Hairstyle
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[[Image:Sascha.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Sascha Konietzko]] of [[KMFDM]]
with a fanned Mohawk bleached blond.]]
A '''hairstyle''', '''hairdo''', or '''haircut''' refers to a styling of [[head hair]]. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of [[personal grooming]], [[fashion]], and [[cosmetics]].
==Notable hairstyles==
{{Original research|section|date=September 2007}}
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! Name !! Image !! Description
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| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Afro]]'''
| [[Image:Afro 2 cropped by David Shankbone.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | [[Big hair]] hairstyle.
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| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Balding cut]]'''
| [[Image:John Huyette Reverse Mohawk.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | A hairstyle simulating [[male-pattern baldness]]
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| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Fringe (hair)|Bangs / Fringe]]'''
| [[Image:Bangs.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Hair that is combed to the front of the head and cut at or above the eyebrows.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Beehive (hairstyle)|Beehive]]'''
| [[Image:Retro formal beehive updo.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | [[Big hair]] hairstyle.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Bob cut]]'''
| [[Image:Anna Wintour.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | A classic short hairstyle where the ends are cut just around chin length and aligned close to the facial area.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Scissor cut]]'''
| [[Image:Scissor_cut.JPG|100px]]
| align=left | A buzz cut with scissor abuse.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Bowl cut]]'''
| [[Image:Ukposter.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | A 1920s [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] recruitment poster.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Bouffant]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Bun (hairstyle)|Bun]]'''
| [[Image:Hair in bun.JPG|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Buzz cut]]'''
| [[Image:Male buzzcut.jpg|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Caesar cut]]'''
| [[Image:Julius caesar.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Worn by [[Julius Caesar]].
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Chonmage]]'''
| [[Image:Tochiazuma Daisuke.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | A traditional Japanese haircut.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Comb over]]'''
| [[Image:Donald_Trump.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Hair that is combed from one part of the head to another often to cover up a bald spot. Many relate this hair style to [[Donald Trump]].
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Cornrows]]'''
| [[Image:Cornrows by David Shankbone.jpg|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Crew cut]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | It is hair that is done for many people in the military.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Crop (hairstyle)|Crop]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | A short hairstyle worn by women in which the hair is cut very close to the head
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Croydon facelift]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | It is a tight ponytail worn at the top of the head, giving the effect of a facelift.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Curtained hair]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | The character [[Peter Petrelli]] is well-known for this hairstyle in NBC's Heroes.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[The David May]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | Hairstyle famously worn by Manchester United legend [[David May (footballer)|David May]]
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Devilock]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | The sides and back are kept short, while the front is grown long and combed forward. Made famous by [[Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein]] and [[Jerry Only]] of The Misfits.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Dido flip]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | Hairstyle named after the singer [[Dido (singer)|Dido]].
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Dreadlocks]]'''
| [[Image:Dreadlocked rasta.jpg|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Duck's Ass]]''' or '''[[Ducktail]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Fauxhawk]]'''
| [[Image:David Beckham.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Also known as the frohawk, this hairstyle is an approximation of a mohawk, made without shaving or buzzing the hair on the sides of the head, allowing an imitation of the look of a true mohawk without having to commit to removing most of one's hair.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Feathered hair]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Feelers]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | Often mistaken for [[sideburns]], this is the hair at length from in front of the ears, straightened down while the rest of the head's hair is kept short.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Finger wave]]'''
| [[Image:MDafoeBob20s.jpg|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Flattop]]'''
| [[Image:H R Haldeman, 1971 portrait.png|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Fofa]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Fontange]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | A hairdo popular in the second half of the seventeenth century.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[French braid]]'''
| [[Image:Braid01.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | A French braid is a braid that appears to be braided "into" the hair. Many describe it as making a braid backwards.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[French twist]]'''
| [[Image:Frenchtwist.jpg|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[High and tight]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Hime cut]]'''
| [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Hime_cut.jpg]]
| align=left | basically it is long straight hair that goes to at least below the shoulder blades with part of it cut to about shoulder length and bangs that go to the eyebrows]].
