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Holiday Hairstyle Ideas

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Show up to holiday parties with a beautiful hairdo that's not only current and trendy, but a cinch to create.

Best & Worst Celebrity Updos for Your Face Shape

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Find your best updo (and avoid your worst up-don't!) for that special occasion, letting the celebrities be your guides.

Easy Wet Hair Updos You Can Do Without A Mirror, Or A Celeb Stylist

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Nothing puts a damper on pool parties and beach bashes quite like that nagging worry about what to do with wet hair. You don’t have to skip your dip, though— just master these simple ‘dos. They each require minimal and easy-to-pack products, and once you’ve given the looks a test drive, you…

Modern interpretations of classic hairstyles on the runway at Resort shows

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If hairstylist Guido Palau has anything to say about it, the style set will be embracing classic pulled-back shapes when resort season rolls around. But these aren’t your mother’s updos. The Redken creative consultant has applied some crafty updates to old…

How You Can Have Sexy Date-Night Hair this Valentine's Day

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Dinner reservations? Check. Sweet gift for the guy? Check. (If not, snag one of these gifts he'll actually like). Next thing to do: Get foxy hair.

Check out these, they're all totally sexy -- but not like you're trying too hard. Plus, they're so easy, you'll have plenty of time to try these hot makeup looks too.

Holiday hair 101: Easy (ish) updos you can actually create at home

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I'm terrible at lots of things beauty-wise. I can't paint my own nails or put on eyeliner, self-tanners make me look like I have Oompa Loompa legs, and, if eyebrow waxing wasn't affordable, I'd definitely sport a Bert.
But the one thing I've always been halfway decent at is replicating celebrity-style updos on my own head. Maybe it's because I've had long, boring hair since age 14, or because my mom was once a hairdresser—but I love a sleek knot, a messy chignon, and I'll do just about anything to perfect that sassy little "braids as headband" style.
After the jump, I've rounded up my favorite, easy-to-pull-off hairstyles along with instructions on how to create them...

Just Me, or Do People Wear Dorky Beauty Trends at Your Office?

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I think I looked like a complete tool today at work. See, I wore my headband like this -- inspired by Mischa Barton and, (ohh, why lie?), a funky bartender who looked like the third and long-lost Olsen Twin.

A long-standing vet of many cutesy hippie hairstyles, I thought I could pull it off. I shoulda been clued in when the receptionist told me, "The roaring '20s are holding on line one."

But I wasn't. Only when the CEO (a dude) conducted a staff meeting while wearing a headband (stolen from our beauty closet), certain he was "missing out on some kind of 'theme' day," did I slink back to my desk and dothis quick style instead.

What did I do so wrong? Is this one of those looks only celebrities can pull off?

If you're not into hippie hair, maybe this braided style is more your thing
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