{"id":462599,"date":"2026-06-05T15:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/462599\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:59:10","slug":"amanda-batulas-hairstylist-defends-her-viral-fck-ass-bun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/462599\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Batula\u2019s Hairstylist Defends Her Viral \u201cF*ck Ass Bun\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Amanda Batula showed up to the Summer House reunion in a LOOK, and obviously we\u2019re talking about her half-bun. Love it or leave it, the \u201cfuck ass bun\u201d (to quote the internet) has gotten a lot of attention, especially since Amanda\u2019s been spotted with the style as she hangs around Italy and NYC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hairstylist Olivia Halpin is the creative force behind the look, and she\u2019s leaning into the controversy, sharing pics of Amanda\u2019s hair with the cheeky caption \u201cthe bun you love to hate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe wanted to keep the beauty signature Amanda \u2014 effortless, cool, chic,\u201d Olivia told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/beauty\/amanda-batula-ponytail-bun-reunion-hairstyle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bustle;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bustle&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bustle<\/a> when asked about the look. \u201cTogether, we decided on the pony bun because it complemented the outfit, required minimal touch-ups, kept her face open, and allowed her glam by Laura Mele to shine. When looking at the sketches of her custom Seline Meisler dress, we felt her hair should be up to complement the neckline, material, and overall vibe of the outfit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for the controversy, she said \u201cIt\u2019s been exciting to see so much conversation around the look. Beauty is subjective, and everyone brings their own perspective, which is part of what makes fashion and beauty so fun\u2026 From my perspective, the look was a success because it achieved exactly what we set out to do: create something that felt true to Amanda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You Might Also Like<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amanda Batula showed up to the Summer House reunion in a LOOK, and obviously we\u2019re talking about her&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[10804,144778,156,234522,111,139,69,234523,437],"class_list":["post-462599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-amanda","tag-amanda-batula","tag-entertainment","tag-hairstylist","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-olivia-halpin","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}