The messy girl aesthetic emphasizes living your best life by embracing late nights out, tousled hair from the night before, smudged eyeliner, and dark eyeshadow. The aesthetic is heavily influenced by the '90s grunge style and girly goth look that will give you a moody edge to your style. Think of '90s Drew Barrymore, Winona Ryder, and Courtney Love who were icons of the 90's trendy grunge aesthetic.
Celebrity makeup artist Molly R. Stern tells Byrdie, "I think we have been seeing these 'perfect' looking makeup looks, with so much contour and highlighter that there is something refreshing about blurring the lines a little bit and keeping it feeling a little more real." With this style, you don't have to worry about looking put together and achieving glowy, radiant skin. The messy girl look lets you have a lot more fun and freedom with your hair and makeup.
