I will use gel. I find hair spray very difficult to work with.
I bought this spray bottle of good look hair gel at abt $6.50 from my neighbourhood beauty shop. Good enough to work with for buns. Hair is very smooth after bunning and not stiff at all. I would have used olive oil but I am not very good at bunning and the buns will sag with the added wt of the oil.
i oso use hair gel..brand is good look. i never use hair spray on my gal b4.. my gal has very long hair (till her waist) n need to bun it up when she attends her ballet class.. i tink hair gel works okay for her.