How To Tie A THICK MESSY BUN (Detailed Man Bun Tutorial)

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[@TravWhiteStyle]

For anyone wondering what hair tie I use for this, it's the TIY hair ties. Linked here: bit.ly/3tJF7gr

[@WayfarerAj]

Could you make vedio on treating premature white hairs

[@6972roni]

Thank you.. I suffer to find adequate hair ties in my location...

[@mikebartkovich197]

How many loops do you tie for your TIY?

[@6972roni]

@@mikebartkovich197 depending on the diameter of the tie.. For me I don't hold the ponytail too tight to keep some ventilation, but I keep adjusting it all day long when not exercising..

[@TravWhiteStyle]

@@mikebartkovich197 I use 3 loops!

[@lucidstudious750]

I've come to appreciate how skilled women are at this. They make it look so easy

[@Sir_Killsalot]

Because they have been doing it since childhood while men are always discouraged all over the world to grow out their hair

[@Thoughtful-Ape]

Facts...

[@vermili0n]

I know! I found a method that works for me and my hair though, I twist my hair tight and then it coils itself into a ball and I take the ends and wrap it under the ball/coil and then use tie

[@lucidstudious750]

@@vermili0n that's amazing. I be struggling lmao

[@KamaleshwarMorjal]

exactly. 2 years and i still can't figure it out

[@mikebartkovich197]

It doesn't seem to matter how many times I watch this but my hands just don't do it right

[@Enough_Tumbleweed]

Same here 😂

[@MelkiLozano-ek4yv]

Me too

[@ywloveskopi-o]

Y'all not alone 😢

[@evericed5516]

I swear on my life the camera angles are not doing the audience any favors to help learn

[@priyanshusaha2004]

Us bro us😢

[@ikepayne632]

Yo that flick technique legit took 30 min to figure out, gassed my shoulders, and had me cussing in a mirror... but once I got it down the rest wasn't bad and I ended up with real dirty highball. Stoked to better get with this technique and less pumped in the shoulders. Great video. Cheers!

[@sabin8771]

Any tips on the flick

[@ikepayne632]

@@sabin8771 I flick with my left hand and start the flick from right to left with my thumb scooping under the hair. Any try to do like a single fluid motion. It still takes me like 10-12 times to get it right.

[@Xaz0rY]

Bro my hair is so thick, it won't flick! I have tried so much on multipe occaisions the past few days, I just can't figuere out how to make this work. Since my hair is really thick and sturdy it just falls back down half way and I am pissed at this point lol

[@highnoon7097]

it took 30 minutes to figure out because he doesn't explain it in any way. Clickbait shit video.

[@GreyTrafficCone]

I gave up after 10 minutes. This was the most infuriating thing I've ever had to do.

[@vincentalvarado7058]

This makes no sense to me no matter how many times I try.

[@Malla-wy5ey]

Taking instruction literally doesn't always work Hair length Hand size Etc all come into this Just follow untill the thumb part and find a way to achieve the "flick your hair with your thumb" I'm assuming that's where people are getting stuck I only got it right when I tried other ways apart from using my thumb

[@nataliaregina3094]

Yep! my hairs' past my shoulders and I can confirm that messy wild buns are where' it's at, always love it have tried other styles but just come back to the good ol' messy bun with lots of texture/volume. I like mine best when it's really central and right at the crown. Your 100% with having to flick your whole head down to position the hair correctly, then flipping it through the hair-tie. I use large head bands because I've got alot of thick hair that doesn't fit in a small elastic. I love my hair and I can always appreciate a good man bun when I spy one!

[@playdoob]

bro I’ve been trying to do this for 30 mins and I keep failing lol why is it so difficult

[@batpoisonz]

same I don't get what he means by flick hair with thumb lmai

[@TehxHope]

lmao literally me right now

[@luiscrespo8764]

Igual yo... 😂😂😂 Llevo casi 45mins y nada...

[@stever.c.9892]

@@batpoisonz check out the sutil thumb movement at 2:55... That's it So did I have trouble 'til I checked it out in full screen.

[@pradeepsilas8149]

Trying to simulate exactly will not work. You will take this idea and play around with your hair. In time you will perfect it.

[@Definitely_Not_Sheev_Palpatine]

Man this is so helpful. To me tying my hair back is like trying to untangle the Christmas lights. It's tedious and frustrating and I somehow end up wrapping it around something else I didn't intend to!

