Q&A for How to Make a Bun for Short Hair

Do a ponytail first and use bobby pins to secure it. Since you probably have longer and shorter layers, start with the longer ones. Twist them and put them around the ponytail, securing them with bobby pins all around. Then, work with the smaller layers, fitting them wherever they need to fit in. It's simpler than it seems, believe me.

You do your bun as normal, but then you use hair gel to slick back your bangs and then pin them.

Sleek hair can be harder to style since it's more likely to slide out of place. You can try teasing it.

Just use hair elastics instead, this is what I do and it works fine. You could also ask a friend or family member if they have any pins you can borrow.

As with straight hair, take a curling iron and separate your hair into 4-5 sections. Then curl each section individually.

Instead of splitting the ponytail into two pieces, try splitting it into several more. It depends on how thick your hair is; experiment and see what works best for you.

You would just remove the bobby pins and the elastic, and let your hair down.

You can use gel, or just use water in a spray bottle, though this will not hold as well.

You could use elastics or rubber bands; experiment to see which works best for you.

Search online for methods for that length of hair.

Use a ribbon or scrunchie. Or you could go to the mall/store and buy a hair tie or ask a friend if you can borrow one.

Her hair may be too short (or uneven).

Try pin it down with bobby pins or use hair gel or even elastics to hold those strand of hair down. If that doesn't work, then the hairspray definitely isn't strong enough, so consider getting a new one.

If there are some hairs sticking out because your hair is uneven, try either making the bun lower so you can get the hairs into the bun or bobby pin any lose hairs back and use some hairspray on them.

Wait until it grows long enough to put it in the ponytail. This can take many months but at some stage you'll be able to pull enough hair back to start making the bun.

If you have hair pins, you can use those to pin separate layers. However, it may just be too hard since you have layers, which prevent enough hair from being grabbed for forming the bun. In which case, you'll need to wait till your hair grows longer.

You could put half of your hair into a small cute bun, or you could have the bun slightly lower and use bobby pins and hairspray for support.

See Make a Military Bun .