How to arrange hair into a "Jeoffrey Bun"

I've had some folks interested in the process behind the Jeoffrey bun, so I thought I'd try to give a little tutorial. The results in this particular instance aren't perfect, but they're okay, and it should at least give you some idea of how to do it.

First, you'll need some very stiff "mega-hold" hair gel, a sturdy hair band, and lots and lots of bobby pins. Slick back the hair around the face with gel, and put hair into a snug ponytail right at the middle of the back of the head (this is the requirement for our ballet recital; I'm sure if you'd rather do this bun down low near the neckline or up higher on the head, that's up to you):


Next, take a small section from the ponytail and hold it out from the rest of the hair. Because Alice's hair is so thick and straight, I usually put a bead of hair gel along the section:


Next, twist the section fairly tightly into a rope:


Keeping it twisted, wind the rope around the base of the ponytail:


Use bobby pins to secure the rope to the head:


Take another small section and begin to repeat the process:


When you get to the last one, twist it tightly and pin it to the rest of the bun as neatly as possible. As you can see, I wasn't that neat about it, but we were in a bit of a hurry tonight:


The finished product:


After this, we take a fine black hairnet and twist it over the bun two or three times to make sure no little flyaways get out (as if they could, with that much gel). Then I use some stiff hairspray over her whole head.

It's not as difficult or complicated as it looks, and it certainly lasts longer than a plain bun twist because it's secured in so many sections. E-mail me if you still have any questions about the process.