Medium: jaw to shoulders
The lob, the shag, the mullet and shoulder-length curls. 65 hairstyles.
🇬🇧 United KingdomShampoo and set
A classic UK styling method using rollers and lotion.Styled · Any hair · 1930
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 morePerm
A chemical or thermal treatment that sets permanent waves or curls into the hair.Styled · Curly hair · 1872
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
🇬🇧 United KingdomPageboy
Straight hair hanging below the ear with an inward turn.Cut · Straight hair · 1950
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles characterized by elaborate updos, side wings, and wax styling.Updo · Straight hair
WorldLob
A medium-length haircut falling at or just below the shoulders.Cut · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomVictory rolls
A 1940s women's hairstyle featuring voluminous side rolls shaped like the letter V.Styled · Straight hair · 1940
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBouffant
A puffy, rounded hairstyle with height at the crown.Styled · Any hair · 1950
🇺🇸 United StatesSilk press
Heat-straightened style for kinky hair without chemicalsStyled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920
WorldAfro puffs
Two rounded sections of coiled hair worn on the head.Natural · Coily and kinky hair
🇯🇵 JapanSeiko-chan cut
A feathered Japanese idol hairstyle from the 1980s.Cut · Straight hair · 1980
🇺🇸 United StatesThe Rachel
Voluminous layered cut popularised by FriendsCut · Straight hair · 1995
WorldButterfly haircut
A layered style blending short and long sections for volume.Cut · 1950
🇳🇬 NigeriaShuku
A Yoruba braided updo where hair is gathered into a hump on top of the head.Braid · Any hair
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreDigital perm
Heat-set waves that look best when dry.Curls · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesHalo hairstyle
Horizontal bands of light colour wrapping around the head.Styled · Any hair · 2013
WorldWings
A layered cut where side hair flips out like wings.Cut · Wavy hair · 1830
🇯🇵 JapanFrench twist
An elegant updo where hair is twisted vertically against the head.Updo · Any hair · 1940
🇳🇬 NigeriaKoroba
A Yoruba braid styled like an upside-down basketBraid · Any hair
🇮🇳 IndiaSadhana cut
A soft fringe hairstyle popularised by Bollywood actress Sadhana in the 1960s.Fringe · Any hair · 1960
🇺🇸 United StatesButterfly locs
A lightweight protective style featuring synthetic hair wrapped to create a distressed, looped texture.Styled · Any hair · 2021
🇰🇷 South KoreaJjok
A traditional Korean bun for married women in the Joseon era.Updo · Any hair · 1724
🇺🇸 United StatesSpiral perm
A chemical treatment creating tight, vertical curls using rods.Curls · Curly hair
🇪🇹 EthiopiaShuruba
Traditional Ethiopian cornrows and braids worn by women and men.Braid · Any hair
🇰🇷 South KoreaOctopus haircut
A layered cut with short top sections and long, fanning bottom sections.Cut · Straight hair · 2022
🇺🇸 United StatesTwist-out
A protective hairstyle created by unraveling twists to form defined waves.Styled · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesPin curls
Vintage wet-set technique for soft waves and volumeStyled · Straight hair · 1930
🇮🇳 IndiaAmbada
Decorated Maharashtrian bridal hair bunUpdo · Any hair
🇫🇷 FranceBallerina bun
A neat, secured updo standard in classical ballet.Updo · Any hair · 1880
🇬🇧 United KingdomPsyche knot
A soft, low bun popular in the Edwardian era.Updo · Any hair · 1900
🇮🇩 IndonesiaKonde Cepol
A traditional Betawi bun representing cultural identity and elegance.Updo · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles featuring structured wings and topknots, worn by women in historical periods and by geisUpdo · Straight hair
🇯🇵 JapanChapatsu
Japanese brown bleached hair styleStyled · Any hair · 1997
🇲🇱 Mali and 1 moreGoffa
Traditional braided style with metal adornments for married women in Mali and Niger.Braid · Any hair
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 morePerm
A chemical or thermal treatment that sets permanent waves or curls into the hair.Styled · Curly hair · 1872
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
🇬🇧 United KingdomPageboy
Straight hair hanging below the ear with an inward turn.Cut · Straight hair · 1950
