8 Celebrity Inspired Hair Styles For the Holidays

Need some hair inspiration for this holiday season? Well, we do too so we took to the internet to stalk some of our favorite celebs and peep some of their cutest hair styles. We have come up with a few of our favorites to consider for all of the holiday parties and festivities coming up. We are really torn between having our hair down like Blake Lively's perfect side Hollywood Glam side wave or having it in a classic, messy side bun like Jennifer Lawrence's. We all wish we could pull off the infamous Solange natural afro look, but we will keep dreaming! The secret to holiday hair maintenance is going to be lots of hair spray so stock up here! Which look is your favorite?

1. Solange Knowles - The Afro
2. Blake Lively - Deep Side Part Hollywood Glam
3. Julianne Hough - Messy Up-do with Hair Band
4. Naya Rivera - Side Part 3 Barrel Crimp
5. Kim Kardashian - Middle Part Ponytail
6. Jennifer Lawrence - Messy Low Bun
7. Selena Gomez - Middle Part Messy Fishtail Braid
8. Dianna Agron - Fishtail Milkmaid Braid

How To Curl Your Hair With a Straightener

Ok, so for the longest time we have been wondering how exactly you can get awesome curls using a straightener. We are totally old school in our techniques so we have always resorted to traditional curling irons because they're so straight forward. We even have gone the route of the Magic Wand, but there has still been something so intriguing about a regular old straightener. So we watched our friends, took notes and tried it out ourselves and we are hooked now! Here's a little step-by-step for you to try it out yourself!

Step 1: Section off a small piece of your hair with your fingers or a small comb.

Step 2: Hold your strand of sectioned off hair in one hand and with the other hand clamp your straightener (facing toward you) at the top of the sectioned off hair.

Step 3: Proceed to twist your hair around the straightener as you glide the straightener down your strand of hair.

Step 4: Release the straightener and admire your pretty, wavy curl! Repeat until your whole hair is looking curly and glamorous!

Bonus: Run a comb through your curls for a soft, calm curly look!

Beach Waves Hair Tutorial {by, Maddie}

Stick straight hair can be both a blessing and a curse; it’s easy to manage on a daily basis, but it can look a little flat sometimes. I’ve always loved that beachy hair look (a-la-Olsen twins), but spraying salt water and scrunching my hair does absolutely nothing! Here are my tips for achieving that look that will work if your hair is straight or stubborn.

Tools:

• Heat protectant

• 1 inch Curling iron or rod

• Hairspray

• Pomade

Steps:

1. First, spray the heat protectant on your dry hair and let it fully sink in. Don’t skip this step! We don’t want to compromise the health of your hair with hot tools.

2. Start taking pieces of your hair and wrapping them around the curling iron, wrapping them away from your face.

3. Once you’ve finished your whole head, shake the curls out a little with your hands. Some girls might like this look the way it is, but I like to quickly run a flat iron over some of the really bouncy pieces to get that true “I just went surfing” look.

(TIP: I spray hair protectant over my hair again before straightening just to play it safe)

4. Time for hairspray! If you have pomade, you can also put rub some between your hands and just apply it to random ends of your hair for a piece-y look.
 

Enjoy your beach waves!