Everyday
Quick styles for daily life. 153 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
🇺🇸 United StatesDurag
Close-fitting head cloth for hair protection and style maintenance.Wrapped · Curly hair · 1960
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreNatural hair movement
A social and cultural campaign for wearing textured hair without chemical straightening.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1960
🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreDreadlocks
A hairstyle of rope-like hair strands formed by matting or twisting.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1970
🇺🇸 United StatesAfro
A rounded style of combed-out natural hair.Natural · Coily and kinky hair · 1960
WorldPayot
Sidelocks worn by Orthodox Jewish men based on religious law.Styled · Curly hair
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 morePerm
A chemical or thermal treatment that sets permanent waves or curls into the hair.Styled · Curly hair · 1872
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
🇺🇸 United StatesFinger wave
S-shaped waves set by hand with comb and gelStyled · Straight hair · 1920
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 4 moreFulani braids
West African braided style with beads and side strandsBraid · Coily and kinky hair
🇫🇷 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
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSurfer hair
Tousled, sun-bleached locks from the sea.Styled · Wavy hair · 1950
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreBroccoli haircut
Tapered sides with curly, layered top hair.Cut · Curly hair · 2018
WorldBig hair
A hairstyle style defined by large volume and significant space around the head.Styled · Curly hair · 1960
WorldKiss curl
A single lock of hair curled and flattened against the cheek or forehead.Curls · Curly hair
WorldHair straightening
A technique to flatten and smooth hair texture using heat or chemicals.Styled · Curly hair · 1950
🇰🇷 South KoreaHush cut
A soft, layered haircut from South Korea designed for natural movement and easy styling.Cut · Straight hair · 2023
🇿🇦 South AfricaBantu knots
Twisted coils of hair worn as a protective style or permanent look.Styled · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesPassion twists
A protective two-strand twist style using wavy extensions for a soft, boho look.Braid · Curly hair · 2018
🇺🇸 United StatesBig chop
Cutting off chemically treated hair to start natural growthCut · Coily and kinky hair
WorldFinger coils
A natural hair style created by twisting strands around fingers to form defined spirals.Styled · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesLemonade braids
Side-swept cornrows popularised by Beyoncé in 2016Braid · Coily and kinky hair · 2016
🇦🇹 AustriaGoddess braids
Thick, raised cornrows with added volume and curls.Braid · Coily and kinky hair
🇺🇸 United StatesTwist-out
A protective hairstyle created by unraveling twists to form defined waves.Styled · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesSisterlocks
Tiny, uniform locs for versatile natural styling.Locs · Coily and kinky hair · 1991
WorldWash and go
A low-manipulation style that enhances natural curl patterns without heat or extensions.Styled · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesSpiral perm
A chemical treatment creating tight, vertical curls using rods.Curls · Curly hair
🇺🇸 United StatesPin curls
Vintage wet-set technique for soft waves and volumeStyled · Straight hair · 1930
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Dreadlocks: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kiss curl: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Broccoli haircut: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hair straightening: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ponytail: Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Perm: Louis Calvete, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Payot: Mark Neyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ringlet: Margaret Sarah Carpenter, Public domain, source
- Jheri curl: Olugold, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bun: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Afro: Jason Melcher, CC BY 2.0, source
- Crew cut: greginhollywood, CC BY 2.0, source
- Finger wave: Unknown author Unknown author (Either deceased family member or work f, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Fulani braids: François-Edmond Fortier (1862-1928), Public domain, source
- Big hair: Photo by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, source
- Surfer hair: Rachel Amarette, CC BY 2.0, source
- Titus cut: Adrien Pierre François Godefroy, Public domain, source
- Waves: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Regular haircut: JParker9, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Natural hair movement: livepict.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Durag: The original uploader was Calliopejen at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 2.0, source
- Shingle bob: Evolvingthinker, CC BY 2.0, source
- Braids: Unknown author, Public domain, source