[@michaellawrence6696]

Me too guy! Definitely a struggle 😩

[@isaacreyes2795]

You need to get a trim every 3 months that reall helps fight the tangles

[@meatsmoke]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise?

[@Definitely_Not_Sheev_Palpatine]

@@meatsmoke I _am_ the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise.

[@anthonya824]

Are you telling me the dark side is a pathway to many things, but tying a man bun is not one of them?

[@Enough_Tumbleweed]

This has got to be the absolute, 100% most frustrating thing, ive ever tried to do in my life.

[@_Safety_Third_]

🤣 thinking i might go back to the DIY buzz cut

[@RandomKiddo160]

after 2 weeks of stiff neck, i finally did it. the hardest part is the "flick" and the "grab" right after. thank you so much for the tutorial!

[@zebseb03]

any tips on the grab? my brain can't understand that

[@AJsCurfew]

Growing my hair out for the first time, just want to say thanks! For giving ppl like me the confidence to rocking out the long hair/man bun

[@LD-tt1lb]

I've had real difficulty with this (not just your videos, trav!). My sister put this up for me in seconds! So I've gone a bit rogue; for now I'm grabbing my hair, tying a traditional ponytail by twisting the tie over into a figure 8 shape w/ the tail in one of the holes and then pulling a little over a half (or the majority for a bigger bun) of my remaining hair halfway through the 'other' hole in the figure 8. If you get me? You can actually repeat this, depending on length, 3 or 4 times to tighten as long as you pull the majority through the hole at the end. It's a really basic bun. Not as cool but I can tug at it to make it messier, I can make it higher or lower on my head and if I throw my head forward and tie it there I get like, a lazy top-knot, though it doesn't suit me. Edit: I'm not used to this kind of styling and it was this sort of experimenting that let me eventually nab the cooler bun in the video. Improving my hand coordination, knowing what will & won't work etc

[@le-monke-the-2rd]

Amazing job of showing us exactly nothing of what the hands are actually doing

[@dikenelijah2655]

Fourth time am letting my hair grow... there's something with that "twist" move that is magic... my hair hasn't reach my shoulders yet on thus new hair journey... I do that twist and my bun seems like my hair is super long...like...people think that to get that cool bun your hair obviously needs to be long...but no! I also observed that I feel my roots better comfy with that twist which make me feel like it helps it grow faster?...for this I don't know if it's just a feeling or if it's real...but yeah that TWIST is magic in many aspect

[@rajdantani636]

In short it’s impossible for me. Lol. And one day i will cut it and make it short and focus on something else which are way important for me. Haha

[@Chikton]

I feel really dumb. I've been trying this for about a 100th time and still can't do it. 😅

[@pigzley]

i lost a significant chunk of hair trying to learn. if you dont get it dont even try

[@MarcosVinicius-or2gu]

@@pigzleyMe too. I feel bad for my hair cuz i think i'm hurting it somehow lol. And at each try, i feel like i'm making my hair even more dirty

[@Chikton]

I still can't after all this time 😅

[@calvingarcia8022]

Nah this man doesn’t know how to explain what he’s doing

[@bldy_FrmdaiX]

wtf you make it look easier than it is…. I’m saving this video” I’m just gonna keep watching I love the way you style it !.

[@zackerygillard8225]

I watched this a few times and it does not make any sense to my brain

[@thehollowpillow]

That bc it doesn’t make any sense I finally got pissed off and cut the fuckin hair tie lol

[@michaelbennett4412]

Honestly though, I'm confused as hell, but still appreciate the video

[@Alternative_one]

been watchng this video for 3 days now and everyday I have to do something different to this like using another hair tie... bit hard to understand what you actually do after the flick of the hair

[@clementm9161]

Yeah his execution is good but the explanations are terrible ...

[@VolkanKaraaslan-w9y]

You changed my life bro!!! You will always be my Hero for this!!😂🖤

[@tc.n]

Bro i cant do the part at 1:29

[@brianpatrick33]

Dude you are literally the first person to ever teach me how to accurately tie a bun like this. I’ve watched so many dumb videos, and have even had many different chicks show me with no success. You are fucking dope thanks haha

[@Guardianapophis]

thank you so much for this video. i let my hair grow during the pandemic. a time the lazy loop was fine but now my hair reaches almost halfway down my back. and the simple lazy loop was just so aweful but i had no idea how to do it right took me like 4 tires and now looks great, not perfect because i was just washing my hair but i am very pleased. an hour of practice later and now it goes actually very easy. thanks man, made my day!

