Three twisted buns

I'm excited to share another hair tutorial! You know those days when you want your hair to look pretty but you only have a minute? Well, my friend Caroline swears by this gorgeous set of three twisted buns ("like cinnamon rolls!" she says). So she came over to explain exactly how to do them, and the wonderful Jamie Beck took a few photographs. And guess what? They really were quick and easy.
Here are Caroline's steps, if you'd like to try them out...


1. This style is so easy, it's laughable. Day-old hair is best (which is true for most hairstyles, since it's easier to work with hair that has a little dirt in it).
2. Divide your hair into three equal parts and quickly spray each section with a little hairspray to help give it hold. Let the hairspray set for a couple seconds, and then lightly comb it out.
3. Take the section on your right side, and twist your hair all the way down to the end. You want to twist counter-clockwise, toward your face. Wrap the right section in on itself, just like you're making a little bun. Let some of the hair stick out, it's ok (you don't want them to look like Princess Leia buns).
4. Pin the right bun in place. I like to use these mini bobby pins, since they're easier to hide and they're coated in rubber so they hold your hair better.
5. Next, twist the middle section clockwise and pin. Then twist the left section clockwise and pin.
6. Spray the three buns with a little more hairspray, and you're done!
See? Super simple!
Here's the look, feminine and easy breezy. What do you think, my darlings? Thank you so much, Caroline and Jamie! xoxoxo
P.S. Past hair tutorials, including the perfect side ponytail and braided top bun.
(Photos by the fabulous Jamie Beck for Cup of Jo. Caroline's shirt is from Cardigan.)

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I will be trying this tomorrow. So chic and easy!
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Whoa! The final breezy shot is a little out of this world...! Very cute; I loved the side ponytail and tried it for work last week, it looked great!
Whoa, I love how her hair is blowing in the wind in the last picture!
I'll have to add this to my list of hair-dos to do!
These are so beautiful! I'm afraid my hair is too thick... they're fantastic, though - they remind me of something slightly Victorian and deconstructed...
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Joanna, thank you SO MUCH for doing all these wonderful hair tutorials!! :) This one looks so cute and breezy...can't wait to try it out! :)
I think it looks even better because the tips of her hair are a different color and it makes the buns 'pop'. Very cute, but as a blonde, I fear that I would look like a milk maid or something.
Oh Joanna, I so love your hair tutorials. I've been rocking your side pony, so glad to have a new one to try!
XO
Lenore
this is AWESOME! Might need my roommate to help me though... I still fail even at simple braids. Thanks for sharing, Joanna!
ooo lala so very lovely. and good for a busy mother like myself, with long hair :)
It looks so beautiful!! I'm not sure I can pull it off tho!! =)
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loving all the hair tutorials! thanks for sharing.
i love it so much i think it will become my new staple! i adore quick hair that is kind of textured - hence why i'm a huge fan of the side braid! thank you so much for this joanna, caroline and jamie!
beautiful!!!!!!!!
A big thanks to you and Carolina for making me look so much more chic and put together than I actually am! xoxo
I love these posts. I'm so clueless with hairstyles. I've tried several of the ones you've profiled and had some success. Can't wait to see if I can handle the mini buns.
How about creating a mini 60's bump? And/or using a fall?
Thanks!
make that Caroline. (sorry, I'm from the carolina's. bad habit!)
lovely! I just adore that you post such things about hair! THANK YOU!
Looks great with Ombre highlights!
so pretty and feminine. i love this!
That's so adorable! And I love how her highlights accent. I'll have to try this over the weekend!
everly, what's a fall? :)
I love this look! So pretty, can't wait to try it out!
these hair tutorials might be the best thing so far on Cup of jo ...aside from toby naturally, LOL! ;-) keep them coming please! these buns are perfection!
i adore this look!! i'm going to try and hope for the best :)
whoa! that last picture is moving :) totally thought I'd lost it for a moment. pretty hair.
I am trying this out RIGHT NOW! Love, love, love it! So chic!
