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Hot Hair: Messy Updos

When it comes to evening hair, you can be fancy without being fussy. Sometimes a messy, effortlessly thrown-together updo is far cuter than a structured, super-serious coif. From Gabrielle Union to Sheree Whitfield, here are our favorite celebs with tousled, mussed-on-purpose upsweeps.
Hot Hair: Messy Updos
Sheree Whitfield Updo 260 Jpg
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
sheree_whitfield_updo_web.jpg When it comes to evening hair, you can be fancy without being fussy. Sometimes a messy, effortlessly thrown-together updo is far cuter than a structured, super-serious coif. From Gabrielle Union to Sheree Whitfield, here are our favorite celebs with tousled, mussed-on-purpose upsweeps.