Everyday
Quick styles for daily life. 109 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
WorldHair stick
A long, thin accessory used to secure hair buns and updos.Adorned · Any hair
🇺🇦 UkraineUkrainian wreath
Traditional floral headdress for Ukrainian girls and unmarried womenWrapped · Any hair
🇰🇷 South KoreaBinyeo
A traditional Korean hairpin used to secure chignons and signal social status.Adorned
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreGajra
Flower garland worn in the hair or on the wristAdorned · Any hair
🇨🇳 ChinaChinese hairpin
Traditional Chinese hair ornaments used to secure buns and signify status.Adorned · Any hair
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreFulani braids
West African braided style with beads and side strandsBraid · Coily and kinky hair
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreHair extensions
Cosmetic additions of human or synthetic hair attached to natural hair for length and volume.Styled · Any hair · 1950
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Binyeo: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Bob cut: 147 Company, CC BY 4.0, source
- Braid: Ciell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ukrainian wreath: Samuil Dudin (1863-1929), Public domain, source
- Ponytail: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bun: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Crew cut: greginhollywood, CC BY 2.0, source
- Fulani braids: François-Edmond Fortier (1862-1928), Public domain, source
- Hair extensions: Eunicehair, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gajra: Amarnath, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chinese hairpin: Augusthaiho, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Regular haircut: JParker9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hair stick: Unknown author, Public domain, source