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Hair highlighting|Highlights]]'''
| [[Image:CarmenElectra.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Popular among young people in Asia during the late 1990's and early 2000's with [[long hair]]. The style involves highlighting or dying various thin strands of hair via [[hair coloring]].
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Hi-top fade]]'''
| <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Kid n play.jpg|100px]] -->
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Horseshoe Flattop]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Induction cut]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Jheri curl]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | Hair that is curly and kept wet by a Jheri curl activator. This style was very popular in the 1980's especially with African-Americans.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Japanese hair straightening]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Khokhol]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | The [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] name for a style consisting of an entirely shaven head, save for one lock of hair grown on the top or front of the head. Name comes from the [[Cossacks#Ukrainian Cossacks|Ukrainian Cossacks]], among whom the style was common. (See Khokhol article for the word's derogatory usage)
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Layered hair]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Liberty spikes]]'''
| [[Image:Spikesfront.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Hair that is grown out long and spiked up usually with a gel
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Long hair]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | Hair that is grown out long (at or past the shoulders) and worn loose.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Mohawk hairstyle|Mohawk]]'''
| [[Image:User-Ich with Mohawk.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Hair that is shaved or buzzed on the sides leaving a strip of hair in the middle. It is often spiked up.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Moptop#The mop-top haircut|Mop-Top]]'''
| <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:PMCCTY1.jpg|100px]] -->
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Mullet (haircut)|Mullet]]'''
| [[Image:SuperMullet.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Hair that is short in front and long in the back.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''Needle'''
| <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Theneedle.JPG|200px]] -->
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Odango (hairstyle)|Odango]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Pageboy]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | A longer version of a bob, typically worn with bangs and below chin length
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Part]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Permanent wave|Perm]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Pigtail]]s'''
| [[Image:Pigtails.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Hair that is parted down the middle and made into two pony tails on either side.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Pixie cut]]'''
| [[Image:Audrey Hepburn screentest in Roman Holiday trailer.jpg|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Pompadour (hairstyle)|Pompadour]]'''
| [[Image:Pomp2.jpg|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Ponytail]]'''
| [[Image:The ponytail still intact.jpg|100px]]
| align=left | Hair that is pulled to the back of the head and often held with a hair tie or ribbon.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Quiff]]'''
| [[Image:Quiff.jpg|100px]]
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[The Rachel|"The Rachel"]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | A layered haircut made popular by ''[[Friends]]'' star, [[Jennifer Aniston]], who played [[Rachel Green]].
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Razor cut]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
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| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Recon (haircut)|Recon]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | a radical version of the [[High and tight]], with the sides and back cleanly shaved very high up the head, intentionally leaving a very extreme contrast between the longer top hair and the shaved sides.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Rattail (haircut)|Rattail]]'''
| [[Image:Rattail.jpeg|100px]]
| align=left | Hair that is grown out long and shaved or buzzed except for a long, thin braid at the very top of the neck.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Ringlet (haircut)|Ringlet]]'''
| <!-- Commented out because image was deleted: [[Image:Ringlet.jpg|100px]] -->
| align=left |
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| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[shag(hairstyle)|shag]]'''
|
| align=left | like a [[The Beatles]] , [[Oasis band]] style
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| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Short back and sides]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | Also know as a '''Boy's cut''', a simple hairstyle with an overall short length.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Shape-Up]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
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| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Spiked (hairstyle)|Spiky hair]]'''
| N/A
| align=left | All hair sticking up, like spikes sticking out from the head. Foundation of popular culture hairstyles in Asia.
