to work with.
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if you dont have enough hair to cover the donut you can get some weave that matches your color and texture and wrap it around the donut and then do your donut.

marand has a tutorial on it on you tube. i'll see if i can find it for you
 
Since joining this forum I have never joined a challenge. Is it too late? I have been bunning for 2 weeks straight I think I'am seeing improvements. If me and bf or friends go out on weekends I do twistouts and that is the only time my hair is out but during the workweek i bun. Does this count?
 
Since self relaxing last Thursday, I have been wearing my hair in 2 small low buns. Earlier this month, I joined the wig challenge but lately I have been rethinking it,my edges are somewhat fragile and wigs(1/2 and full) tend to put a lot of stress on my hairline and feel that this challenge would benefit my tresses the most.
 
Please count me in if it isn't too late! I started bunning in november and my hair loves it! I'm going to bun until May or until I feel like taking a break. Lol. I want to reach APL first by way of bunning, I hear its the truth! :)
 
adnolej said:
This may be a silly question, but how do you all bun without pulling out your edges? Idk if I just pull my hair too tight, but by the end of the day, my bun feels tight and I'm ready to take my hair out...
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Oh goodness no! Don't pull that tight! In fact, when I bun my real hair there is no tension at all. When I fake bun there is only a little. I use Elast QP mango butter and a boar bristle brush to get smooth edges. And like she said, use a scarf for a few minutes to get even more smoothness.
 
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Did a bun with my real hair today. It was cute but too small. So I went back to my fake bun. Here they are...
 

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this is what I have been wearing this past couple of days, braid-out southern tease bun:grin:. I like that because there is absolutely no tension on my edges.
 

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morehairplease said:
It's beautiful sweetie! Do you mind me asking what fake bun your are using?
tia,
tishee
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Thanks!! Its actually one I made myself. I just took some bulk, silky textured hair, braided it, put a claw clip in the top loop. I use that claw clip to attach it to my head. I wrap the tail around and secure with a bobby pin or other small clip.
 
Please add me to this challenge.

I've been bunning since last week. My routine is to wear my hair in buns Mon-Fri and wear my hair up in a loose updo on the weekend. At night, I wear my hair in a loose bun and baggy the bun. I'm also doing a Sylver-inspired no-combing-except-on-wash-day routine.
 
LaidBak said:
Thanks!! Its actually one I made myself. I just took some bulk, silky textured hair, braided it, put a claw clip in the top loop. I use that claw clip to attach it to my head. I wrap the tail around and secure with a bobby pin or other small clip.
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It is really cute...I think I understood how you described it, but it would be helpful if you had a few more pics. Can you share more? I'd like to try that too. Thanks.
 
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