How To Make A Bun With Your Cosplay Wig
- Posted on 24 September, 2013
- 360 Lace Wig
- By Anonymous
I needed to make a bun for a cosplay I'm working on, so I thought "Why not make it a tutorial?". This bun is made using the sock bun method. The wig used is Jasmine in the color Titanium by Arda Wigs. This wig was constructed to be in a ponytail.
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Okay, I'm going to do a quick tutorial on how to put your cosplay wig in a bun, I'm going to be using the sock, bun method - and this is the jasmine wig in titanium from our toe wigs you're, going to need a sock kind of a longer Sock, this is a knee-high sock that I cut the toe off and a little bit of the top off, because it was a little long and then you're just gon na roll it in on itself. So there will be a hole in the center for your hair to go through and with this wig I had to thin it considerably. It was huge, so I just thinned it and this created layers and I'll show you how to work with layers in your wig. When you're doing a sock, bun because can be a little difficult, it's kind of like your natural hair would be, I guess so you're going to take the pony tail of your wig and push it through the hole of your sock and just the top part. It doesn't have to be the very very tips because then it would just be impossible, but try to go as far as you are comfortable with and then you're just gon na push the hair through the bottom of the sock and just push it up. As you can see here now is gon na look sloppy. You see how it looks like crap right now. Basically, as you go, you're gon na be smoothing it and tucking things under just because when I fin it, it created layers, and that's just how it is you can see. I put my thumb's at the bottom and push up through the hole um and then I'm just smoothing it out, because it's gon na look like crap for a little bit, and you can also this way have your thumbs in the center push out um. It'S a lot doing the sock bun on cosplay, thankfully, is a lot easier than doing on your own hair, because you don't have to hold your arms up and you can move around the whole wig and things like that. It will get harder to push through the closer you get to the ponytail holder because the wig is thicker up there. So it's having some problems trying to get it out, but just you know pushing it'll, definitely resist, because cosplay would carriers a lot thicker than my hair or any hair I've dealt with so um once you think you've gotten hit, you know you can you can move Around the wig and just push push push um. You know this doesn't look amazing, but you know I'm fixing it I'm adjusting things. You know tucking it and just push it out until it looks round and as close to the base of the ponytail holder um, you know and then once you've got the shape you want and the closeness you want fix. It fix the stuff, that's sticking out and then you're going to hairspray and just hairspray it like crazy um. Thankfully cosplay hair can take hairspray very well, it's kind of like an adhesive, so just kind of get the shape. You want it and then just go out with a hair spray. I use a tan sock, so it wouldn't come through. If I use the black sock, you would be able to see the sock through the hair and that wouldn't be good, so pick a sock color. That'S close to your weight, hair, color and it'll be a lot more successful, and this is a cosplay bun with the sock, bun method, and I hope this helps. If it's the wig is too thick, you might want to practice a couple times you're going to have to thin it out, because otherwise you won't be able to push the hair through. So I hope this helped thanks everyone. You
Comments
SnakeOfEden666: Thank you so much! This is perfect for my Pink Pearl (from Steven Universe) cosplay!!!!
Krolshi: Wow , this is the simplest method I 've came across . I 'm gonna need that big of a bun I hope it 'll work the same . Thanks for the tut :)
Paladinlapdanse: This is AWESOME. Should work great for my Miss Pauling cosplay, :) thank you!
Aimee Wood Works: Hi!! I'll be using this method, so thank you! I do have a question though- my wig is also really, really thick- and I was wondering what technique you used to thin it down? You mentioned it making layers, so I assume you used a razor and didn't just remove wefts or something? Thank you for any help!
Sylvie: This is super helpful, thank you so much! Does it stay in place ok, or will it kind of unroll if you shake your head around too much?
arelistica: This is such a great method!! Omg you are a life saver!
Faith Walker: May be messy before you cleaned it up but that’s what I need for my overwatch mei cosplay. Thank you!!!
JustRaika_: Thanks for the tutorial. Did you secure the bun in any way? I mean.. it won't open once you wear it, right? ^-^
Rei Rei the Alchemist: I've been struggling with a Katara wig for about a month now, I'm gonna give this a shot next
Anna: Can you do this using a clip-in ponytail?
Rose Bearies: this is amazing for cosplay
Hanna M: JUST what I needed! tx!
soup.scarlet: So I decided to try this one one of my wigs and It did work but not very good since the wig was too thick, how do I get it out without tangling the wig to much?
C0smicM3rmaid: I need to do like a half bun on my konan wig. Would this method work for smaller buns?
Ueakarn Viwatpanachat: amazing <3
eleven loves waffles: what if it's a thick long wig?
Chana Lim: How do I make a bun with hair coming out from the middle?
Cherry Poppins: How would you do a messy bun?
Tina Clayton: i was looking at the jasmine but not for full pony tail style, it looks so thin in the photos that seeing it in this video helped! how bad is the wig once the original ponytail is removed? i know arda says it's layered and all that....
Elite Cosplay: Oh no! Is the wig too thick? When I first tried it with the wig in the video, I couldn't even get it half way down because of it's thickness.
Danni Or: Thank you a lot :)))
Elite Cosplay: Yup those will work as well! :)
AngelBunnyCosplay: Would this style of bun look good for a cinderella
アシュリ: that would be perfect for a togas side buns just get some hair strands out and you be done
Kiki 1998: This will be perfect if I cosplay Anastasia cause she wears her hair in a bun
CullenDraws: I was watching your posing video, then scrolled around on cosplaytutorial.com and klicked on a tutorial there and it leads me back to one of your videos? coincidence? x'D
Jenny Loch: I have a sliver blue wig what color knee high sock do I get
Kissamangastar: Is it a long classic wig at the base or a ponytail wig???
Traybuff: would be nice ot have seen how you got the hair in th epnoytailt o begin with, everytime I try to put mine in a ponytail it goes slack underneath and half the fibres come loose.
runaway fromtoads: how long is your wig?
Emily H: Aww yeah Björk cosplay time
SomnolentFlame: Do you have a picture of it on? I checked the 2014 shoots on your site but didn't see any
CuteTeaPie 1: I've tried this and it's not working any tips??
Madison Hof: 2:56 but I can't hairspray mine, I'm wearing it down the next day
MÍrian Macrina: TA DOIDO...ERA SÓ ASSAR O RABO DE CAVALO PELA ROSCA ...SE FOR FAZER um troço desse no cabelo da pessoa quebra todo...
Karla Diaz: It's harder than I thouught. //wrist