Suki Waterhouse’s Guide To Boho Hair

Suki Waterhouse knows boho hair. The model and actress has a signature style that just works, defined by a breezy texture and curtain bangs that countless women have attempted to emulate. So, exactly how does she ensure her hair always looks so effortlessly tousled and… well, cool?

Suki reveals her hair secrets to Vogue, below.

What’s the secret to your signature haircut?

My whole hair life has always revolved around bangs, a lot of teasing, and that ’60s hairdo. From the very first moment that I started going out and doing my hair, that appealed to me so much. I’ve sometimes left it behind, and I’ve definitely had better fringe haircuts in different periods (and some very disastrous ones)—but I think that the shaggy fringe haircut has probably been my hero haircut, and it’s the one I’ve got at the moment!

Who are your fabulous hair icons?

I was always looking at Sam Haskins’s images, as well as Bardot haircuts. Plus Marianne Faithfull, Anita Pallenberg, and Pattie Boyd—the kind of hair that they had, that’s my aspirational hair. I would love to be running around all the time with a perfect ’60s coiffed hairstyle. I can also be quite chaotic, and days when I am almost allergic to a hairbrush (because I can’t find one) have played a part in my effortless, shaggy look.

Would you ever change up your hair inspiration?

Two weeks ago, I went to my boyfriend’s premiere and it was honestly one of the first times I’ve ever put my hair up! Someone told me a long time ago that I didn’t—I’m getting deep now—look pretty with my hair up, and it really stuck with me.

I had this big, kind of emotional hair moment where I decided that it would look really good with the dress, and everyone was like, “Come on, you can do it!” And I was like, “What if it’s awful?” In the end, I really enjoyed having my hair up. So I do feel like there’s a new, slightly more modern, sleek coming my way, and I’m quite excited for it!