[@FourBrotherzwazhere]

Trav, in a different video you mention not getting your hair wet after working out as you do not get that sweaty. I am a runner so after 5 miles my scalp is drenched, how would you recommend rinsing in order to mitigate damage from daily hair rinsing?

[@TravWhiteStyle]

I’m a runner too! What I do is spritz a bit of dry shampoo before. Use a blow dryer on cool afterwards on the roots. Then spritz a bit more dry shampoo. Does wonders. I add a 2nd shampoo day on the weeks I’m running or lifting a lot more too. Especially in hot weather.

[@FourBrotherzwazhere]

@@TravWhiteStyle awesome! thanks so much!

[@6972roni]

I run too and get very wet so I wash and condition and enjoy my hair clean and tidy.. I time the washing with the jogging sessions and later swimming..

[@HOLAR474]

Why can't I do this my hair is just as long if not a lil bit longer so that's not the problem. My hair also has plenty of oil. The flick with thump isn't working my hair won't even flip like that. So annoying .

[@UhKimboze]

Good video but instructions a bit unclear. There’s parts where your fingers are in your hair and I just have no idea how to copy what they’re doing when I can’t see em. I think I got the basic gist of it. Just not that clean.

[@Nverinder716]

Been trying this off and on since you posted Trav, and it FINALLY clicked!!! Thanks!!!

[@kc3vinanthony123]

Thank you very much trav I’m a visual learner so this helped a lot👌👏will definitely try this hairstyle

[@CS-xn6vb]

Glad to see I wasn’t the only one who found it impossible to do this

[@typer4573]

I've lost more hair trying this for the past few months than anything else and still can't do it. My normal buns aren't and were never flat to begin with, just more pointy when tied. Only wanted to make the hair tied more round and "bun" like. I give up.

[@SparkMediaProduction]

what type of hair do you have? i cant do it either. i feel like cause i have thick asian straight hair that its really difficult to achieve this style

[@jeant9053]

Thank you Trav, the video helped me a lot to tie my hair in a way that looks good 🙌 Sorry if my English is bad, I'm not English speaker hehe

[@vladimirelgrande754]

Great! Very useful. Thank you. However, how much damage does such a tight tie do to hair?

[@BabysitterSky]

Highball??? Is this a Longhairs colab??? Let's get D.I.A.L.E.D boys!!

[@martianleaderrichy1520]

Cool tutorial but I only have hair on the top, the sides and back are shaved to the skin. My hair is currently down to the top of my shoulders when combed back, generally either platted or in a small top bun. Bun for sunny hot days to get my head tanned evenly lol. Thank you, great slow mo tutorial 😃👍

[@Name-if1ix]

Same here. All my sides and back are shaved

[@lordquickofedinburgh6063]

Thanks bro this video was really helpful.. I got it first try the second loop just pull halfway through then last loop normal I didn't have to listen to your description got it by watching back view thanks again

[@infantrywagon]

I actually GOT IT! Except my hair is down to the middle of my back so I think I need to pull the hair down further right before the second knot. I’ll try, I’ll update Nope, pulling more of my hair through right before the 2nd twist as you pull over the bun didn’t work. My problem is I can’t find a way to put up my hair not that it’s super long. I have hella wavy, thick hair. Like you said, I wash my hair about once a week. Sometimes longer or sorter depending on how “bad” oily it starts to look. Put it this way, I can look my hair through a normal just bun where you just flip it through twice, well I can flip it through 3 times and make a small hard knotted bun thst I pull out quite a bit and it still stays up and is the messy look I’m going for problem is, even after 3 loops and pulling my bun apart to make it look a little bigger. I still have 8+ inches of hair just hanging ontop of my head still. What part of this hairstyle do i have to do differently because my hair is soo much longer? After. Do it I’m still left with 8” or so of hair hanging out. Alirght well my 5 try to so and I got it. Still had some long hair hanging out but I pulled more of my hair through right before the twist and over the bun, I my think this hair tie is too loose. I’ve got not been using it for 3 days but like I said my id really wavy some cury so I think it’s too stretched out from the way I was putting it up before. I locked it in it’s just mad loose once I let go. It holds but just droops a bit. Thanks bro I’ve been looking for a way to put my hair up that’s not hard asf got the last 6 months since my hair went from a 3 loop and no length hanging off to a 3 loop and mad length still not in the bun. Thanks bro!

[@6sq892]

I was not aware that my wrist and fingers are that flexible Thank you very much for this enlightening video.

