I am slowly gaining on my third year with natural hair and am finding new ways to style my curls. I have always known that I simply cannot keep my hands out of my hair so sometimes I have to put it away. More recently though, I have been trying to keep my hair protected for the majority of the time so that by summer I will get to see lots more growth retention (a.k.a. lots-of-hair).
Before now I kept thinking that the only protective styles in my arsenal were Mini Individual Braids, the Donut Bun and French Braids. Thankfully I have discovered even more ways to tuck my hair away. I’ll be sharing a few styles in the coming weeks so stay tuned!
First up is what I call the Puff Bun but I have seen others call it the “Cinna-Bun”. Basically, I pull my wet hair up into a puff by using an “Ouchless” headband that I wrap around twice. I use Eco Styler hair gel to help smooth the sides and nape area. I push the headband back towards the crown until it stops and then spread the puff out to expose the center. After that I simply push the hair down towards the base. I then pin sections of the puff with bobby pins and secure the ends of each section near the band underneath. In the pictures posted I also left out a little hair in front for fluffy bangs. I used a small clip to secure the ends of the bangs to make a side swoop. This can also be done with dry hair that has been stretched from a braid-out or twist-out.
I like this style because I don’t have to use any hair gel on the length of my hair for a curly effect because I’ll be tucking the hair under anyway. This also keeps my ends protected which will help me reach my hair length goals.
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I used Eco Styler Gel on the sides and nape |
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Ends are tucked under with Bobby Pins |
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More Protective Styles to Come!