This part of the site offers ten hairstyles for clubbing and other evening social events. Any of these styles would be great for a Christmas party, New Year's Eve party and such. They are all photos taken at celebrity parties from a wide range of seriousness: casual enough for jeans to the top black-tie events such as the Oscars.

So what is the difference between party hairstyles and other formal hairstyles? Good hairdos for parties are generally a little more cute and fun, a little less serious and formal.

A very formal hairstyle with a short cocktail dress, for instance, doesn't necessarily look right. You want your dress and hair to both suit the occasion and audience. Don't overdress your hair or clothes.

Some parties, of course, are so formal you could have hair as elegant as a bride's; whereas others are so informal you could do almost nothing different to your hair and still look okay.

But a lot of girls nowadays don't change their evening hair look compared to their day look when they like to wear it down for a night out. It may be a little neater, but it's still the same hairstyle.

You're probably visiting this formal hair website, however, because you want something a little more elaborate from your regular style. Hopefully you can find a style that you like in this party hairstyles section. If not, try the prom and wedding hairstyles sections (130 more hair designs total). The trick is to find the hairdo that not only makes you look elegant but also feel elegant.