When you wake up in the morning with just minutes to spare and many tasks to complete (hair, makeup, sustenance, brief meditation before taking on your busy day and so on), there’s not always enough time to create an intricate hairstyle. Sure, it’s quick and easy to throw your hair into a simple ponytail, but a lackluster pony can make you look and feel like you’re headed to the gym. Fortunately, with the help of Priscilla Valles, celebrity extensionist, and Kim Kimble, celebrity hairstylist and founder of Kim Kimble, you can learn how to up your ponytail game in just a matter of minutes with the right technique. So if you’re not sold on the overnight hairstyle game, want to do more than throw your hair up in a claw clip or you just aren’t a fan of the way your hair looks after it's air-dried, you should check out the following ponytail tips from Valles and Kimble. Plus, we’ve rounded up 8 easy ponytail tutorials from YouTube that look way more complicated than they actually are in case you need more inspo.