X Factor Hair And Beauty
Every week, we review the hair and beauty looks from the X Factor judges, contestants and guests
Rex FeaturesWeek 10 - Tulisa Contostavlos
There aren’t many looks we love more than a full, side-swept twist: and cover girl Tulisa pulls this look off flawlessly. Full marks!
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RexWeek 10 - Little Mix
Not only did Little Mix bring home the votes and become the first ever group to win The X Factor, the girls lit up the stage once again with their flawless hair and beauty looks. We just can’t decide which one of the girls’ hair hues to copy first!
Check out Little Mix chatting to the St Tropez team backstage at The X Factor
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RexWeek 10 - Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland’s skin always looks so soft and glowing – just how does she do it? We love her full volumised raven curls, too.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 10 - Amelia Lily
Amelia Lily looks picture-perfect with a side-swept platinum-blonde fishtail plait. Add some lift at the roots for the perfect rock’n’roll finish.
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RexWeek 10 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa’s super-long dark chocolate curls are simply flawless.
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RexWeek 10 - Kelly Rowland
Kelly’s bang on-trend with this side-sweeping retro-glam style. We’re going to miss her lighting up our Saturday and Sunday evenings.
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RexWeek 10 - Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis lights up Wembley Arena with glowing skin and super-straight long locks. Oh, and that amazing voice of hers too, of course.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 9 - Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland stole the show on this week’s X Factor with a racy live performance. Her long curly locks and full fringe somehow looked picture-perfect at the end of the routine. Fair? We think not!
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Rex FeaturesWeek 9 - Amelia Lily
Amelia Lily remains our hair hero of the live shows with yet another cool look: this time she goes for a cool side fishtail blonde plait.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 9 - Little Mix
We’ll have four retro beehive-style up-dos to go please. Thanks Little Mix!
Check out Little Mix chatting to the St Tropez team backstage at The X Factor
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Rex FeaturesWeek 9 - Amelia Lily
Amelia Lily goes back to pink for a modern twist on a classic beehive style.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 9 - Little Mix
Little Mix are true style chameleons – we love all four of these messy, unruly hairstyles.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 9 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa scores some serious style points with this simple side-swept half-up, half-down hairstyle and flawless smoky eye make-up. We love.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 9 - Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland goes for a sleek and straight look for Saturday’s show. Simple – but flawless.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 9 - Misha B
Misha B opts for a fun and flirty side-swept curly style for her live performance. We’re so envious of her glowing skin.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 8 - Little Mix
As if we hadn't already fallen in love with girl group Little Mix: this week's adorable 50s hairstyles have sealed the deal. Dressed in super-cute tea dresses with hair in fabulous twists and curls, our girl crush continues to grow...
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Rex FeaturesWeek 8 - Kelly Rowland
How do we love Kelly Rowland? Let us count the ways... This twisted low up-do is picture perfect, especially when teamed with Kelly’s block fringe.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 8 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa gives us some party season inspiration with this sleek down-do with a towering quiff. Copy this look, right down to the popping red lippie, to make an impression at this year’s Christmas party.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 8 - Amelia Lily
Amelia Lily ditched the perfect pink locks for a return to an icy platinum blonde hair hue, proving she can rock both looks.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 8 - Kelly Rowland
We love Kelly Rowland’s simply chic side-plait. Perfect for teaming with a one-shouldered Grecian-inspired dress.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 8 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa kept things simple with a slicked-back ponytail to show off her statement results show dress.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 8 - Janet Devlin
Janet Devlin might have been axed from the show this week, but she earned our vote for this gorgeous rich amber hair hue and soft, Hollywood hairstyle. We’ll be perfecting those gentle waves for our perfect party season look.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 8 - Misha B
Misha B’s super-high-rise hairstyle might not be for everyone but we love her versatility. In one week she manages to pull off a soft girly down-do and this fierce up-do.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 7 - Rihanna
Rihanna stole the results show with a fierce performance. We love her bouncy brunette curls and casual headscarf.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 7 - Little Mix
Little Mix went for magic monochrome ensembles for this week’s performance, with super-slick, stylised curls for their hair. We love their heavy eye make-up and sugar-pink lips.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 7 - Janet Devlin
Janet Devlin’s styling was picture-perfect this week, from the glowing skin to the glossy, sleek fiery hair.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 7 - Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Ferguson looks gorgeous with her long, raven curls and sultry, smoky eye make-up. Isn’t it great to have her back?
