Step #1:
Start with completely dry hair. Gather your hair to the desired side. Lightly tease it upward so that it creates a lot of bulk and gives your hair a slight messy texture. If your hair is really silky, you can grunge up the texture by adding a hair powder or dry shampoo. This will make the hair appear thicker and create grip to hold it in place.
Step #2:
Lightly gather the hair to just below the ear and secure it in place with a hair elastic. Don’t take out too much of your light teasing.
Step #3:
To add a little flair to your simple pony, wind hair around your ponytail so that you hide the hair elastic. You can do this by taking a 1/2-in (I.3-cm) section of hair from underneath the hair left out of your ponytail, wrapping it around your hair elastic, and securing it into your ponytail with a bobby pin.
