how I top it off

  I am by no means a stylist. I don't know diddlysquat about hair, but what I do know is that getting my mane out of the way is essential when nursing every three hours, throwing a diaper bag over my shoulder, and carrying a baby in a wrap 70% of the day. And I've actually had a couple of you lovely ladies ask me how I style mine, so I thought I'd do a quick post about it.
   After trying pin after pin of top knots, none of them worked for me due to my hair either being too long or too thick to be styled according to given tutorial. I would spend a good chunk of time trying to make my bun look un-cattywompus-like,  and just defeated the purpose of the effortless look I was going for. Until one day I did something different and it has worked for me every day since September 20th. It takes about 3 min to whip this bad boy up.

Here's what I do.

1. High pony
2. Divide high pony into two separate groups and twist them together.
3. Wrap twist around pony base. {mine twists around 1.5 times}Tuck ends under the bun.
4. Secure with bobby pins. Tada!

Because my hair is so thick and long, I felt it was always too bulky with other tutorials. But the twist allows it all to stay tightly wound together, plus I like how the finished bun looks "woven."

Oh, and I didn't do it for these photos, but the key is to gel down the fly aways. It gives it a much cleaner finish :)