The holidays can get busy and your hair should feel effortless, not stressful. Whether your schedule is full of parties, hosting, or if you’re just keeping things lowkey, these are the styles and products I’m reaching for (and gifting – wink, wink) this winter.

Pro Tip: Holiday hair lasts longer when you prep properly, avoid overwashing, and keep finishing products light – less is more!

Hairstyles for The Season

Soft Waves are timeless, flattering, and long-lasting. This style is perfect to wear from cocktails, to dinner, and on to the afterparty.

Sleek Low-Buns or Pony’s are a clean, elegant style and are perfect for second- or third-day hair, so no need to stress about when you’re going to squeeze in your wash day.

Half-Updos provide a relaxed but elevated style that is great for fine hair that is in need of shape. There are tons of tutorials at varying degrees of difficulty out there with numerous unique styles.

Shampoo & Conditioner:

Winter means dry hair begging for moisture. It’s important to grab products that address the dry season to best support hair health. ^{(All of the below products are available for purchase through Salon RISE either online or in-salon.)}

Kevin Murphy’s Hydrate-Me Wash and Rinse has nourishing oils that provide dry hair with moisture while fighting winter frizzz and brittleness.

R+Co’s Atlantis Shampoo and Conditioner is perfect for hair that is feeling brittle or dull this winter. It deeply hydrates, softens and smooths without heaviness.

Kevin Murphy’s Angel.Wash and Rinse strengthens and hydrates without weighing hair down making it perfect for anyone who needs winter nourishment minus the heaviness.

R+Co’s Baobab Repair Masque is the perfect deep conditioner for winter. It smells AMAZING and a little bit goes a long way. I love it because I can put it in my hair up in a clip while I go to pilates or run errands for deeper moisture or if I don’t have that flexibility, it only takes 2-7 minutes in the shower.

For My Product Girlies:

The products you choose can make or break your style and be the difference between your hair being healthy and damaged so choosing the right products for you is important. Your hairstylist can help recommend the right products for you and demonstrate how to use them but this is a guide of some of my winter favorites.

Kevin Murphy’s Body.Builder Volumising Mousse is a product I use on the majority of my clients. It helps to build a big, bouncy blowout with lots of volume at the root without feeling heavy in the hair. Just emulsify, spread around roots, and work through hair before drying. This mousse is great for blowouts, big curls, and to provide bounce under hats and scarves.

R+Co’s Death Valley Dry Shampoo provides instant life and texture to take you from brunch, to Christmas shopping, to all your holiday parties. This is great for stretching out your wash day during the busy season while keeping your hair full of life. Perfect for lived-in waves, messy buns, and day-after refreshes.

Kevin Murphy’s Fresh.Hair Dry Shampoo helps to keep your hair light, fresh, and clean. It keeps styles lifted from work straight to the holiday dinner and works perfectly to provide clean, airy texture to ponytails and to touch up second-day blowouts, providing soft volume without grit.

Kevin Murphy’s Bedroom.Hair Flexible Hairspray provides a touch-ably soft, moveable hold while keeping waves intact throughout caroling, dinner, and all the sweet, mistletoe moments. It smells amazing and if perfect for soft waves and tousled curls that won’t feel stiff.

Kevin Murphy’s Shimmer.Shine Mist is a product I don’t leave my house without using. It smells amazing and provides lightweight moisture and light-reflecting shine. The mist comes in two options: purple for cool-tones and gold for warm-tones. This is the perfect finishing touch for sleek waves and smooth, glossy straight styles.

R+Co’s Dart Pomade Stick helps to smooth flyaways while adding definition. This product is perfect for sleek ponytails or half-up styles, polished bobs, and piece-y or textured looks.

R+Co’s Chainmail Thermal Protectant is essential for all the curling, waving, and blowouts happening this season by protecting and strengthening the hair against heat.

Kevin Murphy’s Session.Spray Flex is amazing for adding flexible hold so that your curls stay bouncy all night without the crunchiness of a heavy hairspray.

I’d love to know – what products are you reaching for this season?