McKnight, who has previously collaborated with Kate Moss, Cate Blanchett, and Emilia Clarke, among many others, broke down his method for us. “Start with a sharp side parting,” he advises. “For this, you’ll need a tail comb and a can of hairspray that you’ll mist through the roots to smooth the hair down.” McKnight used his Modern Hairspray on Ronan, sectioning the hair before spraying. “Next, draw the hair back into a ponytail at the occipital bone and tie it off with a hairband.” The occipital bone is the area just beneath the prominent bone at the back of the skull, and can be found easily by drawing your hands together at the back of the head.
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After that, McKnight says to take a small section of the ponytail and wrap it around the elastic—an easy trick to hide the accessory once the knot is finished. Then take a balm (naturally, McKnight had his own Happy Endings Nourishing Hair Balm on hand) and run it along the length of the ponytail to “de-fluff” and smooth the hair, before twisting the entire thing into a knot secured with pins—a hairstylist staple.
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