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Im trying this RIGHT now. I'm serious. Just give me five minutes! Love your hair tutorials. My hair would look pretty sad without my blog friends help! Thank you!!
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Love this look! esp with the red lipstick =)
looks so cute!!!! i definitely want to try it!! i love the lipstick and striped shirt!
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Hey Joanna,
I guess "fall" is an outdated term. I mean one of those pieces of hair you can attach (with a comb?) to create a fuller puff with your mini bump. I'm not sure if she used one, but I always wanted to get Alison Kelly's look (Project Runway designer).
Everly
Ohh...It looks adorable and really easy to do..Im in! Im going to try it tomorrow:) Kisses, Joanna
oh yes, everly! i know what you mean! i'll ask caroline. thanks for the idea! xo
Wow, this looks so great! It really makes me want to grow my hair out :)
Super cute. I'd love some curly hair tutorials, too please!
So Cute! I'm going to try this tonight....hopefully my uncoordinated self can pull it off!
This reaffirms my commitment to growing my hair out again - so cute!
You always have the best hair tutorials!! I plan to do my hair like this tomorrow!!
OMGGGGGG this is amazing!! Doing it tonight for dinner. Love how the last pic is animated!!
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Thank you Thank you!
I have long straight hair just needing some new styles, can't wait to try this one :)
My only problem is that day old hair for me is pretty gross thanks to spin class. How does this dry shampoo thing work?
Stunning, Joanna!! I love this series!!
Super cute! I love your hairstyle posts. :-)
Love these easy hair tutorials! Keep up the great work.
Johanna, I know you've mentioned it before but where did you get that amazing photograph on your mantle? I can't remember!
Thanks :)
I'm going to try this today!! Yay!!! :)
oh yeah. i'm for sure going to do this.
This is too cute!! Perfect for any time of year but especially to get my long hair off my neck in the summer. Can't wait to try!!
loving these hair tutorials. as a new (again) mama, my babe is liking to pull on my hair, so I've got to keep it up. this is so going to replace the boring old single bun I've been wearing!
Love, love, LOVE this, Jo! Can't wait to give it a go this tomorrow morning. xo Lola
you have the cutest friends!!
I love this. I just did a three braid bun style that is similar (this looks simpler though, which I love)
I watched the braided style on a youtube video...people were freaking out, they couldn't believe that I did it myself! It was pretty easy, just made my arms tired from the braiding...haa
Here's the link if anyone cares to try it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X1V8PvQ89Y
LOL my reaction to that last pic was the same as many peoples: WOAH! love the breezy effect :) If i hadn't just cut all my hair off I would try this. I loved rocking the heidi braids for a while tho!
I haven't washed my hair in two days and am running to my bathroom right now to give this hair do a try! I have lots of hair and lots of kids (3) and NO time to blowdry hair all the time, so this could be my saving grace. The model's hair blowing in the breeze, in a still photograph, is sooo brilliant!! Can you please share how you get moving still pictures??
Love it!
This is so cute and chic! Love the red lip! Too bad my hair is too short.
I ALWAYS love your hair tutorials.
This one look perfect!
Thanks again!!!
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that last photo is very harry potter - love it.
-rachel
i know it'll never work with my THIN.FINE hair - but i sure as heck am running to the bathroom in work now and given' it a try!!!
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loving these hair tutorials, joanna. :)
Hells yeah, I'm on it.
yikes just saw that last photo and thought I was imagining things! how do they do that??
and of course, gorgeous hair!
I am loving these hair tutorials! I've already gotten compliments on the side ponytail. So cute and easy!
Lovely romantic look! I can't wait until my hair grows back (7 weeks post chemo) and I too can once again play with my hair.
Such a gorgeous, simple, romantic way to style one's hair. The model is so lovely, too.
Gorgeous! I'm going to have to give this a try.
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Thanks for this!
(LOVE the animated gif at the end!)
beautiful!
Hair is super cute, but I LOVE the striped shirt -- can you tell me where it's from??? Thx!!!
