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The Shortened Ponytail
Aug 16^th, 2004 at 2:06pm

Here is how to make your ponytail a shorter length without having to resort to scissors!

I hope the pictures are clear enough. My brother was sitting while he took them and I was standing, so the angle isn't quite right. If someone needs further clarification I can try to take some more!

Hold your hair in a ponytail in your left hand (I have no idea why I have a big purple splodge in my hair! Must be leftover dye from a few years ago)

Hold a hairstick, tip facing the ground, next to the ponytail on the left. Then move the ponytail over the hairstick.

At this point you will have to loosen your ponytail some by pushing it towards the hairstick. This allows you to move the hairstick upwards.

Then bring the hairstick down, and voila! Your shortened ponytail is done. You can add another stick to keep it more secure if you want. You will have to experiment with what tension works for you!

Here is a shortened ponytail I did last month:

It is slightly longer because I made it looser than this one. Enjoy!

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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: The Shortened Ponytail Reply #1 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 2:12pm Great pictures, Leia! Thanks for sharing them. My favorite method for shortening my pony tail is to tie my hair in a knot, stick a hairstick through the knot to hold it in place and let the length of my hair hang loose from the knot!
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Kate Emerald Offline Posts: 328 Linköping, Sweden Gender:	Re: The Shortened Ponytail Reply #2 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 2:24pm Your hair is lovely as always, Leia. Great idea! /Kate
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Re: The Shortened Ponytail
Reply #3 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 11:53pm

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Great pictures, Leia! Thanks for sharing them.

My favorite method for shortening my pony tail is to tie my hair in a knot, stick a hairstick through the knot to hold it in place and let the length of my hair hang loose from the knot!

I like that method too! This way, though, my ponytail is a bit longer which I like. I figured not many people knew how to do this style and most people know the knot, so I thought I'd share directions.

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styg Diamond Offline ~¤ she shines in a world full of ugliness ¤~ Posts: 711 France Gender:	Re: The Shortened Ponytail Reply #4 - Dec 9^th, 2004 at 11:08pm i find all the styles i found featuring hairsticks stuck vertically to the scalp very great but for some reason i only manage to do it for a half updo ... there seems just no way it wants to stay up with all my hair and i wonder what i am doing wrong ~¤ cries ¤~ is there a specific trick in putting the stick down?
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Re: The Shortened Ponytail
Reply #5 - Dec 19^th, 2004 at 9:06pm

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for some reason i only manage to do it for a half updo ... there seems just no way it wants to stay up with all my hair and i wonder what i am doing wrong
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is there a specific trick in putting the stick down?

I have thick waist-length hair, and this style doesn't work-it falls out the moment I shake my head or something. And I'm usually pretty good at making styles work. So you might not be doing anything wrong-it probably depends on the coarseness (sp?) of your hair, or something.

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styg Diamond Offline ~¤ she shines in a world full of ugliness ¤~ Posts: 711 France Gender:	Re: The Shortened Ponytail Reply #6 - Dec 20^th, 2004 at 11:25am i was hoping i was doing something wrong ... argh smooth hair can certainly suck badly !
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Re: The Shortened Ponytail
Reply #7 - Dec 23^rd, 2004 at 5:18pm

Yeah, I can't do any kind of shortened ponytail with hairsticks. (and not for lack of trying either!). The only way I can do it is to twist my hair up as for a french twist, then secure the twist with one of those claw clip/barrette things. then the length of my hair can hang back down. It took me a long time to find a claw clip big enough to go all the way around my hair!

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Spaceybabe Amethyst Offline Curls are not for cowards! Posts: 22 Johannesburg, South Africa Gender:	Re: The Shortened Ponytail Reply #8 - Dec 27^th, 2004 at 5:14pm Quote: Here is how to make your ponytail a shorter length without having to resort to scissors! Aww! My hair isn't long enough for this gorgeous style! Leia, you have STUNNING hair! Lucky thing, you.
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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: The Shortened Ponytail Reply #9 - Dec 28^th, 2004 at 1:07am Thank you SpaceyBabe! I'm sure your hair will be long enough to do this style one day too
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styg Diamond Offline ~¤ she shines in a world full of ugliness ¤~ Posts: 711 France Gender:	Re: The Shortened Ponytail Reply #10 - Dec 28^th, 2004 at 11:17am if it obeys that is!! i think i am going to try if twisting before putting the hairstick changes anything.
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