Spray hair with water to dampen it, using a spray bottle. Brush the hair to remove any tangles.
Apply hair gel. Start at the hair surrounding the face and apply the gel by squirting a dab into your hand and working it back to the lengths of the hair.
Brush the hair back from the face and up to form a ponytail at or just below the crown.
Fasten the hair into a ponytail with your covered hair elastic.
Apply a little more gel to catch flyaway hair and create a smooth, clean appearance.
Twist the ponytail until it starts to coil and wrap around the elastic, forming a bun.
Insert several U-shaped hair pins into the bun, attaching it to the hair beneath the elastic. This holds the coil securely in place.
Wrap a hairnet around the bun as many times as you can.
Secure the hairnet to the bun with bobby pins. Look for any flyaway or stray hairs. Use a bobby pin to secure them.
Spray the hair with hair spray.