PRETTY with a piecey pixie
When styled to sit up and off of the scalp, the spiky layers of a textured pixie can create a cooling, vent-like effect for instant relief during a hot day, says hairstylist Daniel Koye, who has worked with Jessica Chastain and Vanessa Williams. “This also gives the shorter ’do a vertical look that pulls the eye up to ‘lengthen’ a round face while tricking the eye into seeing more angular features to counteract its fullness.”
What to ask for: A heavily textured pixie that’s longer and layered on top with short, neat sides.
Get the style: Use a small round brush on 1" sections of hair and blow-dry, starting at the sides, brushing them down. When working on the top, pull hair up and out from the root to create volume. Once all of hair is dry, work a pea-size amount of pomade (we like Lee Stafford Messed Up Putty, LeeStaffordHair.com) through hair’s ends on top, using leftover pomade on fingers to smooth any unruly strands on the sides.