Prepare your hair for party time

The run-up to Christmas is a great time to treat yourself to some bargain hair products. Stephanie Smith selects.

Stylist to the stars and still based in Kirk Ella, Hull, Mark Hill has come up with some shocking pink and black styling appliances to get those fabulous loose waves that will be essential for Christmas party looks this year (think Cheryl Cole and Fearne Cotton). The Magic Wand gives soft curls using a ceramic conical barrel with graduating widths and variable heat settings from 120 to 200 degrees C. In black or animal print, it normally retails at 59.99 but, until Christmas, all Mark Hill electricals are half price, so it's reduced from 59.99 to a bargain 29.99, at Boots and www.boots.com.

It's the boy band essential. If you know a young man who takes pride in his locks (and let's face it, they start at at primary school these days), the Trevor Sorbie Professional MG Hair Mould and Define Style Set would make a perfect gift for Christmas. It contains styling a soft clay for moulding hair into the required style, a wax for definition and styling and a strong sculpting gel for setting, and it costs 10 at Boots shops or mail order on 0845 121 9088 or on-line at www.boots.com.

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For a luxurious treat while doing your bit for the planet, Aveda's Ritual of Repair set tackles dry, damaged hair with Damage Remedy Shampoo, Conditioner, Treatment, Daily Repair, and a Tagua Hairband. The set can be gift-wrapped and it costs 49, some of which goes towards supporting the economic independence of women in Colombia and sustaining rain forests. From Harvey Nichols Leeds amd stockists on 0800 054 2979 and www.aveda.co.uk.

Ideal for getting the best out of straight, long and luscious locks, the John Frieda Frizz-Ease Smooth Set contains Straight Ahead Shampoo and Conditioner, which encourages hair to look smooth and shiny, plus Miraculous Recovery to use as an intense remedy treatment for damaged and dry hair, and Original Serum to polish and gloss over the hair to capture those stray flyaway strands and make them behave, and finally Straight Fixation, a lightweight conditioner which adds bounce and shine to give light and movement to straight hair. It costs a very reasonable 7.99 and is available at Lloyds, or online at www.lloydspharmacy.com.

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Alexander Turnball of Alexander Hair and Beauty in Hull has been named North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year at the 26th British Hairdressing Awards held in London at the Grosvenor House Hotel this week. The British Hairdresser of the Year is Angelo Seminara, who follows in the footsteps of Mark Hill, Nicky Clarke and Charles Worthington.

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