Braided Bun Challenge

I know, I'm a few weeks late in posting this tutorial. You know, stuff happens! Even though I do claim I keep myself busy by sewing and stuff... Haha, not really. I've just really developed this bad habit of laziness. No good, I know! I don't understand how I'm still alive, since I feel my best when I'm busy. Anyways, my cousin posted a picture on my Facebook wall a few weeks ago, requesting for me to figure out how to do it. Sorry, I can't find the pic, I guess you'll have to wait for the end results! :) P.S. I hope I explain this well enough. I didn't take a whole lot of videos/pictures.

Test picture with the self timer... Sometimes, I crack myself up.

Step 1: Part your hair in a circle, putting the center in a bun (To keep the hair out of the way)

Now, I am very OCD. So, I first parted the hair in front of the ears on both sides, and from those points, I gradually parted it around ze head. It's almost perfectly circular.

Step 2: Starting the braid below the ears, French braid around the head. Make sure to NOT add hair to the INNER SIDE of the braid. Once you run out of hair to add, continue braiding it and tie it off. Note: Make sure to concentrate the braid to the center. Nothing bothers me more than being able to see a part line, plus, people will be able to see your secret... How you did this style!

 Step 3: Hide the braid by hiding it under the French braid... Braid-ception?

Step 4: Part the remaining hair in a circle, making sure the circle is on the crown, or center. Put in a ponytail

Step 5: Put sock bun over ponytail. It is important to have this because otherwise, the style will not work out. You may buy one at the store, but I just cut the toes out of a clean sock and rolled it up. 

 Step 6: Tease all of the hair except for a section in the middle.

 Step 7: Wrap the teased hair around to make a bun. Secure with bobby pins. :)

Step 8: French braid around the bun. Take tiny pieces from the bun part to add to the inside, and to add to the outside, just take the hair from the circle... Make sense? Braid the hair all the way out when you run out of hair to add, tie it off. *I braided this part the same direction as the outside braid.

Step 9: Tuck the excess braid into the bun.

Well, ta-da! :) It's not perfect, since this was my first time ever doing this, and I did it on myself. I'm quite proud of myself though. It would take me about 30 minutes if I didn't have to pause to take a picture or video of the progress. I was very pleased with the results, and I slept in it overnight and it was fine. :)

Thank you, cousin for the challenge! :D I'm hopefully going to get my hair cut short in a few weeks, sooo if you see any up-dos that are cool/want me to figure out, let me know so I can do it :)