The LOOK: Last-Minute Hair Solutions for the Holiday Weekend

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

He was the lead hair stylist on Sex and the City 2, he made Anne Hathaway fabulous on film, and now he's GoLocalProv's weekly style expert. Frank Barbosa, the Newport-based celebrity stylist, brings red carpet perspective to hair, makeup, and overall style.

Happy Holidays all you style mavens!

With just two days to go before Christmas, I'm thinking about how we can look forward to the holiday with our lovely locks but at the same time create a holiday image that says, I'm happy to be here with you, while still looking carefree but timeless and classy. Tall order? Not at all. Here are some quick tips to get you ready to rock around the Christmas tree.

1. Blow it out

If you can still get a quick blow out at your local salon it would make things a lot easier. Think of it as an early gift to yourself; you deserve it after all the holiday madness.

2. Review the goodies

Look through your arsenal of hair accesories - clips, headband, and hair-ties - for something blingy and festive. It will draw focus on the hair around your face... easy, quick, and yet stylish

3. Rock the pony

When all else fails, you've always got your trusty pony. But remember: dress it up by bringing it up - the higher the better for a festive occasion.

PS: Fringe!

Once swept up, focus on your fringe if any, or side sweep and cheat a bang. Instant style. And remember: whatever age you are this holiday season, embrace it, feel it, live it to the fullest and honor it by adorning yourself to shine brighter than any Christmas light imaginable.

From Sex and the City 2 to Rachel Getting Married, from The Sorcerer's Apprentice to Bride Wars, Frank Barbosa has styled some of the biggest celebrities in film, TV, and theater. He's been in the industry for 17 years, moving from hip neighborhoods in Chicago, to Boston's Newbury St, to Bellevue Avenue in Newport. He maintains that his real passion, though, is being behind a salon chair.

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