Put Your Hair up With a Pencil

Have you ever seen someone grab a pencil and put their hair up with it? Or seen someone use those cool hair sticks? How cool! This article assumes right-handedness, but if you're a lefty, you can reverse the rights and lefts to suit you.

Steps

Tight ponytail pencil hairdo

  1. Find a pencil. it has to be long enough to comfortably fit in your hair.You can, though, use anything that's handy (and stick shaped) like a chopstick, a fork, a toothbrush...
  2. Gather your hair into a tight ponytail with your hands. You won't need a rubber band.
  3. Hold your hair with your left hand, and with the right, grab your pencil with the sharp side pointing down.
  4. Turn the pencil sideways, then slide it, end side first, through your hair just next to your left hand that's creating the base of your ponytail.
  5. Change your grip with your right hand so you're grabbing both the pencil and your hair, and with your left hand pull the ponytail down, loop it behind the pencil, and pull the end of the ponytail straight up.
  6. Shift the pencil and turn it clockwise so that the sharp end is down and the eraser end is up.
  7. Push the end side of the pencil down a little so that just a part of it sticks out.
  8. Flip the pencil over by lifting the sharp side and pushing the end side down.
  9. Keep pushing until the end part pokes through the underside of your hair.

Loose ponytail pencil hairdo

  1. Pull your hair up into a loose ponytail. There is no need to secure with a band.
  2. Hold the ponytail up with your right hand. (Assuming you're right-handed but if you're left-handed, just swap the lefts for the rights and the rights for the lefts.)
  3. Push your pencil through the ponytail non-pointy end first.
  4. Bring the end of the ponytail behind and up behind the pencil. Turn the pencil clockwise so that the non-pointy end is sticking straight up.
  5. Take the non-pointy end and push toward your head. Then poke it down and through the collected hair. This is a tricky bit, so go slowly and be prepared to keep trying until you get the hang of it.
  6. Done.

Low ponytail with pencil

  1. Gather your hair in a high ponytail.
  2. Put the pencil on top, lying horizontally across. Then, twist your hair around once or twice (depending on your hair length).
  3. Spin the pencil around clockwise, until the tip is facing in the other direction. Twist your hair around once or twice (depending on your hair length).
  4. Twist the pencil slightly down. Stick the tip into the hair, and pull it out slightly the other side. Your hair will unravel slightly, giving you a ponytail, yet at the same time a lovely twist around the pencil. Simple, and elegant!

Bun with pencil

  1. Gather your hair in an ultra-high ponytail. Twist and twist again (depending on your hair length) around the pencil, and turning the pencil around.
    • Be careful not to turn the pencil too tightly, or it might snap!
  2. Face the tip of the pencil diagonally upward. Stick it into the hair, pulling the tip out slightly the other side. Chic, and effective!
    • For a high ponytail, follow the same steps for the bun, but twist less, and not as tightly. Your hair will unravel with a lovely twist around the pencil, and quite high up. Lovely!

Chopstick hairdo

  1. Draw your hair into a tight or loose ponytail. If you have a hair tie, tie it.
  2. Push the pointy end of the chopstick through the ponytail.
  3. Bring the end of the ponytail behind and up behind the chopstick.
  4. Turn the chopstick clockwise. This will ensure that the pointy end sticks straight up.
  5. Push the chopstick towards your head. Tuck it through the collected hair as specified in the second method.



Tips

  • If the piece of hair that hangs out at the end annoys you, tuck it in and pin it with Kirby grips.
  • You can spritz with hair spray afterwards to hold, if you are looking for an elegant up-do (for the elegant style use a hair stick, it is more classy).
  • You don't have to use a pencil. You could use a toothbrush or a chopstick (see above).
  • Pencil styles tend to work better on long hair, but of course you can also do it on medium length hair.
    • If you have hair shorter than shoulder length, don't do a normal ponytail. Instead, do a high ponytail and it will work better.
    • If your hair is shorter than shoulder-length, method one probably won't work. A ponytail with a rubber band will work better or try the looser style.

Warnings

  • Don't wind or push the pencil/chopstick too tightly or it might snap.
  • Beware poking yourself with a pencil. Keep the pencil's sharp end away from eyes.

Things You'll Need

  • Pencil/chopstick
  • Hairbrush or comb (optional)
  • Hair tie (optional)

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