Figure 8 Buns

Hi everybody,

I tried a new hairstyle idea today and loved it!  First I made a small bun with the top section of hair close to my bangs.  I left the tail long and added it into another bun made with the middle section of hair.  Finally I added all the left-over hair from the nape of my neck, but instead of making a third bun I wrapped that hair around the top two buns in a figure-8 fashion.  It's lasted all day long and is extra nice because it keeps all my hair up and off my neck~ so much more comfortable on hot summer days like today!

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Wimsey wanted his picture taken, too~ he hopped up on the chair to wait his turn :-)

Posted by ghrthestherhg 03:42 0 comments

Braided Figure 8 buns~ another Taekwondo hairstyle

Hello everybody,

Yesterday was the Taekwondo competition for our students~ everybody had a fun time!

That morning I had braided my hair in random English braids, from the top of my head near my bangs to about the level behind my ears. I divided the braids and my remaining unbraided hair into two low pig-tails. Then I braided the extra hair in the first ponytail into one English braid, and the three braids into another English braid. I did the same for the second ponytail (although this ponytail had four braids, so I added one of the smaller braids to my single English braid).

In each ponytail, I wrapped one of the braids up into a bun. Then I took the extra braid from one side and wrapped it around the two buns in a figure-8 fashion. I took the extra braid from the other side and did the same thing. 

A little funky, but a fun recreation hairstyle :-)

(I'm wearing the Taekwondo Peace Corps shirt that my friend from Korea gave me. Wimsey got in on the hair pictures, as you can see.)

Thanks for viewing our post!

Posted by ghrthestherhg 12:54 0 comments

Figure 8 Braided Buns~ my look for today

Well...actually my look for yesterday...but I'm only getting around to posting the pictures today.

Yesterday I tried to do the figure 8 braided buns~ first I pinned the top part of my hair to add volume, then I put the lower part into two ponytails. I braided the hair in my two ponytails, and wrapped the first one up into a braided bun but left the last foot of hair out of the bun. I made the next braided bun and did the same thing. Then I took the left-over braid from one side and wrapped it around the opposite bun, and visa versa. That was as close as I could come to imitating a look I've seen in pictures on the internet of the figure 8 braided buns.

Here are my pictures:

Thank you for looking! I hope you have a good day, wherever in the world you are. It's so much fun to share pictures with friends like you.

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