Few hairstyles are as empowering as a pixie. Bold but feminine, they grant you confidence and make a bold beauty statement. If your hair could use a little change and you are ready for something manageable and effortlessly chic, check out these trendy varieties of a messy pixie hairstyle.
1. Razor Cut Short Pixie
Razor cutting is a popular technique that adds texture to your short hair and softens the ends. Naturally wavy hair looks stunning razor cut into a pixie hairstyle. The messy texture enhances tenderness and femininity.
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2. Salt and Pepper Messy Pixie
Sport your grays with fresh confidence with a pointy pixie haircut. Natural gray peeking through the pixie cut lends an extra dimension to short hairstyles. Throw in several silver highlights to boost the effect.
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3. Messy Pixie Bob with Elongated Bangs
Modern and bold, this blonde pixie cut with bangs manifests freedom and versatility. Customize the look by playing with a flat or curling iron, sweeping your hair back or sideways to explore cute messy styles. It’s also a great middle ground between long hair and short pixie haircuts.
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4. Charming Side Swept Pixie Bob
This adorable messy pixie bob conquers with its charm and simplicity. Styling comes easy with pixie cuts: warm a dollop of texturizing cream in your hands and comb your fingers through your pixie haircut. Works like a charm!
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5. Edgy Pixie
Adding dimension on top is a failproof way to forge a captivating short hairstyle. Spiky tufts of hair give an edge to a sweet blonde pixie cut. This edgy short pixie is a great way to show off your playful personality.
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6. Messy Pixie Cut with Bangs for Thick Hair
Pixie haircuts work wonders for thick hair removing the bulk of hair that weighs itself down. This messy pixie hairstyle has the top and side tresses swept forward to blend with choppy bangs.
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7. Messy Pixie Cut with Caramel Highlights
Sun-bleached tresses add summertime freshness to messy hairstyles all year around. A soft new shade draws just enough attention to your hair texture and adds that airy feathery feel to your hair. This highlighting technique makes a pixie for fine hair look more voluminous.
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8. Blazing Textured Pixie
One of the undeniable benefits of short hairstyles is that they are color experiment friendly. Create a unique combo by fusing a hot shade of flaming orange with a messy pixie cut for a one-of-a-kind short hairstyle.
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9. Berry Blonde Pixie
This short pixie cut looks even better in berry blonde. A stylist’s tip: when platinum blonde hair seems too flashy, tone it an interesting shade. This blonde pixie with a tousled texture on top and neat slicked-down sides gives off a sweet feminine vibe.
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10. Pixie Bob with Long Side Bangs
Bold and feminine, this asymmetrical pixie cut with elongated bangs is absolutely charming. It’s one of the most low-maintenance and versatile pixie hairstyles, as the fringe can be worn on the other side or secured back with bobby pins.
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11. Messy Pixie with Undercut
The juxtaposition of this pixie hairstyle serves as a foundation for a modern swank look. The edgy undercut is paired with a feathery choppy pixie. The locks are textured and swept back-to-front for additional volume. Simply stunning!
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12. Platinum Blonde Pixie Haircut
Opt for soft layers all through a short pixie cut and elongated side bangs. It will give you more styling options and everyday versatility. Apply texturizing spray to damp hair and blow-dry it using your fingers to lift and shape your locks. Or simply brush your bangs to the side for a classy sleek look.
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13. Layered Pixie Haircut
Messy pixie haircuts look lovely in their layered incarnation. This cut is excellent for thin hair, lending it extra dimension and volume. The feathery pieces frame your facial features beautifully, hiding forehead lines and softening all types of face shapes.
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14. Shaggy Pixie Haircut
With lots of volume on top and thinner layers framing the face, this pixie haircut is an epitome of a chic, effortless style. The ruffled texture exposes the length variations within the pixie cut and makes the haircut look volumetric.
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15. Punky Short Pixie Haircut
Fierce and rebellious, this fiery pixie crop with V-shaped bangs and long sideburns is out of this world. Take cues from gothic aesthetics to create the look that works for your face shape and personal style.
