Hair scrunce pony tail

[Mojavewolf]

I am trying to grow my hair back out..It is at the lenght where I cant do anything with it and want to cut it looks so bad! Today this girl had her hair up in the cutest messy ponytail and I told her it was cute.I also asked her how she did it,thinking she would say ,oh my hair is just curly like this! But she told me to take my hair scrunch it up when dry and do each part of my head like that and then put in something to hold it..!! I tried it and it looks cute ! Like a messy sassy look..So hopefully I can keep getting it up like that until it grows longer...Im so not talented with hair and need easy dos!! I love the messy look though...trying to keep heat out of my hair.
Any hair do suggestions when growing out I am all for..My hair is at shoulder right now..