Female Hairstyle Names With Pictures

November 01, 2022

Hairstyles In English: Different Types Of Hair & Hairstyles In English

Also, when you watch a video on YouTube about how to do this or that hairstyle, you have to know some words in English to find the right video and understand what they say, right? Types of hair in English

long hair

short hair

thick hair

hair thinning

receding hair

unruly hair, unruly hair

curly hair

frizzy hair

straight hair

wavy hair

vague

black hair, dark hair

brunette

blonde hair, light hair

blond

Brown hair

person with brown hair

gray hair, white hair

red/red hair

sandy hair

sand girl

auburn

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Names of hairstyles in English

Here, for clarity, I have divided the list into haircuts and hairstyles for men and those for women. For men :

crew cut

stubble

mustache

beard

prickly (this is especially popular among those in Asian countries)

shaved head/bald head/shaved haircut

flattop (at one time it was quite popular in the US)

goatee

favorites

dreadlocks/dreads

For women:

bob

layered hair

mats (usually two)

cornrows

braids

French braid

braid

hair bun

French touch

ponytail

hair bun

permed

Various hair accessories

hair band

hair brush

Hair dryer

hairgrip, hair-slide (barette – American name)

hair net

hairpiece

hair pin

hair spray

English verbs used in relation to hair

shampoo, wash your hair

to color, to dye, to dye the hair

to cut, to cut one's hair

brush hair, comb hair

crimp the hair, tease the hair

to braid, to do, to put on, to style the hair

There are quite a few words here, but I'm sure you know some of them and have probably at least heard the rest.

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