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The Lazy Girl's Ponytail
-Gather dry hair behind your ears into a low ponytail and secure with a clear elastic. Leave out two sections in front on either side of your face.
-Take both front sections and give them a light mist of Paul Mitchell Freeze and Shine Super Spray, $14.50, then pull them back over top of the elastic and twist them into a half-knot.
-Wrap the two leftover tails around the ponytail and secure underneath with bobby pins.
-Smooth out any flyaways with a light mist of hairspray.
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The Rag Ponytail
-Using a rat-tail comb, create a center part. Spritz dry hair with a dry texturizing spray, like Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, $22, and use your hands to smooth your hair back.
-Gather your hair in a mid-height ponytail and secure with a thin elastic.
-Tie scraps of tweed, lace, and ribbon around your elastic. To get an even more textured look, braid random pieces of your pony, or crimp small sections for volume. Courtesy Chanel
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The Post-Workout Ponytail
-Pull unwashed hair back into a high ponytail. Curl with an iron, wrapping hair forward around the barrel toward your face.
-Spray Batiste Dry Shampoo, $7.99, all over your head (excluding the hair in the actual ponytail).
-Use a tail comb to lift small sections of hair off the base of your scalp to create fullness.
-Tease the hair in the ponytail to break up curls.
-Finish by wrapping a section of hair around the elastic and securing with a bobby pin.
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The Faux Hawk Ponytail
-Volumize dry hair with Dove Refresh+Care Invigorating Dry Shampoo, $6.11. Then, tease the back and top sections of hair.
-Create a loose French braid starting at the crown of the head, working your way back and pulling the braid to loosen it along the way.
-Pin the end of the braid to the back of your head, then gather hair into a ponytail and secure with an elastic.
-Lightly tug pieces of hair in front to loosen the look, and finish with Herbal Essences Body Envy Volumizing Hairspray, $6.46.
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The Wrap-Around Ponytail
-Part dry hair to the side. Then take a small front section of hair from the larger side of the part and begin twisting it around the back, working more hair into the twist as you go.
-When you reach the back of your opposite ear, secure the twist with an elastic.
-Repeat the same twisting motion on the other side until the two twists meet in a low side ponytail.
-Release the first twist from the elastic, then twist both sections together to blend them. Secure with an elastic.
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Ah, the ponytail: The no-frills hairstyle we wear to the gym, around the house or running errands. At least that's what it used to be. Unlike the plain Jane ponytails of the past, this summer's ponytail hairstyles are turning heads. Inspired by the runway, the blogosphere and the city streets, we're seeing voluminous texture, woven details and other creative elements that are taking the age-old ponytail to 2016. Here, we present the 25 ponytail tutorials we're most excited about this summer -- from high-fashion styles to quick looks anyone can master.
