The Textured Pixie Is Back and Cooler Than Ever

Keep the volume centered at the crown by flattening the perimeter of your pixie using a silk scarf or wrap strips.

Quinta Brunson nailed a retro-looking pixie, reminiscent of Betty Boop’s classic, curly style.

Emma Chamberlain added extra defined texture to her blonde pixie with piecey waves, flung forward into a subtle fringe, and centered right at the crown.

The revival of the 1990s mushroom haircut is a fresh retake on a textured pixie with its faded back and ballooned upper half.

Jada Pinkett Smith demonstrates how to start a textured pixie with this slightly grown-out blonde buzz cut.

The choppy texture on this straighter variation comes from brushing the cut’s tiny layers forward and down rather than styling the hair into upward spikes.

If you prefer a bit of forehead coverage, sweep longer hair pieces forward into a spiked fringe.

Or, you can create visual texture in extra-short hair by swirling in light finger waves using mousse or gel while the hair is damp.

Hair gelled or slicked to look like you stepped out of a pool instantly adds texture, even on the straightest of strands.

You don’t have to forgo bangs with a pixie. While the cut is short, it’s the perfect foundation for baby bangs.

Baby bangs aren’t the only option, though. Keep the fringe below the brow to contrast the shorter hairs in the back.

Even on a more undone pixie, elements like a deep side part play up the texture.

One of the many beauties of a pixie haircut is that the texture pattern will look good with minimal product and styling.

Use the shorter hair as a canvas for creative styling like Tati Gabrielle does with these wavy, slicked edges.

Taylor Russell’s take on a textured pixie is classic, neat, and modernized with a hint of micro bangs.

Lift and set a few chunky pieces at the crown of the head for a more subtle textural element and a bit of volume.

Fantasia Barrino has rarely veered from her signature pixie that blends swooped bangs with slicked sides and a spikey crown.

Laverne Cox mixes various styling elements from this list into one perfectly styled pixie with a spiky crown, tapered sideburns, and face-framing waves.