It may not be my place (or maybe it is?), but I think I need to clarify to the world the dos and don'ts of messy updos:

DO rough up the texture of your hair and leave a few stray pieces out of updos for a trendy, messy-chic look (like these styles for example).

DON'T throw greasy and straggly-looking hair into a ponytail and pull some fried looking wisps out to frame your face and walk on the red carpet (this means you Bullock).

Now, I don't want to hate on Sandy, I'm actually a big fan and she usually looks lovely on the red carpet (like in this picture for example). But here, she's taken a messy updo and just made it messy. Her roots look greasy and her ends look fried. A little polishing -- not to mention some shampooing -- would have made this a grade A look. But sadly, that just didn't happen.

What do you think? Is this the height of messy-chic or just plain messy?

• If you want to try a messy updo the right way, check out this how-to.

• Hate messy looks? Then you'll love this sleek and sexy hairstyle.

• Yes, to be fair, Bullock's style isn't nearly as bad as some other red carpet disasters -- er, like these.

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