Firstly let us introduce our model Amylee. Amylee came into the salon with naturally long auburn locks!

To start with we washed and conditioned Amylee’s hair with Designline Olive Oil Shampoo and Conditioner. Designline Olive Oil shampoo and conditioner is designed for all hair types and will gentle cleanse and conditioner the hair but it’s particularly great for coloured or highlighted hair and will your locks shiny, silky and smooth!

Next we wanted to give Amylee’s colour a natural lift so we applied our colour glossing service to her hair. The glossing service is very much like a lip gloss for your hair. It’s designed to infuse shine and tone together which will then spruce up any colour, whether it be tired highlights or your natural colour, giving your hair some extra oomph! Perfect for that Christmas party!

It was then time to cut Amylee’s locks! We decided to keep her length but added some layers around the crown section to really exceed the voluptuous look we were preparing to create.

After drying off Amylee’s hair we applied Designline Get It Pressed, a heat protection spray, evenly on the hair. Then starting from the nape of the neck, we took very fine sections of Amylee’s hair and began to curl them using a curling wand.

Once we had curled all of Amylee’s locks, we brushed out the curls slightly using a bristle brush and teased the hair into place before fixing with Designline Volumising Spray.

Voila the finish result! A fabulously voluminous curly look, perfect for that all important Christmas party! This look has been popular this season with the likes of Rihanna sporting a similar ‘do on the X Factor final.

We then began to create our second look, the ‘Ballerina Bun’, with a curly twist! To create this look we brushed the hair tightly in vertical motions, ensuring a smooth finish towards the root area. This then keeps the curls springy in the mid lengths and ends of the hair. After fixing the hair into place, we then teased the curls into place using the brush and hands. A top tip is not to over do it on the hairspray at this point – the hair may become too sticky and as a result will become hard to manipulate!

Once we were happy with the shape, we then fixed the ‘do using grips and finishing off with a spritz of Designline Volumising Spray!

Voila… The finished result! Variations of the ‘Ballerina Bun’ have been very popular this season with the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cameron Diaz all sporting this ‘do on the red carpet!