Stylist Ryan Nickulas of the Ryan Darius Salon gave us some great tips for achieving this season’s hottest look with these easy-to-follow DOs and DON’Ts. You’ll be Gossip-Girl-ing it in no time!

You might as well stamp “bad hair day” on your forehead if you try these DON’Ts:

• Don’t slick your hair back – it creates a severe look that won’t compliment any face shape
• Don’t push your headband forward to create an 80’s style poof
• Don’t wear a headband right at your hairline, always leave a minimum of 1 inch

Keep your style simple and chic by following these DOs:

• Do make your headband center of attention by putting it in the center of your head
• Do let your bangs hang forward to frame your face and let your headband shine as your accessory
• For a more sophisticated look, Do tease the crown of your head to create height and keep your headband in the center of your head
• Do keep it simple. Too much frizz and volume takes away from your headband

Easy! Now we just have to find the right head bands! (More on that soon.)

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Jumping on the Head-Band Wagon? Wait a sec.

Get the look of Freida Pinto, with the bright and charismatic headbands, like the  Full Bloom Collection from Goody.

They are colorful and adorable, and come in shades of plum, aqua, saffron, crimson, and emerald – full of style for the beach, at home, or out on the town!

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The bright and brilliant hues of Bollywood

Hot Tools Helix Convertible Flat Iron and Crimper Kit lets you change your mind—and your hairstyle—as often as you like!

It comes with 4 interchangeable plates in 2 different sizes – flat plates and crimping plates — allowing you to change up your style at any given time with just the push of a button.

It retails for about $100 – which isn’t incredibly recession-friendly if you don’t actually need a new toy – but if you think about it, it’s sort of like getting two for the price of one!

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Switching Up Your Style Has Never Been So Easy

Check out this photo of mega starlet Lauren Conrad of The Hills: Pulled-back hair is a fresh hair trend that looks great with any ensemble, whether casual or formal.

Plus, ponytails provide a frizz-free option that can survive any climate condition. Now the office, your favorite restaurant, and a night of glitz and glamour are all ponytail-appropriate locations.

A great way to smooth it all back is Goody’s new Finish Gel Cushion Brush. Simply sweep blow-dried hair back at the nape of your neck or the crown of your head, secure with an elastic, and consider yourself styled! The Finish Gel Cushion Brush’s tourmaline crystals will smooth and repair hair for a sleek, flyaway-free look.

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Hair Trend of the Week: Pretty Ponies!

Rapid change in weather, and humid conditions can leave our hair all afright. But there are easy solutions: Give CurlFriends Replenish Leave-In Conditioner a try.

With as little as a dime-sized amount applid to wet hair and then combed with a wide-toothed comb to distribute, you can:

• Smoothe the surface of the hair and produces a soft feel
• Replenishes moisture and detangle hair, eliminate frizz without adding body during humid conditions
• Deep penetrating cream rebuilds and provides conditioning for damaged curly hair
• Sage stimulates growth

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Curlfriends Replenish Leave-In Conditioner

Anne has used the Ted Gibson straightener and the Ted Gibson hair sheets for every event, according to Ted Gibson himself. She likes it so much, she uses the Ted Gibson hair straightener all the time and keeps a supply of the hair sheets with her whenever she travels.

Ted Gibson Hair Sheets-Features the exclusive Ted Gibson complex of silk amino acids, vitamins A, B5 and E, wild orchid extract, hydrolyzed collagen (marine), silicone compounds, UV absorber and natural lavender oil that eliminates the look of dry ends with a non-greasy feel $25

Ted Gibson Hair Straightener-The Ted Gibson professional hair straightener does more than just create pin straight hair. It can be used from wet to dry and it can also be used to create bouncy curls. $275

All Ted Gibson products can be found on tedgibsonbeauty.com.

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Anne Hathaway’s Favorite Products

Have you ever noticed that little girls have the most gorgeous shine to their hair and then the years go by and it begins to look… well, not quite so shiny?

Fekkai Glossing Cream is a sheer styling cream with pure olive oil that eliminates frizz and adds moisture and shine to all hair types. It will go a long way to restore some of that lost age-lost shine.

The rest of your body is up to you.

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Fekkai gets some gloss!

Subtle details – tiny braids and little twists in updos. Blake Lively has been rocking this look and I love it!

Tiny headbands – the look is to wear these with loose curls in front and volume throughout the head. When you slick your hair back off your forehead it can look like you just left the gym. This look was in last year, now girls are leaving hair around the face and doubling up by using two.

LONG, dark hair – Women have been asking for rich brunette colors and extra long hair is certainly in!

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The latest celeb-inspired hair trends

Well, the same should be said for our hair.

Eufora is the first hair product I have come across that uses Aloe Vera gel as its base (vs. water). This intrigued me from the get-go. Aloe contains elements that are essential to cellular healing, renewal and growth and also delivers amazing antibacterial, anti-viral and antiseptic properties. Already, site-unseen, this made this a product I was excited to try.

The company has recently launched some really cool products, including a biodegradable clarifying shampoo that was developed with the help of an Elle Magazine beauty editor. And all are made to agree with your specific hair needs (frizzy? color-treated? dry? cranky?!)

Even better, I’m excited to say Eufora has agreed to be part of one of the first StyleHerHair.com contests: Three winners will each receive their pick of 2 care (shampoo & conditioner) and 3 styling products! Choose your cocktail (hehe) at Eufora.net

To have your chance to be victorious, please list three things you’ve learned from this blog in the last week. Winners will be chosen from correct entries (at random). Deadline is February 14. (Because we all deserve SOME reason to celebrate this Valentines Day!)

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I’m euphoric about Eufora

This is the most hectic time of the year for every single part of you and your hair isn’t getting a holiday either. If you are stressed about the season, it’s going to show in your hair… sad but true. So, here’s five things you can do starting today to make sure your hair looks as amazing as you want it to.

1. Limit the number of late nights. While you are sleeping is the time when your body is repairing itself. Take advantage!

2. Drink lots of water. We have all read that the body needs several glasses of water a day. Part of that is directed to your hair. Don’t ask me how, I just read it somewhere. That’s enough of a reason for me to bring a glass of the stuff to my desk. It sure can’t hurt and with everything we do to our hair these days, it just might help!

3. I know that it is tempting to grab a towel when you get out of the shower and rub all of the dripping water out of your hair, but this isn’t going to help your hair either. All of those little fibres can get caught on the hair shaft and if you have split ends to begin with, well lets just say that they go further than they did before you shampooed.

4. Condition, condition, condition.

5. Use products that promise to protect your hair from your hair tools. I use Alberto Miracle Mist and it certainly must be doing what it is formulated for. I use my flat iron way to much (I admit it) and my hair isn’t protesting… not at all, which is amazing considering how hot it gets. And yes,  I have burned myself more than a few times.

And lastly… slow down. We are always in such a hurry to get everything done… it wouldn’t hurt to relax a little every day. If even for just five minutes!

Happy Holidays

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