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Hot Hair: Side Buns

Hot Hair: Side Buns
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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Braided Beauty

Raven Symone rocked a sophisticated look with a tousled side-bun accented with a braided headband.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
02
She Bangs

At the Emmy’s, Rashida Jones paired her sleek bun with side-swept bangs.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
03
Sultry Saldana

Zoe Saldana parted her glossy waves down the middle and swept them to one side, creating a loose bun. Gorgeous.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
04
Sleek Chic

Jada Pinkett Smith rocked the American Music Awards with this sleek, braided side bun.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
05
Mussed Have

Selita Ebanks’s copper streaks add dimension to her artfully-mussed side chignon.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
06
Glossy Girl

Tyra Banks looked so glamorous in this sculpted, pin-tucked bun. And how perfectly glossy is her hair?

Hot Hair: Side Buns
07
Curly Cues

Gabrielle Union sported princessy waves gathered into a loose, looped bun by her ear.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
08
Real Simple

Kerry Washington’s pop of fuschia gloss was the perfect accessory to this simple, chic bun.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
09
Tousled Tresses

Garcelle Beauvais’ lusciously tousled tresses are proof that sometimes, the less perfect the hair, the better.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
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.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
11
Bang Bang

Aisha Tyler’s casually wispy bangs add an easy-breezy air to her ’do.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
12
Sophisticated Lady

At the Grammy Awards, ‘Pussycat Doll’ Melody Thornton looked every inch the sophisticate with this superbly sleek, supersized side-bun.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
13
Honey Bunch

Jennifer Lopez’s glossy honey streaks add a dose of “ooh la la” to her Sixties-esque, pin-tucked bun.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
14
Pretty Pin

Ashanti added a gorgeous, embellished hair pin to her slick style.

Hot Hair: Side Buns
15
Natural Woman

Holly Robinson Peete’s natural ringlets look positively adorable gathered into a casually looped bun.

Hot Hair: Side Buns