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Styled and set

The pompadour, quiff, slick back, victory rolls and the beehive. 33 hairstyles on EveryHairstyle so far.

Styled and set hairstyles are shaped with combs, heat, rollers and products and fixed in place. The pompadour and quiff sweep hair up and back from the forehead, the ducktail combs the sides to meet at the back, victory rolls roll the hair into tubes, and the bouffant builds a round mass of height. Most need daily work and some length on top, and they define whole decades.

Swept up and back

The pompadour is named after Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV of France, who wore her hair swept high off the forehead. In the 1950s men took it up, and Elvis Presley's greased pompadour and the ducktail at the back became the look of rock and roll and of Britain's teddy boys. The quiff is a shorter cousin. Rockabilly and psychobilly fans have kept these styles alive.

Rolls, height and spikes

In the 1940s women set their hair in victory rolls, rolling sections at the front and sides into tubes, often with the rest in a snood, so it stayed tidy in factory and war work. The bouffant and beehive of the late 1950s and 1960s used rollers and backcombing for height. Punks set liberty spikes with soap, sugar water or glue, and in the 1990s and 2000s young men wore frosted tips: short gelled spikes with lightened ends.

Famous styled hairstyles

PompadourHair swept high off the foreheadQuiffA shorter, forward sweepDucktailSides combed back to meet at the napeVictory rollsVictory rollsRolled styles of the 1940sBouffantRounded height from backcombingLiberty spikesLong set spikes of punkFrosted tipsFrosted tipsSpiked hair with light ends

Further reading

Hair typeStraight hairWavy hairCurly hairCoily and kinky hairFine hairThick hairAny hair
Worn byMostly womenMostly menAnyoneChildrenBrides and weddingsFaith and religious ordersUniform and workSubcultures and music
OrderBest knownA to ZOldest firstNewest firstBy length
Dread perming WorldDread perming A chemical treatment to create or maintain dreadlocks quickly.Styled · Straight hair 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreNatural hair movement A social and cultural campaign for wearing textured hair without chemical straightening.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1960 Shampoo and set 🇬🇧 United KingdomShampoo and set A classic UK styling method using rollers and lotion.Styled · Any hair · 1930 🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreDreadlocks A hairstyle of rope-like hair strands formed by matting or twisting.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1970 🇺🇸 United StatesAfro A rounded style of combed-out natural hair.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1960 WorldLong hair Head hair grown to a considerable length, often past the shoulders.Styled · Any hair 🇺🇸 United StatesMohawk A hairstyle with shaved sides and a central strip of longer hair.Shaved · Any hair · 1970 WorldPayot Sidelocks worn by Orthodox Jewish men based on religious law.Styled · Curly hair 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 morePerm A chemical or thermal treatment that sets permanent waves or curls into the hair.Styled · Curly hair · 1872 🇺🇦 UkraineOseledets Traditional Ukrainian Cossack style with a shaved head and long top lock.Shaved · Any hair WorldBun A hairstyle where hair is gathered and coiled into a circular shape on the head.Updo · Any hair 🇫🇷 France and 2 morePompadour High-volume hair swept up and back from the forehead.Updo · Any hair · 1950 🇵🇱 Poland and 1 morePolish plait A matted hair formation viewed as both a medical condition and a folk amulet in Eastern Europe.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1600 WorldComb over A hairstyle for balding men that uses long hair to cover thinning areas.Styled · Straight hair 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreFontange A towering headdress and hairstyle popular in late 17th century Europe.Wrapped · 1690 🇬🇧 United KingdomQuiff A voluminous front sweep with short sides and back.Styled · Any hair · 1950 🇺🇸 United StatesBeehive A conical updo piled high on the crown.Updo · Any hair · 1960 🇯🇵 JapanHime cut A Japanese style with straight cheek-length sidelocks and long back hair.Cut · Straight hair · 1970 🇯🇵 JapanNihongami Traditional Japanese hairstyles characterized by elaborate updos, side wings, and wax styling.Updo · Straight hair Amasunzu 🇷🇼 RwandaAmasunzu A traditional Rwandan hairstyle featuring crescent-shaped hair crests.Styled 🇫🇷 France and 2 morePouf An elaborate 18th-century French hairstyle featuring extreme height and decorative ornaments.Styled · Any hair · 1775 Rattail 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreRattail A long strip of hair at the napeCut · Any hair · 1980 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950 WorldShort hair A general category for haircuts kept above the shoulders or chin.Cut · Any hair · 1920 🇬🇧 United KingdomLovelock A single long braid worn over the left shoulder by 17th-century Europeans.Braid · Any hair · 1580 WorldMarcelling A heat-styled curl technique from the 1870s.Curls · Any hair · 1872 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBouffant A puffy, rounded hairstyle with height at the crown.Styled · Any hair · 1950 Victory rolls 🇬🇧 United KingdomVictory rolls A 1940s women's hairstyle featuring voluminous side rolls shaped like the letter V.Styled · Straight hair · 1940 🇺🇸 United StatesFinger wave S-shaped waves set by hand with comb and gelStyled · Straight hair · 1920 🇺🇸 United StatesHi-top fade Tall flat top with shaved sides from hip hop cultureCut · Coily and kinky hair · 1984 WorldLiberty spikes Long, thick upright hair spikes resembling the Statue of Liberty crown.Styled · Any hair · 1970 🇺🇸 United StatesConk Chemically straightened hair popular with African-American men mid-20th century.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920 WorldHair crimping A heat or braid technique creating zig-zag waves in long hair.Styled · Straight hair · 1985 🇺🇸 United StatesHalo hairstyle Horizontal bands of light colour wrapping around the head.Styled · Any hair · 2013 🇺🇸 United StatesThe Rachel Voluminous layered cut popularised by FriendsCut · Straight hair · 1995 🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHair extensions Cosmetic additions of human or synthetic hair attached to natural hair for length and volume.Styled · Any hair · 1950 Frosted tips WorldFrosted tips Short spiky hair with bleached ends.Cut · Any hair · 1998

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