The Perfect Updo

Summer is here!!! And that means it is time for sticky, stinky wet hair. And I am talking from sweat not form the pool. I don't know about you, but I like to have Beans hair up and off her neck. Same goes for me, up and off my neck. This up do is not only simple, but because of how I do this bun we don't get mid day drooping like you can get with so many other buns. And for summer weather avoiding the midday droop is pretty essential! So to get started you want the hair slightly damp. Because we end with curls don't get it to wet. Just enough for your knots and avoid getting the ends wet that way they will be dry when you are ready to curl.

Part out a square section on top for your first knot. Divide that in half.
And tie a basic knot. One hair over the other and pull it through the middle.

Tighten 'er down.

And secure it with a clip that we will remove later after we get finished with all of the knots upfront.

I ended up with five single knots upfront.

We are going to pull all of this into a pony tail. DO NOT remove the clips yet. I know it needs to be smoothed, but wait for it...

Pull it all into a pony tail and hold it with your hand.

While holding with one hand remove the clips with the other.

Now smooth it with your comb very gently and secure it with a rubber band.

Now you need a sock for this hair do--- I am using a Tink sock we picked up at the dollar store. Clip off the toe f the sock and roll it up.

It should look like this now.

You are going to put it right up at the base of the pony tail.

And you will take little pieces of the hair and sure the sock into place.

Secure by using the crisscross method with your bobby pins. This one I did high to show you how it should look. When I actually secure these I hid them and push them back below the sock. Out of sight- out of mind.

Once your bun is done you have a perfect bun, all except for those wild loose hairs. You can finish those however you want. We chose to curl ours and leave em flyin'.

This gave us the intentional mess we like with our hair do's around here.

This is the finished look. Throw some flowers in that do and she's look like she was headed to Hawaii-- Hope she takes me!

From the front you can see that it is secured, but not super tight to the head pulling her eyes out of wack! Nope those knots gave it just the look of lift it needed. Very subtle.

PS-- Giveaway at Oh So Girly tell her "yada yada yada Girly Do's sent ya!"