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I just finished my classic Leia costume recently, but I'm having trouble getting the buns to stay! Do you have any tips for getting them to shape correctly? I have bobby pins and hair nets... but I'm having issues getting that perfect cinnamon bun shape!
Now, bun tips for you.
I use a combination of my real hair and two fake hair pieces I picked up at Walgreens (amazing what you can find at that place). The hair comes with a jaw clip. Take the jaw clip out, and you can use the hair! If you study pictures of Carrie Fisher in the Leia ANH gown, the buns actually cover 90% of the sides of her entire head. Unfortunately, it’s near impossible to replicate it on that scale, but I’ve figured out a few tricks to make the buns look presentable. ^_^
Must Haves For Leia Buns:
-loads of heavy hairspray
-two fake hair pieces to use in combination with your real hair
-special hairpins (you can find them at Walgreens. They have a circular top with two thick prongs, I’m not sure of the name of the clip though.)
What I do, is I take my real hair, separate it into two ponytails and position the hair band right above the top of my ear. The trick here is to backcomb each ponytail, hairspray it to death, then gently wind the hair (which should now look fluffy and sticky with hair spray) around into loose little buns, making sure to position each bun right over the hair band, and the hair is going away from the face. That makes it stick out a bit, which is what you want. Then, take the fake hair pieces and add them in. Put the base of the hairpieces right behind the bun near the base of the ear, and wind the hair loosely around it. Keeping it loose is the key to making it look fuller. ^_^