I give myself a pat on the back if I have the energy to wash, blow dry, and use a curling iron on my hair once per week. The rest of the days? The best half-up, half-down hairstyles are my grease-disguising, easy-to-execute saviors. Some of my go-to looks are intuitive—a messy top knot with my top layer, a sky-high pony, or little bubble braids.
But I also get so much inspiration from the red carpet. Ariana Grande, Hailey Bieber, Gigi Hadid, Issa Rae—all my favorite celebs can be seen rocking this versatile style. “The half-up, half-down is a go-to for so many,” says Marty Harper, celebrity hairstylist and FEKKAI Five ambassador. “It’s exactly as it’s named, pulling half the hair up and allowing [the other] half to be down. It’s a casual look that can keep hair out of the face loosely or snatched.”
