How to Unlock Every Hairstyle in Final Fantasy XIV

Franklin Bellone Borges

Published: Nov 28, 2023 02:32 pm

As you might expect from what many — including me — consider to be the best ongoing MMO RPG in the market, Final Fantasy XIV allows players to thoroughly customize their Warriors of Light by making use of a wide array of hairstyles.

All Hairstyles in FFXIV and How to Unlock Them

There are currently 34 hairstyles/Modern Aesthetics editions in Final Fantasy XIV, most of which can be acquired by trading with NPCs, purchasing outfits from the store, or as rewards for completing raids.

You can check out how to unlock all of the hairstyles currently available in Final Fantasy XIV below:

Hairstyle Name	Available For	How to Unlock	Can be Sold or Purchased From the Market Board?
Ponytails	All races.	Can be purchased for 8,000 MGP (Manderville Gold Saucer Points) from the Gold Saucer Attendant at the Gold Saucer.	No
Scion Special Issue	All races but Viera / female-exclusive.	Can be acquired by purchasing Minfilia’s Attire.	No
Curls	All races but Viera and Hrothgar.	Can be purchased for 9.600 MGP from the Gold Saucer Attendant at the Gold Saucer.	No
Adventure	Available for all races but Hrothgar.	Can be purchased from the Modern Aesthetics Saleswoman at the Gold Saucer for 14 MGP.	No
Pulse (Getting Pulse will unlock Lightning’s hairstyle for all female characters, as well as Snow’s for all male ones).	All races	Can be acquired by purchasing either the Snow’s or Lightning’s Attire.	No
Scion Special Issue II	All races except Veria / male-exclusive	Can be acquired by purchasing the Thancred’s Modish Attire at the game’s shop.	No
Scion Special Issue III	All races except Viera / Female exclusive	Can be acquired by purchasing the Y’shtola’s Modish Attire.	No
Samsonian Locks	Available for all races except Hrothgar.	Can be acquired as a drop from Sacks acquired from The Palace of the Dead.	Yes
Rainmaker	All races	Can be purchased from the Modern Aesthetics Saleswoman at the Gold Saucer for 5,000 MGP.	No
Master & Commander	Available for all races except Viera and Hrothgar.	Can be acquired by purchasing the Aymeric’s Attire.	No

Gyr Abanian Plait	All races except Hrothgar.	Can be acquired as a drop from the Silver-haloed Sacks acquired from the Heaven-on-High Dungeon.	Yes
Fashionably Feathered	All races	Can be purchased for 18,000 Wolf Marks from the Mark Quartermaster at Wolves’ Den Pier.	No
Form and Function	All races except Hrothgar.	Can be acquired as a rare drop from Silver and Gold Eureka Pagos Happy Bunny boxes.	Yes
Styled for Hire	All races	Can be purchased for 18,000 Wolf Marks from the Mark Quartermaster at Wolves’ Den Pier.	No
Lexen-tails	All races except Hrothgar.	Can be purchased for 50,000 MGP from the Gold Saucer Attendant at the Gold Saucer.	No
Great Lengths	All races	Can be purchased for 30,000 MGP from the Gold Saucer Attendant at the Gold Saucer.	No
Modern Legend	All races	Can be purchased from Enie at The Firmament for 1,800 Skybuilders’ Scrip.	Yes
Controlled Chaos	All races	Can be purchased from Enie at The Firmament for 1,800 Skybuilders’ Scrip.	Yes
Saintly Style	All races.	Can be purchased from Enie at The Firmament for 1,800 Skybuilders’ Scrip.	Yes
Wind Caller	All races except Hrothgar.	Can be purchased from the Resistance Quartermaster at the Bozjan Southern Front for 150 Bozjan Clusters.	Yes

Early to Rise	All races.	Can be purchased from the Resistance Quartermaster at the Bozjan Southern Front for 5 Bozjan Gold and 30 Bozjan Platinum Coins.	Yes
Sharlayan Studies	All races	Can be acquired by purchasing the Brand-new Alphinaud’s Attire.	No
Both Ways	All races	Can be acquired as a rare drop from Zadnor Lockboxes.	Yes
Battle-ready Bobs (Nier Automata’s 2B’s hairstyle)	All races	Can be acquired as a drop from The Tower At Paradigm’s Breach Dungeon Raid.	No
Scanning for Style (Nier Automata’s 9S’s hairstyle)	All races	Can be acquired as a drop from The Tower At Paradigm’s Breach Dungeon Raid.	No
Liberating Locks	All races / female exclusive	Can be acquired by purchasing the Lyse’s Leadership Attire at the game’s shop.	No
Tall Tails	All races	Can be purchased for 6,000 Seafarer’s Cowrie from Horrendous Hoarder at Unnamed Island.	No
Practical Ponytails	All races	Can be purchased for 6,000 Seafarer’s Cowrie from Horrendous Hoarder at Unnamed Island.	No
Sharlayan Rebellion	All races	Can be acquired by purchasing the Brand-new Alisaie’s Attire.	No
A Close Shave	All races	Can be acquired as a rare drop from Bronze-tinged Sacks.	Yes
Ambitious Ends	All races	Can be acquired by trading 6 Rokkon Potsherds with Trisassant on Old Sharlayan.	Yes
The Bold and the Braid	All races	Can be acquired by trading 6 Aloalo Potsherds with Trisassant on Old Sharlayan.	Yes
Strife (Cloud’s hairstyle)	All races except Viera and Hrothgar	Event exclusive / Currently unavailable.	No
Lucian Locks (Noctis’ hairstyle)	All races except Viera and Hrothgar	Event exclusive / Currently unavailable.	No

How to Change Your Hairstyle in Final Fantasy XIV

After getting any of the above copies of Modern Aesthetics, you will be able to change your hairstyle in Final Fantasy XIV by calling in the Aesthetician with the Crystal Bell while at the Inn.

You can unlock the Aesthetician in FFXIV by completing the level 15 Beauty Is Only Scalp Deep quest. Every hairstyle change will cost you 2.000 Gil.

This guide was made while playing Final Fantasy XIV on PC and PS5.

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Franklin Bellone Borges

Franklin is a writer and journalist. A video game fanatic with more than 3 years of experience, his work can also be seen on sites such as The Click, Games Atlas, and Try Hard Guides. When not writing, he is most likely making his wallet cry while playing Gacha Games or ending the reign of the Crystals in Final Fantasy XVI.