The Mighty Sock Bun

Lauren Conrad rocking a HUGE bun!

Oh, sock bun, where have you been all my life? Why have I neglected you for so long? I heard others talk of you, I saw the pictures. Why? 

This may not be big news to many of you, but i have medium length hair that is fine, straight and silky smooth. Oh how I've wished for long, wavy, curly, or even coarse hair. The effortless beauty that girls with long, wavy hair can achieve when they throw their hair up in a bun has never been possible for me. Mine usually looks like a tiny, tiny, sad little excuse for a bun. Now that I've discovered how easy this was, there is no going back!

The tutorial I used for making a hair donut and doing this is found here

Tutorial for making a super big hair donut here

There seem to be several different techniques used with this things. Because my hair is short, I simply put it in a pony tail, placed the donut over it, then teased the hair and pinned it all in place (see step by step below).

For more inspiration, simply search Pinterest for "sock buns" or "hair donuts"

Sad Bun :(

Step #1:  Pull hair into pony tail
Step #2: Place hair donut around pony tail

Step #3:
Tease hair so it lays nicely,
covers sock and semi resembles a bun

Final step: Pin everything in place
and use a healthy dose of hair spray!

Happy bun :)