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Hair style

Hair coloring and cut styles as a fashion practice.

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Hair style

Afro

Beauty; Hair style

Afro, sometimes shortened to 'fro and also known as a "natural", is a hairstyle worn naturally by people with lengthy kinky hair texture or specifically styled in such a fashion by ...

Beehive

Beauty; Hair style

The Beehive is a woman's hairstyle in which long hair is piled up in a conical shape on the top of the head and slightly backwards pointing, giving some resemblance to the shape of a traditional ...

Bob cut

Beauty; Hair style

A classic short hairstyle where the ends are cut to around jaw-level and aligned close to the facial area. This style is most common among women.

Bouffant

Beauty; Hair style

Bouffant describes a style characterized by smooth hair that is heightened and given extra fullness over teasing or padding.

bun

Beauty; Hair style

A women's hairstyle where the hair is pulled into a knot at the back or top of the head. It can also consist of a bun at the side of the head or two buns on either side of the head. See also chignon.

French twist

Beauty; Hair style

A hairstyle wherein the hair is twisted behind the head into a sort of bun style.

Chignon

Beauty; Hair style

A loan word from French for this particular style of bun which is pinned at the nape of the neck and requires tighter binding than ordinary buns.

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