How to put your Hair in a Bun
Submitted by Lt Marchand on 12 December, 2009 - 12:37
How to put your Hair in a Bun
This is one of the hardest skills for female cadets to master before they become Corporals. Here are some tips and tricks to get the best looking ‘do’.
What you need;
- Hair just touching, or longer then your shoulders.
- One thick hair band (same color as you hair)
- Two thin hair bands (same color as your hair)
- 8-10 hair pins (same color as your hair)
- Hair net (same color as your hair)
- Brush/fine-toothed comb
- Sport/extreme hold gel (cheap superstore/walmart brands are actually the best, avoid fancy smelling/expensive ones, they’re just not worth it)
1) For best results try to wash your hair first, especially with curly hair.
2) Brush/comb hair out wet. Brush/comb hair towards the back of the neck
3) Place about a ‘toonie’ size amount of gel in your hands and spread it across your fingers.
4) Run gelled fingers through hair starting from the front and working to the back of the neck. Get as much gel as possible in the hair.
5) Comb (do not brush) the hair back to leave a smooth slicked-back look. (brushes don’t leave as smooth of a slick)
6) Tie the remaining hair at the base of the neck with the thick hair band.
7) Split the hair in the pony tail in two and create two braids. Tie the braids off at the end with the two thin hair ties.
8) Spin the two braids around the thick hair band in the same direction and loop around to create the bun. Hold on to the bun with one hand to pick up hair pins.
9) Place one hair pin at a time in the bun to hold hair in place. (use as many as you need to hold)
10) Open the hair net around the bun, flip and spin the hair net around, looping it around the bun. Place one more hair pin to hole the net to the bun
11) Take a small amount of gel and with two fingers lightly press back any loose hair (whispies) that may fall out. Gel the back of the neck under the bun as well.
12) Use the remaining pins to hold any side hair in place.
13) If you have bangs, pin those back with hair pins and gel as well.
Note; Cadets do not need to split the ponytail into two braids, we just find that it keeps the hair together better. Cadets may chose to leave lose and spin the hair around that way, however it doesn’t work well with dry hair.
Any questions, ask a senior.
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