Formal Ponytails

Kate Beckinsale's Curly, Chic, Formal, Party, Prom, Brunette Ponytail is a show-stopping way to style long hair. See how to get the look:1. To get Kate Beckinsale's hairstyle, start with day-old hair for the most hold. Mist your roots with dry shampoo to add some volume. 2. Spray each section of hair with light-hold hairspray, and wrap it around a 1 1/2-inch curling iron. Leave the ends out for a less polished feel. 3. Once you've created waves throughout your hair, use a rattail comb to tease the hair lightly at the crown.4. Gather all of your hair into a high ponytail with your fingers, and secure it with an elastic. Finish with a generous misting of strong-hold hairspray to keep the look in place. See More Kate Beckinsale Hairstyles

Sarah Michelle Gellar's Straight, Chic, Formal, Blonde Ponytail is a gorgeous way to style long hair. Steal her style:1. To get Sarah Michelle Gellar's hairstyle, spray your hair with thickening spray, which will make it more flexible.2. Use a teasing comb to tease the hair at the crown for extra volume. Gather all of your hair into a high ponytail, and secure it tightly with an elastic. 3. Mist your entire ponytail with strong-hold hairspray to finish. See More Sarah Michelle Gellar Hairstyles

Kristin Chenoweth's Long, Blonde Ponytail with Bangs is a formal way to style your hair for a special occasion. Steal her style:1. To get Kristin Chenoweth's hairstyle, start by brush your hair into a high ponytail, leaving out the front of your bangs. Secure it with an elastic.2. Use a 1-inch curling iron to curl the end of your ponytail to add some flair. Separate the curls with your fingers, and mist them with strong-hold hairspray. 3. Apply a bit of gel to your fingers and rake them through your bangs. See More Kristin Chenoweth Hairstyles

Mila Kunis' style is so easy. If you can do a ponytail, you have this look nailed. What to do:1. Blow dry your hair straight. Add waves by curling your hair with a medium-barreled curling iron, from below the ears down.2. Make a side part and pull your hair back into a low ponytail, just above the nape of your neck.3. Secure with a hair band. Then, take a small section of hair from your ponytail and wrap it around the band. Hide and secure the end of this section with a bobby pin below your ponytail.4. Mist the front of your hair with hairspray and smooth any frizzies with your hands.

Lindsay Lohan's bushy, side ponytail is a great way to salvage day-old curls. What to do: 1. If you're starting from scratch, set hair with hot rollers first, then release when cool. If you already have day-old curls, spritz roots with dry shampoo and brush through strands.2. Part and brush hair neatly to one side, and create a ponytail behind one ear with a pretty elastic. (Only have ugly elastics? Leave a piece of hair out of the pony to wrap around the elastic instead, fastening the "cover-up" in place with a bobby pin.)3. Pin bangs behind your ear (or as close as possible) and set the style with firm-hold hairspray.

Kate Bosworth's voluminous ponytail is a perfect choice for your next party. What to do: 1. Tease the top of your hair, starting at your crown and working forward. When you've gotten the height you want, smooth the top layer over.2. Pull your hair back into a low ponytail and mist with hairspray to finish.

Jessica Simpson's ponytail is a new twist on an old standby and is especially cute with long bangs. To get the look:1. Spray hair with a volumizing spray, then blow dry hair in sections using a medium-barrel round brush. The more volume you can create at the root here, the better. 2. Tease your hair at the crown, brush over gently to smooth top layer and let bangs fall forward to the sides your face.3. Pull hair into a low ponytail at nape of neck and secure with hair band or clip.4. Finish with medium hold hairspray used sparingly in the crown area (where you teased).

Ashlee Simpson's sleek ponytail is just as chic as your friend's labor-intensive updo. Best of all, it's way easy. See how to do it:1. Mist your damp hair with a generous amount of shine spray. Use a fine-tooth comb to create a slightly-off center part that extends to the middle of your head only.2.Using the fine tooth comb, comb the parted hair slick to either side, then comb the rest back and collect it all at the nape of your neck (or make it a side-pony) and secure with an elastic.3. Cover the elastic with a strip of hair and hide the ends underneath the base using a pin.4. Brush out the tail with another mist of shine spray.5. If the ends of your ponytail aren't stick-straight, use a flat iron (your trusty Sedu, perhaps?) to get them looking perfectly sleek.