Everyday
Quick styles for daily life. 154 hairstyles on EveryHairstyle so far.
Most hair, most days, is worn simply: a ponytail, a bun, a plait, or a short cut that needs only a comb. Everyday styles have to be quick, comfortable and practical for work, school and heat, and they last through the day. Across South Asia, an oiled plait or a quick bun; in much of the world, a short barber's cut or a ponytail.
Quick styles
A ponytail takes seconds; a bun only a minute more and keeps hair off the neck in hot weather. A single plait, the choti of South Asia, keeps long hair tidy all day and protects the ends. For short hair, the right cut is the style: a good bob, a crew cut or a regular haircut falls into shape after washing. Many people with coily hair choose protective styles that last for weeks, so daily styling is light.
Everyday care
Everyday hair depends on routine: washing as often as the hair needs, detangling gently, oiling in many South Asian homes, protecting curls with a satin bonnet at night. The quickest styles are also gentle if they are not pulled too tight. A regular trim, every six to eight weeks for short cuts and less often for long hair, keeps an everyday style in shape.
Famous everyday hairstyles
Further reading
WorldFrench braid
A three-strand gathered plait from crown to nape.Braid · Any hair · 1871
WorldBraid
Interlaced strands of hair used for style and social signalling.Braid · Any hair
Sub-Saharan AfricaAfrican hair threading
A traditional sub-Saharan African technique using thread to wrap and braid natural hair.Braid · Any hair
WorldCrochet braids
A protective hairstyle using a latch hook to attach synthetic hair to cornrows.Braid · Any hair
WorldFishtail braid
A two-strand plait resembling fish bones or a corn stalk.Braid · Any hair
WorldDutch braid
A raised plait created by crossing hair sections under the centre strand.Braid · Any hair
WorldBraids
A hairstyle formed by interlacing three or more strands of hair.Braid · Any hair
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Braid: Ciell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ponytail: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bun: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- French braid: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Crew cut: greginhollywood, CC BY 2.0, source
- Regular haircut: JParker9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- African hair threading: Judeylive, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shingle bob: Evolvingthinker, CC BY 2.0, source
- Braids: Unknown author, Public domain, source