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Are your inbox and mailbox being flooded with party invitations? Between holiday parties with co-workers, friends and family to celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, New Years Eve and more it's no wonder! Each of these celebrations calls for a different look, but that doesn't mean you need to shell out a fortune on new clothes, shoes and accessories. Instead, we'll show you how you can switch up your hair and makeup to create a completely different style. Heck, you could wear the same little black dress to every event and no one would even notice!

For help finding unique holiday hairstyles, check out this celebrity hairstyles gallery. And to complete your transformation, use this gallery of celebrity makeup how-tos. All of these looks are easy to do and totally wearable, so you can try a different one out for each and every festive occasion. A word of caution though, while these looks are super-simple, it's a good idea to test out a new hairstyle or makeup look before a big event, so you can get the hang of it and not be stressed out the day of.

Read on to find the perfect makeup looks for you. Will you steal a style from Hayden Panettiere, Alicia Keys, Jessica Alba, Katherine Heigl, Rihanna, Natalie Portman, Taylor Momsen, Shenae Grimes, Ciara or Olivia Wilde? Only one way to find out!

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Hayden Panettiere
Panettiere's cherry-red lips are great for a friend's holiday bash:

Step 1: Apply foundation to even your skin tone and use brow pencil (try Avon Ultra Luxury Brow Liner, $1.99) to fill in brows for definition.

Step 2: Use black eyeliner (try MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved, $14.50) on upper and lower lash lines and inner rims, smudging out the corners a bit. Apply two coats of black mascara (false lashes optional) to finish your eyes.

Step 3: Sweep a light application of bronzer (try Nars Highlighting/Bronzing Blush Duo, $37) on the apples of your cheeks and your forehead.

Step 4: Line your lips with a cherry red lip pencil (try MAC Lip Pencil in Redd, $13) then fill them in to help the color stay. Follow up with a matching lipstick that has a slight sheen to it (try MAC Lustre Lipstick in Cockney, $14). Make sure lips are moisturized beforehand so there's no flaking or feathering.

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Alicia Keys
Stand out in the crowd on New Years Eve with this frosty look:

Step 1: Even your skin tone with foundation and sweep a bit of pink blush on your cheekbones (don't over do it though, the focus is on the eyes for this look).

Step 2: Apply black liner to your inner rims. Then, use blue eyeliner (try Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Deviant, $17) along your top and bottom lash lines, slightly smudging the bottom line. Apply a matching blue shadow (try Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow in Adore, $18) on your lids up to the creases.

Step 3: Apply false eyelashes (use this video as a guide) on the outer corners of your lash lines (cut full lash strips in half and use the outer half only) for a winged look. Apply mascara before and after applying false lashes to blend your real lashes into the fake ones.

Step 4: Apply a sheer, bubble-gum pink lipgloss to your lips, try mark Glow Baby Glow Luxe Hook up Lip Gloss in Girly Girl, $5.50.

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Jessica Alba
This cranberry lip color will look divine at a family dinner:

Step 1: Apply a sheer foundation or tinted moisturizer (try Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer, $42) to even your skin tone.

Step 2: Apply white eyeliner to your lower inner rims, and use a frosty white eyeshadow (try Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow in Bone, $20) on your lids and inner corners of your eyes. Apply false lashes or simply apply multiple coats of thickening mascara (like CoverGirl LashBlast Volume Blasting Mascara, $7.99) to finish the eyes.

Step 3: Use a cranberry-colored lip liner to line your lips (try Clinique Quickliner for Lips in Rich Red, $14) and fill them in for staying power. Then, apply a long-lasting (hey, you'll want to make it through dinner, right?) cranberry-colored lipstick (like Clinique Long Last Soft Shine Lipstick in Merlot, $14) with a lip brush for precision. Follow up with clear gloss, and put an extra dot of gloss in the center of your lips to make them appear fuller.

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Katherine Heigl
This soft and smoky look is perfect for your office soiree:

Step 1: Apply a sheer foundation where needed to even out your skin tone. Follow up with bronzer (try CARGO Bronzer in Light, $28) swept on the apples of your cheeks and across your forehead, nose and chin for a subtle glow.

Step 2: Line inner rims with black pencil liner, then sweep sparkly gray eyeshadow (try Maybelline New York Expert Wear Eye Shadow Duos in Grey Matters, $5.50) on your lids. Next, blend bronze-colored shadow (like L'Oreal Paris Wear Infinite Eye Shadow Single in Gilded Bronze, $4.29) along your creases. Finish your eyes with a couple coats of mascara.

Step 3: Apply a pinky-nude lipgloss to complete the look.

Are your inbox and mailbox being flooded with party invitations? Between holiday parties with co-workers, friends and family to celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, New Years Eve and more it's no wonder! Each of these celebrations calls for a different look, but that doesn't mean you need to shell out a fortune on new clothes, shoes and accessories. Instead, we'll show you how you can switch up your hair and makeup to create a completely different style. Heck, you could wear the same little black dress to every event and no one would even notice!

For help finding unique holiday hairstyles, check out this celebrity hairstyles gallery. And to complete your transformation, use this gallery of celebrity makeup how-tos. All of these looks are easy to do and totally wearable, so you can try a different one out for each and every festive occasion. A word of caution though, while these looks are super-simple, it's a good idea to test out a new hairstyle or makeup look before a big event, so you can get the hang of it and not be stressed out the day of.

Read on to find the perfect makeup looks for you. Will you steal a style from Hayden Panettiere, Alicia Keys, Jessica Alba, Katherine Heigl, Rihanna, Natalie Portman, Taylor Momsen, Shenae Grimes, Ciara or Olivia Wilde? Only one way to find out!
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