Beyond the Ponytail

Space Buns

Two tidy knots, one each side.

By Martin, the dad behind Dad Hair Hero. The steps are the ones in the app.

Full steps in the free app, in Beyond the Ponytail.

Space Buns, the finished style: back view

Time: About 10 minutes
Steps: 6
Level: Takes some practice
Hair type: Straight, thick and wavy
Ages: Young children to pre-teens
Hair length: Hair that touches her shoulders, or longer

You'll need wide-tooth comb, tail comb, snag-free hair elastic, bobby pin.

Two buns, one high on each side of her head, each built from a twisted ponytail wound round its own base and pinned.

Her job

She holds the bobby pins ready for each side.

What the steps cover

Detangle all the hair
Part it in two
Make the first ponytail
Build the first bun
Build the second bun to match
Check from the back

The full steps, with a picture for each and what to check before you move on, are in the app, in Beyond the Ponytail.

Full steps in the app

Beyond the Ponytail is an optional one-time pack of twelve styles in the Dad Hair Hero app. You pay once and they are yours to keep. There is no subscription, and you can see every style in the pack before you decide. Once it is yours, the app does four things this page cannot:

Her hair, not hair in general. Choose Straight, Wavy, Thick, Curly or Coily under "her hair today" and the steps and pictures change to the method for her hair.
A check before every step. Each step ends with what it should look and feel like, so you know it is right before you move on.
Fix It, mid-style. When something is not right, "Something's not right" opens the fix for it without leaving the step.
The diary. Add a photo and a note when you finish, and see what you have done and what to try next.

Free, with six everyday styles and all eight techniques. No account, no ads, no tracking.