Top knot buns are my thing! It’s my version of “mom hair”. I’ve worn my hair in a top knot for at least 6 years so I like to think my 5 steps to the perfect top knot are flawless!
Some days my hair is so matted from wearing the same top knot for 3 days in a row, I vow never to wear a bun after combing the knots out. You know the feeling when the crown of your head is sore from having your hair tightly kept in the same place for too long? It feels so good to let it down but at the same time it hurts. You know the feeling!
But I still go on my bun binges so I don’t really mind.
The secret to a beautiful top knot for fine hair and coarse hair is using 3-4 elastics. I have heavy, course, thick hair so without the multiple elastics my buns fall out-of-place.
Here are 5 steps to the perfect top knot:
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Pull your hair up into a high ponytail.
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Divide your ponytail into 2 sections.
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Tie a knot with the two sections of hair.
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Tuck both loose ends of the knot under your bun, secure with 2 (or more) elastics.
If I want my bun to be extra secured I use bobby pins, and if you have heavy or thick hair I highly recommended this curly bobby pin.
I just discovered these amazing elastics that claim to eliminate the need for bobby pins, so I’ll keep you up to date when they arrive and if they do what they say!
Have you tried my 5 steps for the perfect top knot?
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