Braided log roll variation II

Okay, another thought on the braided log roll variation: What if I simply made two Dutch braids, pinned a stick up between them, pinned the two braids up and over the stick, and then "weaved" the two braids through the pinned braids?

And... I loved it!

This was super easy to create and it held really well.

Also it looked highly unusual and nothing like any other bun I have in my current updo rotation.

So I need a name for this. My suggestion is "woven log roll"  to play with the "braided log roll" buns name. What do you think?

Braided log roll variation

I got an idea from my last attempt of the log roll: Since a five-stranded Dutch braid still didn't flatten the updo enough, how about if I made two Dutch braids that I braid into one at the neck, and then pin the log roll itself up again between the two Dutch braids?

And it turned out okay.

It's not great, but I do think it looks better than last I tried it.

It did give me another idea though, and I will try it soon.

Another Nautilus variation

The Nautilus variation the other day gave me an idea: What if I used two coils for the outer part of the Nautilus bun?

This was surprisingly hard to create. Keeping two coils "out" and still trying to maintain the right tension was pretty difficult. I also thought that it would show with the two "outer" coils, but it really doesn't. Even if you know, you can't really tell.
I liked how flat the bun got, but it got some serious lopsidedness going on, which I disliked.
It also got noticeably less stable than a usual Nautilus bun, but that might be connected to how much harder I found it to keep the two "outer" coils free.

Luisa's Nautilus bun variation

Luisa commented this on my semi-failed Nautilus bun:

I have an idea: try coiling once or twice as nautilus and the rest of the length as a cinnamon bun. I did that once but only on extra greasy hair because it had grip. on freshly washed hair my houdini hair escapes any updo lol

I tried it and this is the result:

I would have liked this to be a lot flatter, but I think I say that about all my buns?! The "cinnamon" part seemed to push the bun outwards a little.
But what I do like, is that it didn't alter the Nautilus's awesome stability, and that it didn't get that weird lopsided effect I've been getting with Nautilus buns lately. I think this is a bun I can actually grow into and would benefit from longer hair... wow.

Cassia treatment

Edit: Fixed gifs

Today's hair

Today's hair is an Elling woman bun

I had some trouble keeping the bun flat and it ended up sticking more than I wanted

Today's hair

Today's hair is a Nautilus bun that did not turn out well. I think my hair is getting too long for it. The lengthy inner coils push the entire updo out of symmetry and balance.

Today's hair

Today's updo is an Ellingwoman/Nautilus hybrid

I was pretty happy with it: It got nicely flat and balanced. I guess this updo works better for my current length than the Nautilus I did yesterday?

Today's hair

Today's hair is a French braid

I think I did a pretty good job on getting it started

Herbal hair treatment day

Muahahha!

Nightblooming have put my pictures up and it made me feel inspired to do a herbal hair treatment day. Link here

I used an Eilistraee colourless conditioner and some leftovers in the form of a Mane n' Tail conditioner sample I got back in an advent calendar, a Philip Kingsley sample I got with a skincare order, and an almost-empty Matrix Biolage conditioner.

Seriously, the funniest part of doing herbal haircare is looking at the crazy greenish mud on your head!

Some time and heat for the mud to work

As usual, my hair felt miserable after the herbal treatment, so I followed with a quick regular conditioner. I actually reviewed this Cien product a while back.

And just because I felt up for it, I finished it with a herbal rinse as well.

Hair felt pretty good!