Mix up your hair routine using something you probably already have in your closet. (No, it's not a sock. Stop it.) Put your hair up any way you like. (The previous instructions for a topknot with volume are perfect for this.) Take your scarf and fold it lengthwise; you want the scarf to be long enough to tie securely around your head, with only a few inches of width. Tie the scarf headband-style with the knot at the top of your head. You can leave the ends of the knot out or tuck them underneath the band. Use a silk or cotton scarf or one designed expressly for hair; we like Ban.do Twist Scarf, $20, which has a built-in wire to keep your look securely in place.
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Side Braided Bun
Collect hair in a loose side ponytail and tie with an elastic. Make a loose braid with the tail and secure the braid with a small clear elastic. You can give your braid a fuller, more casual look by tugging slightly on either side of the braid. Loosely wind the braid into a bun and pin in place or add a cute fabric accessory like Emi-Jay's Blue Opal band.
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Side Braid With Bobbies
The trick to this look: Don't get too liberal with a brush before styling; wear it too smooth, and you'll look like you're selling Girl Scout Cookies. Make a deep side part and create a loose side braid. (Bonus points for a fishtail!) Pull out a few strands at the hairline and pin them back with a set of cute colored bobby pins (like these cuh-yooot Birchbox Bobby Pins, $5) or barrettes (we're obsessed with these little investment pieces, Gabriel Artigas Triple Shooting Star Barrettes, $270).
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Headband Roll
This is the ultimate no-effort, holy-s&@!-amazing hairstyle, and on textured, unwashed hair, it looks even better. Put on an elastic headband like the Kitsch Bow Headband, $24 for a pack of five; if you want to get even fancier, you can wear a bedazzled one like Henri Bendel Madison Headwrap, $98. You can position it hippie-style over your forehead or at the top of your head. The back of the headband should be level with the center of your ears. Working in medium-size sections, take the ends of your hair and pull them over the bottom of your headband, tucking them in; your hair should look as if it's rolled up to your scalp.
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Pinch Twist
Jarman likes this funky, quasi-retro style, which works for almost any hair length. "Start at the front right side of the hairline and pinch twist inward," says Jarman. "Move along the hairline and bobby pin flat across on the sections that the hair falls out of." Jarman likes to use colorful bobby pins that contrast with the color of the hair; we think Ban.Do Model Bobbi Sets,$10, are adorbs. Repeat the steps on the left side of your head. You can leave the back half of your hair down and hide the bobbies underneath a layer of hair or end the twists at the nape of your neck and pin there. Twist the two tails into a single bun, pinning with bobbies again.
It takes a special kind of gal to wake up in the morning, give her hair a quick fluff or twist and head out the door looking genuinely hot. Most of us would get a sympathetic look, an inquiry about our general health or possibly a request to undergo a drug test. That's because that just-rolled-out-of-bed hair usually translates to just-rolled-off-a-garbage-truck hair in real life. But what if you could make bedhead work for, not against you? What if you could take that natural-texture, cool-fuzziness thing you've got going on in the A.M. and make it look chic -- without a lot of fuss? Try these quick styles and little tweaks for making the most of your slept-in locks.
