Running Late + Unwashed Hair

Scenario: You woke up late, realized that there is absolutely no time to wash your hair and yet you still want to look every bit the beauty that you are. What to do, what to do.

In the past, I would simply put my hair in a ponytail and zoom out of the house with minimal makeup. I would still probably do the minimal makeup thing but now I've got something for my unwashed hair. Enter the Pinkbox Donut Bun! Classy and polished bun in 5 minutes. ;)

See that round black thing on the bottom right of the photo? Yup, that's the secret weapon for a nice classy bun that won't take forever to make. Simple, quick and no-fuss.

The photo above shows the donut bun I used on my sister's hair. She has LONG hair (almost waist-length, gulp!) which she refuses to tie (I think she must have had a really bad experience with hair ties). I'm really glad that the donut bun put some order into her hair even for just a while, hehe.

Here is yours truly wearing the donut bun. Please excuse the all-too-visible bobby pins. :D

My Verdict on the Donut Bun: SOLD! 

YAYs:
1. The 'bun' is very soft and is not damaging to the hair.

Bows and Bun: Updating the everyday bun

With the unpredictable weather in the Philippines and my thoroughly lush (read: way too thick) hair, I would inevitably reach for my hair elastic even before I leave home for work.  It used to be a ponytail all the time until I learned how to do a bun with just two elastics. From then, a bun was a default for office days especially since it looks more professional than a ponytail (IMO).

Lately, I got quite bored with it and decided to give it a little lift. In true vintage, ladylike style, why not add bows?

The result...

Ta-da! I tied my the top half of my hair in a half ponytail with this pretty bow