Recently I've been loving wearing my hair in a ponytail, totally boring, I know. Moving from a school that allows hair down to one that didn't, I needed to find a way that I could tie my hair up with minimal effort, and something that would work with the awkward 'just past shoulder length' hair that I have. From the style I always used to hate, to something that I now quite like, the ponytail has become one of my everyday staples.
For me, the key is keeping things quite messy and not too polished, bumps and tangles, I welcome them all. I begin by using my Charles Worthington Texturising Spray to give the hair some volume and grip, which makes the styling part much easier and run some Morrocan Oil through the ends to make sure that they are moisturised and glossy and to banish the frizz that sometimes seems to plague them. A quick blast through with the hairdryer, although this is only if I have time, and I'm left with a voluminous mane which really doesn't come naturally.
To create the actual style, I pull all of my hair on to the top of my head, leaving my parting showing and leaving a few pieces at the front out to frame the face and soften the look. I'm not careful with it at all, so the result is that there is quite a bit of volume at the crown and a less over done look to it. Finally, I pull all around the roots to give more body to the sides and pull the ponytail up and tighten it to secure.
And that's it! A super simple hairstyle for everyday and an easy way to get round awkward hair lengths!