This creates a half-up style with volume and enough hold to stay. If the style is a clock, the claw clip should be at 6 o’clock. Using your claw clip, clamp where the bun twists end and your loose ponytail hair begins.
Unlike the ponytail twist, it should look more like a classic bun, but there should be just a few inches of length from your ponytail leftover, hanging out towards the bottom.ģ. Twist the length of the ponytail about three-fourths of the way down to the ends and wrap around two to three times as if forming a bun, stopping with the ends facing down. (It can be helpful to loosely secure the bottom half with an elastic or scrunchie temporarily to ensure you’re only working with the top half.)Ģ. Separate the top half or third of hair above the ears from the bottom half as if styling a half-up hairstyle.
It especially suits thicker, longer hair. This creates a higher and more secure version of the traditional low French twist using a claw clip. If the style is a clock, the claw clip should be at 12 o’clock. Using your claw clip, clamp where the bun twist ends and your loose ponytail hair begins. There should still be length of your ponytail leftover.ģ. Twist the length of the ponytail about two-thirds of the way down to the ends and wrap around once fully as if forming a bun, stopping with the loose end facing up. (Instead of the usual low ponytail.) Secure with an elastic.Ģ. Gather hair into a ponytail that hits right in the middle of the back of your head. You can also customize this style by trying one of these two variations on the classic claw clip hairdo below. Let the loose ends (the lower half-length of your ponytail) fall over the French twist.ĥ. You might need to repeat this step with the clip until you have the desired grip against your scalp.Ĥ. Secure the topmost part of the twisted hair against the roots with your claw clip. The twisted hair should be tight enough to not balloon out or loosen when you do so.ģ. Raise the twisted base of your ponytail up and against the middle part of the back of your head. It might take just one twist for short hair or several for long hair.Ģ. Gather hair into a low ponytail and twist until half of the length of your unsecured ponytail is tightly coiled. All in all, the process should take about 30 seconds.ġ. This is the flippy hairstyle that was most popular in the 1990s and makes a super quick and easy updo on the fly.