Holiday Hair 2025: Five Luxurious, Lustrous Looks for the Season

This year, our Holiday Hair inspiration has been guided by the trends from the Fall/Winter 2025 and Spring Summer 2026 runway shows. Trending is soft, nurtured, and utterly luminous hair.  Perfectly elegant  Holiday Hair that glows, moves with ease, and tells a story of care and indulgence. 

The holiday season is a time of sparkle, celebration, and a little indulgence. It’s the season for laughter-filled dinners, glamorous soirées, and cherished gatherings — moments when hair should feel as luxurious as the memories being made. 

As a professional stylist and founder of Iles Formula, I know that true holiday glamour begins with hair that feels healthy from the inside out. Here are six elevated holiday hairstyles, each paired with professional tips and Iles Formula rituals to make every style unforgettable..

1. Mirror-Gloss Luxe Shape 

Inspired by Hermès and the polished texture that shimmered across the Fall/Winter 2025 runways, this look is classic, red-carpet-ready glamour. Hair appears sculpted yet soft, across all hair lengths, with a mirror-like shine that catches every candlelight flicker.

Hermes Fall / Winter 2025 

How to achieve it:

• Start with the Iles Formula Signature Shampoo and Conditioner to deliver silky smooth strands.

•  It's preferable hair has been blow dried into shape. Using a large-barrel brush to create the extra lift at face line moving away from face. Then gently brush through for seamless movement.

• Apply the Iles Formula Balm to the hair which will easily deliver the molded lustre you are striving for.

Holiday touch: This style works perfectly for cocktail parties or festive dinners. Add a delicate clip or comb to one side for a subtle, elegant statement.

2. Soft Velvet Bob with Face-Framing Movement

The bob continues its reign as a fashion-forward classic, now with velvet softness and gentle rounded coiffed ends. This cut reads as both chic and approachable — ideal for intimate holiday gatherings or high-fashion soirées.

Professional tip:

• Begin and finish  with  the Iles Formula Signatiure Collection, a 3 step method of shampoo + Conditioner + Finishing Serum guaranteed to deliver across all hair types, this phenomenal spun silk sumptuous texture.

• Blow-dry by applying the step 3 Finishing Serum to all layers  with a round brush. This serum delivers the sumptuous texture and memory to the hair , so its in your interest to place it on all mid length and ends ( not the roots).

• Take a large barrel tong to deliver even more roundness to the ends, while hot wrap around a medium sized velcro roller attaching a long clip above the roller to accentuate the top dip before the round end. Allow to cool before removing .
  

• Brush through , apply a small amount of Iles Finishing Serum to outer hairs surface to sit down fly aways . You are now party ready. pack your Mini handbag size Serum to take along to refresh your hair during the evening ..A pea size over outer circumference will re define and tame any stubborn fluffies. 

Product pairing: A touch of Iles Formula Signature Finishing Serum ensures the velvet texture remains sleek and radiant throughout the night.

Holiday glam: Perfect for cocktail parties and holiday dinners, especially in rich chocolate brunettes or golden blondes that enhance light reflection.

3. Retro Volume & Bumper Bangs

Channeling Anna Sui’s Fall/Winter 2025 runway, retro volume and expressive bangs bring vintage Hollywood into the modern season. This look is playful, glamorous, and unmistakably luxurious.

Anna Sui’s Fall/Winter 2025

How to achieve it:

• Shampoo and Condition with the Iles Formula Signature Collection , a non negotiable for this luxurious texture. Avoid at all costs traditional styling products like mousse or hairspray. 

• Blow dry in the finishing serum on all layers then following the photo guide below using a hot tong  to form movement and pin until cold.
• Set the crown with large rollers or a hot brush, then gently brush out

• Shape bumper bangs with a root lift spray like the Iles  Formula Rinseless Root Refresh. This botanical alternative to dry shampoo is spectacular for a no-matte no-residue extra root volume,  while the silky hair texture from The Finishing Serum remains undisturbed.

Holiday glam: Ideal for bold clients who want a festive statement — perfect under twinkling holiday lights or in a glamorous photo op.

4. Effortless “Perfect” Soft Texture

For those who love luxury without rigidity, the un-lacquered  wave is a perfect holiday companion. Soft, airy, and completely wearable, this look feels natural yet refined.

Technique:

• Start with Iles Formula Signature Shampoo and Conditioner for sumptuous unforgettable texture.

• Apply the Iles Formula Finishing Serum  to damp hair to mid length and ends on all sections and blow-dry with a round brush.

• Curl loosely with a medium barrel iron, away from the face toward the centre back. Clip till hair is cold. Follow photo image of our founder Wendy Iles technique .

• Brush through with anti static brush  then define with the Iles Formula large tooth comb ( found within the Signature Collection. This comb settles down anti static and delivers the most sumptuous texture lines with in the silk texture .

• Finish with a pea size of  Signature Finishing Serum  rubbed between 2 hands over the outer surface for sublime fluff control and protection from humidity. 

• Avoid hairspray at all costs. You will immediately loose the soft sumptuos texture which delivers the luxury and modern touch to the style. 

Holiday glam: Perfect for intimate parties or festive dinners — the kind of style that feels effortless, yet undeniably polished and elegant.

5. Curls, Waves and Natural  Movement.

Curls are back, gone is crackle and crunch, think nurtured soft curls. 

Missoni Fall / Winter 2025 embraced long curl  and  Dolce Gabbanna Spring/ Summer 2026 embraced shorter cuts encouraging natural curl.

I can imagine dressing both  hair lengths up with a glorious festive hair jewel. Often its the simplicity that delivers the elegance.

How to achieve it:

• Shampoo with the multi-award winning  Iles Formula Shampoo and  our jewel formula Conditioner.

• Comb or wet brush the  conditioner through under shower. Find the part line you would like. Rinse . This will be the last time you will touch curl formation.

• Throw hair upside down and apply the Iles Turban Towel .This micro fibre suck out all the wetness fast leaving behind beautifully formed curls. remove towel and shake curl in place.

• Finish  by spraying the curl and waves liberally with Iles Curl Revive. Any lazy curls simply wrap around fingers , hold for a couple of seconds and release. The product will instantly revive the curl. Hence its name Curl Revive!  

• Diffuse hair or allow to dry naturally..  Heat protection and humidity block is within the Curl Revive formula, so if you need to retouch a  stubborn curl with a wand i, the hair is protected and frizz is under control. 

Holiday glam: Add a hair jewel or accessory to suit the occasion. Check out our Iles Formula PINTEREST page for more  on accessory ideas.

Final Note

This holiday season, hair is more than just hair — it’s a statement of care, luxury, and self-expression. From runway-inspired gloss waves to retro volume or effortless undone textures, each look celebrates healthy, luminous hair as the ultimate holiday indulgence.

With Iles Formula Signature Collection as your foundation, these styles not only look exquisite but feel nourished from root to tip. Because luxury isn’t just what people see — it’s what you feel when your hair moves with light, softness, and life.

Celebrate this season with hair that’s soft, lustrous, and utterly unforgettable. ✨