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Apparently I’m one of the last girls on the planet to have learned about the genius-ness that is the sock bun.
As someone with long but relatively thin hair, finding an easy yet cute up-do other than a ponytail isn’t always easy…until now.
I first learned about the sock bun via Brittany. Check out the original sock bun video tutorial here!
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They way you defined your hair = my hair. Must try this out!!
I LOVE the sock bun and probably rock it about once a week! It also works when your hair is wet! Perfect for those mornings when you just have to shower but don’t have time to dry your hair!
I’m in class now (I know, how responsible) and I want to look at this video so badly.
Is that your hair in the picture? Insane! I wonder if it would work with disgustingly thick hair, like mine. Hope so.
Have you mastered the ‘fishtail’ - that’s my next hair goal.
Yeah. I have hair goals.
-Gabrielle
Yup, that’s my hair! I think it should work with any hair type - might just require more bobby pins…?
I haven’t mastered the fishtail! That should be my next hair goal too, huh?
I’ve never heard of this before!
Hey Gracie,
I have long and fine hair. I went out and bought one of the hair “doughnuts” that are meant to do the same thing as this. Did you have trouble covering the sock? Maybe the sock is smaller than the doughnut - I tried it once or twice but my hair was too fine to cover it :\
Thanks for linking to this
Hey Dana! After the bun was in place I had to adjust my hair a bit to make sure it was fully covering the sock, and then I secured it with a bobby pin. That did the trick!
I think that’s so cute! Now I just need to grow my hair out (like I’ve been trying to) in order to do it with mine!
Your hair looks lovely in the sock bun! I love how simple and cute it is. I’ve been rocking the sock bun for days after finding that video.
**Please delete my first comment and keep this one.
Thank YOU for introducing me to it!! rocking it right now
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing!
Yui says
I have watched this video a couple months ago and I was amazed with how good it is. I have long and thick hair, but when I practiced this shock bun I created a mess. I couldn’t get that tidy bun just like yours and the one in the video. I found that I need lots of bobby pin and it was uncomfortable in my head. On the other hand, I can’t switch the hair into bun without someone hand me a help.
And hey, I’ve mastered fishtail. It is so easy to do. The easiest from all kinds of braids I think. My goal now is to double cascade my hair.
Thanks for sharing this tutorial! Never thought of even trying this with my hair but once I saw how easy it is… going to have to try it out now
What’s the fishtail hair?
-Michelle
http://www.m-liveloudly.blogspot.com
Hey Michelle! Fishtail is a type of braid…like an inside-out braid! I don’t know how to do it but I’m sure there are tutorials out there for that as well
Riiiiight… totally remember what it is now. Must have been late-night brain. Thanks!