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It’s officially the holiday season which means–parties galore! Want to do something festive with your locks that doesn’t require elaborate twisting and pinning or a half hour blow-out? We pored over the fall/winter 2012 runways for modern and festive hairstyles that would work for long hair. Our two faves? A now-classic wrapped ponytail, and a thoroughly fresh version of the “half up/half down” ‘do popular with long-tressed ladies like Angelina Jolie and Kate Middleton. The best part is that they’re easy to do at home. Here’s how, brought to you by Drano:

HAIR WRAPPED PONYTAIL:

What you need:
• Hair elastics
• Smoothing serum
• Hair spray
• A bobby pin that matches your hair color

How to do it:
• Make a ponytail where you like it–we recommend putting it at the base of the scalp (that says “chic” as opposed to “cheerleader.”)
• Grab a small section of hair from the bottom of the pony to leave out.
• Secure the pony (except for the piece you grabbed) with an elastic.
• Wrap the loose piece of hair around the elastic and secure it with a bobby pin.
• Use a bit of serum on the end of the pony and spray your whole head with a light misting of hair spray to keep messy fly-aways at bay.

CLIPPED HALF-UP/HALF-DOWN ‘DO:

What you need:
-Volumizing/heat protectant spray
-1 inch curling iron
-A pretty hair clip (Topshop has cute ones)
-Light hold hair spray

How to do it:
• Prep your hair all over with a volumizing spray.
• Part hair in the middle.
• Use a curling iron to add waves throughout hair.
• Take two-inch sections from each side of the part, and twist them away from the face, making them meet in the back.
• Secure with clip then spray all over with the light hold hair spray to hold waves in.