The ponytail method can only give you one type of haircut: a heavily layered one. As a professional hairstylist, I'd suggest only entertaining this method if you have extremely long hair or curly hair, because drastic layers are best suited for curly texture and lots of length.
How do you cut Unicorn curly hair?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTD3OO9pZ5I
How does the unicorn cut work?
One of the most “popular” methods is the “Unicorn” DIY haircut. The “reasoning” behind this kind of haircut is that by wetting your hair, placing it in a ponytail above your head, bringing it forward and cutting at the end, you will have “layers that have the same length”.
What is a unicorn haircut?
Meet the ponytail method, also known as "The Unicorn Cut." This DIY haircut method that's been blowing up on YouTube has people tying their hair into an extremely high ponytail that looks like a unicorn horn and giving themselves a refreshed haircut with a single snip.
What happens if you put your hair in a ponytail and cut it?
"Cutting your hair when it's in a ponytail creates shag-like layers because you are over-directing all the hair and gathering it to one point," Arrunategui says. "So all the hair at the top of your head will be shorter, and all the hair around the perimeter will be longer."
Does the unicorn cut work on curly hair?
The “reasoning” behind this kind of haircut is that by wetting your hair, placing it in a ponytail above your head, bringing it forward and cutting at the end, you will have “layers that have the same length”. The “Unicorn” haircut is not part of the Curly Girl Method and as such, we do not recommend or endorse it.