16 Stylish Distressed Faux Loc Hairstyles You’ll Love
Getting real locs can be difficult, which is why most ladies resort to distressed faux loc hairstyles. As the name implies, faux locs aren’t real; they require using real or synthetic hair to simulate the look of regular dreads, and they seem to work really well in most cases.
Distressed faux locs refer to a more realistic version of regular faux locs. Achieving the hairstyle requires making some changes to your hair’s texture to ensure it looks as realistic as possible. The best part is that you don’t need to wait for months for the locs to mature; it usually looks great from the get-go.
When making distressed locs, you want to ensure it looks as good as possible, as you should be wearing it for a pretty long time. If you have no idea how to style your distressed faux locs, here is a compilation of 16 awesome ideas to help you get started.
1. Brown Distressed Faux Loc Butt Length

A study confirmed that brunette locs make you look hotter than black ones, and looking at this hairstyle, it’s hard to dispute that claim. Apart from the color that makes it look adorable, the length is another huge positive, as not a lot of people have their locs flowing down to their butts.
2. Black Distressed Faux Butterfly Locs Waist Length

Black remains one of the most popular hair color, and it’s just natural to wear your hair in it. If you have or fancy black hair, you may want to get several packs of hair extensions to replicate this hairstyle. This is about as basic as distressed faux loc hairstyles get, so you shouldn’t spend ages at your hairstylist’s.
3. Mixed Tone Long Distressed Faux Locs

One of the advantages of faux locs over regular dreadlocks is that you have a greater level of control over the end product, which makes it possible to come up with stuff like mixed tone styles. If you’re already bored of all black locs, why not try this adorable black and brown faux locs?
4. Rihanna Distressed Locs Waist Length

Rihanna is a huge fan of faux locs, and I don’t even have to tell you that since you can see a variant of the style named after her. The faux locs are naturally adorable, but the length makes them more than twice as good. You can even tie the style into a giant updo if you’re feeling creative and you’ll retain the excellent look.
5. Distressed Slim Island Locs

This hairstyle keeps looking like the perfect distressed faux locs, and I’m struggling to find out why. For some reason, the individual strands look as realistic as possible, almost like a strand of real mature dreadlocs. It’s also the perfect length for the style, not being excessively long or annoyingly short; you can even tie it up in a ponytail if you want to. Clearly one of the best distressed faux locs hairstyles.
6. Double Colored Distressed Soft Locs

When you get bored of wearing black hair all the time, you can spice things up by introducing some colored hair extensions to make your hairstyle look different. In this example, the model is using brown hair, which is one of the more popular options. However, you don’t have to do that; there are flashier colors that work equally well on distressed faux locs.
7. Distressed Faux Bob Locs

Bob locs have always been a favorite of mine, thanks to how organized they look, especially for a style that spends most of its time trying to stay disorganized. Personally, I’d want mine to be rougher, as this example doesn’t quite picture dreadlocs, but it’s acceptable for faux locs. If you can have an expert install it for you, yours could be as good, if not better.
8. Distressed Butterly Locs Bob

The butterfly locs style makes the hairstyle look a bit more realistic, especially when you’re wearing it in black, as you can see from the image above. This one is clearly done expertly, but you can also use the services of an expert to get something similar from your hair too. I can also see this hairstyle on a brunette, looking as adorable as it does on black hair.
9. Distressed Goddess Locs Bob

Goddess locs is another form of faux locs that are pretty dope, especially if we’re going by what I can see here. When you make it in the style of a bob, it looks even better, seeming like the perfect length and look for the style. The final step to making it anyone’s dream hairstyle is coloring it purple; I don’t know why, but it just seems to match the hair perfectly.
10. Shoulder-Length Distressed Faux Loc

One disadvantage of real locs in my opinion is that they don’t allow you to install them in a boxed format. By the time the locs mature, the edges would’ve been so messed up that you’ll lose any chance of getting them to be neat again. Since we’re discussing faux locs here, that doesn’t seem to be a problem, as she appears to be donning locs with neat edges. While it’s not the longest thing in the world, nobody can honestly deny its charm.
11. Blonde Long Distressed Butterfly Locs

Butterfly locs may appear to be relatively new, but with their ever-increasing popularity, you should consider trying them when next you intend to change your hairstyle. If you’ve been considering that, here’s a chic style that should work well for you. You can make it look even better by using blonde hair extensions, which helps you replicate the style almost perfectly. However, that isn’t a requirement at all.
12. Double Buns Distressed Faux Loc

Why tie up your hair in a single bun when you can have two? That’s the question you’ll find yourself asking after taking a good look at this adorable distressed faux locs hairstyle. If you’re looking to replicate this, however, you should be aware that you’ll need your locs to be the longest they possibly can, so you can have leftover hair even after those two gigantic buns.
13. Distressed Faux Loc Updo

If you have enough resources and time to make your locs as lengthy as you can see in the picture above, you’ll stand a chance of looking just as good as she does. Of course, when you have your hair this long, you want to make a giant updo to show off, and that seems to be working well. When it comes to pretty distressed faux loc hairstyles, it’s hard to beat this.
14. Brown Short Distressed Faux Loc

Long locs are cool, but short ones could be cooler, depending on how much work you can put into making them look awesome. Despite there being nothing extremely surprising about this particular style, it looks very chic, qualifying it to be one of the best distressed faux loc hairstyles. The brunette look is also enviable; who wouldn’t want that?
15. High Bun Distressed Faux Loc

While the bun should be the highlight of this hairstyle, the length is what stands out like a sore thumb. The long locs may not be what we’re used to seeing, but they sure are enviable, given how much work must have gone into them. Then there’s the bun, which wouldn’t be possible without the lengthy locs anyway, but is still a great part of the hairstyle.
16. Box Shoulder-Length Distressed Faux Loc

Distressed faux locs are hard enough to install; nobody will judge you for not making them the longest the world has ever seen. Speaking of the length, you may even want to make a fashion statement with the relatively short length, which is what this model is doing. By limiting it to shoulder length, she successfully unlocked another level of charming.
Conclusion
Faux locs may be fake, but they’re adorable nonetheless. If you want dreadlocks without having the patience required to wait until they mature, going with distressed faux loc hairstyles might be your best bet. Thankfully, there are enough adorable styles to last you through a lifetime, as evidenced in this expansive compilation.
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