Home • News Hot Hair: Side Buns Hot Hair: Side Buns By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Braided Beauty Raven Symone rocked a sophisticated look with a tousled side-bun accented with a braided headband. 02 She Bangs At the Emmy’s, Rashida Jones paired her sleek bun with side-swept bangs. 03 Sultry Saldana Zoe Saldana parted her glossy waves down the middle and swept them to one side, creating a loose bun. Gorgeous. 04 Sleek Chic Jada Pinkett Smith rocked the American Music Awards with this sleek, braided side bun. 05 Mussed Have Selita Ebanks’s copper streaks add dimension to her artfully-mussed side chignon. 06 Glossy Girl Tyra Banks looked so glamorous in this sculpted, pin-tucked bun. And how perfectly glossy is her hair? 07 Curly Cues Gabrielle Union sported princessy waves gathered into a loose, looped bun by her ear. 08 Real Simple Kerry Washington’s pop of fuschia gloss was the perfect accessory to this simple, chic bun. 09 Tousled Tresses Garcelle Beauvais’ lusciously tousled tresses are proof that sometimes, the less perfect the hair, the better. 10 The Big Time Thandie Newton added volume and height to her side-swept knot by spritzing damp roots with a volumizer, and blowing dry with a round brush. 11 Bang Bang Aisha Tyler’s casually wispy bangs add an easy-breezy air to her ’do. 12 Sophisticated Lady At the Grammy Awards, ‘Pussycat Doll’ Melody Thornton looked every inch the sophisticate with this superbly sleek, supersized side-bun. 13 Honey Bunch Jennifer Lopez’s glossy honey streaks add a dose of “ooh la la” to her Sixties-esque, pin-tucked bun. 14 Pretty Pin Ashanti added a gorgeous, embellished hair pin to her slick style. 15 Natural Woman Holly Robinson Peete’s natural ringlets look positively adorable gathered into a casually looped bun.