Mini Doughnut Hair~ Twin Buns Tutorial~

So, maybe a year ago, my friend was sleeping over and we got really into the anime Please tell me Galko-chan, and as a joke midway though watching the series, I quickly figured out how to recreate Galko's hair and surprised my friend with a small in person demonstration of how easy her hairstyle is to wear.

Well, I ended up falling in love with how cute and extremely easy the mini doughnnut hair is to do, after that, and have been wearing it quite often this past year!

The way to wear mini donuts, is so quick and simple that I felt a small pictorial would be the most convenient way to explain how to recreate the look.

Items needed:
2 socks (I used some thin ankle socks)
Comb, to part hair cleanly

Optional:
Alligator clips, for hair separation
Curler

The first step is to make a sock doughnut~ easily done by cutting off the toe of the sock and rolling it into a doughnut.

The smaller the sock, the more petite the buns are. I personally like thin fabric ankle socks because the buns come out cute and compact. Larger, thicker socks will make buns that look large and plump, like a big fluffy yeast doughnut.

So, to start, separate the top 1/3 of hair, roughly an inch above the ear line.
To keep the hair easily organized, I like to use alligator clips but tying the bottom section of hair into an elastic is just as convenient too. 

Next, split the top section of hair down the middle and arrange the face framing pieces of hair as desired.

Taking one side of the parted area, pull hair though one sock roll.

Slowly and neatly working from the end of the hair down, tuck the hair over the sock roll and start rolling the doughnut down the hair. Making sure to keep the hair evenly spaced and keeping the rolling process neat will make the bun look cleaner AND will keep extra frustration at bay when it comes time to fixing up the doughnuts after.

After completing the roll, pull and fluff out any hairs where necessary to make the doughnut look nice and round.

Repeat the process on the second section of hair.

Then finally, style the rest of the hair as desired. I personally love how the doughnuts look perched on loose waves.

Some practice might be necessary (especially with long hair), but after getting the hang of it, the hair style is so quick to master!

I love wearing mini doughnut hair when I'm in a rush for classes but still want to look like I put in effort to look good, or days I just want to look cute and playful, but the most common scenario for me is when I have slightly dirty hair that needs to sorted out.

For fans of Galko-chan, or those who might get frustrated with trying to make even doughnuts, the style even  looks cute with one side doughnut-ed and the other section put into a ponytail.

So, from your local, off an on again gaijin-gyaru, I hope that this pictorial was helpful and that rocking mini doughnut hair might become something fun and new for my readers to try out, maybe come to love as I have!

Maybe if I ever have more time to watch cartoons, I can find more 2d hair inspiration to showcase here too? I'll have to wait till winter break for that though;;

<3CarisseIris

Odango hair

Since my hair has gotten long and I purchased extensions, I realized that putting my hair in odangos is super easy and cute and one of my 'go to' hair styles now...

I made a little chart on how to make large poufy buns.

What you need:

2 elastic bands

Small tooth comb

20-30 bobby pins

Hairspray

10 minutes of spare time

1. Part your hair down the middle and put your hair into 2 high ponytails a good distance above your ears
2. Taking a fine tooth comb, start sectioning your hair and start teasing it, as little or as much as you want. [the more tease, the bigger the bun].
3. As the diagram says, start wrapping your hair around the elastic and root of the ponytail, and forming it into a ball shape. While wrapping your hair, use bobby pins to help retain it's shape.
4. When your hair feels secure, start gently lifting and fluffing your hair up and out to fill it out more and make the bun larger. The step also helps to even out lumps. Hair spraying it it optional, but it will help it feel more secure.

Voilla~ your buns should be done are pretty enough to eat! Just kidding. At first, they may look a bit messy but practice makes perfect!

I tend to like making my hair into buns on days when my hair frizzes, or days when my hair is oily [the day before I shower, as I try to wash my hair every 3 days but it tends to get oily on the 3rd day...]

Also, when untangling your hair, please work from the ends of your hair up and be gentle with your hair and take your time...

Donutella also likes to wear odangos too...

Have fun experimenting!
<3CarisseIris