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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
WorldHair stick A long, thin accessory used to secure hair buns and updos.Adorned · Any hair Dread perming WorldDread perming A chemical treatment to create or maintain dreadlocks quickly.Styled · Straight hair 🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreDreadlocks A hairstyle of rope-like hair strands formed by matting or twisting.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1970 WorldBangs Strands of hair cut to cover the forehead and fall over the eyebrows.Cut · Any hair · 1880 🇺🇸 United StatesMohawk A hairstyle with shaved sides and a central strip of longer hair.Shaved · Any hair · 1970 🇺🇸 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 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreBob cut Short to medium haircut ending at the jaw or shoulders.Cut · Any hair · 1909 WorldBowl cut A short haircut with a straight fringe and even length around the head.Cut · Any hair · 1400 WorldBraid Interlaced strands of hair used for style and social signalling.Braid · Any hair 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreUndercut Long top hair with shaved or buzzed sides and back.Cut · Any hair · 1910 WorldShort hair A general category for haircuts kept above the shoulders or chin.Cut · Any hair · 1920 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 🇫🇷 FranceTitus cut Short layered cut with curls from late 18th-century FranceCut · Curly hair · 1791 WorldAsymmetric cut A haircut where one side is longer than the otherCut · Any hair WorldLiberty spikes Long, thick upright hair spikes resembling the Statue of Liberty crown.Styled · Any hair · 1970 Frosted tips WorldFrosted tips Short spiky hair with bleached ends.Cut · Any hair · 1998 Crochet braids WorldCrochet braids A protective hairstyle using a latch hook to attach synthetic hair to cornrows.Braid · Any hair WorldBackcombing A styling method that creates volume by tangling hair near the root.Styled · Any hair Sub-Saharan AfricaAfrican hair threading A traditional sub-Saharan African technique using thread to wrap and braid natural hair.Braid · Any hair WorldHair straightening A technique to flatten and smooth hair texture using heat or chemicals.Styled · Curly hair · 1950 Dutch braid WorldDutch braid A raised plait created by crossing hair sections under the centre strand.Braid · Any hair Fishtail braid WorldFishtail braid A two-strand plait resembling fish bones or a corn stalk.Braid · Any hair Wolf cut 🇺🇸 United StatesWolf cut A layered haircut with a shaggy top and tapered ends, described as Gen Z's version of the mullet.Cut · Any hair · 2021 Beach waves WorldBeach waves A loose, tousled wavy hairstyle inspired by the ocean.Styled · Any hair · 2010 🇯🇵 JapanChapatsu Japanese brown bleached hair styleStyled · Any hair · 1997 WorldBraids A hairstyle formed by interlacing three or more strands of hair.Braid · Any hair

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