Party Season Hair

While you’ll – hopefully – at this stage have your party season style down pat in terms of what to wear, you may still be wondering how to properly set off your attire. One of the easiest ways of adding serious flair to your look is to switch up how you style your hair. Luckily, there’s broad scope to this season’s key hair trends, meaning it’s easier than ever to complement your clothing with everything from a wet look finish to a maxed-out quiff.

First and foremost, you need to consider the kind of event you’re attending before choosing what to do with your hair. Just as you’d take care to create an event-appropriate outfit, it’s imperative you pick a hairstyle that’s suitable for the occasion. Attending a formal evening of Christmas drinks? A slick or high shine style would be perfect. Opting for a rockabilly-flavoured New Year’s Eve ball? Big hair should be your go-to.

Before setting out some key styles to try, we need to establish one major ground rule when it comes to maintenance: most of us will need at least a couple of cuts throughout the party season between December and early January. This will keep your hair trim, tidy and primed for styling. Half the work in ensuring you pull a hairstyle off properly is getting the right cut beforehand.

So, what can we do to make our hair look different over the festive season? One technique is to change the balance of the haircut: get your stylist to take the sides slightly shorter than usual, or leave a little bit more length through the top. Opting for a slightly more exaggerated version of your usual hairstyle will make it feel and appear more ‘special’.

Your choice of styling product will also make a huge difference to your overall aesthetic. Whether you want your hair to appear slicker, wetter, curlier, bigger or sharper, when it comes to party season hair, it’s all about the finish…