Take Your Bun up a Knot With This Technique

1 Material
2 Minutes
Easy

How many ways can you create a bun? It seems there are endless bun hairstyles and I have quite a few in my repertoire.


Buns are great at the end of the wash cycle, for silver sisters going through the gray hair transition, for date night, an elegant event or when you’re about to work out.


Follow along for this elegant, high bun hairstyle!

Tools and materials:

  • 2 hair elastics
High ponytail

1. Make a high ponytail

Start by collecting your hair in a high, tight ponytail.


2. Spread your hair and make a simple bun

Next, spread your hair all around the root of that ponytail. 

Making bun

Then, take a second ponytail holder and wrap it around the hair to create a bun. Fluff your bun out a bit to get the right shape.

Making loops

3. Make loops around the base of the bun

Take the strands that are hanging down and gently loop them, tucking the ends into the ponytail holder. 

Tucking hair

Tuck and push all the ends underneath, around the base of the bun.

Tucking hair

Continue this all the way around.

Perfecting high bun hairstyle

4. Perfect the bun

Now, you can easily pull out any pieces that seem too tight. Also, fluff out any sections to create an even look.

Perfecting high bun hairstyle

I absolutely love this double decker, elegant bun, especially since it only takes me about 2 minutes to create. 

High bun hairstyle

It really showcases the highlights in my hair as well.

High bun hairstyle

High bun hairstyle

This elegant bun is simple to recreate yourself in just a few minutes, and all you need is 2 hair elastics! I adore how this looks.


If you liked this high bun hairstyle, leave a comment down below and check out my Easy Hack to Get the Braided Bun Look.


You can also find me on Instagram:  @chroniclesofgraytransformation


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Suggested materials:
  • 2 hair elastics

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  • Recipes Links Etc Recipes Links Etc on Oct 12, 2025

    Very pretty style! If I can make a suggestion...pull up in a way that flatters your face. With my face being long but with big cheeks, I already know with French braiding, pulling it straight up on the sides is not a good look for me; neither is having a bun sitting completely top. It works for some but not me. Having the "lines" at more horizontal angle with the top of the bun angled a little more would work. Add a few wisps in front of the ears compliments my cheeks. I hope I'm not being off-putting. At almost 67, it took a few years and mistakes to find what worked! 😉

  • Jenna Walker Jenna Walker on Oct 12, 2025

    Beautiful! It was very easy to do on my mid length hair, thank you so much for posting this.

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