How to Get Barbie's Iconic Lifted Ponytail

2 Materials
3 Minutes
Easy

In case you haven’t heard, it’s a Barbie summer!


Follow along with this easy, step-by-step tutorial to learn how to get Barbie’s iconic, lifted ponytail in just a minute or two.

Tools and materials:

  • Hair tie
  • Claw clip
Tying a ponytail

1. Tie a regular ponytail

Collect all of your hair and tie a regular ponytail, securing it with a hair tie.


2. Make a topsy tail

Make a topsy tail by creating an opening above the hair tie and pushing the tail up and through that opening. 

Making topsy tail

3. Add a claw clip

With the tail laying on your head, pull at either side tightly.

Adding claw clip

Then clamp the base of the topsy tail with a medium-sized claw clip.

Flipping

4. Flip the tail

Now, all that’s left is to flip the tail so that it covers the claw clip.

Flipping

Now your Barbie-inspired, high volume ponytail is complete!

How to get Barbie's iconic lifted ponytail

How to get Barbie's iconic lifted ponytail

Try this iconic, lifted Barbie ponytail paired with a Barbie pink outfit and you’ll be ready to step into your Barbie era!


And while you still have your claw clip out, try this shocking claw clip hack next.

Suggested materials:
  • Hair tie
  • Claw clip

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