How To Create A Braided Bun For A Stunning Desi Look?

What, according to you, is the ideal ‘desi gal’ look? Well, a beautiful saree, some traditional pieces of jewelry, subtle makeup…….and a stunning ‘braided bun.’ A gorgeous ‘desi’ look remains incomplete without an effortlessly chic braided bun. Want to master this intricate hairstyle in a few easy steps? Dying to look oh-so-feminine this festive season? Keep reading: (1) (2)

Get Your Locks Prepared

1. Your first and foremost task would be to detangle your hair. It will make the rest of your job smooth and easy. So, take a wide-tooth comb and remove all knots and frizzes.
2. Now, texturize your hair. If you are styling your hair dry, mist the roots with some dry shampoo, starting from behind the ears and going down gradually. This will immediately absorb excess oil while adding texture and volume to your hair. On the other hand, if your locks are still wet, apply a good volumizing spray first. Then, blow-dry them with the help of a round brush. Adding texture to your hair will make styling a whole lot easier.
3. Next, part your hair. Start with an essential side part, then make an ear-to-ear partition using a rat tail comb. Keep two front sections aside by securing them with long hair clips. A center part will also do, but starting with a side part makes the braided bun look elegant.
4. Spritz a medium-hold hairspray along the length of your hair so that it remains manageable throughout the process and your bun gets a better hold at the end.

Curl Up Your Locks

5. As you already know, soft curls make a desi-braided bun look amazingly sexy. Hence, curling your locks up before braiding them would be best. Start with lightly brushing the unpinned hair left behind your part.
6. Divide the brushed hair into multiple sections and secure them with small hair clips. Make sure that none of the sections is thicker than 2 inches.
7. Take a curling tong, curl up a single section of hair, roll it up, and secure the rolled hair with a hair clip. This will help your curl get a neat structure. Your curl will also last longer and look better this way.
8. Repeat the steps for all of the sections one by one. There should be no hair left loose behind your part. You will get a head full of rolled hair pinned up tightly. Let it sit for a few minutes.
9. Then, carefully remove the hair clips and open the coiled sections of tonged hair so that the soft curls remain intact.
10. Flip your head down and gently brush your curls by running your fingers through them.
11. Gather and secure all your curls with a large hair clip behind your head.

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Create Front Braids

12. Now, it is time to braid up your locks. Remove the clip from the thicker section of hair at the front and split it into two sections. Pin the section near the part aside and leave the section lying along the hairline loose.
13. Start making a messy French braid by twisting the loose front section. If you have yet to master a French braid, here is the step-by-step tutorial.
14. Once you reach the end of the braid, secure it with a black hair elastic. Also, gently pull on the braid’s strands to make it a little looser. This will help add some volume to your hair’s braid and front section.
15. Unpin the section of hair lying near your part and repeat the last two steps.
16. Secure the ends of both of the French braids behind your head with bobby pins.
17. Remove the clip from the thinner section of hair at the front and create a loose, regular braid. If it looks too flat, pull on the strands and loosen a bit.
18. Secure it with bobby pins behind your head.

Make A Sexy Bun

19. Unpin your curls and take a small section right from your crown. To add a reasonable volume, backcomb this crown hair with a light hand. Smoothen out the surface hair carefully.
20. Secure the volumized hair with a few pins. You have just created a beautiful low bouffant for your bun hairstyle.
21. Take all loose curls together and divide them into three sections of equal thickness. Make a loose braid and secure its end with a black hair elastic.
22. Now, gently roll this braid into a low-side bun and secure it at the nape of your neck with a handful of bobby pins.
23. To add a romantic touch to your hairstyle, loosen a few curls and let them fall around your face softly.
24. Finish off your look by spraying your braided bun with a medium-hold spray. Voila!

We really can’t hold ourselves back from giving this hairstyle a try. When are you going to give it a shot?

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Summary

Get the perfect ‘desi gal’ look by pairing a beautiful saree, traditional jewelry, and subtle makeup with a stunning braided bun. Start by detangling and adding texture to your hair. Create soft curls using a curling tong. Part your hair and gather the curls at the back. Secure front braids with French and regular braids at the back. Finally, create a low-side bun by rolling a loose braid and securing it with pins. Finish with hairspray for a romantic, festive look. Give it a try!