15 Hot Hairstyles You Can Wear at Work

Wear one of these hairstyles to the office tomorrow.Your job might be a snooze-fest-but your hair doesn't have to be.

By Elisa Benson

Swept-Back Center Part
A center part makes a basic pony feel cool-and a tinge studious. For meetings when you need to look super-professional, this is your go-to.

Classic Sleek Strands
Stick-straight hair, is a fail-safe style, since it always looks 100 percent polished.

The Half-Pin
Get mileage out of yesterday's blowout by parting your hair on the opposite side (hello, instant volume!) and securing it with a bobby pin.

High-Volume 'Do
Give yourself a raise-literally. Here's a way to cheat it: Pull the top half of your hair straight up over your head-as if you were creating a super-high half-pony-and secure the elastic halfway between your roots and your tips, so it's very loose. Then stuff the ends of your strands, along with the elastic, underneath the hair at the crown. Secure with a few bobby pins to create a modern-looking bouffant.

Deep Side Part
The mega-part gives you a sexy swoop that's still classy enough for the weekly staff meeting. For maximum drama, use the outer corner of your eye as a guideline for where to part your hair.

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The Faux Bob
For days when you don't have time for a blow out, pin up the long layers in back, leaving the shorter ones to frame your face. The result? That faux bob effect.

Blunt Bangs
The ends of a choppy fringe act like arrows directing attention to your eyes. And since eye contact is so important in the work place, we thought this style was a no-brainer.

The Lazy-Girl Bun
This style holds best on unwashed hair, so it's a lifesaver for mornings when you're too tired to function, but still need to look half-alive in your cubicle. Just coil hair into a bun, secure with five or six bobby pins.

The Wavy Side Pony
This soft, touchable 'do is pulled-together and professional-the ultimate day-to-date style.

Back-Brushed Updo
Yes, you can wear braids to the office! To make them feel grown up, tease the front of your hair for a little added volume. Then, loosely gather your hair to one side, create a braid, and place it across the top of your head, securing it behind your opposite ear. A classic working-girl look.

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The Full-Body Wave
Big curls can look messy at the office, but subtle waves are golden. Just use your flat iron to put a gentle bend midway down your locks.

Pinned Back Bangs
Secure a three-inch section of hair away from your face-a change-up so easy you can do it at your desk on days when your hair falls flat by lunch.

The Braided Pony
You can't go wrong with pulled-back hair in corporate land and a braid-meets-ponytail combo is fresh enough to remind people you're not just another cookie-cutter employee.

The Sleek Side Pony
A hairstyle that is slicked perfectly into place, gives off a serious "I'm pulled together" impression-your secret weapon for that big meeting with the boss.

The Top Knot
Buns are having a fashion moment, but their history is solidly 9-5 (think: bad-ass librarian). The secret is to keep your knot fist-sized. Save the teased-out mega-bun for the weekend.


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