Wearing an emo hairstyle defines your personality - for example, having coloured hair or white blonde with multiple highlights will define a good established personality, confidence in self and freedom of expression. Emo girls or boys often prefer to arrange their own hairstyles and it can often be done by a simple pair of scissors, dye and razor in some cases.

It is not easy to obtain that "just out of bed" look and Emo hairstyles for girls often take a couple of hours to obtain if one wants it to be done properly!