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles characterized by elaborate updos, side wings, and wax styling.Updo · Straight hair
WorldLob
A medium-length haircut falling at or just below the shoulders.Cut · Any hair
🇬🇧 United KingdomVictory rolls
A 1940s women's hairstyle featuring voluminous side rolls shaped like the letter V.Styled · Straight hair · 1940
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBouffant
A puffy, rounded hairstyle with height at the crown.Styled · Any hair · 1950
🇺🇸 United StatesSilk press
Heat-straightened style for kinky hair without chemicalsStyled · Coily and kinky hair · 1920
WorldAfro puffs
Two rounded sections of coiled hair worn on the head.Natural · Coily and kinky hair
🇯🇵 JapanSeiko-chan cut
A feathered Japanese idol hairstyle from the 1980s.Cut · Straight hair · 1980
🇺🇸 United StatesThe Rachel
Voluminous layered cut popularised by FriendsCut · Straight hair · 1995
WorldButterfly haircut
A layered style blending short and long sections for volume.Cut · 1950
🇳🇬 NigeriaShuku
A Yoruba braided updo where hair is gathered into a hump on top of the head.Braid · Any hair
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreDigital perm
Heat-set waves that look best when dry.Curls · Any hair
🇺🇸 United StatesHalo hairstyle
Horizontal bands of light colour wrapping around the head.Styled · Any hair · 2013
WorldWings
A layered cut where side hair flips out like wings.Cut · Wavy hair · 1830
🇯🇵 JapanFrench twist
An elegant updo where hair is twisted vertically against the head.Updo · Any hair · 1940
🇳🇬 NigeriaKoroba
A Yoruba braid styled like an upside-down basketBraid · Any hair
🇮🇳 IndiaSadhana cut
A soft fringe hairstyle popularised by Bollywood actress Sadhana in the 1960s.Fringe · Any hair · 1960
🇺🇸 United StatesButterfly locs
A lightweight protective style featuring synthetic hair wrapped to create a distressed, looped texture.Styled · Any hair · 2021
🇰🇷 South KoreaJjok
A traditional Korean bun for married women in the Joseon era.Updo · Any hair · 1724
🇺🇸 United StatesSpiral perm
A chemical treatment creating tight, vertical curls using rods.Curls · Curly hair
🇪🇹 EthiopiaShuruba
Traditional Ethiopian cornrows and braids worn by women and men.Braid · Any hair
🇰🇷 South KoreaOctopus haircut
A layered cut with short top sections and long, fanning bottom sections.Cut · Straight hair · 2022
🇺🇸 United StatesTwist-out
A protective hairstyle created by unraveling twists to form defined waves.Styled · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesPin curls
Vintage wet-set technique for soft waves and volumeStyled · Straight hair · 1930
🇮🇳 IndiaAmbada
Decorated Maharashtrian bridal hair bunUpdo · Any hair
🇫🇷 FranceBallerina bun
A neat, secured updo standard in classical ballet.Updo · Any hair · 1880
🇬🇧 United KingdomPsyche knot
A soft, low bun popular in the Edwardian era.Updo · Any hair · 1900
🇮🇩 IndonesiaKonde Cepol
A traditional Betawi bun representing cultural identity and elegance.Updo · Any hair
🇯🇵 JapanNihongami
Traditional Japanese hairstyles featuring structured wings and topknots, worn by women in historical periods and by geisUpdo · Straight hair
🇯🇵 JapanChapatsu
Japanese brown bleached hair styleStyled · Any hair · 1997
🇲🇱 Mali and 1 moreGoffa
Traditional braided style with metal adornments for married women in Mali and Niger.Braid · Any hair
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Afro puffs: stevendepolo, CC BY 2.0, source
- Seiko-chan cut: HouseGecko, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Rachel: ABC Television, Public domain, source
- Perm: Louis Calvete, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bun: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nihongami: 都新聞社 Miyako Shinbun, Public domain, source
- Pompadour: Pearson Scott Foresman, Public domain, source
- Pageboy: Jacometto Veneziano, Public domain, source
- Lob: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bouffant: Bain News Service, Public domain, source
- Halo hairstyle: Papipacify, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wings: Sepideh (Sepi), CC BY 2.0, source
- French twist: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, source
- Chignon: www.GlynLowe.com, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chapatsu: No machine-readable author provided. Berntgrapher assumed (based on co, CC BY-SA 3.0, source