I’m not a black-tie kind of girl. If I can get away with jeans, a tee, minimal makeup, and flats, I will. The same philosophy goes for my hair. And as a hair-down girl on the day-to-day, dress-up means hair-up to me. But I’m not spending my time on some fussy up-do, I’m rocking a ponytail. A “formal” ponytail…
- Add a little mousse to the roots, flip your head over, and hit them with the blow dryer
- Pull the hair into a ponytail–high or low, with bangs loose or smoothed back (depending on their length)–and secure with an elastic that matches your hair color
- Grab a tendril from the underside of the ponytail and wrap it around the elastic, securing with one or two bobby pins
- Hit your whole head with a few spritzes of a workable hairspray and you’ve got a ponytail fit for the boardroom, the red carpet, or a glamorous jaunt to the grocery (in under five minutes)
(walking around while seemingly topless is optional)
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Oh my formal god, you are in charge of wedding hair in November. Can you believe I’ve never used a hair dryer before?
Help me, Obi Wan Cody, you’re my only hope.
The blow dryer step can easily be skipped–why ruin such an amazing record? HOWEVER, for the wedding, I’ll take charge by insisting that you hire a hair professional.
I am all about the ponytail – and now in a grown-up version! nice!