How to Create the Perfect Ponytail
Creating the perfect ponytail is a good hairstyle that can be worn year-round. You can wear a ponytail in the center back of your head, on the side or up high on the crown. This makes wearing a ponytail hairstyle extremely versatile for all occasions. You can add hair accessories or braid to dress up the ponytail hairstyle for special events. For a more relaxed look, you can just wear the ponytail hairstyle in the back of your head. With a few easy to do steps, you can create the perfect ponytail. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Lift one section of hair. Back-comb or tease your hair. Repeat until you have completed all sections of your hair. After the back-comb is done, brush the outer layer of the hair, without removing the additional volume.
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Bring your hair toward the location that you want the ponytail to sit on your head. Pull all the hair with the hairbrush to the location. You can use the top, side or back of the head for the ponytail hairstyle location.
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Spray a small amount of hair spray on the outside of your hair, while holding the hair secure for the ponytail hairstyle. This will hold down any flyaway pieces of hair.
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Place the elastic band around your wrist. Grab the elastic band and pull the ponytail hair through the elastic. Secure the ponytail hairstyle with the elastic. Pull the hair tight.
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Spray a small amount of hair spray for any extra flyaway pieces.
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Take a small piece of hair from the underneath side of the ponytail. Wrap the hair around the elastic band. Use bobby pins to secure the piece and hide the hair tip behind the ponytail hairstyle. Lightly spray the wrapped hair.
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Tips & Warnings
Add hair accessories to your perfect ponytail hairstyle to dress it up.
Braid one large braid or several smaller braids to add variety to the perfect ponytail hairstyle.
References
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