30 Buns In 30 Days Challenge!

[jamgirl]

So, yeah, I know i'm pushing the limit with the amount of challenges and stuff that I start, but man, i just keep getting these ideas, and i've got to share them with my NP sistas!!
i'm still doing low-manipulation as part of my challenge, and for the last leg, i'm thinking that i wanted to go back to doing some buns. i did an entire month of bunning during the summer, and my hair loved it. :wub:
however, who wants to do the same old bun every day? so this challenge is for all my creative sistas:

-wear a bun every day for 30 days straight-however, if you really need to let your hair out for something, like a photoshoot or a wedding or something, <span style="color:#CC0000">YOU CAN!
-if you have a fotki, make a new folder for all your buns and update it at least once a week
-try to post as many pics of your buns as you can, with some techniques, if you wish
-you can leave them alone for two days or even a week if you want to really reap the benefits of low-manipulation end protection, but even if you don&#39;t, you don&#39;t really have to comb/brush every day
-The 30 days would start on Thursday, November 13 and end on December 12, 2008, just in time to let your hair loose for the holidays! i&#39;m giving everyone a few days to gather supplies, decide if they really want to hang , you know get things together...</span>

Are you ready?? Who wants to go through this with me?? i&#39;m so excited!!</span></span>
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p.s. check my math...is that really 30 days? because i&#39;ve messed up dates and stuff before-it&#39;s that senioritis, i tell ya! :P

[Debonaire]

How on Earth do you wrangle your hair into a bun?? It sounds like a great idea but how could I even manage with my thick hair?! I do want to join though...it is a BIG step up from the constant puff.

[jamgirl]

Debonaire, i do it one of two ways:
-on soaking wet hair: i&#39;ll cowash, and then brush in the shower, which makes it pretty easy to wrangle mine into a bun
-on very stretched out hair, which is pretty easy
i think it&#39;s less about length and more so about technique. try it out, and see if that works for you! ^_^

[Debonaire]

Blah! I&#39;m only doing this because I stalk your albums :ninj: . Alright I&#39;m actually going to get off my butt now and put my hair on flexirods. Then I&#39;m going to come back and bi#ch and moan about how my arms hurt, stalk some other albums with buns, then we will take it from there. And you better be here when I get back .

[lea23]

I would like to try this challenge but I will have to wait for more length (current length is 6in or so). My hair is really thick. But I will keep watching to see how it works for everyone else

GL

[jamgirl]

:lol: good luck, Debonaire!
and i&#39;m going to see a movie in about a half hour, but i&#39;ll be back after that to help!
how on earth do flexirods work out anyways? i think i may have a phobia of anything to do with any kind of rollers-too many harrowing memories of sleepless nights as a presse.d nap baby. inch:
and Nora, i think i&#39;m at about 6 inches, too-if you&#39;re interested, check out my album. you&#39;re welcome to watch from the sidelines, though!

[ckisland]

Hecks yeah I&#39;m up for this :lol:

I was planning on doing this anyway for my APL/long term protective style challenges (yeah I belong to 2 others already :P ) I don&#39;t have a fotki but I&#39;ll try to get some pics together. Dang Raq, now I&#39;m going to have to find a way to jazz up my handy-dandy twist-bun :rolleyes: :lol:

Oh. I can&#39;t start until the 15th and I plan to end around December 18. Is that okay? :unsure:

[jamgirl]

yay, AfroIrish! of course it&#39;s alright if you start a little later-as long as you get the thirty days in! and i feel you on trying to jazz up some boring buns-i will be trying my best...

[Whitley Gilbert]

I can&#39;t wait to see the pics. op: I&#39;m always looking for bun inspiration. I would join, but I can&#39;t imagine all of this hair in a bun (that isn&#39;t braided or twisted).

[mwedzi]

For those of you whose hair is regularly too thick to put into a normal bun (I&#39;m one of these people), you can do a bun like this:
http://public.fotki.com/mwedzi/2008julythr...merbunback.html

Wet or not, my hair can&#39;t make the traditional bun, even at this length. Even wet it&#39;s like trying to put a wet afro into a bun. So I make a puff first and then fold then ends over and bobby pin. If I tie it down at night, it can last 2 or 3 days.