Formal Hairstyles for Thick Hair

Salma Hayek's Long, Thick, Curly, Brunette, Formal Hairstyle looks ultra-sexy on long hair. See how celebrity stylist Robert Vetica created the look for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards:1. To get Salma Hayek's hairstyle, start by blow drying your hair with a large round ceramic brush to create volume and fullness. 2. Curl large sections of your hair with a 1/2-inch curling iron. Twist the barrel away from your face for voluminous-looking waves.3. Once all of your hair is curled, use a paddle brush to brush out your waves. Use a teasing comb to tease the roots to maintain volume.4. Finally, loosen up your curls with my fingers and apply a bit of hairspray for hold." See More Salma Hayek Hairstyles

Holly Madison's Long, Curly, Thick, Formal, Blonde Hairstyle is a naturally tousled way to style long hair. See how to get it:1. To get Holly Madison's hairstyle, start by parting your hair to the side. 2. Apply a generous amount of volumizing mousse to the top half of your hair, and use your fingers to rub it in well. 3. Blow dry your hair under low heat using a round brush. Lift each section of hair at the roots to add volume while drying. 4. Once your hair is completely dry, use a 1-inch curling iron to curl small sections of hair to add some texture throughout your look. 5. Mist all over with lightweight hairspray to finish. See More Holly Madison Hairstyles

Katherine Heigl's voluminous updo is a romantic way to style your curls. See how to get the look:1. This look works best on unwashed hair. First, use a teasing comb to tease the top of your head to add volume. 2. Curl all of your hair using a 1-inch curling iron. Don't worry about making your curls look perfect. 3. Gather all of your curls up into a loose bun, and secure it with an elastic. 4. Tug at your updo to loosen it a bit, and mist all over with strong hold hairspray to keep the curls in place. See More Katherine Heigl Hairstyles

Jennifer Lopez's glamorous curls are a show stopper. See how to get the look: 1. Apply volumizing mousse and blow dry hair outward with a round brush for volume. 2. Create a deep side part and use a 1/2-inch curling iron to curl your hair in sections. (Hint: to make sure you don't miss any strands, clip up the top half of your hair and curl the bottom half first, and then curl the top half.)3. Put some gel on your fingers and fluff out the curls a bit. Set them with a strong-hold hairspray. See More Jennifer Lopez Hairstyles

Zoe Saldana's romantic side swept bun is the perfect accessory to a fun, flirty personality. Steal her style:1. Rub a thickening mousse through damp hair and blow dry roughly until dry. 2. Give yourself a sweet side part, and use a 1-inch curling iron to curl the bottom half of your hair in sections.3. Pull your curls to the side, and tie hair up into a bun. Use bobby pins to secure any loose curls, but let some pieces stick out for a messy, haphazard effect. 4. Mist the finished look with a strong-hold hairspray. See More Zoe Saldana Hairstyles

Vera Farmiga's funky updo works well if you have long bangs. Steal her style:

1. Apply a texturizing foam throughout your hair and blow dry roughly. 2. Add some extra styling gel to your bangs, and wrap them around a round brush, curling them back. Angle the brush upward, blast with hot hair from a hair dryer, and uncurl slowly.3. Now tie your hair back into a low ponytail at the nape of your neck. Wrap your hair around itself to create a thick bun and hide the elastic. Tuck the ends into the bottom of the bun and use bobby pins to keep in place.
4. Add a sparkly pin or clip on the side of your head to jazz it up, and mist your hair with a strong-hold hairspray.

Jessalynn Gilsig's formal updo is a great throwback hairstyle. Steal her style with tips from Head & Shoulders celebrity stylist Ryan Trygstad:
 
1. Apply some curl-enhancing cream to wet hair and blow it dry. Then lift up the top layer of your hair and backcomb it to get the volume.2. Wrap up your hair in hot rollers for 30 minutes while you put the finishing touches on your makeup.3. As soon as the rollers cool, shake your curls out and pull hair into a low chignon at the back of your head. Pin it into place using bobby pins. 4. Pull out some wisps near your ear and mist the updo with a strong-hold hairspray. See More Jessalyn Gilsig Hairstyles

Ashley Greene's voluminous updo is so sexy and prom-perfect. Steal her style with tips from Herbal Essences celebrity stylist Charles Baker Strahan:
1. Spritz hair with a texturizing spray and use a diffuser to create a lightly tousled base.
2. To keep height in the crown, push hair forward and backcomb the hair underneath. It might look too tall, but it should be much larger than you think it should be.
3. Flip hair back down and set a front part. Spray some hairspray on a boar bristle brush and lightly smooth the top area.4. Now work the sides back, smoothing hair from the sides only. (Don't deflate your volume up top.) Secure the pieces with bobby pins at the back of your head.5. Use a medium sized curling iron to curl the bottom half of your hair, and set the look with a strong-hold hairspray.

