How to Put Your Hair up With a Pencil

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Pull your hair up into a loose ponytail.

   There is no need to secure with a band. , (Assuming you're right-handed but if you're left-handed, just swap the lefts for the rights and the rights for the lefts.) ,, Turn the pencil clockwise so that the non-pointy end is sticking straight up. , 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. ,
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   Step 2: Hold the ponytail up with your right hand.

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   Step 3: Push your pencil through the ponytail non-pointy end first.

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   Step 4: Bring the end of the ponytail behind and up behind the pencil.

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   Step 5: Take the non-pointy end and push toward your head.

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