Can’t figure out what you want to do with your hair today, next week or next month? Start with this mega helpful list of styles, tricks and techniques you may have never considered before.
Styling Ideas
1. Change the placement of your ponytail for an instant facelift. Trace an imaginary diagonal line from your cheekbones to the crown of your head. That’s where your elastic goes.
2. Or, for a chic, casual look, make a low ponytail at the nape of your neck.
3. Want va-va-voom volume? If you wear your hair parted to one side every day, switch sides.
4. Wearing your hair in a bun or top knot today? Prep your locks with leave-in conditioner before you style for an all-day hair mask that controls flyaways, too.
5. Curl your hair before starting an updo. Starting with straight hair can leave you with flyaways and static, says hairstylist Brian Magallones.
6. Got 10 seconds? Take a section of hair from one side of your head, twist it, and pin it back. Cute!
7. Ponytails aren’t just for yoga class. To make yours party-ready, tease hair at the crown before pulling it back and wrap a piece of hair around the base to hide the elastic.
8. Turn a boring bun into a chic chignon. Braid your ponytail before twisting it into a knot at the nape of your neck for an instant upgrade.
9. Need to preserve your blowout while you hit the gym? Try this gym hairstyle: Instead of pulling hair back with an elastic, use a large U-shaped hair pin to secure your locks into a bun, says Oribe Educator Ashley Brecken of Salon Marc Harris in Boston. When you’re done you’ll have soft waves with no dent.
10. Reinvent your ponytail: Instead of securing hair with an elastic, pull back small sections one at a time, overlapping them until all of your hair is off your face.
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