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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
WorldLong hair Head hair grown to a considerable length, often past the shoulders.Styled · Any hair WorldPayot Sidelocks worn by Orthodox Jewish men based on religious law.Styled · Curly hair 🇺🇦 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 🇬🇧 United KingdomQuiff A voluminous front sweep with short sides and back.Styled · Any hair · 1950 Amasunzu 🇷🇼 RwandaAmasunzu A traditional Rwandan hairstyle featuring crescent-shaped hair crests.Styled 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950 Rattail 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreRattail A long strip of hair at the napeCut · Any hair · 1980 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 🇺🇸 United StatesHi-top fade Tall flat top with shaved sides from hip hop cultureCut · Coily and kinky hair · 1984 🇺🇸 United StatesConk Chemically straightened hair popular with African-American men mid-20th century.Styled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920 WorldBig hair A hairstyle style defined by large volume and significant space around the head.Styled · Curly hair · 1960 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSurfer hair Tousled, sun-bleached locks from the sea.Styled · Wavy hair · 1950 🇬🇷 GreeceGreco-Roman hairstyles Hair practices of ancient Greece and Rome, including long locks, short crops, and net head-dresses.Wrapped · Any hair 🇺🇸 United StatesShape-up A sharp, straight trim along the natural hairline.Shaved · Coily and kinky hair · 1980 🇯🇵 JapanPunch perm Tightly curled Japanese male hairstyle from the 1960s.Curls · Straight hair · 1960 Frosted tips WorldFrosted tips Short spiky hair with bleached ends.Cut · Any hair · 1998 WorldWings A layered cut where side hair flips out like wings.Cut · Wavy hair · 1830 WorldNubian wig A short, curly Ancient Egyptian wig mimicking Nubian tribal hair.Styled · Curly hair WorldHair straightening A technique to flatten and smooth hair texture using heat or chemicals.Styled · Curly hair · 1950 Slicked-back hair 🇺🇸 United StatesSlicked-back hair A flat, glossy style combed straight back from the forehead.Styled · Straight hair · 1920 Mizura 🇯🇵 JapanMizura Ancient Japanese hairstyle with side locksStyled · Any hair Bantu knots 🇿🇦 South AfricaBantu knots Twisted coils of hair worn as a protective style or permanent look.Styled · Curly hair 🇺🇸 United StatesMohawk A haircut with shaved sides and a central strip of upright hair.Cut · Straight hair · 1970 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDucktail A 1950s men's cut with a central rear parting.Cut · Straight hair · 1950

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