Sleek Afro Bun

The contrast is the point: a smoothed perimeter laid with gel and a soft brush, then an unstretched puff sitting above it. The gathered section is held with a band or a length of stocking rather than a tight elastic, so the coils are not crushed flat at the base. Edges are laid while the gel is still wet and tied down for a few minutes to set. Keeping the band loose matters, because repeated tension at the hairline is what thins it.

• Suitsoval, round, square face shapes. Volume held above the crown supplies the vertical line while the smoothed sides keep the temples narrow, so width across a round or square face is offset in both directions at once.
• Hair typemedium density, thick, curly, coily. It relies on coily or tightly curled texture to hold a round puff without internal support, and on enough density that the gathered ball does not look see-through.
• UpkeepDust the ends every twelve weeks, re-lay the edges every two or three days, and give the hairline regular days off from the band.
• Ask forAsk your stylist to shape the puff while it is dry and stretched, keeping the perimeter length even so the gathered ball comes out round rather than lopsided.

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