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Rex FeaturesWeek 7 - Tulisa Contostavlos
How does Tulisa get such flawless, glowing skin? We love her shiny pink lips and smoky green shadow.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 7 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Steal Tulisa's hairstyle this party season and blow-dry your hair upside-down to add extra volume, before smoothing the ends under to create a polished finish. Perfection.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 7 - Kelly Rowland
We're crazy about Kelly's laid-back ponytail and popping green eye make-up here.
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WennWeek 6 - Amelia Lily
Off-duty, Amelia Lily looks super-cute with a simple up-do and a leopard-print bow. We're so in love with her sugar-pink hair hue, aren't you?
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Rex FeaturesWeek 6 - Kitty Brucknell
For Kitty Brucknell’s Queen-tastic final performance, she wore her hair in a towering, back-combed quiff, set off with sparkling accessories-a-plenty.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 6 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa Contostavlos’ voluminous side-parted up-do is set off with a sparkling poppy and full, smoky eye make-up. We love.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 6 - Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland’s Saturday style was sleek and chic, with a glossy full fringe and a simple up-do.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 6 - Amelia Lily
Amelia Lily made a triumphant return to the X Factor stage this week with one of the performances of the night. We love Amelia's candy floss-pink hair hue so much, we're thinking about playing copycat.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 6 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa’s side-swept voluminous locks just ooze retro glamour.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 6 - Kelly Rowland
We’re glad Kelly Rowland mixed things up with a couple of up-dos this weekend: and this voluminous style was picture-perfect. The full fringe frames Kelly’s face and the soft shiny gloss is great.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 6 - Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga’s lust-worthy ash-blonde locks don’t get much attention (maybe because people tend to focus on the decapitated bodies perched on her shoulders), but we love this simply chic hairstyle on the singer.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 5 - Florence Welch
Florence Welch gave us goose bumps with her live performance, and she also notched up marks for a sophisticated new hairstyle. The singer has ditched the full fringe in favour of sleek wavy centre-parted locks.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 5 - Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland opted for a full fringe and pretty green shadow for the live results show. We love the natural nude lip gloss to finish off the look perfectly.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 5 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa goes for old-school Hollywood glamour for Sunday’s live show: side-sweeping curls and picture-perfect scarlet lips, set off with a sparkling poppy. Full marks.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 5 - Kelly Rowland
We love it when Kelly Rowland adds some va-va-volume to her raven locks with a side-swept wavy style. Subtly smoky shadow and nude lips are set off with natural, glowing skin. Stunning.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 5 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa changes her hairstyle up yet again with a voluminous retro style, finished with a super-sweet Alice band. She teams soft, smoky shadow with shining pink lips for an ultra-girly finish.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 5 - Janet Devlin
Janet Devlin opted for a new, sleek hairstyle for her live performance, ditching the voluminous natural curls in favour of tamed, glossy waves. Personally, we love Janet best when she stays on the wild side: but she’s rocking this look too.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 4 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Tulisa got stuck in to the Halloween theme this week with a slick high ponytail and metallic cat ears. Meow. There was nothing scary about her make-up look though: the smoky eye make-up is picture perfect.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 4 - Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger looked gorgeous as she performed on The X Factor results show. With flowing wavy locks and glowing skin, Nicole looked every inch the superstar.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 4 - Tulisa Contostavlos
We love Tulisa’s half-up, half-down style. Opt for a severe side-parting and a high shine hairspray to finish the look perfectly.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 4 - Sophie Habibis
Sophie Habibis might have been kicked off the X Factor this week, but her high-rise hairstyle gets our hair and beauty vote. The messy double-bun won’t work in any situation (meetings with the boss: a no-no), but for the Halloween spectacular, it was perfect.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 4 - Alexandra Burke
Alexandra Burke rocked dishevelled waves as Kelly Rowland’s stand-in on the judging panel. We love her sharp centre-parting and picture-perfect glowing skin.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 4 – Kitty Brucknell
Kitty made yet another style statement this week with a half-black, half-white hair-do. Will she stick with this spooky style once the witching hour finishes?