[@jeremyf9476]

Ladies can nail this kind of stuff all day long. I am getting ready for Mass right now and I'm struggling hard. Anyways, thanks for the tips 😅

[@ramblinman7153]

I have some shorter bbay hairs on my neck that don't quite fit in the bun. What can I do with that?

[@pakiaoo7]

I have been trying this for months and I cant figure it out

[@UkrainianBazooka]

"Grab it with your thumb and flick it!" I have absolutely zero clue what you mean by flick it and even your slow motion was useless.

[@Malla-wy5ey]

Taking instruction literally doesn't always work Hair length Hand size Etc all come into this Just follow untill the thumb part and find a way to achieve the "flick your hair with your thumb" I'm assuming that's where people are getting stuck I only got it right when I tried other ways apart from using my thumb

[@Jyval]

Thanks man! Took way too many tries and broken hairs but I finally got it mostly right.

[@xander-mk4ck]

hey trav , you should make a video about drying wet hair after washing it . just an idea , thanks

[@Maranello05]

Dude, you have just changed my life, lol. Thank you so much for this tutorial 👍🏻

[@jgreenstorm12]

Hey Trav! Was curious as to what shampoo and conditioner you use on the regular now. Still OGX tea tree? Or can you do a video soon on your current washing method. I have very similar hair to you just lighter and chin length. Thanks in advance for all your advice.

[@TravWhiteStyle]

Definitely! Currently using Odele volumizing shampoo

[@johnconor9934]

I lost you at the second step lol

[@billiejeanslover8929]

For all of u struggling, slow down the video and do it while watching, It became much easier for me

[@dariennesonnier8879]

This method is so tricky but it looks good every time

[@Rey-wp3sb]

Everytime i look for ways to put my hair up the peoples hair is always WAY longer than mine. This one actually helps

[@Gaurav.P0]

It is impossible to have this bun. So much difficult 🥺 Can you tell any different method ?

[@TheLeatheryman]

It's like learning a trucker's hitch. I never could get it and just tie a knot

[@claykc]

man, I was looking for a new bun style. I knew you'd deliver

[@TravisBoothMillardComedian]

Hey Trav, Trav here. This is a game changer, thank you for the amazing video!

[@agedcheese]

This is what I want to be able to do but it's impossible. I have tried over 100 times and these flips and finger movements don't make sense

[@Wnsgur0115]

The hardest tutorial i'd ever seen

[@_Safety_Third_]

Thinking maybe I'll just go back to the DIY buzz cut....life was so simple 😅

[@matchress3832]

I hate this video with every single fibre or my being. I've never been this frustrated with my hair in my entire life. Holy fk

[@WDC-TacPotato]

My hair is hella curly and long, so ive need this😭😅

[@lolif5635]

Im simply not able to do this. I jus dont understand, im not able to flick my hair🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

[@isaacreyes2795]

I been growing my hair for 4 years and just now learning how to hide the extra hair . My is curly so it makes it difficult to handle at times

[@mistalee27]

Should you trim the sdes slightly to get rid of the fly always?

[@Td1461]

Almost impossible to work what to do with the thumb flick, tried for ages gave up

[@TechHiveCX]

I am giving up. Very difficult. Going to cut my hair soon.

[@general_malarky]

I have watched this like seven times and I cannot make any sense of it😄. Back to square one I suppose

[@sookie_the_fairy]

Eye candy!!! 👀 🍬 P.s. I appreciate the biceps flexing when you tie the rubber band! Haha! I'm such a girl! Will there be a part 2? Preferably with your shirt off.. *Snickers* #Girls_need_it_too# 😉

[@FluffyB3ar]

Aren’t you a naughty girl

[@AleCM1998]

Hey Trav, been following your vids for 1 year and I can't tell you how much I've learnt about hair! However there is something I haven't found about in tour channel: doctor just recommended me to start swimming 4-5 days a week. What can I do to avoid needing to clean my hair every time I swim? I got used to cleaning my hair 1-2 times a week and I'm afraid swimming will make my hair greasy again and needing to use shampoo way to often. Any tips?

[@TravWhiteStyle]

Check out this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXappXSGpNh0ars

[@zacateck]

Hi Trav. I have my hair grown out to about 10” long. When I started growing it out I had a comb over fade and my hair has naturally grown uneven. Is there anything that I can do to help it? Also, I have a lot of small hair at the lower back of head and they don’t pull up, can these be cut? Thanks for all your help and vids.

