Have you ever noticed that Eva Mendes almost always wears her hair tucked behind her ears? But not in a I-just-did-this-to-get-my-hair-out-of-my-face way. In that I-intentionally-styled-my-hair-like-this way.
She's done it girly:

She's done it messy:

She's done it all glam-style:

And she even incorporates the tuck into her signature low ponytail:

What's great about this move on her is that pushes her hair back to create a little more volume.
Simple, chic, and very easy to copy.