This is adorable - I've been working the side pony tail from your previous post, so I'm definitely going to try this.
i am SO doing this!
LOVE this! Looks beautiful and effortless on Caroline, but I'm pretty confident that anything would look pretty on her!
It's so pretty and easy!! I will try this!
This is amazing, Joanna! I'm loving these tutorials!
Love this look! I will surely be giving it a shot!
mm your lipstick.
this is something!
i love this!!! definitely going to give it a go, it looks so easy .. yet so pretty :) great tutorial!
chic and pretty- and I think my hairstyling disabled self might actually be able to do this!
So inspired!
Thanks!
xo
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I just love all your hair tutorials and, best of all, can actually pull them off!
freaking out with love for this!
Very chic & elegant plus it seems rather easy to do! I wonder if I'm too clumsy to do that as I tend to mess up almost every hair do I try *lol*
Thank you for sharing :-)
I know you already have tons of followers, but would you mind to check out my blog? Follow eachother if you like?
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hahaha! the breeze startled me! love it. pretty hair.
YES! the striped shirt is from Cardigan --http://www.cardigannewyork.com/
Love love LOVE. The hair tutorials. Caroline is a genius. Keep em coming! xo
We are going to know who follows a Cup of Jo tomorrow when we are out by spotting the three twisted bun hair do's :) I can't wait to try it with my hair. I hope it is as easy as you make it look?
i love that last pic. it's like a real live wizarding world photo from HP.
i love this! i'm definitely gonna try it out!
I love these hair tutorials!! I hope that you continue to do them.
Love this! I'm going on day 3 of dirty hair... don't worry, I'm wearing a hat at this point!
Wow!! amazing!
Love that little animation at the end of your post too! Just gorgeous!
xx tash
Fantastic tutorial, and really inspiring indoor photography too. Lovely work ladies!
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Thanks for sharing Joanna !
I loooove this! I've already done her messy French bun a few times - it's so easy and looks great. Question - what color lipstick is she wearing? Perfect red!
fantastic - low maintenance and still chic. thanks for the tip!
LOVED this post so much, I re-blogged it!!! I can't wait to show off this up-do tomorrow with my nautical sweater too!
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Oh my, how romantic. And what gorgeous pictures :) Thanks a zillion times for sharing !
Yep, I tried it and BOOM!! Instantly adorable hair. THANK YOU!!
thats amazing! definitely trying it out tomorrow, these quick hairstyles come in handy for the weekdays so thanks!
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This is gorgeous.
Did she have bleached hair and let it grow out?
it's kind of ombre but not quite..?
regardless, it really accentuates the hairstyle..!
also, where is that shirt from?
I can't wait to try this. How on eary did you get that picture to move like that I've been trying to do that ;(
I love these hair tutorials, the styles are so pretty and it doesn't seem too difficult, must it try it out soon!
xx
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I gotta try this tomorrow...thanks!!!
These look fantastic! I am definitely trying that tomorrow. I have been wondering how to put my hair up without looking too severe and this is gorgeous.
This is SO COOL. I just wrote about buns on my blog today. haha
Tomorrow, I am planning on posting pictures of bun styles I am trying out. I will have to try this one and post it!! Thank you for this hair tutorial.
um, your friend is gorgeous! this is so cute and now I'm sad I chopped my hair off :(
Ah, Joanna! That last pic really freaked me out!
beautiful girl, beautiful hair!
tres chic!
this is great!! !thanks for this post.. i wanna try this out!
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hahah lovin that last pic!!!!
This hairstyle is brilliantly easy!!! I just tried it and it is gorgeous. If even I can do it on the first go... it's a piece of cake.
LOVE IT!
xoxo
Talia Christine
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Wow. This is so great!!! Thanks.
I love this look! I will try this tomorrow morning for work.
I really really like these hair tutorials, so easy to do! Some more please!
This makes me wish I had long hair. :(
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okay the hair blowing in the last picture sort of freaking me out!
but super cute i cannot wait to try. I have been trying to be more adventurous with my hair so keep the tutes coming!
