How to Do a Basic Ponytail
Comb your hair and wrap a hair tie around your wrist., Gather your hair into your dominant hand., Lift your hair up to the height you want it., Smooth your hair back., Wrap a hair tie around the ponytail., Touch up the ponytail, then mist it with...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Comb your hair and wrap a hair tie around your wrist.
Keep the hair tie on your dominant hand so that it is ready to use.
It's best to use a color that matches your hair, but you can use a bright one too. -
Step 2: Gather your hair into your dominant hand.
Make an L-shape with you dominant hand.
Hook it around your hair at the back of your head, with your thumb at the bottom.
Use your other hand to gather your hand into your dominant hand.Keep your hand at the base of your head.
If you are doing the ponytail on someone else, keep your fingers under the ponytail and your thumb on top., If you want a low ponytail, keep your hand where it is.
If you want a mid-height ponytail, lift your hand up until it is level with your ears.
For a high ponytail, lift your hand up past your ears.
Use your free hand to catch any hair that comes loose and gather it back into your dominant hand., Use a brush or your hands to comb your hair until it lays smooth.
Work your way along the top, bottom, and sides of your head.
Always brush the hair from the hairline and back towards your hand.
You will have to pass the ponytail from one hand to the other.
If you are doing a mid-height or high ponytail, remember to brush the hair at the nape of your neck upwards. , Hold the ponytail with your dominant hand.
Use your free hand to pull the hair tie off your wrist and onto the ponytail.
Pull the ponytail through the hair tie.
Twist the hair tie, and pull the ponytail through it once more.
If you have thin hair, you may have to twist the hair tie a third time, and pull the ponytail through it again. , If you want a nice, pull ponytail, split it into two sections.
Pull the two sections apart to tighten the hair tie, then let go of them.
Lightly mist your ponytail to set the style.
For a sleeker look, smooth your hair down before the hairspray sets.
For a messier look, muss up the hair at your temples before you add the hairspray. -
Step 3: Lift your hair up to the height you want it.
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Step 4: Smooth your hair back.
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Step 5: Wrap a hair tie around the ponytail.
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Step 6: Touch up the ponytail
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Step 7: then mist it with hairspray
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Step 8: if desired.
Detailed Guide
Keep the hair tie on your dominant hand so that it is ready to use.
It's best to use a color that matches your hair, but you can use a bright one too.
Make an L-shape with you dominant hand.
Hook it around your hair at the back of your head, with your thumb at the bottom.
Use your other hand to gather your hand into your dominant hand.Keep your hand at the base of your head.
If you are doing the ponytail on someone else, keep your fingers under the ponytail and your thumb on top., If you want a low ponytail, keep your hand where it is.
If you want a mid-height ponytail, lift your hand up until it is level with your ears.
For a high ponytail, lift your hand up past your ears.
Use your free hand to catch any hair that comes loose and gather it back into your dominant hand., Use a brush or your hands to comb your hair until it lays smooth.
Work your way along the top, bottom, and sides of your head.
Always brush the hair from the hairline and back towards your hand.
You will have to pass the ponytail from one hand to the other.
If you are doing a mid-height or high ponytail, remember to brush the hair at the nape of your neck upwards. , Hold the ponytail with your dominant hand.
Use your free hand to pull the hair tie off your wrist and onto the ponytail.
Pull the ponytail through the hair tie.
Twist the hair tie, and pull the ponytail through it once more.
If you have thin hair, you may have to twist the hair tie a third time, and pull the ponytail through it again. , If you want a nice, pull ponytail, split it into two sections.
Pull the two sections apart to tighten the hair tie, then let go of them.
Lightly mist your ponytail to set the style.
For a sleeker look, smooth your hair down before the hairspray sets.
For a messier look, muss up the hair at your temples before you add the hairspray.
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