How to Style Your Hair in a Perfect Ponytail
Pulling off the perfect ponytail is easy once you know a few tricks.
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You Will Need
- Hair that hasn’t been washed in 24 hours
- Hair creme
- A natural-bristle brush
- An elastic ponytail holder
- A hair dryer or flat iron
- Hair spray
Steps
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Step 1
Start with day-old hair
The perfect ponytail starts with hair that hasn’t been washed in the past 24 hours. Freshly shampooed hair is more difficult to control.
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Step 2
Moisten the ends
Moisten the ends with a leave-in conditioning creme.
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Step 3
Brush your hair
Brush your hair to the back of your head with a natural-bristle brush.
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For a high ponytail, brush the hair up toward the crown of your head. For a low ponytail, brush the hair down and over your ears, gathering it at the nape of your neck.
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Step 4
Secure the hair
Wrap an elastic ponytail holder around the gathered hair. For a polished finish, remove a small section of hair from beneath the ponytail and wrap it around the holder a few times before tucking the end into the holder.
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Tilt your head back before you tie the ponytail to prevent bunching.
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Step 5
Smooth the tail
Smooth the tail by running a flat iron over it once or twice, or wrapping it around a round brush and blasting it with your hair dryer on hot for 20 seconds.
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Step 6
Prevent flyaway hair
Holding a can of hair spray about 12 inches from your head, mist your entire hairdo.
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Step 7
Pull out some pieces
If you’d like some locks to frame your face, gently pull out a few front pieces of hair.
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An Indian man pulled a 39-ton train 33 feet with his 12-inch ponytail in April 2008.