I'm loving your hair tutorials, but I've got (really) curly hair...so these aren't as easy for me to pull off lol. Do you have any cute hair style ideas for girls like me?
i have no idea how i didnt come across your blog before! im obsessed!
now following :)
I love it! More More!!
OMG I love this, too cute! xx
Very cute!! I hope it'll still look good on hair almost a foot longer though.
Brilliant! I want to try ;)
I can't wait until my hair gets long enough!
love your hair tutorials! can't wait to try this one out too. i always get a ton of compliments whenever i experiment with one of your tutorials!
Beautiful!!
Thanks so much for sharing!
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yay! so glad you guys liked this!!! was thrilled to work with the gorgeous caroline + amazing jamie.
Oh my! So lovely. I love the messy hair with the bright red lipstick.
loving the last image with the breeze! genius!
I just stared at that last picture for 5 minutes to see if the hair was really moving! How did you do that? Haha. Oh technology...
ahh i am trying this tomorrow! thank you thank you!
xo
oh Caroline!!!
caroline's shirt is from Cardigan NY and her lipstick is covergirl outlast lipstain in wild berry. i just added a link to both of them at the end of the post. xoxo
Lovely!!! So simple yet chic. X
i love this hairstyle...perfect for those who have bangs. Like me :)
LOVE the hair tutorials!
i'm obsessed with this!
You have such a fun and creative blog! Thank you for posting!
I'm happy to be following you :)
thank you so much for these hair tutorials, i'm always looking for something to do with my long hair!
xx
So lovely. It makes me wish my hair would grow faster so I could try it out!
I LOVE these tutorial posts! I have tried out several of them and always receive tons of complements! Thanks for sharing these cute ideas!
love this! it almost makes me with i had long hair again!! very very pretty :)
The breezy hair is kind of...weird...haa haa, but I love this.
The breezy hair in that last picture totally freaked me out! :)
I saw the same style on Hair Romance recently and it's saved me from many a bad hair day. Love how simple and chic it is!
I love these hair tutorials... I am so challenged in that department! :) I've been using the messy bun, that you posted a little while back, all the time!! This photography is absolutely beautiful as is Caroline.
love this hair style!
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I love this! I'm going to try it tonight : )
thanks!
xo
I can not wait to try this!! thanks
love this tutorial!! i am going to a wedding on saturday and i will definitely be sporting this hairdo! awesome.
I MUST know where she got her shirt!!
Vow ! really nice..
Joanna, I simply love these wonderful hair tutorials (and hair photos in general!) you post, especially when collaborating with the lovely Caroline and Jamie!
This one is perfect! I'm totally trying it tomorrow or at some point this weekend. I love that you post these just in time for the weekend! The last one you did for the messy side ponytail was just in time for me because I wore it like that going out to eat for my sister's birthday:)
Happy weekend, love!
xoxoxox,
-Rachel
Awe these are perfect.
Her ombré hair would be so darling in milkmaid braids. I'd love to see that in another hairpost.
So cute, totally trying this tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!
the hair blowing in the last picture really just blew my mind. my boyfriend and i just broke up and i thought that i was hallucinating through the tears....hahaha i have short hair but the post was obviously still worth the read : )
I love Caroline's hair tutorials and her line of jewelry too! She is a true beauty.
That looks so simple yet so fabulous! Must try in a few days when when my hair is a bit dirty ;)
this is brilliant! thank you for the tips! really want to cut bangs again now...!
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your friends are amazing. period.
This is great! Do you think you could some day have a hair tutorial for naturally beach wavy/curly hair? I can't really brush my hair when it's dry. It tangles and cracks.
great fun, I might try this at the weekend, thanks
Very lovely ! Can you give some ideas to what kind of hairstyle will you do if you were to attend a hip hop themed party !
gorgeous! love it
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I love this! Thank you for these tutorials. They are part of the reason I come to your blog! Thank you. Really awesome style!
Best post ever! Will try it out!
