Well, for someone who isn't particularly fond of pony tails or very 'girly'.. I do have a couple of favourite hair 'bobbles' (elasticy fabric things to make pony tails with) and they both have 2 ribbons of fabric coming out of them, so I pull the sides of my hair to the back, make a small pony tail leaving the bulk of my hair down behind my ears and the bobble holds it all together and looks pretty with its bow like appearance. I do it when I want my hair out of my eyes and have to look presentable.. Otherwise I have been known to use a cable tie to do a quick pony tail when working in the lab!