30 Messy Hairstyles

For days when you don’t have time to style your hair to perfection, or the morning after a big night out, intentionally messy hairstyles can have you looking chic without all the fuss. We’ve compiled 30 of our favorite chic and beautiful messy hairstyles to help you embrace the bed-head life!

Looking like a fairytale princess who got caught in a windstorm, this ultra long hair is heavy enough to weigh itself down, making it look tousled but not too messy.

For days when you just want to roll out of bed and go, or the morning after a long night out, try messily pinning bangs back for a carefree hairstyle that will take you from brunch to dinner the whole next day.

One of the worst things about short hair is how messy it can get overnight. But one of the best things about short hair is that it’s easy to style sticking up on purpose! 

One of our favourite things about braided hairstyles is how easy they are to enhance just by pulling apart or fanning out a braid. In Vanessa Hudgens’ style here, a crown braid that could look almost child-like comes across as a ‘good girl gone bad’ style.

While sleek bobs are great for projecting sophistication, this tousled style comes across as a little more daring and avant garde. If you’ve got natural curls, this style should be a cinch to recreate.

This style is messy compared to the traditional tight ballerina bun with no hair out of place, making it a softer way to wear the classic style.

This fairly standard three strand braid gets some added kick thanks to pulled out pieces of hair that compliment comedian Amy Schumer’s personality.

Being longer on one side makes it easy to wear this pixie in a messy style without looking unprofessional or unkempt.

In a very high fashion style, this messy platinum bob is a nice contrast to luxe, tailored clothing choices.

Add some skinny braids in random locations to take your messy style from sloppy to chic.

With more and more intentionally frizzed styles being seen in fashion shows and magazine editorials, frizzed out styles are making their way into the mainstream. Not only is this bun cute and feminine, but you won’t have to worry about getting every hair perfectly in place.

For the perfect next day hairstyle, create a deeper part than you usually wear to sweep hair over and add volume even if your hair is flattened from the night before.

In the most laid back of messy styles, Kate Hudson’s hair looks like it spent the day soaking up sun, sand, and salt water.

This shaggy bob is literally in your face! Full of messy layers, you don’t have to wear it with pieces in your eyes to achieve this look.