Beyond the Ponytail

Puffs

Big, soft and never tight.

By Martin, the dad behind Dad Hair Hero. The steps are the ones in the app.

Full steps in the free app, in Beyond the Ponytail.

Puffs, the finished style, curly hair: back view

Time: About 5 minutes
Steps: 6
Level: Easy
Hair type: Curly and coily
Ages: Toddlers to pre-teens
Hair length: Any length, short hair included

You'll need soft scrunchies or fabric bands, tail comb, fine-mist water bottle, leave-in conditioner.

Hair gathered softly upward into one or two round, loosely secured puffs, shaped by hand rather than brushed smooth.

Her job

She picks the scrunchie colours.

What the steps cover

Soften the hair
Part it in two
Gather the first side
Secure it softly
Do the other side
Shape them

The full steps, with a picture for each and what to check before you move on, are in the app, in Beyond the Ponytail.

Full steps in the app

Beyond the Ponytail is an optional one-time pack of twelve styles in the Dad Hair Hero app. You pay once and they are yours to keep. There is no subscription, and you can see every style in the pack before you decide. Once it is yours, the app does four things this page cannot:

Her hair, not hair in general. Choose Straight, Wavy, Thick, Curly or Coily under "her hair today" and the steps and pictures change to the method for her hair.
A check before every step. Each step ends with what it should look and feel like, so you know it is right before you move on.
Fix It, mid-style. When something is not right, "Something's not right" opens the fix for it without leaving the step.
The diary. Add a photo and a note when you finish, and see what you have done and what to try next.

Free, with six everyday styles and all eight techniques. No account, no ads, no tracking.