The names of hairstyles are innumerable, and it is quite difficult to provide the exact description of all the hairstyle trends prevalent in the fashion industry, runways, and among common people as well.
However, the most common names of hairstyles are discussed here, and the latest trends as well, to guide you wear the best and most fashionable trend of the season. The numbers are plenty, and only a handful of the best known ones are discussed here.
Layered Hairstyles
Layered Hairstyles look exceptionally sophisticated with women having long or mid-length hair. Different sections of the front hair are cut at different lengths to achieve an impression of the layers. This style goes amazingly well with straight hair styles, and even modern men are seen adorning these layered hairstyle.
Wacky Hairstyles
These hairstyles and the hair trend are typically followed in the ramps, and are achieved by giving a weird, wacky look to the hair with various colors and other hairstyling products.
Afro Textured Hair
Afro textured hair is generally referred to the ones that are typical to the Afro-American culture, and feature tiny spring-like hair in a more corkscrew shape. This is achieved with tiny, dense ringlets all over the hair, with a more bushy or woolly appearance.
Slicked Back Hairstyles
This is among the hairstyles in which the hair is combed back, away from the forehead, and is typically held in place using a hairstyling gel
Retro Hairstyles
The retro hairstyles are among the most popular hairstyles for both men and women, and typically signify the glam of the 60s and 70s in a hairstyle that is side parted with side bangs or curls. For men, neat side partings typically feature these hairstyles.
Cornrow Hairstyles
Popularized by the Afro-Americans, these hairstyles are immensely popular among this culture preferably. The entire hair is braided in a series of French braid like locks, which starts from the front of the hair and hangs down to the neckline.
Undercut Hairstyles
This is one of the unisex hairstyles, where the back and side sections of the hair is cut very small keeping the top section in place, thereby making the top appear longer and the sides and back undercut.
Braid Hairstyles
Braid is another of the most common hairstyles for women, where the hair is sectioned in two or three strands and braided together to hang it down the hair. Fishtail and French braids are among the most popular names of hairstyles under this hair trend.
Ponytail Hairstyles
This is one of the most common hairstyles for women, and has been in existence ever since the inception of hairstyles. In this style, the hair is pulled back and is firmly held with a hair band or a ribbon.
Bangs and Fringes
Bangs, most commonly known as fringes, are one of the most popular hairstyles, and look utmost sassy and sophisticated on all length hair. The bangs refer to a particular shaped-cutting of the front section of the hair in a way that is combed forward, and generally curls or hangs over the forehead.
Typically, the fringe or bang is cut moderately straight above or till the eyebrows, but a unique style can also be achieved with a ruffled or ragged look, or simply getting it spiked with a hair gel, or elegantly swept on one side of the forehead. For a funkier look, the bangs are also sometimes cut longer to cover the eyes partially.
Bun Hairstyles
This is a classic women hairstyle, where the hair is pulled back into a beautiful knot placed at the top of the head. This is also among the few names of hairstyles where a number of interesting styles can be achieved, and looks well with long hairs only.
Pixie Cut
The pixie cut for women is ever-popular since its emergence in the world of fashion. This is among the few elegant names of hairstyles that look exceptionally gorgeous and sassy on very small hair length, and typically feature an ultra-short layered hairstyle for women with shaggy fringes or bangs.
Updo Hairstyles
This is among the most simple hairstyles in which the hair is twisted and pulled up at the back of the head, and is placed in position using hair pins. The French Roll is one of the most popular and sophisticated updo hairstyles for women.
Wavy Hairstyles
These hairstyles are more common for women having natural waves or light curls in their hair. Natural wavy hairs with side bangs look exceptionally glamorous, and the same can be achieved on straight hair as well with hot rollers as well.
Razor Cut
Razor cuts are for both men and women, and feature a choppy short-layered hairstyle, with side-swept bangs.
Bob Cut
Bob cut is one of the classic names of hairstyles typically designed for short hair. This can be cut ultra-small for a sassy, slick look, or till the chin for a more blonde appearance. This typical short hairstyle is cut perfectly around the chin length, and is aligned very close to the facial area. This style is more common among the women, and the popular Victoria Beckham bob cut has added more to the craze for this hair trend.
Choppy Hairstyles
The choppy hairstyles are among the latest trends in the of hairstyles, and typically feature the hair cut more in an unaligned format, and with side or front bangs. This hairstyle looks pretty on small and middle-length hair as well.
Curly Hairstyles
Curls can be either natural or artificially done with the help of hot curlers. Curly hairstyles are among the few names of hairstyles, where you can experiment with a number of styles and color trends, and look stunningly glamorous. To add more to the delight, this hairstyle looks best in all hair length, and can be worn by men and women at par. Depending on your hair texture and preference, you can get small curly ringlets all over your hair, or simply adorn long side curls for a more lustrous appearance.
Feathered Hair
This is among the hairstyles that are retro, and was particularly popular in the 70s and 80s with both men and women. This hairstyle feature the hair grown long on both the sides to cover the ears, and is cut unlayered with either a center or side parting to give a more feathery look.
Buzz Cut
Buzz cut is one of the trendiest hairstyles for men, and features the hair cut very short, and sheared off with the help of a razor to the extent to leave about ¾ inches of hair on all the sides.
Fauxhawk
Specifically popularized by Davis Beckham, this is one of the classic hairstyles for young men and is achieved without shearing off the hair on the sides, thereby resembling the true Mohawk style without having to cut down most of the hair.
Emo Hair
This is among the typical hairstyles for the trendy men and women, and the hair is straightened with a flat iron, and dyed black with other bright color highlights. This is usually kept very long with sides that cover the eyes.
Spike Hairstyles
Spikes are one of the common names of hairstyles for both men and women, and looks particularly well on small or ultra-small hair. The front spikes are achieved by using a hair gel.
Rat Tail Hairstyles
These names of hairstyles are typical to men only, and feature the hairstyle that is grown long, and is buzzed off expect leaving a thin, long braid at the neckline.
Mohawk Hairstyles
This is one of the typical hairstyles for the adventurous men in which the hair on the sides is buzzed off leaving only a strip of hair in the middle, which is often spiked up.
Devilock Hairstyles
Among the innumerable hairstyles for men, this is one of the trendiest, and features a style that is kept short on the back and sides, and the front section is generally grown longer and combed forward resembling a front lock.
Crew Cut
This is one of the typical hairstyles for men, and the hair is cut ultra-small, with the sides clean shaved using a razor.
These are only a handful of names of hairstyles for men and women, with the latest trends as well, and you can find more attractive hairstyles by searching online.
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