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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

PonytailThe quickest everyday styleBunHair up off the neckBraidsA single plait for the dayRegular haircutA short cut that needs only a combShingle bobFalls into shape after washingCrew cutLittle styling needed

Further reading

KindCutBraidUpdoPonytailLocsNaturalCurlsShavedFringeStyledWrappedAdorned
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
WorldRinglet Curled locks of hair formed by wrapping strands around a tool or twisting them.Curls · Curly hair 🇺🇸 United StatesJheri curl A glossy, wet-look perm popular in the 1980s among Black communities.Curls · Curly hair · 1980 WorldMarcelling A heat-styled curl technique from the 1870s.Curls · Any hair · 1872 🇺🇸 United StatesFinger wave S-shaped waves set by hand with comb and gelStyled · Straight hair · 1920 🇫🇷 FranceTitus cut Short layered cut with curls from late 18th-century FranceCut · Curly hair · 1791 WorldWaves A ripple pattern formed by brushing short curly hair flat.Curls · Curly hair · 1900 🇯🇵 JapanPunch perm Tightly curled Japanese male hairstyle from the 1960s.Curls · Straight hair · 1960 Digital perm 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreDigital perm Heat-set waves that look best when dry.Curls · Any hair 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreBroccoli haircut Tapered sides with curly, layered top hair.Cut · Curly hair · 2018 WorldKiss curl A single lock of hair curled and flattened against the cheek or forehead.Curls · Curly hair Spiral perm 🇺🇸 United StatesSpiral perm A chemical treatment creating tight, vertical curls using rods.Curls · Curly hair

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