Quick Holiday Party Hairstyles

Whether you want your hair to be the focal point of your look or you want it to just quietly complement your killer dress, these three styles will work perfectly!  Each look is a slight twist on a simple classic style, and each features a sparkly headband to keep with this season’s trend, but it’s optional!

When you want to keep your hair down but out of your face, a half-up style is perfect!  For this look, part your hair on whichever side you like (or go for a middle part).  Grab some of the hair at your crown (keeping it even on both sides), leaving some down in the front and at the nape of your neck.  Slip your headband on behind the hair you left down in the front, with the hair at the crown pulled through to cover the band.  (If you need to, use a couple bobby pins underneath the hair you pulled through to hold the headband in place.)

Now that the headband is in place, grab some hair that you left down in front from each side and pull back to the center of your head.  Gently tie these pieces in a knot.  (If you’d like, you can double-knot the hair.)  Use a couple bobby pins pointed straight down and through both sides of the knot to hold it in place.

To pull all of your hair back and out of the way, but still keep it a little longer, a ponytail is a great choice!  For this look the headband goes on the same way as in the look above.  Gently pull all of your hair back, excluding about a one-inch section just above your neck, and secure in a low ponytail.  Wrap the one-inch section that was left out around the hair tie you used for the ponytail, and secure with a bobby pin or two.

Now, for a little more volume and texture, backcomb the entire ponytail!  I used a brush to do the whole thing then switched to a small comb for some individual pieces, especially on top.  You can make it as voluminous as you want.  Finish by gently smoothing out any frizzy pieces that are sticking out.

A bun is the best way to get all of your hair out of your face and off your shoulders, and especially to show off a dress with cool details on the back!  For this look, backcomb all of your hair so it’s extremely voluminous, then pull all of it back (forgoing a part) and secure in a ponytail in the center behind your head.  Gather all of the hair in the ponytail and just push it back in a bunch against your head (don’t wrap it around the ponytail!) then randomly place bobby pins to hold it in place.  Keep pinning until the hair forms a bun shape and is secure.

By backcombing all the hair and pushing it against your head instead of wrapping it around the ponytail you’ll create a much larger bun.  Slip your headband on by pushing it back over the front of your hair, and adjust however you like.

~Alyssa