Award shows like the Golden Globes give all us normal, non-famous people the glorious advantage of spectatorship. We get to sit back in the comfort of our couches, cheese puffs in hand, and mock, obsess-over, scoff at, laugh at, love, or hate the hairstyles, makeup looks and dresses parading down the always fabulous red carpet. What's more fun than that? See hairstyles

Haven't we all heard that sometimes to fix a problem, you just need to throw a little money at it? Well, for most of us gals, this isn't always an option, but for celebrities it's practically how they do (beauty) business. See transformation

Our makeover dream team -- creator of me by {me}zhgan cosmetics and American Idol lead makeup artist Mezhgan, stylist Leland Ferrell and colorist Adam Scheib of the Sally Hershberger Salon in Los Angeles -- give mom Kim a dramatically new haircut and gorgeous color. See makeover

We all make sacrifices for various reasons, but the biggest one (as most moms will attest to) is the sacrifice made when you decide to bring a new life into the world. With that responsibility comes the giving up of time. Time to go to the gym, time to shower, time to apply lip gloss, time to eat dinner and, of course, time to have your hair color done and hair cut (among many other things). Because of this fact, many new moms end up with inches of obvious roots and so many split ends that cutting off the non-split strands would take less time. See makeover

Will a pixie a-la-Michelle Williams make you look chic or chubby? Will a trendy full fringe bring out your features or square off your face? These are important questions you should think about before running to a stylist toting a picture of a celebrity haircut you just have to have. Or worse, before you hastily grab scissors on a slow weekday night and go to town on your poor, defenseless hair. Any stylist will tell you that it's your face shape that determines which haircut will flatter you best. See haircuts

You loved them or left them, either way you definitely noticed them -- here are the beauty and makeup trends we cherished and loathed See trends

A wish list of (unsolicited) celebrity hairstyle tips for some of our favorite A-list stars See transformations

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Oh the weather outside is frightful, but your hair looks so delightful! Wow, sorry. That last line is equivalent to a hefty serving of the corny casserole you'll soon be indulging in. It's just that we can't seem to help ourselves when it comes to the holidays. Each festive get-together gives you an opportunity to dazzle friends and family with more than just your eggnog recipe, which is why you need fabulous hairstyles. Take the quiz

Follow this step-by-step advice to -- quickly -- transform your usual daytime hairstyle into a spiffed up look suitable for holiday festivities Get tips