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    Choose the Best Ponytail for Your Face Shape

    When it comes to ponytails, you don't think, you just do, right? You toss your hair up, pull it through an elastic, and call it a day. Everyone knows the ponytail -- the simplest of updos -- is a no-brainer when you're lounging around the house on weekends, headed to the gym, or just need a quick fix on a bad hair day. It's definitely not something that takes you more than two seconds to create, right?
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    If you're like us, the one-step hairstyle is usually pulled straight back, with varying degrees of height. Nearly impossible to mess up … or so we thought. Turns out most of us are missing out on the perks of finding the most flattering ponytails for our face shape. Jenny Cho, Suave Professionals celebrity hairstylist, and Beverly Hills-based hairstylist Yoshi Hagiwara, agree that the secret to an amazing-looking ponytail is knowing how to tweak your ponytail based on your face shape.
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    "Most women don't know how to properly balance the angles of their face," says Cho. "The goal is to create the illusion of an oval face shape by playing with the hair's texture and volume." In order to figure out how to fake perfect symmetry while wearing this most basic of hairstyles, we got Cho and Hagiwara to fill us in on the best ponytails for every face shape. Keep reading to find the style that's right for you, so the next time you go to toss your hair up haphazardly, you'll know how to make a few small tweaks that'll transform how you look.

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      The best ponytail for a heart-shaped face
      A wide forehead and narrow chin create a too-large top in heart-shaped faces. The solution: side-swept bangs, which can conceal this imbalance. "The layers help hide the wide forehead, pulling attention down to the cheek area, which adds length to the face," says Hagiwara. A mid-height ponytail -- right at the crown -- looks best because it pulls backward, opening up the face ... more 
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      The best ponytail for a heart-shaped face
      A wide forehead and narrow chin create a too-large top in heart-shaped faces. The solution: side-swept bangs, which can conceal this imbalance. "The layers help hide the wide forehead, pulling attention down to the cheek area, which adds length to the face," says Hagiwara. A mid-height ponytail -- right at the crown -- looks best because it pulls backward, opening up the face without bringing the attention upward, says Cho. If you're looking for a more sophisticated texture in the back, Cho suggests running a flatiron through your hair to smooth ends.
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