| Ponytail Hairstyle Secrets |
| Karen Marie Shelton - Copyright 2008 - All
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| Date: 05/04/2008 |
Introduction
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Audrina
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Side Pony
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The ponytail never really went away as a hot
hairstyle, in my opinion, it just got bumped from the
forefront of hair style buzz. With the sizzling
popularity of MTV's The Hills and Gossip Girls,
ponytails are the latest hot hair to have.
Even better, whether you have short, medium or long hair, you can
pop on a ponytail with a
clip-on tail,
cap or even do some fusion
extensions for an "instant" pony do.
Ponytails can be dressed up, as demonstrated by Audrina Patridge
of The Hills who likes to look sleek and finished for Red Carpet
events with her shimmering strands pulled into a side pony.
Blake Lively of Gossip Girls also rocks out the side ponytail
look for both casual and Red Carpet appearances.
Whether you love ponytails that are high on the crown, in the
middle of the head or low to the nape of the neck, there are some
basic ponytail hairstyle secrets that can make your hair pony up
with ease.
Basic Ponytail Hairstyle Secrets
When trying to decide whether to go with a high, medium or low
slung pony consider the following tips:
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1. High ponytails give an instant and
refreshing lift. Saggy anything is transformed to
tight and taut. Medium slung ponies offer a great
profile for a sassy look. Low slung is more
seductive and can easily be pulled up and over to drape
in front of one side.
2. Ponytails flatter every face shape from oval and round
to square, diamond and heart.
The way to get extra sass out of a pony is to add the appropriate
part or hair fringe to perfectly complement a challenging face
shape.
3. Ponytails can be gathered so hair covers the ears, if
you have large one you which to diminish, or can be pulled up and
over the ears.
4. Bungee
bands or cords are the best for making the cleanest and
tightest ponies.
The secret to keeping the bungee well
anchored is to make sure the hooks actually are secured to the
inside of the hair. Otherwise there might be some slippage
over time.
5. The advantage to
Blax bands is that they make softer,
looser ponies and can be easily cut out with a scissors saving hair
from any pulling, tugging or broken strand trauma.
6. When you want to wear a pony to dressy events, always
blow-dry hair first so its sleek and silky. Always point the
nozzle of the blow dryer down the hair shaft to avoid frizz.
7. Finish a ponytail with a
defrisant or
smoothing cream. Add a touch of spray and shine
product and you will shimmer as your pony swishes back
and forth.
Note: Lucky Magazine had this to say about
PhytoDefrisant "If there's even the tiniest bit of frizz in your
hair, this is the cure". All Phyto products are available at
HairBoutique.com in
our Marketplace.
8. When adding
hair accessories to ponies, always add after
all hair products have been applied. For more sophisticated
looks, go with a haute designer like
Colette Malouf,
Balu,
Tai,
Pono or
Alex & Ani.
Evita Peroni takes a
European Twist on their pony hair accessories.
For everyday pony looks consider traditional hand made elastic
pony twists from
Scunchie,
Smoothies or
ImagineMe®.
Flowers always work when
pinned nestled
into the base of the pony. If you prefer, you can use a
pony elastic attached to a flower.
9. A great look is to wrap one strand of hair around the
base of the pony for a seamless look. 'When using
bobbies to
hold wild strands down, use
pins in the same color as your tresses.
10. If you get bored with your pony, its easy to change it
up by wrapping it into a chignon, messy twist, braiding it or adding
bubble sections with the help of a great set of pony elastics or
other
pony tail holders.
Summary
Ponytails are serious business in some salons. At the world
famous Bumble & Bumble (B&B) salon in New York City hair dressing
apprentices are required to spend three solid weeks on learning to
create the absolute perfect ponytails.
Celebrity Hairdresser Ken Paves, hairdresser to Ashlee and
Jessica Simpson, Eva Longeria and Jennifer Lopez is a big fan of
ponytails. The famous hairdresser favors Bungee Bands.
In Seventeen Magazine he said "I
like to use bands with hooks on the ends (like
Bungee Bands) to secure the tail - they hook into your
hair & keep them from sliding out like normal elastics."
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