This is the impressive moment a stylist fashioned a huge Christmas reindeer on top of a woman's head in China

Hair artist Zhao Yining crafted the intricate features of the iconic winter animal with the hair of his assistant Jiu Er at the shop in Zhejiang, China.

Footage shows the barber backcombing the hair and extensions and using hairspray to secure the locks in place. He then created an incredible teddy bear-style reindeer head.

The hairdressers added yellow eyes and painted the nose and mouth of the structure to make it appear lifelike.

Zhao even designed a realistic set of antlers using hair extensions, ensuring both were symmetrical and even measured with a tape measure.

Zhao said: 'It is so much fun to be creative, and I love making different crazy hairstyles and sharing them with people.'