The secret to Meg Ryan's glam look is that the curl definition is perfectly even. Her curls are natural, yours should be too, to ideally copy this look. What to do: 1. Apply a curl-defining mousse to damp hair and air dry or dry with a diffuser. (You could even do this the day before, cool huh?)2. Then, mist hair with hairspray and wrap 1-inch sections around a 1.5-inch curling iron. Be sure to curl from roots to ends.3. After, apply a few drops of frizz-serum to your fingers and gently rake through curls to separate them.

Lindsay Lohan's blonde, side chignon is both classy and sexy. Steal her style:1. Spray hair with texturizing spray and roll wide sections up to your crown with large Velcro rollers. Blast with a blow dryer for about two minutes, then finish getting ready while hair cools.2. Take out rollers, mist with hairspray and part hair to the side.3. Drape hair back and secure into a low, loose side ponytail, leaving out a 1-inch piece at the nape of your neck.4. Curl the ponytail with a curling iron and tease a few strands for staying power.5. Tie the ponytail into a knot, pinning the bun neatly into place at the nape of your neck.6. Wrap the piece you left out over the elastic to cover it and secure the piece beneath the bun with a bobby pin. Set with hairspray.

Kim Kardashian's hip hair roll is a retro twist on an updo that works best for thick, long hair. Steal her style:1. Start by applying an ample amount of strong hold hair gel to your entire head, saturating strands -- don't get shy with that gel, you will need a lot.2. With a fine tooth comb, create a deep side part starting where one of your eyebrows ends.3. Comb hair all the way to opposite side of head (away from part) and pin against your scalp; starting above your ear and ending midway across your forehead.4. Like you would a French twist, roll hair with both hands over pinned area, keeping one of your thumbs inside the roll to keep form.5. Slip thumb out and pin inside roll. Spray entire head with the strongest-hold hairspray you can find. See More Kim Kardashian Hairstyles

Keyshia Cole's swept-back, twisted hairstyle is a fun, faux updo for short hair. Steal her style: 1. Start by blow drying your hair straight, brushing it toward the back as you dry. 2. Once hair is dry, lift a 2-inch section and tease just at the roots. Next, loosely twist the section before pinning it in place. 3. Continue teasing, twisting, and pinning sections until all hair at the crown is off of your face. 4. Spray with hairspray to hold.

Keira Knightley's bouncy curls are great for medium to long hair and instantly dress up her half updo. Steal her look: 1. Start by washing hair using a curl-enhancing shampoo and conditioner. 2. Dry hair as you normally would and set entire head in hot rollers for about 10 minutes. 3. Remove rollers and spray hair with flexible-hold hairspray.4. Brush top half of hair back, leaving out a couple of pieces around your face, and secure with a jeweled barrette.

Katie Holmes' classic updo works well for a very dressy occasion -- like a wedding, reunion or formal. What to do:1. To start, apply a relaxing cream to all your hair -- including your top and bottom layers.2. Then, blow dry your hair using a round brush, and taking it section by section.3. Once hair is completely dry, create a side part, and pull hair back into a sleek pony tail, leaving the top layer of hair out of the pony.4. Twist the tips of your hair around the base of the ponytail, and secure with pins.5. Next, take the hair not included in the ponytail and loop up and over the bun, and secure at the ponytail base.6. Finish with a light-hold hairspray. See More Katie Holmes Hairstyles

A clean middle part adds drama to Julia Robert's simple style. How to get it:

1. Air dry curls with styling gel. If you don't have curls, use a curling iron all over your head.
2. Create a clean middle part with a comb and loosely gather hair into a soft twist at the back of your head, and pin in place.
3. Use the pointy end of a rattail comb to pull out a few loose curls in front.
4. Finish by twirling a little shine serum over any frazzled ends. See More Julia Roberts Hairstyles