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For humans, 'haircut', 'hairstyle', or 'hairdo' normally describe cutting or styling head hair. Unlike other animals, human beings of many cultures cut their hair, rather than letting it grow naturally. Hair styles are often used to signal cultural, social, and ethnic identity and can be used to illustrate social status or individuality. Men and women naturally have the same hair, with the primary component of hair fiber being keratin. Keratins are proteins, long chains of amino acids. Generally, hairstyles conform to cultural influences of gender. Fashion trends may have a great influence depending on the person.

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Controversies

History

Notable hairstyles

Hair products

Hair lengths

References

See also

Further reading

External links

Controversies

Haircuts have been the source of several political controversies in the United States. In 1993, President Bill Clinton was reported to have received a haircut aboard Air Force One while on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport. This haircut stirred unfounded rumors of air traffic delays. ^[1] Presidential candidate John Edwards is reported to have received two haircuts by celebrity stylist Joseph Torrenueva of Beverly Hills, California, each costing $400. ^[2] During President Ronald Reagan's term in office, there was debate to whether his hair was dyed, which he denied. ^[3]

History

★ The New Testament asks "Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering." (1 Corinthian 11:14-16).

★ Late evangelist Billy Sunday coined the term "long-haired men and short-haired women" for his disapproval of the LGBT people and liberalism.

★ In the 17th century, Manchu invaders issued the Queue Order, requiring Chinese, who traditionally did not cut their hair, to shave their heads like Manchus. The Chinese resisted. Tens of thousands of people were killed due to their hairstyle.

★ Until the Beatles came along, classical music was called ''longhaired music'', because a longer style was popular among male orchestral artists and conductors.

★ In 2006, former Virginia Senator George Allen became involved in a political and racial controversy that turned, in part, on the difference between a mullet and a Mohawk.

Notable hairstyles

Name	Image	Gender	Description
'Afro'		Male / Female	Big hair hairstyle.
'A-Line'	N/A	?	hairstyle similar to the Bob in which the hair is cut as short as the lip to as long as the shoulders on the sides and the back is shaved or clipped very short in the back.
'Bangs / Fringe'		Male / Female
'Bantu/Zulu knots'	N/A	?	hairstyle of African origin consisting of many small buns. Can also be used in an updo in place of curling and arranging hair.
'Beehive'		Female	Big hair hairstyle.
'Bouffant'	N/A	Female
'Bun'		Female
'Blowout/Taper'	N/A	?	hair with anywhere from 5 millimetres to 50 millimetres (a quarter inch to 2 inches) of the fringe "taped" up with hair gel. A blowout also refers to a blowdry style using a round brush.
'Buzz cut'		Mostly male
'Bob cut'		Mostly female	A classic short hairstyle where the ends are cut just around chin length and aligned close to the facial area.
'Bowl cut'	N/A	Male / Female	A famous bowl cut wearer in the USA was Moe Howard.
'Caesar cut'	N/A	Male
'Chelsea girl'	N/A	Female
'Chonmage'		Male	A traditional Japanese haircut.
'Comb over'	N/A	Male
'Cornrows'		Male / Female
'Crew cut'	N/A	Mostly male
'Crop'	N/A	Male / Female
'Croydon facelift'	N/A	Mostly female
'Curtained hair'	N/A	Mostly male	The character Peter Petrelli is well-known for this hairstyle in NBC's Heroes.
'Devilock'	N/A	Mostly male
'Dido flip'	N/A	Female	Hairstyle named after the singer Dido.
'Dreadlocks'		Male / Female
'Duck's Ass' or 'Ducktail'	N/A	Male
'Emo hair'		Male / Female	May be associated with the Emo subculture.
'Fauxhawk'		Male / Female
'Feathered hair'	N/A	Male / Female
'Finger wave'		Female
'Flattop'		Male
'Flip'	N/A	Female	A medium cut where the ends are flipped up.[4][5][6]Hair Cut

★ Fofa

★ French braid

★ French twist

★ High and tight

★ Hime cut

★ Hi-top fade

★ Horseshoe Flattop

★ Induction cut

★ Jheri curl

★ Japanese hair straightening

★ Khokhol

★ Layered hair

★ Liberty spikes

★ Long hair

★ Long Pageboy, Same as Pageboy but with longer hair.

★ Low and tight, cut/buzzed very short (or even shaved) on sides and back up to a line above the ears but below the crown, hair is left longer above this line.

★ Mohawk

★ Mop-Top

★ Mullet

★ Odango

★ Ofuku, worn by apprentice geisha in their final two years of apprenticeship; similar to the wareshinobu style; also called a momoware ("split peach") because the bun is split and a red fabric woven in the center.

★ Pageboy

★ Perm

★ Pigtails

★ Pixie, a very short haircut for women that almost resemble school boy looks.

★ Pompadour

★ Ponytail

★ Quiff

★ Recon, 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.

★ Rattail

★ Ringlet

★ Ronaldo cut, shaved head except for the front third which is buzzed.

★ Short back and sides

★ Shape-Up

★ Sidebang

★ Spiked All hair sticking up, like a spike

★ Side Spike, the hair is usually cut in a relatively short and conservative manner. However, it is parted on the side, with a row of small spikes running the length of the part.

★ Tape-Up: Same as shape-up but part of the sides are lightened, in a skin tape-up the part of the sides are cut off.

★ Taper fade

★ Tonsure

★ Undercut

★ Updo

★ Shag, a new hairstyle similar to the Beatles cut but with the side and back fringe flipped up, occasionally by the use of a hat, usually worn with medium-long haircuts.

★ Wings

Hair products

Cosmetic products used in creating and maintaining hairstyles include:

★ Brylcreem

★ Hair coloring

★ Hair gel

★ Hair wax

★ Hair mousse

★ Hair spray

★ Hair glue^[7]

Hair lengths

Short:

★ Bald, hair that is completely shaved down to the scalp

★ Buzz, hair that is extremely short and hardly there

★ Cropped, hair that is a little longer than a buzz

★ Boy's cut, hair that is longer than a crop, but not yet hits the ears

★ Ear length, hair that is at the same level as one's ears
Medium:

★ Chin level, hair the comes to the chin

★ Flip level, hair that comes to the neck or shoulder area
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 is reaches where one's 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

★ Floor length, hair that reaches the floor^[8]

References

1. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/anecdotes/2.html
2. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18157456/
3. http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadershop/9784-6excerpt.html
4. http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip483.htm
5. http://www.latest-hairstyles.com
6. http://www.hairarchives.com/private/archive2/flip/flip.htm?
7. http://archive.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/05/01/k_y/index_np.html
8. http://www.ida.net/users/northstr/hairlength.html

See also

★ Eponymous hairstyles

Further reading

★ Liu, Christine, "Le Gala Hair Group: Introducing the digital perm", Boston's Weekly Dig, Wednesday, January 31, 2007, Issue 9.5.

External links

★ History of Hairdressing

★ Hairstyles of Popular Celebrities