Hair How Tos: 6 Stunning Wearable Buns for Summer

The internet is great for more than just tracking down the best online bingo sites and Goggling pictures of cats in tuxedos, it’s also an amazing style resource. The humble bun is everywhere at the moment, from celebrity mags to the catwalks – and it comes in hundreds of gorgeous flavors. Whether you love your bun messy, plaited, high up or down low, you’ll find fabulous styles you can create yourself at home with full online tutorials all over the WebSphere. Here are 6 stylish ideas we love to get you started…

1. 5 Minute Braided Bun by A Beautiful Mess

This pretty, sophisticated bun looks much more complicated than it really is. In fact, with A Beautiful Mess’s step-by-step instructions, you can take your bun from boring to beautiful in five minutes flat. Special enough for big occasions and laid-back enough for everyday, casual wear. Bun perfection!

2. Ballerina Bun by Beauty High

If you love big hair and statement style, the ballerina bun is all about attitude. To get this elegant, statement bun, you’ll need plenty of hairpins and a hair doughnut to bulk up that signature voluminous style. You’ll also need this indispendible how to from Beauty High. Et voila! A beautiful bun, perfect for those between-wash hair days.

3. The Casual Top Knot by Beautiful Shoes

We love a nice, easy picture tutorial here at Two Little Fleas. Here’s a great, casual top knot you can pull together in a matter of minutes. No muss, no fuss, just an on trend, high bun you can wear pretty much anywhere and still feel chic.

4. The Sleek Side Bun by Random Tuesdays

Sleek, chic and totally versatile, this sweeping side bun works wonderfully in the office and on the dance floor. Random Tuesday’s tutorial has complete, step-by-step picture instructions to help you get the look.

5. The Perfect Undone Bun by Mimi & Taylor

You know those times when you just want to look effortlessly sultry and chic? This undone bun is the perfect choice. Undone enough to look classy yet sexy, cool enough to add buckets of attitude. Mimi & Taylor’s photo guide is the ultimate undone bun how to, just wait and see.

6. The French Braid Bun by Once Wed

This beautiful bun may be the work of a wedding beauty team, but it’s just as lovely for non-brides. Perfect for summer events, this bun will require a few French plaiting skills and plenty of hairpins but it’s well worth the effort. Find the full guide at Once Wed.

Do you have a go-to bun for everyday wear? What about for special occasions? Share your style and snaps with us via Twitter at @TwoLittleFleas or join the conversation below!