Galentine’s is more than a get together with your best gal pals, it's a time for bonding and celebrating your friendships. These are the bonds that carry you through the years. From taking selfies, to splurging on chocolates and the season’s hottest drinks, this is a time to have your look on point while being comfortable to wear.
We’ve come up with six hairstyles perfect for attending or hosting a galentine’s party. Each one is gentle on your hair if its dry from the winter air and heated tools, and they hold comfy from arrival to end so you can celebrate without hairband headaches or styles that slip.
The first four are for easy to do for all skill levels, and the last two may take a bit of practice. If you’re doing a mommy and daughter day, the sixth style is perfect for your celebration.
Scrunchie Space Buns
A big part of any Galentine’s celebration is having pops of color and vibrancy to your look. And what better way than emphasizing a space bun with silk scrunchies. The soft and shiny silk fabric smooths out the look, and the colors from the fabric bring your outfit and color scheme from the party to life.
- Brush any knots or tangles out of your hair
- Part your hair down the middle and separate it into a right and left side.
- Leaving bangs out if you want to frame your face, gather each side into a ponytail where you want the space bun to sit and secure it with a hair tie.
- Starting on one side, twist the ponytail until it forms a coil but doesn’t fold in, and wrap it around the base of the ponytail into a hair bun.
- Secure the bun into the hair tie and then repeat on the other side.
- Once both hair buns are evenly placed and sized, wrap a silk scrunchie over them.
- If the scrunchie slips, double wrap it or add a bobby pin so it can use the hair bun to hold itself in place.
Flat Hair Clip Half-up
The flat hair clip lets you lay your head back if you’re watching a movie, and holds comfortably while you’re having fun and hanging out. The half-up style adds movement to your hair, and it only takes a minute to put your hair up.
That’s why this is the perfect galentine’s look for when you’re running late and need to hurry.
- Remove knots and tangles with a brush.
- Separate your hair into a top and bottom selection around the height of your temples.
- Leave bangs out if you want to frame your face.
- Gather the top section to the back of your head and secure it in the flat hair clip.
- Style your bangs if you left them out.
Scrunchie Bubble Braid
Galentine’s is a celebration for fun, life, and to be seen. That’s why the scrunchie bubble braid is the ultimate go-to for bringing energy and fun to the party. The scrunchies add bursts of color and fabric, and you can rotate the colors to match your galentine’s day color palette.
- Brush tangles and knots out of your hair.
- Gather your hair into a ponytail or ponytails depending on where you want the bubble braid to start, and how many you’ll be wearing. Then secure them with a scrunchie.
- If the scrunchie slips use a hair tie underneath or a bobby pin to hold it in place.
- About 2 inches down add another scrunchie and tease out a bubble.
- Go 3 or 4 inches if you want larger bubbles.
- Double twist the scrunchie if it is slipping, or secure it with a bobby pin.
- Repeat until you get to the bottom of the bubble braid.
Scrunchie Side Ponytail
A side pony is fun, vintage, different, and unexpected. It makes a comeback in each decade, and scrunchies add texture and color bringing it to life.
You can braid the ponytail, do a bubble braid, or leave it sleek and stylish. It’s whatever you’re feeling this galentine’s, because it is your day to enjoy.
- Brush knots and tangles out of your hair.
- Gather your hair into a ponytail and secure it with a scrunchie.
- If the scrunchie slips use a hair tie below or a bobby pin.
- Style the ponytail how you want to wear it.
- Give it a quick spritz of finishing spray to keep flyaways at bay.
Heart Shaped Half-up Hairstyle
This is a fabulous Galentine’s half-up hairstyle that incorporates a large heart shape on the back of your head. Galentine’s is equally about love, the love you have for your besties, and this look is going to delight!
Because it is a more complex and advanced style, we found this video from the fabulous Alex Gaboury. She begins creating the look at the 1:45 mark.
Heart Shaped Ponytail
Sometimes Galentine’s is more of a mommy and me kind of celebration. Or when moms and daughters get together to celebrate as a group of friends. That is when this heart shaped ponytail hairstyle comes in.
It is easy to do and a fun Galentine’s look for both of you!
The TikTok at the link below walks you through how to style it. The video is only 22 seconds long as they go fast, so give it a few watches before trying the look.
https://www.tiktok.com/@audreymcclelland/video/7198239821062475050?lang=en
Galentine’s is a time to celebrate, not stress. These hairstyles will get you ready to to enjoy time with your girlfriends and set the vibe no matter what your galentine’s plans are.
