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Styled and set

The pompadour, quiff, slick back, victory rolls and the beehive. 74 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
🇺🇸 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 🇺🇸 United StatesAfro A rounded style of combed-out natural hair.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1960 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 morePerm A chemical or thermal treatment that sets permanent waves or curls into the hair.Styled · Curly hair · 1872 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight 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 StatesThe Rachel Voluminous layered cut popularised by FriendsCut · Straight hair · 1995 WorldWings A layered cut where side hair flips out like wings.Cut · Wavy hair · 1830 🇯🇵 JapanSeiko-chan cut A feathered Japanese idol hairstyle from the 1980s.Cut · Straight hair · 1980 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSurfer hair Tousled, sun-bleached locks from the sea.Styled · Wavy hair · 1950 Wash and go WorldWash and go A low-manipulation style that enhances natural curl patterns without heat or extensions.Styled · Curly hair Slicked-back hair 🇺🇸 United StatesSlicked-back hair A flat, glossy style combed straight back from the forehead.Styled · Straight hair · 1920 Pin curls 🇺🇸 United StatesPin curls Vintage wet-set technique for soft waves and volumeStyled · Straight hair · 1930 Jellyfish haircut WorldJellyfish haircut A two-tiered style with a short top layer and long lower sections resembling tentacles.Cut · Straight hair · 2023 Hush cut 🇰🇷 South KoreaHush cut A soft, layered haircut from South Korea designed for natural movement and easy styling.Cut · Straight hair · 2023 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950

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