I want to describe a ponytail hairstyle.

[99bottles]

I have seen many ways of describing this online. Which of them is more correct?

'Her hair was tied in/into a ponytail.'

'Her hair was tied up in/into a ponytail.'

'Her hair was tied back in/into a ponytail.'

Also, do the same rules apply to pigtails and buns?

 

[tedmc]

I think the first is more natural.

 

[probus]

All three statements about ponytails seem equally fine to me. Pigtails, however, are usually braided, although I have seen a pair of unbraided side bunches called pigtails.

 

[99bottles]

I think the first is more natural.

In or into?

 

[99bottles]

All three statements about ponytails seem equally fine to me. Pigtails, however, are usually braided, although I have seen a pair of unbraided side bunches called pigtails.

So, I use 'tied' or 'braided' for pigtails depending on the style?

 

[probus]

I guess so.

 

[5jj]

'His hair is tied back in a ponytail.

That's the one I use of my son. That doesn't mean it's the best or most natural. It's just the one I use.