Ballerina Bun

Everything rests on the base: the ponytail has to sit high enough on the crown to be visible in profile, and it is secured before the length gets wrapped and pinned in a circle around it. Gel and a wet brush take the surface down so the whole shape reads as one unbroken curve with no flyaways. It pulls hard at the hairline, so it is not a look to sleep in or wear two days running.

• Suitsoval, round, square face shapes. A knot set high on the crown adds real vertical height, the one line that lengthens a round or square outline, though it leaves the jaw entirely uncovered.
• Hair typefine, medium density, thick, straight. It needs length enough to wrap the base twice and weight enough to hold a smooth surface, so fine hair usually goes over a foam donut to keep the circle round.
• UpkeepTrim before the tenth week so split ends do not show along the wrapped edge, and allow five to ten minutes of brushing, gel and pinning each time.
• Ask forAsk for one length with no short layers above the ear, because anything shorter than the ponytail will pop out through the smoothed surface.

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