Brushing and smoothing your hair before you put it into the ponytail will give your bun a sleek look. For a high bun, tie a loose ponytail at the crown of your head.
It’s okay if some pieces of hair pop out while you continue the braid.
Keep your fingers poking through; they are going to grab onto your braid.
The sides of your hair should be twisted since the braid was pulled through the hole.
The idea is to have the bulkiest part of the braid be the majority of the braid seen in the bun.
It’s okay if the bun looks a little messy and not too perfect.
Since you’re making a top knot bun, the ponytail needs to be tied up high on your head.
You’ll get best results if you use a teasing brush or rat tail comb to tease your hair. This will help your braids look bigger and fuller.
If you don’t have any texturizing powder or dry shampoo, you can simply pull at your braids, loosening and widening the braids.
If you hair is longer, and your braided sections wrap around further than to the back of your head, simply secure the end of the braid wherever it happens to end.
It always helps blend things together if you use bobby pins that are similar to your hair color.
Tease and back comb 3-5 sections of hair for some nice volume at the crown of your head. Flip all of your hair back say it lays naturally.
It’s okay if some pieces of hair fall out of the braids. This braid is more of a relaxed look.
Tease and back comb about 3-4 sections of hair. Then flip all of your hair back so it lays naturally.
Continue to twist and secure the other two braided sections of hair, so they line up near each other once secured into place.
