How to Do a Ponytail

1. Comb your hair and remove any tangles;

2. Add small amount of styling mousse or pomade to dried hair;

3. Style the front of your hair;

4. Part your hair where desired;

5. Pull a rubber band around the wrist of your lead or brush hand;

6. Brush hair into your free hand, letting the tail hang parallel to your spine;

7. Collect the hair you want to include between the L made by your thumb and palm;

8. Set the brush down, then tighten the grip on your
gathered hair;

9. Transfer the ponytail into your lead hand;

10. Your palm should face the back of your head, with your fingers and thumb facing down and your elbow facing up;

11. Let your hair form a cord in the tunnel of your grip;

12. Hook the rubber band with your free index finger and stretch it down;

13. Pull your ponytail through the band, keeping a soft grip;

14. Keep the rubber band tense as you insert your other fingers and thumb into the band and twist it around the base of your ponytail;

15. Press your pinky against the point where the rubber band crosses and make a wide circle;

16. Grab your ponytail and pull it through the rubber band;

17. Repeat steps from 12 to 15 until the rubber band fits snuggly;

18. Take a small section of the tail and wrap it twice - once for short hair - around the rubber band;

19. Secure it by inserting it into a strap of the band;

20. Use an extra dab of gel or anti-frizz serum on the twisting section for greater contro