This Scrunchie Hack Helped My Low Bun Stay Put For Hours

My skills when it comes to hairstyling leave something to be desired. That's why claw clips are my go-to accessory: it's pretty much the only thing I know how to do. Still, even I get tempted by the latest hair hacks that I come across on TikTok — particularly when they promise to be easy or quick. So when I saw creator Nichole Ciotti's video of a beginner-friendly twisted-bun tutorial using a scrunchie, I thought even I had the abilities required to pull it off and promptly gave it a try.

Up front, let me say this: I have superfine hair, but a lot of it. This makes it hard for me to find a bun hairstyle that I like. Most either make me look like a ballerina (which is a fine look, but as a former dancer, not for me) or my bun looks the size of a toddler's (also not my favorite). I'm constantly on the hunt for a tutorial that'll make my hair look fuller and more robust than it is. So, armed with a silk scrunchie, I gave Ciotti's latest hack a try.

I started by brushing my hair to remove any knots and tangles. If my hair was freshly washed, I probably would have given it a spritz of texturizer, but seeing as I was working with three-day-old hair, it had enough grit to it. Then, after replaying and studying the eight-second video no less than 3,209 times, I felt prepared enough to give it a go.

Ciotti puts her scrunchie on one wrist and gathers her hair into that same hand before pulling the scrunchie around the length of her hair, giving it two twists, and wrapping it back around itself. The result is a knotted-style bun where the hot-pink scrunchie is peeking through. I found the first two steps fairly simple, as they're identical to how I typically do my off-the-cuff messy buns, however, the twists got me.

The first five times I tried it, I had trouble wrapping the scrunchie the appropriate number of times. I typically only wrap around the hairband once, so it took some retraining of muscle memory. When I finally did get it, though, it looked pretty good, but I decided to give it a few more tries to perfect my method.

My twisted-scrunchie bun ended up a little messier and spikier than the original, but I think that's because 1) my hair is only medium length, making the second wrap-around a little tough, and 2) my hair has a lot of short layers to it. One major perk of this bun hack was how secure it felt. Whereas my regular twisted-bun method would fall out within a few hours without fail, this lasted me all day and through an entire walk.

If you're looking for a new way to create your bun with a scrunchie, this one takes seconds to learn.