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If you prefer to create the style on newly washed hair be sure to dress the hair well with styling creams, gels or lotions to help anchor the style for long term wear ability.
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| Step One: Create a deep side part on one side of the head. Starting at the front of the head use a paddle style brush and brush all of your hair back from the hairline on either side of the part to form a ponytail at the back of your crown near the top. Merge the hair on either side of the part to form a very tight angled ponytail sculpture. |
| Step Two: Once you have a sleek and tight ponytail, secure it with a hair bungee in the same color as your hair. |
| Step Three: Grab the entire ponytail in the thumb and forefinger of the left hand approximately 1 1/2 to 2 inches down from the base of the secured ponytail. Taking the right hand, wrap the entire ponytail clockwise over and completely around the thumb and the forefinger to create a large loop with the ends of the new loop pulled up to the same level as the ponytail base. |
Step Four: While holding the new hair loop in place with one hand, smooth and flatten the new hair loop and pin securely on the underneath side of the loop next to the scalp.
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| Use tiny hair or bobby pins in the same color as your hair. Make sure that the new loop is evenly balanced and symmetrical. Use as many pins as necessary to make sure the style will hold. As you pin the new loop be sure to leave 2-3 inches of long ends free. |
When you are finished the looped hair will have been carefully merged into the top of the bottom ponytail to create a soft rounded bun effect.
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Step Five: Once you have pinned the loop securely into place you should have a stalk of untamed hair ends sticking up near the ponytail base. |
Apply hairspray, gel, wax or styling cream to the complete length of the ponytail ends to give them form and texture. |
| Take one strand and layer it around the base of the ponytail to hide the elastic band. |
Step Six: Using your fingers carefully arrange the strands to form a type of free form hair fan. Work from side to side to create a balanced fan hair sculpture.
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| If you want more control over the fanned strands, separate them into 1/4" to 1/2" individual strands lightly twist clockwise and then pin into place. |
| Remember to take your time and check each strand as you pin. Make sure that each strand is firmly pinned once you position it. To hold securely, spray each fanned hair section with holding or styling spray as you work. |
| Position two bobby pins in an X formation near the end of the hair strands to get them to stand up. If you prefer, you can lightly back comb each fanned strand and spray to give it fullness and to form a larger feathery splay form. |
Note: Do not use a brush or comb after you have created the ponytail. Use your fingers to style and arrange your hair. Keep the hair, as close to your head as possible since these up do look is sleek, elegant and close to the scalp.
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Step Seven: Decorate the finished up do style by adding one or more gorgeous fresh flowers or add pink crystals or white colored tiny crystal headbands, hair snaps, magnets or jeweled clips. If you use fresh flowers, wait to pin them into your hair right before you leave for the Prom to keep them as fresh as long as possible. |
| If you prefer, you can leave long tendril sections to cascade down around your face. If you want tighter tendrils use a1/4 to 1 inch barreled curling iron or hot rollers to give you a tighter ringlet. |
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