6 GENIUS ‘Dos for Keeping Cool When Your Hair Isn’t Long Enough for a Ponytail

By Emma Sarran Webster. Photos: Courtesy of Getty Images.

We’re told that we’re well into PSL season (some people call it fall), but there are days when the heat is still so thick you can practically feel it in the air. When our coffee says one thing but the temps outside say another, it can be almost unbearable to wear your hair down. Long-haired girls can easily throw their manes up into buns, ponytails, and topknots to help beat the heat, but it’s not so simple when you rock a different kind of ‘do. Still, it’s not a lost cause. There are plenty of ways of stylish ways to sweep your strands up, no matter how short they are. Intrigued? Read on for 11 different ways you can keep your hair off your face and neck until sweater weather actually arrives.

This story originally appeared on Teen Vogue.

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