It's a typical January in San Diego. Last week we were freezing, but today we could hit the beach. All of a sudden my boots seem heavy. My calves are sweating and the tops of my feet beg to see the sun. While I KNOW that next week will be cold(er) and raining again, this week Spring is in the air and I'm dying for a little color on my stems.
About 6 weeks ago I was standing in line at Urban Outfitters and a rolled-up piece of sponge caught my attention. It was a bun maker - nothing I hadn't seen before. But this one was light colored intended for use with blonde hair. For $6 I added it to my pile to try out at home.
And then I forgot about it.
And then I cut bangs.
One afternoon I spent a 2 hours playing with my "new" hairstyle. Seeing if I liked it curly, straight, up or down, braided or.. in a bun. After watching a few video tutorials on YouTube, I mastered just how easy it is to do a "sock bun" or "top knot." Since then, it's been my go-to style.
It's simple and easy and looks nice for work or running around in Lulu's. Its perfect when you need to wash your hair, or if you are headed to the gym. But since I'm always getting asked about it, I thought I would show you how I've been doing it.
What you need: A bun maker, 2 elastics, a few bobby pins.
Steps 1-3 - Put your hair in a pony tail, then pull the pony through the middle of the bun maker
Steps 4-5 - Fan your hair out over the bun maker, smoothing it down and covering the bun maker.
Step 6 - Slip the 2nd elastic band over the bun, securing the hair down over the bun maker.
Steps 7-8 - Take your ends that are sticking out and slowing start rolling them together around the base of the bun. As you go around the base of the bun, keep grabbing all those ends and adding them to the roll. When you get to the end, tuck the under the elastic under the bun. Now secure with a bobby pin. Then use the additional bobby pins to secure the bun to the head in a few different areas. If you have long / thick hair, now is where you can pull pieces out to make it look messy. If you have thin hair (like mine) just make sure you bun maker is covered!
Step 9 - Give it a little spray and VOILA. You are now #BUNTASTIC
One of the regular columns over at Savvy Sassy Moms is "What I Wore Wednesday." This weekly post showcases us real life, savvy and stylish moms and what we are wearing on a weekly basis. For this week's column I sent in a picture of me in my new Free People sweater and a pair of boyfriend jeans. I thought the look was a good "run around" look and I'm currently loving my new, cozy sweater.
Chief SSM Andrea went about pinning some of the looks from the post, and I re-pinned my picture from that post. A few hours later I was procrastinating browsing Pinterest for some ideas for what to cook for dinner (ahem) and noticed that LAUREN CONRAD not only LIKED my pin of my outfit but COMMENTED "Love it!"
Lauren Conrad - one of THE stylish girls out there - Liked. My. Outfit.
While at first I thought it was fake, it does look to be legit.
And while I'm almost positive it was her social media girl doing the pinning ... I WILL TAKE IT.