4 Low Maintenance Holiday Styles to Create in Minutes

There are numerous fuss free hairstyles you can tackle when styling your hair for a holiday party or any other occasion. Whether you are celebrating with your family or attending an office party, fuss free hair can cut your party preparation time in half while still affording you a swanky holiday look.

Fuss Free Holiday Hair Style - High Ponytails

Long hair looks particularly lovely and purposeful in a high yet sleek ponytail. The benefit is that this style looks deliciously deliberate while being a relatively low maintenance look to pull off. All you have to do is slick back the front of your hair with a dollop of gel to meet a high ponytail placed at the crown of your head. Secure the ponytail with a holiday-color wrap or use a dedicated ribbon. For added pizzazz use a few hot rollers or a wide barrel curling iron to add bounce to the actual tail. Either way the look takes mere minutes to create while looking one hundred percent glam.

Fuss Free Holiday Hair Style - Braided Ribbons

Whether you have short, medium-length, or long hair, braids can be used to add pop to your holiday style while remaining low maintenance. To add a cute flair to a classic braid, intertwine colored ribbon with your hair sections and braid it through. Conceal the end of the ribbon in your securing elastic to complete the look.

Fuss Free Holiday Hair Style - Sexy Waves

Sexy waves are one of the easiest looks to create. All you need to do is shampoo and condition your hair. Towel your hair lightly to remove excess moisture and then flip your hair upside down and hit it with the hair dryer at the roots for approximately 30 seconds. Stand upright and continue to dry your hair as normal. When it is almost dry, repeat the 30-second flip. To create your sexy waves use wide hot rollers or a wide-barrel curling iron. Wrap large sections around the barrel and hold loosely. The sexiest waves are a little bit messy, not purposeful. The lengthiest part of creating this style is going to be drying your hair.

Fuss Free Holiday Hair Style - Thick and Straight

To create a sleek and straight holiday style, plan ahead. Deep condition your hair two days before your party if you have normal hair. Don't shampoo again before the party. Instead use a spray bottle of dry shampoo to combat oil. The day of your party, normal hair will be sleek and straight while thick, wavy hair will need to be flat ironed to complete the effect. This always works with my hair as it fluffs out and waves immediately post-shower but settles into straightness about 24 hours post-wash.

Low maintenance hair is easily accomplished any time of year but is really needed at times during a bustling holiday season of parties, plays and family activities.