Beauty Blog » Hairstyle Trend Alert - Ponytails are Chic', Easy and Sexy

I am a fan of hairstyles that are easy. What I mean by that is that its:

• a. easy to do
• b. doesn’t look over worked, stiff and processed
• c. pulls my stinking hair out of my face!

Which is why I am glad that ponytails are back in effect, woo-hoo!!

Not only are ponytails back but they are now available in so many different versions and styles it boggles the mind. A lot of which I dig! Back in the 1980’s ponytails were tragic, often pulled too tight and tied at an angle high on the head. Plus do you guys remember those plastic cone things we would wrap the base of the ponytail with as an accessory! Barf-o! Or better yet - S C R U N G I E S!

What were we thinking?!? It’s like we wanted to look retarded back then… (1987 btw)

Thank the powers that be for small miracles, CHECK OUT PONYTAILS AS THEY ARE NOW!

Electrifying! I know it’s hard not to stare at her boobs and eyes and focus on her hair but when you finally get around to it, Carmen Electra’s hair is awesome. It’s got that whole beachy, I-woke-up-like-this-and-pulled-back-my-do-vibe-that-I-love…

I call this “Race Horse Ponytail”. I don’t think it’s for everyone but I have seen it worn on some chicks with style, and it’s creative and unique which is always nice…

This is one of my favorite ponytail styles. THE BOUFFANT PONYTAIL! I think its very sexy a la’ Bridget Bardot esque…

Got short hair? No worries strap on an “Extension Ponytail”. WARNING: Use good judgment on this option. If your roots are black don’t strap on a platinum blonde ponytail piece for pete’s sake!! Your fooling no one ...

Okay so this one reminds me of the 80’s but a modernized version. I still don’t really like it, I mean picture the style on a normal person and not this hot model, yeck right? I think in this case it looks good because the girl is stunning, and I am staring at her face not her hair.

Last but not least more celebrity looks…

My thoughts from left to right are:

DO - DON’T - DO

Eva Mendes looks pretty with her curls pulled elegantly back in a mid head ponytail, the chick in the center (can’t remember her name) looks like an ALIEN! She kinda went overboard with the bouffant bit and the fact that it is so hard and polished looking makes me think her hair is an extension of her skull. Ashlee Simpson looks good, don’t love it, don’t hate it. It’s neutral. (I do love the color of her hair, how does she keep the red so vibrant?!)

So that’s my 2 cents …. any of you guys want to drop a dime or a quarter of opinion on the topic? Did I miss anything major? Send me your favorite ponytail dos or donts and I’ll add em! :)  - Michelle