Tuesday, February 16, 2010

5 Ways to Dress Up a Simple Ponytail

Ponytails are so easy to do, especially for girls with medium to long hair. You can skip the straightening, curling, and all the other styling chores and save a lot of time. But a regular ponytail can become really boring really fast. Below are 5 great ways to dress up a simple pony tail so your hairstyle is still easy but looks sophisticated and cute!

1. To the Side - Make a low ponytail to one side, just above and behind your ear. Let the hair fall elegantly down the shoulder and sweep your bangs to the side. This one is a little sloppy, but only requires a quick spray to keep in place and it’s really cute.

2. Flirty Ponytail - Use a barette to pull your bangs or the hair in the bang area straight back. Give that a quick spray so it will stay, and then make a ponytail at the base of your neck. This one looks more elegant, but it only takes a few more seconds so you’re still out the door in a hurry!

3. Red Carpet Ponytail - Spritz your hair before pulling it up, and make the ponytail super loose. This looks great with hair that is curly or wavy with lots of body. Then, in the front, use a cute headband – preferably one with a comb on the underside so it pulls the bang area back and secures it. This can be elegant or casual and is really cute.

4. Spanish Flair – Pull the hair back tightly so that it’s smooth when you secure the ponytail. Then, pin an oversized flower to the side of the ponytail. This is a really pretty look that is perfect for a summer dress or jeans and a frilly top.

5. Messy and Cute Ponytail – For this one, pull the ponytail back and leave it loose so that the hair isn’t secured too tightly, but so that it will stay. You may want to spray it a bit too. Using bobby pins, pull portions of the ponytail up, twist them and then secure with the bobby pins to make a messy but flirtatious look!

Ponytails are youthful, fun, fast and they’re great for showing off your favorite pair of earrings! Enjoy the ideas above for your next ponytail day.

Image 1: Holly Brisley/Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Image 2: Racheal Taylor/Glenn Harris/PR Photos

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Girlz Lyfe said...

Hi Hapi,

Same to you :)