Ariana Grande‘s high, slicked-back ponytail quickly becameher signature hairstyle of choicewhen she broke onto the music scene. So when fans started noticing the pop star’s perky pony slowly drifting lower down her headleading up to the release of her new album,Sweetener, everyone wondered what inspired her reinvented look.“The pony has also gone through an evolution, and I’m proud of that,” Grande, 24, said in herFadercover story.“Old pony? I don’t know if she’s that girl. But new pony? I like her. I mean, it’s like a Victoria Secret angel without angel wings. It’s still her without them, but when she’s with them it’s like,Ohh, I get it, she’s an angel,”the star continued.Getty; INSTARThis isn’t the first time Grande’s opened up about herlongtime love affair with her hair, whether it’s a sky-high pony, a low ponytail at the nape of her neck or a half-up, half-down ‘do.Looking for more style content?Click hereto subscribe to the PeopleStyle Newsletter for amazing shopping discounts, can’t-live-without beauty products and more.“I feel like there’s a thousand different ways to do a ponytail. A million!…It brings me so much joy, honestly. Every time I put my hair up, it’s like a surprise,” she said in an interview withByrdie.“Like, I forget how much I love it, and then I tie it back and I’m like, ‘I love this look! Ooh, girl!’ Every time I tie it up is like the first time. It’s like true love.”Kevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/Getty ImagesBut the reason she sticks with a ponytail most often is due to thedamage she did to her hairfrom years of bleaching it and dyeing it red for her Nickelodeon showSam & Cat.RELATED VIDEO:Ariana GrandeandPete DavidsonAre Seeing Each Other: ‘It’s Very Casual,’ Says SourceRELATED PHOTOS:UPDATED! Must-See Celebrity Hair ChangesGregg DeGuire/FilmMagic“My actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down … As annoying as it is for y’all to look at the same hairstyle all the time, it’s all that works for now (and I’m comfortable for the first time in years),” Grandesaid.And for those who hate on the star’s signature ‘do, Grande has some choice words for them.“S—, you don’t like my ponytail?” she said in herByrdieinterview. “I’m gonna have it two times bigger tomorrow, and higher, tighter, more hair in there too! S—, I’ll crimp it! You ain’t seen a crimp like this in 20 years!”
Ariana Grande‘s high, slicked-back ponytail quickly becameher signature hairstyle of choicewhen she broke onto the music scene. So when fans started noticing the pop star’s perky pony slowly drifting lower down her headleading up to the release of her new album,Sweetener, everyone wondered what inspired her reinvented look.
“The pony has also gone through an evolution, and I’m proud of that,” Grande, 24, said in herFadercover story.
“Old pony? I don’t know if she’s that girl. But new pony? I like her. I mean, it’s like a Victoria Secret angel without angel wings. It’s still her without them, but when she’s with them it’s like,Ohh, I get it, she’s an angel,”the star continued.
Getty; INSTAR
This isn’t the first time Grande’s opened up about herlongtime love affair with her hair, whether it’s a sky-high pony, a low ponytail at the nape of her neck or a half-up, half-down ‘do.
Looking for more style content?Click hereto subscribe to the PeopleStyle Newsletter for amazing shopping discounts, can’t-live-without beauty products and more.
“I feel like there’s a thousand different ways to do a ponytail. A million!…It brings me so much joy, honestly. Every time I put my hair up, it’s like a surprise,” she said in an interview withByrdie.“Like, I forget how much I love it, and then I tie it back and I’m like, ‘I love this look! Ooh, girl!’ Every time I tie it up is like the first time. It’s like true love.”
Kevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/Getty Images
But the reason she sticks with a ponytail most often is due to thedamage she did to her hairfrom years of bleaching it and dyeing it red for her Nickelodeon showSam & Cat.
RELATED VIDEO:Ariana GrandeandPete DavidsonAre Seeing Each Other: ‘It’s Very Casual,’ Says Source
RELATED PHOTOS:UPDATED! Must-See Celebrity Hair Changes
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
“My actual hair is so broken that it looks absolutely ratchet and absurd when I let it down … As annoying as it is for y’all to look at the same hairstyle all the time, it’s all that works for now (and I’m comfortable for the first time in years),” Grandesaid.
And for those who hate on the star’s signature ‘do, Grande has some choice words for them.
“S—, you don’t like my ponytail?” she said in herByrdieinterview. “I’m gonna have it two times bigger tomorrow, and higher, tighter, more hair in there too! S—, I’ll crimp it! You ain’t seen a crimp like this in 20 years!”
source: people.com
