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

[@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😢

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@winknudgeable]

Very cathartic to read this 😭

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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?

[@LD-tt1lb]

I finally pulled it off! I had to use a second tie to tie around the bun to reinforce it (as I used an older, stretched tie for the attempt and wasn't overly confident with the 'flick' - more of a 'lift', ha) but it held all day and I was totally proud and confident. Thanks a lot! ❤

[@dariod89]

i still can't get it

[@closinginonclosure]

1:56 "you're going to give it the second twist right here" But there was no mention of the first twist. Only flicking your hair with your thumb. My hair is as long as yours but I'm not great with elastics. So this is a bit frustrating. The first twist isn't discussed or clear to me. Is it along with the thumb flip? I've tried this 40 times and my hair just doesn't stay together like yours. Is it because I have thick but fine hair? I feel like I'm missing something about the first twist

[@closinginonclosure]

Another important thing to be specific about while teaching this is how you're grabbing the hair tie. 4 fingers in? Is 4 fingers in the hair tie necessary?

[@Busypolarbear73]

the first twist is with the thumb flip

[@Mac27Tutorials]

2 years trying different things to make my bun look like this, but always failed. THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN!

[@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

[@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 !.

[@ituhly1]

bro when i do the flick i end up holding the hair tue wrong, how is it above ur fingers?? i juet end up holding it

[@VolkanKaraaslan-w9y]

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

[@CS-xn6vb]

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

[@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

[@eddielim3909]

I’ve tried many times and lost a bunch of hairs doing this, can’t seems to follow after the first twist with the thumb as the thumb is mostly not visible among the hairs after that part, is it under the band or over it?

[@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!

[@Michael-yb2jh]

Alright Ive watched this about 39 times in .25, What you should take away; twist your hair ALONG with the first twist of your hair tie. Also the second twist if you can/need to. That's literally all that's different here, the hair AND the hair tie, you twist both at once.

[@karl2405]

Ya I think your explanation is right. He didn't explain it so well, despite being good execution

[@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

[@Nverinder716]

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

[@cryptoviere17]

Honestly just thinking about cutting my hair at this point. I love my long hair and I’ve been growing it for about 4 years but it just gets in the way a lot of the time and I can’t put it up for the life of me. No matter what I try I just can’t seem to do it.

[@le-monke-the-2rd]

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

[@billiejeanslover8929]

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

[@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

[@claykc]

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

[@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

[@christopherlopez-rios574]

Hey Trav! I recommend to tie the upper half of the hair and let the bottom hang. Then bust out the hair loopies just like Katara! 😆🤜🏼🌊

[@livingstonmarlowe4976]

When you’re done, should there be two rings or three rings of the hair tie?

[@BabysitterSky]

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

[@jackpetersen3383]

The man bun is done hun! Thank god

[@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 😅

[@OneNot]

Man, even with the instructions I find this impossible lol Attempting to follow the instructions I got a complete mess each time, but after giving up on all steps after the first few and just improvising the rest I can now get an alright bun done.

[@TravisBoothMillardComedian]

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

[@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..

[@6sq892]

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

[@dZ-oc2ds]

As a kid I hated having thick hair now I realize it's a blessing 😂

[@Mali8029]

For anyone wondering this works, its a very simple and quick way for a great bun.

[@Maranello05]

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

[@joseconstante1321]

That's crazy my first time trying it and it came out good awesome tutorial 👌

[@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 ...

[@WDC-TacPotato]

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

[@xiaoleideng]

Wish i can control the video with voice control since both my hands are up in the air attempting this. Thank you for the video, how often do you cut your hair? And how long do you aim for?

[@xander-mk4ck]

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

[@miekolock4060]

First try I swear I ended up in a damn hair tie straight jacket hahahah. Second try it actually worked SUPRISED the hell out of me cause it felt so unnatural every step hahahah. Not to mention I was gable to have enough hair for a third flick and swoop letzzzz goooo!!!! I was rocking the trash bun for years and settled on the tight small ball 😢 for the last year. Where I just trust my hair in circles to make it tight then wrap it around itself and tie it. But that makes my 24 inch long hair look like a golf ball 😩

[@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

[@samuelberesford-zahra7070]

Great vid very helpful. I am finding when I tie my hair up the ties pull out quite a bit and break my hair. Any tips or suggested hair ties?

[@kurtismoore4319]

Not a fuckin chance lmao This is a great example of making difficult shit look easy Kudos brother

[@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!

[@WARofROSES]

For being quick this sure isn't simple

[@Cup.A.Coffee]

Sadly, just washed my hair :sob: But, will be returning to this eventually >:) Appreciated!!