[@Paraclef]

10” long. what kind of measurement is that ?

[@zacateck]

@@Paraclef standard

[@Paraclef]

@@zacateck Standard would be in meters, centimeters... thats your standard here. So can you respond properly ? Maybe use body part length... like lower back, butt, knee, ankle. 10 feet would be 3 meters, which i am sure is not the case.

[@Paraclef]

10 inches.... let it grow, this is still super short.

[@zacateck]

Standard is inches and Metric is Meters. You need to go back and watch all of Trav’s videos. At 9 inches or 22 centimeters as the longest part of the hair, you can begin cleaning up. Go watch more.

[@derekturnquist7113]

Ive spent the past hour trying to figure out this "flick" and it doesnt work wtf am i doing wrong ....

[@TheColonel]

What's this fuckin sorcery 😂 I'm going back to my 3 hairtye monstrosity I spent an hour trying this

[@pavlerakic3951]

Am i dumb, to me this feels like solving integrals, even slowmotion it feels like idk whats happening

[@nathans.3618]

In the beginning of the video, I think the first one you showed as wrong actually looked better on you. Not dogging that you like the second, proper one, better. Just my opinion. It seemed to suit your profile more.

[@TravWhiteStyle]

Flat bun tutorial next!

[@ShashankSingh-yi5vi]

Okay that looks good for outing. Tell me how to manage them at home

[@Vovk101]

No way I can repeat this haha

[@santiagomedina7663]

I haven’t been able to do it myself since this video was released

[@kohenross4202]

My man's kinda looks like a Skyrim npc, all jokes aside, really helpful thanks

[@stephenpatterson2860]

I'm not sure I did it exactly like you showed here but I think I still got it up in a decent bun by attempting to follow along haha, thanks

[@PokeJoshNY]

I can't do this, my hair is too think to the point where I can't even really get my whole hand around it, let alone do the rest of the stuff you do

[@Moogle]

thansk the slow mo helped a lot

[@willers2706]

coming back to this video after a year, this only works if your hair is 3 inches past your shoulder blades anything longer THIS WILL NOT WORK i had been using this method for a year and everytime passed a certain length it became extremely difficult to do this because with have more hair it gets clogged and just ends up very messy and loose

[@DruidsCalling]

Thank you, my real hair right now is about Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day in 21 Guns. So I wear wigs for now and this was helpful 😊

[@Top_Hat_Walrus]

This is what i’ve been looking for, nice

[@WARofROSES]

For being quick this sure isn't simple

[@oltzu5206]

Bro is good with his hands

[@EnesYavuzKozan]

Alright imma try another style 🥲

[@Datboyraj]

Where you get bobbles from

[@erickrivera9466]

How do you do it the way at first that you don't like lol the wrong way

[@-KingBeast-]

I cant do the twist part and its making me pissed off

[@warwid5419]

The key is really the right tie for your hair.

[@minralf5186]

Whenever I do it there are always some strands get loose and hang out like a pony tail, seems to never be able to make a full bun 😑😑

[@MrMelodyCold]

this waaaaay is more difficult than I thought

[@NetherlandEagles]

I can fix or build just about anything but can't get this bun done ... 6 years into hair ownership, still can't make a bun

[@sahanwijesekara604]

what gel u use?

[@FreakyOptics]

Thank you for the ultra slowmo! Really helped out trying to understand all the loops and twists.

[@greg6162]

Yeah, he wasn’t kidding… it’s a day 3-5 style without JoJoba oil. Fresh off the wash, my hair is too soft without oils and my side hairs are shorter than my back hairs, so I need to use my Green Berets (Aka Bobby Pins) to get those temple side hairs back. Or I have loose strands falling everywhere!

[@pajcarek]

also wish to have some hand movement video, because of your hairs i have no idea waht you doing

[@noahbenvenuti7182]

Finally something that works

[@avokittypup]

I've been struggling with my hair the whole day today 😩😅😅

[@tofool86]

I have butt-length hair. Does this method still work for really long hair?

[@BoneheadPlays]

I swear I’m lost, I gather up my hair and there are random strands poking up, i try to comb it down and slick it back but that doesn’t work well, then that flick doesn’t make any sense to me and switching from my dominant to non dominant is a nightmare, i keep ending up with my regular hair with a hair tie halfway down my hair, how tf do people do this 💀

[@stianw.danielsen2943]

have a dinner rez in 1h. trying to do the hair before. 5th attempt now😅