Loc Bun

Because locs hold their own cylinder shape, the bun reads as a woven ball rather than a smooth dome, and its size comes straight from how many locs you have and how thick they are. The set is gathered, twisted once, then wrapped and secured with a wide band or a loc tie. Long or heavy locs put genuine weight on the roots, so the gather should sit where the scalp can carry it and come down at the end of the day.

• Suitsoval, round, square face shapes. The coil sits above the crown and pulls the eye upward, which lengthens the outline of a round face and rounds off the top corners of a square one.
• Hair typemedium density, thick, curly, coily. This is specific to locked hair and needs locs long enough to wrap the base at least once without dragging on the roots to get there.
• UpkeepKeep to your normal four to six week retwist, and move where the bun sits from day to day so the same roots are not carrying the tension every time.
• Ask forAsk your loctician for a high gather held with a fabric tie rather than a rubber band, and say how much of the hairline you want left down.

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