{"id":4656,"date":"2026-06-04T17:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/amanda-batulas-hairstylist-defends-her-summer-house-season-10-reunion-bun\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:08:43","slug":"amanda-batulas-hairstylist-defends-her-summer-house-season-10-reunion-bun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/amanda-batulas-hairstylist-defends-her-summer-house-season-10-reunion-bun\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Batula&#8217;s hairstylist defends her &#8216;Summer House&#8217; Season 10 reunion bun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F129732667.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Amanda Batula arrived at the \u201cSummer House\u201d Season 10 reunion already in the hot seat \u2014 and her hairstyle didn\u2019t help. <span class=\"credit\">Jesal\/Backgrid for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hair should be fun.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda Batula has come under fire for more than just her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/02\/entertainment\/kyle-cooke-pokes-holes-in-amanda-batula-and-west-wilsons-relationship-timeline-as-he-admits-when-marriage-really-ended\/\">relationship with West Wilson<\/a>: Fans are obsessed with hating on her half-bun, half-ponytail \u201cSummer House\u201d Season 10 reunion hairstyle, calling it lazy, messy and better suited for the soccer field (or bed).<\/p>\n<p>However, hairstylist Olivia Halpin isn\u2019t backing down. The glam pro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZGnj6llKKj\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted Batula\u2019s \u2018do<\/a> on social media Tuesday night,\u00a0just in time for the second part of the three-episode reunion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bun you love to hate,\u201d she wrote, acknowledging the critics and tagging makeup artist Laura Mele and stylists\u00a0Danielle O\u2019Connell and Alix Gropper, all of whom posted Batula\u2019s look on their own accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Though the styling duo turned off their comments, Halpin left them open \u2014\u00a0and got an earful.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She wore a four-piece custom Seline Meisler butter yellow look with peekaboo underwear and a corset that fans compared to a past Ciara Miller outfit. <span class=\"credit\">Clifton Prescod\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New couple Batula and West Wilson endured barbs from Andy Cohen, exes Miller and Kyle Cooke and the rest of the cast. <span class=\"credit\">Clifton Prescod\/Bravo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While plenty of friends left compliments for her work, Bravo fans weren\u2019t so kind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s giving World Cup goalie 2026,\u201d said one, while another wrote, \u201cIt\u2019s giving I am running to the bathroom to puke and gotta get the hair out of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Added a third sarcastically, \u201cI feel like this was your subtle way of saying you\u2019re\u00a0#teamciara\u00a0\ud83e\udd2d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When one fan threw a series of tomato emojis, Halpin took it in stride; \u201ctomato tomahto,\u201d she responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like it. Sue me,\u201d one friend commented, to which Halpin replied, \u201cgod forbid a girl wears a casual effortless lewk \ud83d\ude02.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to keep the beauty\u00a0signature Amanda\u00a0\u2014 effortless, cool, chic,\u201d the hairstylist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/beauty\/amanda-batula-ponytail-bun-reunion-hairstyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Bustle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hairstylist Olivia Halpin,\u00a0who works with other Bravolebrities and has done hair for Kris Jenner and Martha Stewart,\u00a0clapped back on social media. <span class=\"credit\">olivia halpin\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The style has long been a staple for cool girl Batula, who wore it when she visited the Page Six Studio in 2024 (pictured here). <span class=\"credit\">Sara Feigin\/Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She said the pony-bun \u201ccomplemented the outfit, required minimal touch-ups, kept her face open and allowed her glam by\u00a0Laura Mele\u00a0to shine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the hate? Halpin said it\u2019s been \u201cexciting to see so much conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeauty is subjective, and everyone brings their own perspective, which is part of what makes fashion and beauty so fun,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom 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>The reunion has been brutal for the swimsuit designer, with ex-BFF Ciara Miller and estranged husband Kyle Cooke (along with the rest of the cast) questioning her relationship with Wilson, who previously dated Miller.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Batula\u2019s hybrid hairstyle was intact after her 12-plus-hour reunion filming day, when she was spotted leaving with Wilson. <span class=\"credit\">Jesal\/ Backgrid for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>And the look even went international, as the couple were spotted in Italy earlier this week. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Batula\u2019s faced questions from Andy Cohen about her <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/02\/entertainment\/kyle-cooke-amanda-batula-make-sex-life-confession-during-summer-house-reunion\/\">marital sex life<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/celebrity-news\/amanda-batula-west-wilson-reveal-first-time-they-slept-together-on-summer-house-reunion\/\">timeline of her tryst<\/a> with Wilson \u2014\u00a0and her glam team has had to answer for her, too.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old reality star chose a yellow four-piece set with peekaboo underwear from <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/03\/style\/did-amanda-batula-summer-house-reunion-look-hint-at-her-future-plans-with-west-wilson\/\">bridal designer Seline Meisler<\/a> for the taping, which fans immediately compared to an outfit <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/style\/fans-compare-amanda-batulas-summer-house-season-10-reunion-dress-to-ciara-millers-past-look\/\">Miller wore to a previous reunion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Makeup artist Mele\u2019s comments section, meanwhile, is resoundingly positive, with one fan asserting Batula\u2019s glam is \u201cthe one thing no one can hate on!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSummer House\u201d star is clearly sticking to a formula she feels suits her new era; while Wilson and Batula have <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/03\/celebrity-news\/amanda-batula-west-wilson-enjoy-sicilian-date-night-amid-summer-house-reunion-fallout\/\">escaped together to Italy<\/a> as the reunion airs, she\u2019s brought her hybrid hairstyle with her.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/04\/style\/amanda-batula-hairstylist-defends-her-summer-house-season-10-reunion-bun\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amanda Batula arrived at the \u201cSummer House\u201d Season 10 reunion already in the hot seat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/129732667.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}