Great large bun: timeless yet made modern
Sarah Jessica Parker’s hair is a classic and timeless hairstyle. It’s really quite easy if you have lots of hair like Sarah Jessica Parker. For those of us who don’t have this much hair there are some great hairpieces that you can buyto help you fill in the back.
One of the first things you need is a good brush. I like to use a Denman brush to make the pony tail. Brush the hair away from the face and put the ponytail in the middle of the back of your head. Note the brush lines in the sides of her hair. They do not go too severely upwards but more straight back. If you have some frizzies around your hair, don’t worry we will take care of those later.
In this example of a large bun, a small part has been left in her hair to give a bit of interest and make it very modern. No part might make it look old fashioned instead of timeless.
Quick tip – to get the nape of your hair nicely into a pony tail without it being saggy at the back – make sure to tilt your head back while you are brushing the nape hair – this will keep the nape area tight and get the hair securely into the elastic without any gaping.
Once you have your hair into a nice pony tail, a bun is fairly easy to do in that all you have to do is wrap the existing hair around the pony tail and pin the round part into your hair all along the sides of the bun.
A few things to keep in mind:
Looking straight at her you can see the bun from the back. This stops her hair from looking too severely pulled back and adds some softness to the hard lines of her face. If your hair is not thick enough to do this (and for most of us this is the case!) then you will need to do a bit of back brushing in the pony tail before you wrap it around the elastic.
Before I start any back brushing or back combing I will spray the hair with hair spray. This helps to give it some hold. Back brushing requires a soft hand and gently but firmly inserting the bristles of the brush midway thru the pony and gently pulling towards the elastic. Do this motion a few times and then repeat at the end of the pony tail pulling your brush only to the midpoint (where you started your first back brushing section). Now you have hair that will stay better and mold more easily into the hair around the elastic. Once you get the hair into a roundness that you like you need to pin the hair of the bun to the hair on your head. Make sure to pin only where the bun meets your hair.
You can see in her bun that the hair was gently twisted as it was wound around the elastic. In this picture it looks like there was some hair left out of the pony and was smoothed over the whole bun and then pinned. I think if you are doing this at home with your own hair you could skip this part.
Now if you have some frizzies left around your face you can take a bit of Molding gum by Wella. This is a product that you generally put into your dry hair to make it piecey or messy. I will take a small amount and rub it into my hands enough to generate a bit of heat, that way I know that I am breaking down the product. Very gently I will glaze my hands over the fuzzy bits making sure to keep my hand going in the direction the hair is going. I will then hold my back brushing brush at a 45 degree angle and with a soft hand brush the frizzies down. To make these fly aways even more secure I will spray the hair and then use my blow dryer to heat it up a bit.
If you have long hair this is a great style to know how to do. It can take you from the office to a wedding to a prom!!
