When my hair was shorter i would do like a giant bantu knot. Gather hair like youre going to make a ponytail, twist clockwise, wrap it around itself. spin pins work well for this, but elastics work too
once i reached mbl i started using hairsticks. There are lots of tutorials on youtube. My everyday bun is similar to a nautilus bun
ponytail buns are very rare for me. Im considering doing a donut bun tomorrow for a job interview