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"  Of all the challenges that a woman faces, height has never been my problem. Neither has hair. In fact, I&amp;#039;ve always had too much of both. So when buns \u2013 proud, high, inch-adding ones \u2013 first started popping up on chic crowns from Emma Stone to the Valentino couture models, I was worried. The last time I&amp;#039;d willfully tied one on (harried at-work knots aside) was for a third-grade ballet recital. It recalled too-tight twists, acrid clouds puffing from gold cans of hair spray, and Madame&amp;#039;s disapproval when I thumped down from a jet\u00E9. But these new styles are jumping with joie de vivre. We call it the &amp;quot;fun bun.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I go out at night and girls are wearing them all the time,&amp;quot; says model Jessica Hart, a pioneer of the most vertically extreme examples, which she originally took from the shower to the street. Now a pretty pouf is her self-styled look for everything from amfAR galas to jeans-clad shopping trips. &amp;quot;But I don&amp;#039;t like them when they&amp;#039;re little knots of hair; they have to even out with the size of your head.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s creating more of a silhouette,&amp;quot; explains hairstylist Ashley Javier. &amp;quot;It elevates a whimsical little dress or creates something powerful with a jacket. It&amp;#039;s an answer to the fakery of all these girls who are wearing extensions. All that hair flopping around is a little messy.&amp;quot; The beachy wave has become the de rigueur &amp;#039;do for reality stars, downgrading the look to a do-not-wear zone, and pin-straight hair can sometimes seem perfectly boring, leaving the hairstyle field up for grabs. Gwen Stefani has mastered the cool-girl top knot (with tendrils springing from her temples), and even Gwyneth Paltrow has swapped her preferred pony for a sleek, center-parted bun at black-tie events, with a tiny tuft escaping the twirl. &amp;quot;It should be playful,&amp;quot; says legendary hairstylist Bob Recine. &amp;quot;The instant way to modernize it is to not really fuss over it \u2013 the imperfections make it charming. A plastered bun is the only thing that&amp;#039;s dated.&amp;quot; Most important, though, &amp;quot;it&amp;#039;s not how you wear the bun but where you place it,&amp;quot; he says. Celebrity stylist Kevin Ryan adds, &amp;quot;A low bun can be cold and austere, whereas a high bun accentuates the neck and draws attention to the cheekbones.&amp;quot; Nicole Richie has noted the beauty benefits, especially the added height. &amp;quot;A bun elongates the neck and ultimately the whole silhouette,&amp;quot; says Richie, who wore the style to the Oscars in 2010. DJ Hannah Bronfman agrees. &amp;quot;Having a high bun shapes my face and gives the illusion that I have more volume to my hair,&amp;quot; says Bronfman, who anchors twists with a Goody Spin Pin. (Dry shampoo and mousse for texture are also recommended tools.) She uses the look to top off extremely covered styles like high-necked shirts or to up the ante on shoulder-baring dresses. Indeed, today&amp;#039;s bun is so lacking in primness, it would practically get itself kicked out of the library. &amp;quot;The simplicity of this hairstyle flatters the neck and clavicle area, the most sensual areas of a woman&amp;#039;s body,&amp;quot; says bun believer Kate Bosworth, who has worn it to give extra edge to dressed-down Isabel Marant sweatshirts and frothy Chanel frocks. For one red carpet, she upgraded her oft-copied updo by adding braids to a top knot to complement an ostrich Prada dress. &amp;quot;I loved the way the texture mimicked the feathers of the dress,&amp;quot; she says. It was an iconoclastic move of which Recine would approve. &amp;quot;The most important styling tool of all is confidence,&amp;quot; he says. &amp;quot;Wherever your bun goes, don&amp;#039;t fight it. It shouldn&amp;#039;t become an object of neurosis; it should be part of you.&amp;quot; So go ahead, call me a bun head. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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