Saturday 8 August 2015

Hair inspiration: Bun + ponytail, take II

So the first shot at the Bun + ponytail wasn't so awesome. Hubby liked it, but I didn't.
The tail was too long for me and the bun did that "cannonball" thing where it turned into an annoying unbalanced ball. I was thinking that maybe the problem was in how flat/wide the braid was: It made it difficult to get a good knot going.
So I tried with the roundest "braid" I know: The ropebraid.
And instead of making a real knot, I would pull the ponytail out between the inner and outer coils of a Nautilus.


Much better!
But like all asymmetrical styles, it was a lot cuter from one side.


Also, the tail formed a very cute little wave!
I think mostly it was from the way it "hits" my shoulders? But maybe I have more more curl than I thought?


Would I do this style again?
Yes.
I thought the bun-part was cute and the tail-length was manageable. It was a whole lot more stable than the last attempt (Nautilus bun to the rescue!)


My only complaint is that the cute little wave seemed to provoke some sort of annoying cat-behavior in Hubby. He spent most of the day "attacking" my little tail and playing with it. Batting it around like a cat with yarn, stroking it and twirling his fingers in it. My weirdo :)

3 comments:

  1. Igor---do you have any gym hair styles? Just started back to working out and specifically, yoga--I'm finding it very hard to find a style that will accommodate my head being on the floor (ie headstands) and being on my back for other moves---I have used an english braid in the past (low) then knot it, but I still find that if I'm doing work on my back, it pushes my head up/chin down.

    I love all your updos!! :D

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    1. To be honest I never found anything for yoga where I really felt that "Yes, this works!" :( The less irritating one was actually a single braid because I could reposition it as I went. Stepped on it a few times though! Hmm. Depends a little on the type of yoga: It worked fine for less energetic forms, but ashtanga was such a lose-lose no matter what I did to my hair. Buns were totally out of the question because as you said, it forces your head into positions when you're on your back or the like. I went with braids for strength training too because you can drape it over the bars or benches you're on, but that's not ideal either. Buns for cardio works though, lol.

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  2. Darkhorse,
    Ever tried cinnamon buns for that? It's what I do for massage class where you are up and down repeatedly,and often supine. (Face up) a bun in the back is literally a pain.

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