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"Here are a few ponytail lessons we can learn from the man who glammed up Kristin Cavallari last night--including a sneaky way to eliminate unwanted bumps!At last night&amp;#x27;s Los Angeles premiere of This Means War, K-Cav wore this adorable high bouncy ponytail. It was the handiwork of celebrity hairstylist Marcus Francis, who&amp;#x27;s always the best about sharing his how-to tips with us. Here are the tricks he says will help us nonfamous girls achieve Kristin&amp;#x27;s caliber of ponytail cuteness (instead of just ending up with the same nondescript pony we wear to the gym). *On damp hair, spray a volumizer (he used Phytovolum Actif--the stuff is amazing) from roots to ends and blow dry excess water out by roughing your hair up with your hands. * When your hair is about 75 percent dry, apply mousse (he used Aussie Opposites Attract Styling Mousse) from the mid shaft through ends and comb through with a wide-tooth comb. Blow dry sections with a medium boar-hair round brush. * Using a boar-hair paddle brush (like a Mason Pearson), smooth hair back into a pony. &amp;quot;A good gauge to where to place your high ponytail is follow the natural line of your cheekbone toward the top of your head,&amp;quot; Marcus notes. &amp;quot;Tilting the head back while smoothing the nape area will help it from sagging, keeping it tight and clean in the back.&amp;quot; * Secure your ponytail with an elastic. Smooth out any bumps with a tail comb by gently placing the end into the hair and moving it back toward the ponytail. &amp;quot;This will help save you from redoing it and cleans up any unevenness along the head,&amp;quot; Marcus says. * Wrap random sections of hair around a 3/4-inch curling iron, wrapping only once around the rod. &amp;quot;The idea is to have more movement than actual curl, so the end result is an undone bouncy high ponytail,&amp;quot; Marcus describes. Once you&amp;#x27;ve achieved the desired wave to the hair, gently brush out with your paddle brush and spray with a medium hold hairspray, like L&amp;amp;#8217;Oreal Elnett. More Conair... Sure, it&amp;#x27;s a bunch of steps for a pony--but this is a pony worthy of date night or even a special occasion like a friend&amp;#x27;s wedding, when you&amp;#x27;re all dolled up. Do you use any of these ponytail tricks, or similar ones? Got your own tricks for getting the perfect high-ponytail placement, tail bounciness or root smoothness? Share in the comments below! Photos: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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