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16. Long Pixie Haircut
This simple messy pixie with thick bangs turns all attention to the eyes. Messy pixie haircuts like this one work well with lots of different hair textures, including straight hair. Long pixie haircuts are modern and classic, while ultimately practical.
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17. Sideswept Pixie Haircut
This side-parted short pixie hairstyle is excellent for maintaining a professional look at work. Enhance the on-duty appearance with a smoothing serum to look stylish and put-together.
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18. Messy Pixie Cut with Long Bangs
Nothing can beat long side-brushed bangs in complementing nearly all face shapes. It will look equally great with a round, square, heart-shaped, or oval face shape thanks to its ability to balance your features.
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19. Feathered Messy Pixie Haircut
Messy pixie haircuts with a feathered finish are light, stylish, and sexy. It’s a very flattering cut on any face shape and creates an illusion of thicker tresses for fine hair. Short pixie haircuts will be an excellent choice if you want a casual short hairstyle that’s low maintenance but chic.
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20. Short Pixie Cut for Thin Hair
When getting short pixie haircuts for thin hair, make sure to ask your stylist to work in lots of texture. Otherwise, your short pixie might look flat. Sporting your natural hair color on the outgrown roots will create color contrast and add dimension to your thin hair.
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21. Shaggy Pixie Haircut with Highlights
This messy pixie features voluminous wispy strands ending in soft warm highlights for a mesmerizing effect. It looks as though sunlight is bouncing off your locks. The two contrasting tones make pixie cuts pop!
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22. Touseled Short Pixie Haircut
Before diving into the world of short hairstyles, discuss what type of short pixie haircut will complement your face shape and neckline. Pixie hairstyles with lots of volume on top are ideal for women with petite features and fine hair. The tousled feel of your pixie cut will lend you all the sass and confidence that you need.
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23. Gamine Messy Pixie Cut
Try a short pixie with a tomboyish charm. The baby bangs and short tresses beautifully frame your face. Perfect pixie for thick hair if you fancy wash-and-go short hairstyles. The skillful layering will reduce the bulk of your thick hair, resulting in a gorgeous lightweight messy hairstyle.
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24. Classic Short Hairstyle
The classic short hairstyles are timeless and beautiful. This pixie haircut features short hair on the sides and the back with slightly longer tresses on top. Its basic design and simplicity will ensure styling flexibility. Classic pixie haircuts will work great for both natural and showy hair colors.
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25. Soft Pixie Haircut
Messy pixie haircuts are great for women with big foreheads. When getting this haircut, ask your stylist for textured layers on top and soft bangs framing your face. Avoid too much hair layered around your forehead though, so as not to direct attention to this area.
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26. Edgy Pixie with a Shaved Line
Messy pixie haircuts with shaved lines will appeal to nonconformist women who prefer to pave their own way in style. Short hairstyles always catch people’s eyes and with the added bonus of unusual trimming, you are sure to be in the limelight.
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27. Playful Asymmetrical Pixie
With short hair at the back and long bangs, this pixie cut lends you a mischievous playful vibe. Alternatively, you can let the fringe fall over your eyes for a retro 60s look or slick back all the hair.
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28. Seventies-Inspired Short Shaggy Cut
Acquire an artfully messy bedhead look with this trendy short shag hairstyle. Ruffled styling matches the unkempt character of 70s-inspired messy pixie haircuts perfectly.
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29. Wavy Pixie Hairstyle
Embrace your beautiful hair texture with a wavy pixie cut with longer layers on top. Apply curl cream before blow-drying your hair for stunning bouncy curls. Neatly shaped, but with a messy flair, this short hairstyle has a boyish charm to it.
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30. Super Short Choppy Pixie Cut
Short pixie hairstyles are a roaring success because they can give you a fresh youthful appearance in an instant. Give your face a gorgeous frame with a bunch of choppy layers. Ask your stylist for styling product recommendations and tips on recreating this look at home.
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Practical and easy to style, with tons of charm and amazing versatility, no wonder pixie hairstyles are all the rage. Take a plunge and experiment with a fresh look today!
