Tress the Halls

Sleigh the season with strands made for the spotlight.

- BY ERIN REIMEL

Forget your go-to messy bun or straight-down style—holiday soirées with your besties and glittery New Year's Eve bashes with bae are the rare moments you actually get to pull out all the stops. The best gift of all? These 'dos are really, well, doable.

BODY-FUL BLOWOUT

No salon trip needed for this bombshell look. Start by applying a volumizing mousse to damp hair, focusing on your roots, then rough-dry. Using a heated round brush, work in 2-inch sections for maximum bounce. For extra volume, wrap each curl around a velcro roller, let it cool for 20 minutes, then gently release. When you reach the front sections, bend the brush backward so those pieces frame your face, suggests celebrity stylist Joseph Maine. Finish with a light mist of hairspray and—boom—you're dance-floor ready.

TRY: Trademark Beauty Hot Rod Thermal Styling Brush, $59, shoptrademarkbeauty.com. Eva NYC Shapeshifter Flexible Hairspray, $16, ulta.com. Mane Roll and Scroll Self-Grip Rollers, $18, sephora.com

BANGIN' UPDO