How to Create a high dowager princess bun for holiday parties

A dowager bun may not sound familiar to you, but you've probably seen more than a handful at fancy holiday parties and soirees. Dowagers are the widows of deceased landholder husbands. But while this is the grim origin of dowagers and "uptight" and high dowager buns, today the dowager bun is more an elegant statement than anything else.

Check out this video to learn how to create this high bun for the holidays.

Having a high clean bun can finish any look.

Stuff:

Cortex 4-in-1 Curling iron

Elastic from Goody

Comb from Wal-Mart

Bow: Made from ribbons at Hobby Lobby