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Taper fade]]'''
| N/A
| align=left |
|-
| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Tonsure]]'''
| [[Image:Tonsure fx tr.png|100px]]
| align=left |
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| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Undercut]]'''
| <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Undercut.jpg|100px]] -->
| align=left |
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| style="background:#eeeeee" | '''[[Updo]]'''
| [[Image:Retro formal beehive updo.jpg|100px]]
| align=left |An updo is the hairstyle in which the hair is twisted or pulled up.
|}
== Hair products ==
[[Cosmetic]] products used in creating and maintaining hairstyles include:
* [[Brylcreem]]
* [[Hair coloring]]
* [[Hair gel]]
* [[Hair wax]]
* [[Hair mousse]]
* [[Hair spray]]
* [[Hair glue]]<ref>[http://archive.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/05/01/k_y/index_np.html Salon.com Life | K-Y Jelly, we hardly knew ye<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Hair tonic]]
* Serum
* Hair elastics, the only way to put hair up, they are smooth to the touch and don't snag
* Volumizers
* Hair Conditioners
* Paddle brush, the best way to brush hair day to day.
* Wide-tothed comb
== Hair Styling Equipment ==
Hair styling equipments which helps in creating hairstyles includes:
* Curling Irons
* Hair Clippers
* Hair Dryers
* Setting lotions or styling waters, these are spritzed onto the hair to create hold while you are styling.
* Hair Trimmers
* Hot Rollers
* Flat Irons (Straightening Irons)
* Round Brush
* Tongs, good for creating precise, ringlet curls or flicky styles.
* Butterfly Clips, essential to separate off section of your hair while you style.
== Hair lengths ==
Short:
* [[Bald]], hair that is completely shaved down to the [[scalp]]
* [[Buzz cut|Buzz]], hair that is extremely short and hardly there
* [[Crop (hairstyle)|Cropped]], hair that is a little longer than a buzz
* [[Short back and sides|Boy's cut]], hair that is longer than a crop, but not yet hits the [[ears]]
Medium:
* Ear length, hair that is at the same level as one's ears
* Chin level, hair that comes to the [[chin]]
* Shoulder Length
* Flip level, hair that comes to the [[neck]] or [[shoulder]] area.
[[Long Hair|Long]]
* Bra/midback level, hair that's at about the same point as the widest part of one's [[ribcage]] and [[chest]] area
* Waist length, hair that falls at the smallest part of one's [[waist]], a little bit above the [[hip]] bones
* Tailbone length, hair that is at about the area of one's [[tailbone]]
* Classic length, hair that reaches where one's [[Human leg|legs]] meet his or her [[buttocks]]
* Thigh length, hair that is at the mid-thigh
* Knee-length, hair that is at the [[knee]]
* Calf length, hair that is at the [[Calf muscle|calf]]
* Floor length, hair that reaches the floor
== See also ==
{{Wiktionarypar|hairstyle|haircut|hairdo}}
{{commonscat|Hair fashion}}
*[[Eponymous hairstyles]]
*[[Historical Christian hairstyles]]
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}
== References ==
*[http://www.queensnewyork.com/history/hair.html History of Hairdressing]
*[http://www.beautyriot.com Hairstyles] of Popular Celebrities
*[http://www.tweakyourhair.com Hairstyles] from famous hairdressers
*[http://popular-hairstyles.com/ Popular hairstyles] Hair style related resource
*[http://www.totalhair.net/ Photos of New Hairstyles]
*[http://www.hairstyles.info Hairstyling information and galleries]
*[http://www.updoprincess.com Updo hairstyles] the ultimate formal hairstyle
*[http://www.curatoruk.com The latest styles from the Worlds best hairdressers]
*[http://www.hairdressingnvq.co.uk Information on NVQ training for hairdressers]
*[http://www.taaz.com Virtual Hairstyle] at [http://www.taaz.com Taaz.com]
*[http://www.ecarddesignanimation.com/home/mainhaire.php Virtual Hairstyle]
*[http://www.hair-style-salon.org/ Hair Style Salon]
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