Step-by-step.

• 1. Pull hair back into a ponytail. If this is your first time trying a fishtail, start by securing your hair with a disposable clear elastic or a hair bungee.
• 2. Divide the ponytail into two smaller, equal-sized ponytails.
• 3. Separate a half-inch section of hair from the outside of the left ponytail.
• 4. Pull this piece across the top of the left ponytail over to the right ponytail. “Don’t twist the hair as you bring it across,” says stylist Joshua Farrington.
• 5. Next, separate a half-inch section of hair from the outside of the right ponytail.
• 6. Pull this piece across the top of the right ponytail over to the left ponytail.
• 7. Repeat steps 3-6 until you run out of hair. “Don’t worry if it’s messy,” says Farrington. “That’s part of the charm.”
• 8. When you’re finished braiding, secure the ends with a second elastic.
• 9. If you used an elastic to start at the nape of the neck, cut it out. If you used a hair bungee, simply remove. Be sure to adjust the hair so that there’s no crease.
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