braided bun

Today was a nice, lazy Sunday that I got to spend with Mike. I started out my day by sleeping in {way too late}, and headed off to lunch with the bf. We attempted to try two new places for lunch, but both were closed on Sunday, so we ended up going to a sports bar where Mike could watch football and I could eat sweet potato fries. 

We then went shopping for some baby gifts, which was actually more fun than I thought it would be. Mike is not much of a shopper, and I like looking at tiny baby things WAY more than he ever will. 

The two of us ended the day with dinner at his parents and looking at old pictures that Mike had found and that I had never seen before. 

Since it was a lazy Sunday I took advantage of the "dirty hair" and came up with this little up-do that I made Mike take a picture of {with my new iphone}.

 An asymmetrical french braid ending in a braided bun; easy, messy, but still cute. Hope you all enjoyed your Sundays as well!
 

pinspiration | bows & buns

I am always looking for something new to do with my hair. I get bored easily, and if I can't find something interesting to do with my hair, I'll end up cutting it all off just for a change. I have long wavy/curly {depending upon the day/weather} hair that sometimes will not behave. I have put together some things that I have found on pinterest and tried, and liked! Some of these styles you can even do with wet/ damp hair. And all pf the styles can be achieved {if not made better} with "dirty" hair. 

The bow bun is so cute, and so easy that I wonder why I haven't seen it until recently. Although you could not style your hair in this fashion while wet, you could have curly, wavy or straight hair and end up with an adorable look.

 

 

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The sock bun is my new best buddy! This may be a style that I go to a little too much, but it is so easy. I usually bust this out when I don't feel like waiting for my hair to dry all the way in the morning. While it is damp, I can throw it up into the sock bun and head out the door.

 

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This next look is just modifying the sock bun to make it a little more special and unexpected. Just flip your head upside down and french braid from the nape of your neck to where you want your bun to sit {the higher on your head the better}. I have tried this sans sock, with teasing my hair to add volume and pinning my hair as I go. The sock bun is definitely the way to go for a full, fun, "bun-head" look. 

  

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Maybe it's because my mom bought my the book "Silver Slippers" when I was little, and enrolled my in dance class, but I have always admired a big beautiful bun. Hopefully you will feel as inspired pinspired as me, and try some of these looks out for yourself. Let me know if you have tried any of these styles or what other styles worked for you.