Medium: jaw to shoulders
The lob, the shag, the mullet and shoulder-length curls. 50 hairstyles.
WorldDread perming
A chemical treatment to create or maintain dreadlocks quickly.Styled · Straight hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomShampoo and set
A classic UK styling method using rollers and lotion.Styled · Any hair · 1930
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreMullet
An asymmetric haircut with short hair at the front and sides, and long hair at the back.Cut · Any hair · 1980
WorldFrench braid
A three-strand gathered plait from crown to nape.Braid · Any hair · 1871
WorldBun
A hairstyle where hair is gathered and coiled into a circular shape on the head.Updo · Any hair
WorldChignon
A knotted hairstyle worn at the nape or back of the head.Updo · Any hair
🇫🇷 France and 2 morePompadour
High-volume hair swept up and back from the forehead.Updo · Any hair · 1950
🇪🇬 EgyptSidelock of youth
Ancient Egyptian braided side hair worn by royal children.Braid · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesDevilock
A punk style featuring short sides and a long front section combed forward.Cut · Any hair · 1970
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreRattail
A long strip of hair at the napeCut · Any hair · 1980
WorldLob
A medium-length haircut falling at or just below the shoulders.Cut · Any hair
🇻🇳 VietnamCurtained hair
A parted fringe with short sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1980
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBouffant
A puffy, rounded hairstyle with height at the crown.Styled · Any hair · 1950
WorldAsymmetric cut
A haircut where one side is longer than the otherCut · Any hair
WorldCrochet braids
A protective hairstyle using a latch hook to attach synthetic hair to cornrows.Braid · Any hair
🇳🇬 NigeriaShuku
A Yoruba braided updo where hair is gathered into a hump on top of the head.Braid · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanFrench twist
An elegant updo where hair is twisted vertically against the head.Updo · Any hair · 1940
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreDigital perm
Heat-set waves that look best when dry.Curls · Any hair
🇳🇬 NigeriaKoroba
A Yoruba braid styled like an upside-down basketBraid · Any hair
WorldBackcombing
A styling method that creates volume by tangling hair near the root.Styled · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesHalo hairstyle
Horizontal bands of light colour wrapping around the head.Styled · Any hair · 2013
🇺🇸 United StatesButterfly locs
A lightweight protective style featuring synthetic hair wrapped to create a distressed, looped texture.Styled · Any hair · 2021
🇺🇸 United StatesTwist-out
A protective hairstyle created by unraveling twists to form defined waves.Styled · Curly hair
WorldDutch braid
A raised plait created by crossing hair sections under the centre strand.Braid · Any hair
🇪🇹 EthiopiaShuruba
Traditional Ethiopian cornrows and braids worn by women and men.Braid · Any hair
🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreMullet
An asymmetric haircut with short hair at the front and sides, and long hair at the back.Cut · Any hair · 1980
WorldFrench braid
A three-strand gathered plait from crown to nape.Braid · Any hair · 1871
WorldBun
A hairstyle where hair is gathered and coiled into a circular shape on the head.Updo · Any hair
WorldChignon
A knotted hairstyle worn at the nape or back of the head.Updo · Any hair
🇫🇷 France and 2 morePompadour
High-volume hair swept up and back from the forehead.Updo · Any hair · 1950
🇪🇬 EgyptSidelock of youth
Ancient Egyptian braided side hair worn by royal children.Braid · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesDevilock
A punk style featuring short sides and a long front section combed forward.Cut · Any hair · 1970
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreRattail
A long strip of hair at the napeCut · Any hair · 1980
WorldLob
A medium-length haircut falling at or just below the shoulders.Cut · Any hair
🇻🇳 VietnamCurtained hair
A parted fringe with short sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1980
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBouffant
A puffy, rounded hairstyle with height at the crown.Styled · Any hair · 1950
WorldAsymmetric cut
A haircut where one side is longer than the otherCut · Any hair
WorldCrochet braids
A protective hairstyle using a latch hook to attach synthetic hair to cornrows.Braid · Any hair
🇳🇬 NigeriaShuku
A Yoruba braided updo where hair is gathered into a hump on top of the head.Braid · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanFrench twist
An elegant updo where hair is twisted vertically against the head.Updo · Any hair · 1940
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreDigital perm
Heat-set waves that look best when dry.Curls · Any hair
🇳🇬 NigeriaKoroba
A Yoruba braid styled like an upside-down basketBraid · Any hair
WorldBackcombing
A styling method that creates volume by tangling hair near the root.Styled · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesHalo hairstyle
Horizontal bands of light colour wrapping around the head.Styled · Any hair · 2013
🇺🇸 United StatesButterfly locs
A lightweight protective style featuring synthetic hair wrapped to create a distressed, looped texture.Styled · Any hair · 2021
🇺🇸 United StatesTwist-out
A protective hairstyle created by unraveling twists to form defined waves.Styled · Curly hair
WorldDutch braid
A raised plait created by crossing hair sections under the centre strand.Braid · Any hair
🇪🇹 EthiopiaShuruba
Traditional Ethiopian cornrows and braids worn by women and men.Braid · Any hair
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Mullet: Wordzandguitar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sidelock of youth: Unknown artist, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bun: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- French braid: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pompadour: Pearson Scott Foresman, Public domain, source
- Lob: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Curtained hair: Jacques-Émile Blanche, Public domain, source
- Bouffant: Bain News Service, Public domain, source
- Asymmetric cut: Xiaweiyang, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Halo hairstyle: Papipacify, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- French twist: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, source
- Chignon: www.GlynLowe.com, CC BY 2.0, source
- Backcombing: Alexander Blum, Public domain, source
- Devilock: mitchbuchannon, CC BY-SA 2.0, source