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Rex FeaturesWeek 4 - Janet Devlin
Janet Devlin went for crazy crimping this week to add some extra volume to her pretty ginger locks.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 4 - Misha B
Misha Bryan went all-out for the Halloween-themed show, opting for a kooky rhino-horn hairstyle. Will we be trying this at home? Probably not, no.
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WennWeek 4 - Cher Lloyd
Cher Lloyd went all girly for her live spot on the X Factor. We love her new soft and curly feminine hairstyle, and we adore that hot pink glossy lipstick.
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Rex FeatuesWeek 3 – Kitty Brucknell
We try to keep our minds focused on the music when watching The X Factor, but with hair and beauty looks like Kitty’s, it can be hard. The never-boring Kitty made a style statement with this ultra-tall high ponytail, complete with Spice-tastic binding. Much head-flicking followed...
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Rex FeaturesWeek 3 – Janet Devlin
The adorable Janet Devlin opted for an amped-up version of her wavy ginger locks for rock week on The X Factor. She showed off a slicked-down side-parting with ultra-voluminous waves.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 3 – Sophie Habibis
The silky-voiced Sophie Habibis went for tousled waves for a rock performance on this week’s X Factor. Steal her style and opt for a full fringe this season.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 3 – Misha B
Controversy aside, Misha B stole the show on The X Factor’s rock week. Misha rocked an on-trend high ponytail for her performance on Purple Rain. Her look didn’t quite reach the heights of Kitty’s bonded style, but it’s infinitely more wearable.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 3 – Kelly Rowland
Kelly let her girly side take over on the results show with an ultra-curly style, finished with a side-parting: perfect for lots of hair-flicking dance-moves (oh, how we adore Kelly on this year’s show).
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Rex FeaturesWeek 3 - Tulisa Contostavlos
For the Sunday results show, Tulisa added volume to her rich chocolate locks with soft Hollywood waves and an on-trend side-parting.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 3 – Kelly Rowland
We’d recommend that you steal Kelly Rowland’s X Factor style, immediately. Working the hottest trend of the season: the side-parting – Kelly looked ultra-glamorous with a smattering of tousled waves. Kelly's hair stylist Charley McEwan has given us this exclusive guide to creating Kelly's look...
"I started with freshly shampooed hair. First, take small horizontal sections of hair and wrap around a large cloud 9 wand. Hold the wrapped hair for about 15 seconds before gently unwinding. Continue wrapping the whole head away from the face. Let the hair cool for ten minutes and then "shake the wave" out, using the tiniest amount of oil to separate.
Tip the head upside down and take through with fingers and finish with Redken quick dry spray .
Again put head back and spray quick dry for more volume.
Follow charley on Twitter @charleymcewen for more hair tips.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 3 - Tulisa Contostavlos
It was a styled, quiffed up-do for Tulisa for the Saturday show. The look is perfect for showing off a high-necked statement dress.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 2 - Guest: Katy Perry
Katy Perry stole the show on this week’s X Factor results show, not only with her soulful performance, but with her quirky pink quiff.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 2 - Kelly Rowland
Kelly stepped out with a gorgeous head of flowing raven curls on the results show: we’re working on perfecting this look right now.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 2 - Tulisa Contostavlos
Proving she's just as versatile when it comes to style as her predecessor Cheryl Cole, Tulisa sported this quirky side bun on the Sunday results show. Two thumbs up from us.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 2 - Kelly Rowland
DO try this at home. Kelly Rowland’s half up, half down Saturday show hairstyle just oozes laid-back sophistication.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 2 - Tulisa Contostavlos
On the Saturday show, Tulisa's opted for a style perfect for work or play, especially when teamed with a strong red lip.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 1 - Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland added a hint of Hollywood glam with these side-swept curls. Use tongs to curl hair first, then gently brush out into tousled waves before pinning over to one side for an alluring finish.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 1 - Amelia Lily Oliver
X Factor hopeful Amelia Lily wholly embraced the trend for candy hair colours. It’s perfect for adding a grungy edge to your look, and will instantly make you stand out in a sea of blondes and brunettes. However, don't do the dye job at home – seek professional advice to ensure you get a good colour without damaging your hair.
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Rex FeaturesWeek 1 - Tulisa Contostavlos
If your hair is as long as Tulisa’s waist-length mane, it can be difficult to keep it under control. Don't fret – keep it simple and work with its natural shape and texture; a few bouncy waves at the ends may often be all you need to add some oomph.
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