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Pretty Up Your
Ponytail take your hair from boring to beautiful with these tips by jennifer parris
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he ponytail is the busy woman’s best (hair) friend. Scooping your hair up and tying it back is by far the fastest way to style it, especially if you’re rushing out the door to do the AM drop-off, dashing off to the gym, or heading into work for an early morning meeting. But it’s super easy to glam up your ponytail beyond the boring pullback-and-tie. “The ponytail is still by far one of the most popular hairstyles,” says Quinn Carroll, a stylist at the Christopher Noland Salon & Beauty Spa in Greenwich. “It’s very versatile with lots of options to dress it up.” The major trend with ponytails is to keep them looking soft and natural. “Even if it took you 15 minutes, the idea is that the ponytail should look effortlessly delicate,” says Carroll. One of the best ways to wear your ponytail is to the side, which is more stylish than its traditional sister style of pulled back and to the center. By adding extra hair around the side of the face and neck, “the side pony makes for a loose, casual look,” Carroll says, adding it also can be worn high or low, depending on your personal style and length of your hair. Jennifer Devine Pirozzoli, owner of Devine Beauty in Bridgeport, loves the look of a well-styled ponytail. “I’ll first pull the hair into a ponytail and then use hot rollers to give the back more volume,” says Devine Pirozzoli. “A great time-saving tip for moms in the morning is to put the rollers in while they get their kids ready for school.” Once heated, remove the curlers and either leave the hair full of finished curls or tease them for a messy but pretty ponytail look. If you’re looking to perfect your ponytail, you should also
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