[@emmalkelly2013]

I’ve found the best way is to make 1 loop in your hair than rap the rest around it after that tuck the end in and pull the hair tie over

[@TheColonel]

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

[@_Safety_Third_]

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

[@vlad1mir100here]

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

[@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

[@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

[@972Poncho]

Finally i did it. But... my hair is ALOT longer and i have ALOT of excess hair... I need to find something to do with this excess hair....

[@Wnsgur0115]

The hardest tutorial i'd ever seen

[@dariennesonnier8879]

This method is so tricky but it looks good every time

[@notalkaroo5921]

Head bobbing to the background music instead of paying attention, gotta rewatch now

[@Jyval]

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

[@sarthaksharma4816]

Is there any way to increase hair density mate? I'm growing for 3 yrs now. Shedded a stupid lot in between during 2020 due to stress. Now I've stopped hairfall to an extent by controlling my stress levels. But can't get the scalp back to its normal form.

[@holozoan]

Dude, like many others I have watched this video countless times (at 0.25 speed) and still have no idea what you are doing. Since you're the one who made this video, how did YOU learn how to do this?

[@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 😊

[@BastiXIII]

I got this finally, after how many times I've watched this. Don't think of it as a 3 loop thing, even if it is, think of it as a 2 loop tie.

[@Daldoul]

Man I seriously love you and your content ... Great work and keep it up man

[@ShashankSingh-yi5vi]

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

[@thomas0101]

I've been looking for content on how to style long mens hair for a while and I found just that with your fantastic content! Thanks! I just subbed to you!

[@Top_Hat_Walrus]

This is what i’ve been looking for, nice

[@kc3vinanthony123]

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

[@tc.n]

Bro i cant do the part at 1:29

[@mistalee27]

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

[@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

[@DERKJ789]

It’s so easy to do a pony tail but super hard to put it in a man bun 😩 great video btw!!

[@clancy1379]

Are there any cons to having a flat bun? Because I think it would suit me better.

[@christhiancastillo1607]

Man what hairband is that? Looks great and it's more flexible than the regular ones.

[@TravWhiteStyle]

TIY Products. Best hair ties I've ever used.

[@christhiancastillo1607]

@@TravWhiteStyle awesome, thanks for the tip. Long-hair newbie here, your channel is freaking great.

[@ThomasP1ke]

i got so close but now i have to head of to school when i get back though i’m gonna try nail it

[@charlesnevsimal9235]

Finally! A perfect tutorial. Unfortunately, I just think my hair is too fine for this kind of bun. I try so hard and never get it to look this good. I eventually hit on something passable for what I'm able to achieve, but I'm so discouraged by my hair. And I get so very frustrated with it. Still, I persist. Because I'm stubborn. Because I'm committed. And I truly believe that maybe someday, when it gets long enough, MAYBE it will look decent. But I'm going on year three now of growing it out, and have only trimmed it maybe twice ... mostly to correct the mistakes I made the first two years of growing it out. Saw a lot of breakage. Not seeing ANY now, because I've fixed the way I care for it. But I'm just afraid it's too late and I have to start all over again. It's so thin toward the ends. I don't know. But again, I won't give up. But I hardly ever wear it down because it's so wispy. And wearing it up never looks this good. Ugh. PLUS, I have a very flat cranial crown, so I foolishly trimmed the neck up a little too high a while back to make my head shape appear more normal. Now, there's nothing I can do.

[@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

[@santiagomedina7663]

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

[@ΔοσίθεοςΤρνηνητς]

OMG FINALLY, THANK YOU.

[@Polski_Kiwi]

I’ve been trying for 2 weeks and still can’t do it

[@speir3056]

Can’t wait to try this In a year and a half 😆

[@TravWhiteStyle]

😂 you’ll get there 💪

[@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

[@Gaurav.P0]

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

[@noahbenvenuti7182]

Finally something that works

[@TheLeatheryman]

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

[@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 .

[@D4YT0N4]

I liked the first bun you showed that you called "flat"

[@TravWhiteStyle]

Maybe I’ll put out a “flat” bun tutorial next 😂

[@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!

[@MrMelodyCold]

this waaaaay is more difficult than I thought

[@eddymison3527]

Thanks man, really helpful. I also got it in my first try.

[@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

[@RandomKiddo160]

after 2 weeks of stiff neck and wrist pain, i finally done it. hahaha thanks

[@Chris_Smash]

Ok but. Amazing tutorial. Thanks!!