With the holidays soon approaching, I'm already thinking about what exciting hairstyles I'll be sporting this season. I always find dressing up during the holidays to be lots of fun. It's the best time of year to wear tons of sequins, play up your makeup a go for a 'do that adds a little extra glamour.
Sometimes, though, I find it rather difficult to choose a style that meets my needs. So this year, I'm turning to the celebrities for a little holiday hair inspiration. These styles are red-carpet worthy yet extremely easy to pull off. Whether you're looking to rock glamorous tumbling curls or an elegant updo, there's something here that works for everyone. Stand out at parties this holiday season with a few of these festive celebrity-inspired hairstyles. And check out a few of my quick and easy tips below to help you master the look yourself!
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The side-sweep
To get Adrienne Bailon's sexy, textured style, begin by applying a styling cream to clean damp hair, like Bumble and bumble Styling Creme ($25). Then blow-dry hair using a medium sized round boar bristle brush to create body and volume. Take a 1-inch curling iron and wrap 1-inch sections of hair around the barrel to create loose curls and secure with bobby pins. Once hair has cooled, remove pins and take a flat boar bristle brush and gently brush out curls to create, soft, textured waves. Pull hair all to one side and pin the style in place using bobby pins. Spray the entire head with a strong hold hairspray, like TRESemme Climate Control Finishing Spray ($5).
Elegant faux-bob updo
Glam it up with an elegant faux bob updo like Camila Alves'. Start off by blow-drying hair with a thickening mousse, like Herbal Essences Body Envy Volumizing Mousse ($4). Apply a dime size amount to damp hair, to create volume and texture. Then part your hair slightly off-center. Using a 1-inch curlier iron, wrap 1-inch sections of hair around the barrel to create loose spirals. After, tie hair into a very low ponytail, pulling the elastic a few inches away from the ends. Now take the end of your ponytail and loop it towards your head until you reach your desired length. Tuck hair underneath and secure with bobby pins. Use a light weight hair spray to hold the style in place and pull out a few pieces in the front for a soft, romantic finish.
Voluminous half up, half down 'do
How gorgeous is Camilla Belle's half up, half down style? To achieve this body-boosting style, start off by applying a smoothing styling cream, like Alterna Bamboo Smooth Styling Lotion ($22). Take a 1 1/2-inch claspless curling iron to create smooth, loose waves. Then take a teasing brush and tease at the comb to add volume. Try Philips Tease 2 Brush ($5). Then smooth out teased hair with a flat paddle brush. Pick out a few pieces from the front and cross cross them in the back, securing with bobby pins.
Sophisticated updo
L'Oréal experts styled Eva Longoria's hair by parting it to the side and applying a defining gel like, like L'Oréal Paris EverStyle Strong Hold Defining Gel ($7) throughout strands. Divide hair into a half up, half down style. Brush the bottom half and secure into a low ponytail using an elastic. Take the top section of hair and tease with a teasing brush to create volume. Spray with a flexible but strong hold hairspray. Grab the bottom half of hair again and create a messy bun. Now join the top and bottom pieces together and secure with bobby pins to create a complete bun. Spritz the entire head with hairspray to hold the look and tame flyaways.
Smooth, sleek blowout
For a bombshell blow out like Eva Mendes' begin by applying a smoothing serum, like Redken Glass 01 Smoothing Serum ($18) to clean, damp hair. Blow out hair, section by section using a large medium bristle brush and a nozzle attached to your blow-dryer. Once hair is dry, apply a pea- sized amount of the serum to ends for a smooth and sleek finish.
Perfect high bun
For a perfect high bun like Jennifer Lopez's, brush hair back using a paddle brush. Flip head upside down and pull tightly into a super high ponytail, securing with an elastic. Apply a serum or flyaway tamer, like John Frieda Full Repair Touch Up Flyaway Tamer ($10) to keep strands sleek and smooth. Then pull your ponytail through a bun shaper like the Soft N Style Hair Donut ($3). Wrap hair around it until the shaper is completly covered, then secure with bobby pins. Hold the look with a few spritz of hairspray.
Old-Hollywood loose curls
For glamorous loose ringlets like Jessica Alba's, set clean, dry hair in hot rollers until it cools. Remove rollers and brush out gently using a flat paddle brush to loosen and break curls. Spray a texturizing spray like Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray ($39) at the roots to create some volume at the crown.
