Hello welcome back with the holidays right around the corner I thought i'd share with you three easy
holiday hairstyles and since there's no better time to play around with cute sparkly bold hair
accessories I added my favorites to show you how you can easily elevate even the simplest
of hairstyles alright let's get started for holiday hair prep I thought it'd be fun to
switch things up and create sleek shiny hair now today's video is sponsored by hair.com by
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before you get in the shower and have wet hands and you may have noticed I just got my hair
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damaged and sad so i made sure to stock up in the Pureology hydrating shampoo and conditioner these
are deeply nourishing and they have the anti-fade complex which protects your hair's color now this
has been my post salon routine since I was in high school that was a long time ago but these contain
sage green tea and jojoba oil which is my favorite oil just really lightweight and it leaves your
hair like nourished hydrated and soft and the best part these ones smell like the spa it's
such a nice experience every time you use them now you already know I always go in with a leave-in
conditioner don't skip this step but I love the Redken one united because it's a multi-use product
this one has 25 benefits for your hair it's going to help hydrate it heat protect it strengthen it
which my hair really needs right now and it just leaves your hair so soft and shiny now I already
went ahead and sprayed this all throughout my hair and I just love how it leaves it tangle free now
I want my hair to be really shiny and smooth for these hairstyles so i'm going to follow up with
the hair oil and not just any hair oil this is the Shu Uemura essence absolute nourishing protective
oil this was actually recommended by one of you earlier this year and now I recommend this
product to everybody first off this product smells unbelievably good and there are so many different
ways that you can use this but my favorite way is to just apply it to damp hair and it just helps to
rebalance your hair's moisture and it just leaves it so soft and I like to kind of grab
lightly and shake as i apply it because I don't want to put too much on one section I want to
ensure it's evenly spread and then once I do that I really go in and work it all throughout let's
get rid of these frizzy bits but you can use this hair oil on dry hair it's really great at
eliminating frizz and flyaways and i also like to use this to style my hair it just adds the most
incredible shine whenever i use this hair oil like I just know i'm gonna have a good hair day
and if you've been wanting to treat yourself to a more luxe hair product or maybe treat someone
special to one then I definitely recommend a hair oil like this one it's just something that you're
going to use every single day it's such a lovely experience and it leaves your hair looking so
beautiful now this is a great base to let your hair air dry but I am going to go in with a blow
dryer just to give it a nice smooth finish and i'm going to finish off my hair with the
L'oreal professional steam pod I love this to create that really straight glass like hair and
there's up to 91 percent less breakage over time I have a full tutorial on this so i'll link it
down below but really quickly you just want to remove the water tank and it comes with this tube
here you just fill it with distilled water fill it up to the max line close the tab pop it in
and i'm going to use this on the lowest heat setting and I love to work in sections so
we can get nice and close to the roots so you want to place it comb side down and just clamp
nice and close to your root and you just move nice and slowly down your section and that's it
all right i'm just going to continue throughout the rest of my hair super quick so hair prep is
done it is looking so soft and shiny a huge improvement from this morning but I will leave
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advice tips and of course to shop all of your salon needs all right i'm going to change into
something a little more festive and let's start the tutorial first is down hairstyle and I love
it it's just so simple and beautiful so begin by creating a super straight part wherever you like
and then start teasing all the hair around your crown just leaving out the top and side
sections and trust me you want to tease a lot more than you think i promise it'll flatten down by
at least 90 percent when you're done but I love to use a brush to tease I find it so quick and
gentle but you want to make sure you're working in small sections and only tease downwards to prevent
knots all right once you look like this and you're worried you went too far that's perfect
begin brushing the top layer of your hair at your crown backwards just to smooth down that teasing
now tightly comb your side sections back behind your ears and using a boar bristle brush will
help get all those really fine hairs and then hold it tightly into place and slide your breath
up in front of your ear slightly angled back catching all of that hair on the side and then
repeat on the other side and i love how dramatic it looks with the side part there you have it how
simple yet beautiful and you can have a lot of fun playing around with different clips and pins make
it your own next is a classic low bun the perfect holiday hairstyle so starting with the base from
the first hairstyle this will give the updo a more formal look you then want to smooth all
of your hair back into a low ponytail and using a boar bristle brush will give you that super
sleek look and to clean up your neckline spray it with some hairspray and then comb upwards to
gather all those fine hairs now to secure i'm using a diy bungee this just helps to keep the
base nice and smooth but a hair elastic works perfect for a sleek look add some oil to your
hands and then you want to divide your ponytail into two equal sections and then take your right
section and begin tightly twisting it clockwise all the way down now you want to secure the bottom
with a small hair elastic all right to get your bobby pins ready and you want to bring your twist
to the left underneath your left section and then up and I like to place a french pin just to hold
it in place and then bring it over your elastic and down the right side placing another pin
to help create a circular shape and then if your ends are still out continue wrapping them
underneath your first twist and secure out of the way now take your left section and tightly twist
it clockwise and secure the ends with a small hair elastic and again wrap it clockwise but you want
it to sit just below your previous twist so that it almost sits inside of it and then just continue
wrapping your ends clockwise underneath your first twist and make sure to secure them underneath it
out of the way now go ahead and insert bobby pins or french pins securing the outside of the twist
to your head and you also want to slide a few pins attaching your second twist to your first twist
and I find that french pins work great and to tame any flyaways hairspray your bun and just smooth
down the hair now to finish off the look I added a sparkly headband it's so holidays
and I just carefully tucked the ends underneath the hair now i've shared so many low buns over the
years and this is definitely one of my favorites this whole look had me feeling like a princess
lastly my favorite technique for a beautiful sleek ponytail so start with the base from hairstyle one
and then trace from the back of your part to the back of your ear and just section it off for now
and then repeat on the left side and then smooth your back section into a low ponytail about two
inches up from your neck and just secure with a small hair elastic next smooth back your right
section from earlier create a soft swoop like this and then hold it against your ponytail and repeat
on the left side now you can use a hair elastic to secure everything together but i find a diy bungee
is much easier and neater so to do this insert one bobby pin in the top above your elastic and hold
everything in place with your left hand and then pull tightly clockwise around your hair elastic
and then insert the last bobby pin up through the bottom and then to hide the hair elastic
grab a small section from underneath and then just tightly wrap it clockwise around your hair elastic
and secure it into place by sliding a bobby pin up through the bottom through your elastic now
since I was adding a bow I just thought that this ponytail needed a soft curl so i'm just using my
steam pod and I curled all of my hair in the same direction but you can definitely do this ahead of
time and then i clipped my bow breath just above my ponytail and this moment gave me flashbacks of
my mom getting my hair ready for holiday concerts when I was younger but this sleek ponytail is the
perfect look for the holidays and I just love how the bow pulls the whole look together so there we
have it I can't wait to hear what you think don't forget to let me know which of these hairstyles
was your favorite I really love this big bow a ponytail but this headband paired with the updo
it just had me feeling like a princess i loved it but if you liked today's video and don't forget to
give it a thumbs up and if you recreate any of these hairstyles definitely tag me on instagram
i'll leave it linked below but thank you so much for watching i'll talk to you next time bye