Maria Menounos in a Ponytail
Here we show 10 photos of amazing ponytails, starting with Maria Menounos. How to get this look:
Wear this look to the office or out to a nice dinner. Especially gorgeous when paired with thick, dark sunglasses. (Everyone will think you're famous). My favorite look is the sleek ponytail with thick, heavy bangs.
How to get it:
Step 1: Blowdry hair straight. (Wet ponies are the antithesis of sexy).
Step 2: Brush hair back into a sleek ponytail.
Fasten at the back of the head.
Step 3: Tame flyaways with a spritz hairspray on your hairline.
Step 4: For added polish, run a shine serum (we like Bumble and Bumble's Gloss) through pony and straighten hair completely with a flat-iron.
The Sexy, Flirty Ponytail -- Carmen Electra
The sexy, flirty ponytail is swingy and totally dramatic. It's also wearable at work or at night. How to get it:
Step 1: Spritz hair with a volumizing spray like Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray, then dry hair straight. If you have curly hair, use a diffuser and an anti-frizz productinstead of the volumizer.
Step 2: Take a section at the top part of the back of your head and tease hair at the root.
This will give you needed volume for the dramatic look.
Step 3: Once hair is sufficiently teased, carefully brush hair back into a pony up high on the back of your head just above your ears. Gently pull hair at the top of the pony out and up for drama.
Step 4: Run a gloss (we like Bumble and Bumble Gloss, see sleek ponytail above) through ponytail, using extra at the ends.
Step 5: If you're going out at night, up the drama ante by securing a gorgeous barrette (we love the ones that look like brooches) near the elastic and on the side of your head. If you use a barrette, keep in mind that it's a piece of jewelry so be careful not to overdo the look with earrings, necklace and a bracelet. The less jewelry you wear, the more oomph your pieces have.
Check out these gorgeous barrettes and books on how to make your own.
The Southern Ponytail -- Singer Christina Aguilera
To get this look:
Step 1: Part hair from ear-to-ear into a top and a bottom section.
Step 2: Secure top section with a ponytail holder.
Step 3: Take the point of a rattail comb and put it under the hair, just at the crown. Gently coax hair up until it's just a bit puffed.
Step 4: For more drama, wrap a ribbon or a strip of fabric around hair and fasten with a bobby pin.
The Sophisticated Ponytail -- Zhang Ziyi
To get this sophisticated ponytail: p] Step 1: Curl hair with a curling iron or hot rollers.
Step 2: Part hair slightly off-center (parting in the middle is also trendy) and fasten the tail lightly so that it sits in the middle of the back of your head.
Step 3: Tame flyaways with a spritz hairspray on your hairline.
Step 4: For added polish, run a shine serum (we like Bumble and Bumble's Gloss) through pony and straighten hair completely with a flat-iron.
The Sleek Ponytail -- Ali Larter
Step 1: Blow dry hair super-straight. If needed, straighten hair with a flat iron.
Step 2: Brush hair back into a pony up high on the back of your head just above your ears.
Step 4: Run a gloss (we like Bumble and Bumble Gloss, see sleek ponytail above) through ponytail, using extra at the ends.
The Crimped Ponytail -- Portia de Rossi
Step 1: Spritz dry hair with a styling spray.
Step 2: Using a crimp-iron, iron hair from the crown to ends. You only need to iron the top of hair, do not crimp all of your hair.
Step 3: Brush crimps out into a ponytail.
Step 4: Run a gloss (we like Bumble and Bumble Gloss, see sleek ponytail above) through ponytail, using extra at the ends.
The Casual Ponytail -- Holly Brisley
Step 1: Take a few inches of the front of hair and twist. Secure with a clear, elastic ponytail holder.
Step 2: Pull hair back into a low ponytail. Secure with a second ponytail holder.
Half-Up, Half-Down Ponytail -- Ashley Judd
Step 1: Part hair from the bottom of ear-to-ear into a top and a bottom section.
Step 2: Secure top section with a ponytail holder.
To get this look, curl hair and secure most of it at the nape of neck. Fasten a brooch or decorative barrette just above the elastic holder.
To get this look:
Step 1: Create waves by wrapping 2-inch sections around a wide-barreled curling iron. Spritz sections with styling spray before curling.
Step 2: Finger-comb waves.
Step 3: Pull hair back into a low ponytail, leaving some on the sides out.
