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We're coming into party season and celebrities are our first stop for inspiration with their frequent glamorous red carpet and party appearances. Lovely Latino actress Eva Mendes usually keeps her long hair down for the ultimate in feminine swishy-ness but here she ups the glamour stakes and sports a frivolous updo complete with black feathered accessory that would look good at any Christmas party. Now we just have to master the updo...

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