Bun advice

wannabeplebe

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Females -

For making a donut bun, have you found that cutting/rolling a sock or the "professional" bun donuts found in stores work better?
 
You have to test it out on your hair texture and length. Similar hair items have been around for years, variations on bendy-thing-you-pull-hair-through-and-twist. If your hair is very thick or very fine, there is difficulty in either rolling it all the way up tight to head (too much bulk) or it’s too loose (not enough hair). If hair is layered, that’s a challenge for any bun style. If hair is too long, that can be a bulk/rolling up challenge.
Just keep trying different approaches. I just twisted mine out to the ends, wrapped it around in a bun, tucked the ends, used Capizio Bunhead large bun puns, about 8.

It truly does differ with your hair’s traits.
 
I've always had an intense hatred for the sock bun and it's variants. I have very thick/bushy hair (think "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" era Hermione) and just throw it into a ponytail then wrap it around itself/wrangle into position with another hair tie with heavy persuasion from some gel. Some caveats are that I have to regularly take my hair out of the bun at work and can't use bobby pins.

If you must sock bun, using just a normal sock is fine. Try out different sizes as well so you don't end up some comically large disc on the back of your head. As the ever-wise @Capt MJ alluded to, try out different stuff and figure out what works for you.
 
USNA Uni and Grooming Regs will no doubt be updated to mirror the new Navy.

I am open to the change. I admit, “bun headache” being a thing of the past is nice to contemplate.

I’ll just have to adjust my eyes and expectations when I start seeing it!
 
So based on this new change, what is a "lock"? OK, I looked it up and it appears to be short for dreadlocks. I can't say I'm on board with the change.
 
I always French braided my hair (while wet) when I was enlisted and tucked the end up under the braid, secured w/ Bobby pins. If you do it while wet, it holds better, especially for layered hair. Watch some YouTube videos.

I had no idea how to french braid my hair until a drill sergeant threatened to cut it off if I could not figure out how to keep it up. Some girls in my barracks took pity on me and taught me. (Back before YouTube was even a concept!)
 
OK, I looked it up and it appears to be short for dreadlocks.

I think they are using the wikipedia definition: "A lock of hair is a piece or pieces of hair that has been cut from, or remains singly on, a human head, most commonly bunched or tied together in some way. " So it is just regulations regarding braids and ponytails. For thick, straight hair, a short braid (the end 3 inches below the collar) is very do-able and would look tidier than trying to keep it up with pins or in a bun. I don't think dreads would qualify under any circumstances. If I were still in the service, I'd cut mine, though.
 
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