Start with clean brushed hair. I find this works best on just washed hair for me because it’s quite frizzy so it’s easier to get volume. That said if you have a different kind of hair you may get better results with dirtier hair, it’s best to experiment until you find what works the best!

Don’t you hate when you promise yourself that you’ll avoid damaging hair styles but you want lots of volume? What on earth is a girl to do? XD

Tie your hair up in a ponytail.

The pony tail should be as high as you want the finished bun to be.

Hairspray through the loose hair. This will help give volume and give the style a lot more staying power.

Now mess up your hair!

Run your fingers through your hair and shake it up!

You’ll look super classy ;D

But this messiness is going to create the volume so the puffier the better.

Now to create the actual bun.

Usually when you make a bun you would twist the hair so it curls into a bun. Twisting will push down all of the volume we just made though so while you do need to twist a tiny bit to make the bun, try to keep it to a minimum and just wrap the hair around in a circle:

Pin it in place.

Once it is pinned securely you can pull the bun apart with your fingers so it becomes even more puffy.

Lastly another blast of hairspray!

And a pretty accessory…

And you’re all done!

Go enjoy your puffy bun and enjoy not having to spend ages brushing out teasing later 😀

This week I’ve set up a craft desk and I’m so excited to be able to start making things again! I now have a dressmaker’s mannequin to drape things on so I can start making a lot of sewing tutorials! So excited to start all of that!

We did many variations of this when I was at school and someone even invented a little plastic tool which was completely unnecessary XD

Start with your hair in a high ponytail.

Pull the ponytail straight upwards and push the band up a little bit.

Split the ponytail in half under the band. It’s easiest to just poke your finger through and then wiggle it to form a hole.

Flip the ends of the hair forward and poke both of your thumbs into the hole.

Use your thumbs to pull the ends of the ponytail through the hole.

Now it should look something like this, you’ve created a a twist on either side of the band.

But it sits pretty strangely at the front!

And at the back it’s quite loose.

Split the ends of the ponytail and pull them apart so it pushes the hairband upwards. You can pull or push until everything tightens up and sits flat.

Cute but I prefer this style with curled ends so it looks very polished.

I curl the ends of the ponytail using a straightener but you can use anything you prefer.

Done!

And you can see that the shape is a lot more streamlined at the front after adjusting the band.

You can add a bow or accessory to cover the band if you like. I think this one looks a bit like I should be going horse riding!

All finished!

This is an easy style to do in the mornings before school or work as it can be done in only a few minutes once you get the hang of it. You can also just roll the loose hair up into a bun to make it even quicker!

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and let me know if you give it a try!

I have moved all of the downloads into their own section to help with the load times of the site (the files were getting pretty huge!) and now there is a master list that you can refer to each of them in. I’ll give a proper announcement soon with everything else that’s going to go in The VLB, it’s going to be pretty awesome, I’m really excited about it!

Divide it in half, we’ll be plaiting each side.

Have two hair ties ready, I usually just keep them on my wrist so I don’t have to search around for them later.

Divide the first half into three sections. I’ve labeled them and colour coded so you you can see how they move in the photos.

Take section #1 on the left and move it over #2 so it’s now in the center.

Now take section #3 and move it over the top of #1 so it now becomes the middle piece. Basically you do this over and over again, taking the left section then moving it to the center, then the right to the center, then the left, the right, the left etc until you run out of hair.

So the next step would be to take #2 and move it to the center over the top of #3.

You’ll start to see this pattern forming:

I suggest if you’re just learning to plait to try doing it on someone else first or use pieces of ribbon until you understand the basic hand motions. It’s much easier to understand it when you can see what you’re doing!

And just continue that until you reach the end then tie off.

Now the looping part of this style! Take the end of the plait and make a loop by holding it just behind your ear.

Like this:

Pin it in place, you may need a few pins crossing over to hold it in place. The easiest way to secure it is to push a few of the pins through the hair tie so they don’t slip out later.

Don’t forget the other side!

Once you have repeated on the other side give it a blast of hairspray.

To make them a bit bigger you can gently pull the sides of the plait to separate them.

Easy!

Now you just need to add some cute accessories and you’re all finished. This style looks great with an alice band or some clips on the side.

Hope that was helpful!

So start with brushed hair. This looks especially great with waved hair or curls.

Decide which side you want the hair brushed over to and grab the other side.

Brush it over to the other side. Surprise XD

This looks best with a really deep part line.

Like this:

At the back, grab the hair at the bottom.

Twist it upwards like this:

Pin it in place. Make sure you place one of the bobby pins right in the twist and one in an X shape with it. This is the strongest way to hold pins together. I think I need to do a bobby pin basics tutorial because a lot of people tend to have problems with them.

It should look roughly like this. Now your hair will stay over one side all day without you constantly having to flick it every time the stupid wind at the beach decides to blow the other way.

You can also use this as a base to add decorations and flowers.

From the front it’s pretty plain though…

So grab a small section of hair in front of your ear and fold it backwards. Don’t pull it tight, this is a relaxed style.

Pin it in place and add a decoration like a hibiscus flower or something else nice and beachy. Fluff out the rest of your hair so it’s very full.

Easy and perfect for the beach!

Like!

Now I just have to actually go to a beach…

Ok! I’ve got to get back to packing, see you all in Queensland!