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love it im so trying it later :)
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so so pretty and easy, just what i like to see!
she is so gorgeous too!
Yay! I love hair tutorials!
How is it that her hair is moving in that last photo?!? I'm not hallucinating, am I? Yikes.
You have the best hair tutorials! Your friend Caroline is beautiful..loving her lipstick and stripes :) And of course, of course, the 'do!
Oh thank you Jo!
Thats incredible, the only hairstyle i could do was a ponytail...
But since i found your post about that wedding updos, there was a kind of breakthrough.
Now i love it to twist my hair in different ways. No boring ponytail anymore ;)
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This look is awesome! I love the slightly messy look of it- interesting but not overdone. I'm definitely trying this one out tomorrow!
wow! hair tuts! so perfect for me right now -- i'm trying to grow my hair out... and most days, i'm just so sick of seeing the same hair!thanks!!
This morning I was doing the usual, "If I don't take a shower I can stay in bed for 15 more minutes." And before even crawling out of bed I happened to read your blog on my phone. I now have a few cute buns in my hair and voila! I feel cute and refreshed. Thanks for the tutorials, keep them coming!
This is sooooo cute!!! I am def going to try!!!! Thanks for the step by steps!!!!! DO you think Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld would wear!?!? Just sat down and interviewed her....quite the fashionista!!
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I love! I never thought my hair would be able to do these things, so I tried this morning and voila! I will be obsessed now trying different ones. I have a favor if you get this. I am in the military and have a Dinner Function in dress uniform. Are there any sleek or structured yet elegant tutorials you've done? I would like to look almost Audrey Hepburn - like! Similar to this.... http://theweddingbells.info/?p=48
@Joanna - I tried this look before hitting the gym last night. It was surprisingly easy and held up nicely while doing endless sprints, jumping Jacks and push ups. Next up: I'm wearing it to a friend's engagement party. Thanks so much for sharing this new 'do. It's a lot of fun! xoxo.
My hair is now made of 3 cute little buns. Love this!And no-one will know that I should have washed my hair. xx
this is making me wish I hadn't washed my hair last night! I'll definitely be trying this out next week.
Love!! Going to try this tonight with my strapless denim dress to show off my neck and a pair of fabulous earrings! Thanks Joanna, Caroline & Jamie! xo
This is genius. I am trying it today. I have to teach a college class and this will help me look classy and chic. So beautiful-the real trick is if I can actually make mine look like this.
Sweet..thanks, I'll try for my dinner date tonight:)
this does look absurdly easy. i am so trying it this weekend. thank you!
ack! that final photo is creepin' me out! i'm glad to know other people were seeing it move too...i thought i was going crazy for a sec.
Very beautiful. I'll definitely give it a try!
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Beautiful! I'm gonna try this right away to go dancing tonight! Thanks for the nice tutorial.
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I just did a post similar to this! I love this style! I also found one that's kind of a french twist look with buns. I'm gonna try it out this weekend.
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You always post the best hairspiration! Thanks for getting me out of my pony tail funk.
nanette, that is awesome!
beachy hair, structured elegant updo...thanks for these ideas! can't wait to do more :) xoxo
Your friend Caroline is beautiful and so natural. love the way she attached her hair.
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estupendo tutorial, muy lindo peinado, gracias por el dato ;D
Caroline is so beautiful and has such great style. I'd love to see her engagement ring. I'm in search of something simple and a little different and I adore her jewelry line.
I love the hair tutorials, keep them coming!
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Oh my god, greatest post ever. Love the photos, love the hairstyle, LOVE!
oh thank you kind kind lady.
wow. that hairdo makes my heart melt. thank you!
I love that bottom and final photo. The slight breeze in her hair makes it look like a photo out of Hogwarts!
Wowza! That red lipstick is amazing! As is the hair...and the animated last shot!
this is genius! i just tried it and it took five minutes and its ADORABLE!! thanks so much for sharing! :)
tried it today. love love love.
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I love these! I did the messy ponytail and my husband loved it! Thanks!
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