Hairstyles: Cuts

Bob

The bob ends at about chin level and is usually worn straight.

💡 Did you know? The name comes from ‘to bob’, to cut short.

Pixie cut

The pixie is a very short cut with longer hair on top.

💡 Did you know? Audrey Hepburn made it famous worldwide in 1953 with ‘Roman Holiday’.

Undercut

With the undercut the sides are shaved short while the top stays long.

💡 Did you know? The shape dates from the 1910s and came back strongly from 2010.

Mullet

Short at the front and sides, long at the back.

💡 Did you know? The German name ‘Vokuhila’ abbreviates ‘short in front, long at the back’.

Mohawk

In the mohawk only a strip of hair down the middle is left standing.

💡 Did you know? It became a symbol of the punk movement only in the 1970s.

Bowl cut

In the bowl cut the hair runs all round at the same height, as if along an edge.

💡 Did you know? The name comes from actually placing a bowl on the head as a template.

Buzz cut

For the buzz cut the hair is clipped to one short length all over.

💡 Did you know? The name comes from the buzzing of the clippers.

Perm

In a perm the curls are chemically set into the hair for good.

💡 Did you know? Karl Nessler presented the method in 1906: burning his wife’s scalp twice in the process.

Shaved head

For the shaved head the hair is removed completely.

💡 Did you know? What was long seen as a flaw became a deliberate choice from the 1990s.

Crew cut

In the crew cut the short top hair stands upright.

💡 Did you know? The English name came from the rowing crews of US universities.

Shag

The shag is a heavily layered, deliberately tousled cut.

💡 Did you know? It defined the 1970s look: from Jane Fonda to Mick Jagger.

Afro

The afro is a round, voluminous style of dense natural curly hair.

💡 Did you know? In the 1960s it became a visible symbol of self-confidence.