Here we show 10 photos of amazing ponytails, starting with Maria Menounos. How to get this look:
Wear this look to the office or out to a nice dinner. Especially gorgeous when paired with thick, dark sunglasses. (Everyone will think you're famous). My favorite look is the sleek ponytail with thick, heavy bangs.
How to get it:
Step 1: Blowdry hair straight. (Wet ponies are the antithesis of sexy).
Step 2: Brush hair back into a sleek ponytail.
Fasten at the back of the head.
Step 3: Tame flyaways with a spritz hairspray on your hairline.
Step 4: For added polish, run a shine serum (we like Bumble and Bumble's Gloss) through pony and straighten hair completely with a flat-iron.
The Sexy, Flirty Ponytail -- Carmen Electra
The sexy, flirty ponytail is swingy and totally dramatic. It's also wearable at work or at night. How to get it:
Step 1: Spritz hair with a volumizing spray like Bumble and Bumble Thickening Spray, then dry hair straight. If you have curly hair, use a diffuser and an anti-frizz productinstead of the volumizer.
Step 2: Take a section at the top part of the back of your head and tease hair at the root.
This will give you needed volume for the dramatic look.
Step 3: Once hair is sufficiently teased, carefully brush hair back into a pony up high on the back of your head just above your ears. Gently pull hair at the top of the pony out and up for drama.
Step 4: Run a gloss (we like Bumble and Bumble Gloss, see sleek ponytail above) through ponytail, using extra at the ends.
Step 5: If you're going out at night, up the drama ante by securing a gorgeous barrette (we love the ones that look like brooches) near the elastic and on the side of your head. If you use a barrette, keep in mind that it's a piece of jewelry so be careful not to overdo the look with earrings, necklace and a bracelet. The less jewelry you wear, the more oomph your pieces have.
Check out these gorgeous barrettes and books on how to make your own.
The Southern Ponytail -- Singer Christina Aguilera
To get this look:
Step 1: Part hair from ear-to-ear into a top and a bottom section.
Step 2: Secure top section with a ponytail holder.
Step 3: Take the point of a rattail comb and put it under the hair, just at the crown. Gently coax hair up until it's just a bit puffed.
Step 4: For more drama, wrap a ribbon or a strip of fabric around hair and fasten with a bobby pin.
The Sophisticated Ponytail -- Zhang Ziyi
To get this sophisticated ponytail: p] Step 1: Curl hair with a curling iron or hot rollers.
Step 2: Part hair slightly off-center (parting in the middle is also trendy) and fasten the tail lightly so that it sits in the middle of the back of your head.
Step 3: Tame flyaways with a spritz hairspray on your hairline.
Step 4: For added polish, run a shine serum (we like Bumble and Bumble's Gloss) through pony and straighten hair completely with a flat-iron.
The Sleek Ponytail -- Ali Larter
Step 1: Blow dry hair super-straight. If needed, straighten hair with a flat iron.
Step 2: Brush hair back into a pony up high on the back of your head just above your ears.
Step 4: Run a gloss (we like Bumble and Bumble Gloss, see sleek ponytail above) through ponytail, using extra at the ends.
The Crimped Ponytail -- Portia de Rossi
Step 1: Spritz dry hair with a styling spray.
Step 2: Using a crimp-iron, iron hair from the crown to ends. You only need to iron the top of hair, do not crimp all of your hair.
Step 3: Brush crimps out into a ponytail.
Step 4: Run a gloss (we like Bumble and Bumble Gloss, see sleek ponytail above) through ponytail, using extra at the ends.
The Casual Ponytail -- Holly Brisley
Step 1: Take a few inches of the front of hair and twist. Secure with a clear, elastic ponytail holder.
Step 2: Pull hair back into a low ponytail. Secure with a second ponytail holder.
Half-Up, Half-Down Ponytail -- Ashley Judd
Step 1: Part hair from the bottom of ear-to-ear into a top and a bottom section.
Step 2: Secure top section with a ponytail holder.
To get this look, curl hair and secure most of it at the nape of neck. Fasten a brooch or decorative barrette just above the elastic holder.
To get this look:
Step 1: Create waves by wrapping 2-inch sections around a wide-barreled curling iron. Spritz sections with styling spray before curling.
Step 2: Finger-comb waves.
Step 3: Pull hair back into a low ponytail, leaving some on the sides out.