Descriptive Hair List
Last year I put together a list of descriptive words for food. This year I thought a descriptive list for hair might help you when starting to describe your characters. I included colors, and words of items that adorn the hair. There must be more words, so let’s work together on this. Please leave new words to add in the comment’s section. Thanks!
Afro
Auburn
Balding
Bandore
Bangs
Barrett
Barrettes
Bed head
Beehive
Big hair
Black
Bleached
Blonde
Blow dry
Blow dryer
Bob
Bobby pins
Bonnet
Bouffant
Bowl cut
Braids
Bright
Brunette
Brushed
Bun
Bu*****y
Bushy
Buzz-cut
Cap
Carrot top
Chestnut
Chignon
Chocolate
Choppy
Clasps
Clips
Coiffure
Combs
Comb over
Copper
Corkscrews
Cornrows
Coronet
Course
Cowlick
Crew cut
Crimped
Crimper
Cropped
Crown
Curlers
Curling iron
Curly
Dandruff
Dark
Diffuser
Dirty blond
Do
Downy
Dreadlocks
Ducktail
Dyed
Ebony
Fair
Fair-haired
Faux-hawk
Finger wave
Flattop
Flaxen
Flip
Flowing
Follicle
French Twist
Fringe
Frizzy
Frosted
Fuzzy
Gel
Glisten
Glossy
Golden
Gossamer
Greasy
groomed
Hairdo
Hair extensions
Hairpiece
Hairpins
Hanging
Highlights
Hairspray
Hat
Hat-hair
Headband
Helmet
Honey blond
Hood
Kinky
Knotted
Lackluster
Layered
Lock
Loose
Lustrous
Mane
Messy
Miter
Mohawk
Mop
Mousse
Mud gutter blond
Mullet
Nap
Nappy
Oily
Pageboy
Part
Peach Fuzz
Permanent
Permed
Pigtails
Pixie
Plait
Platinum
Pomade
Pompadour
Ponytail
Rat’s nest
Rattail
Ratty
Redhead
Ribbons
Ringlets
Rubber bands
Sable
Sandy
Scrunchies
Shag
Shaggy
Shampoo
Shape
Shaved
Shiny
Shoulder-length
Sideburns
Silky
Silver
Shimmering
Sleek
Slick
Smarmy
Soft
Spikes
spiked
Spirals
Split ends
Spray
Strawberry blond
Straggly
Strand
Straight
Streak
Stringy
Stripped
Stubbly
Sun-streaked
Style
Tangled
Tasselled
Tawny
Teased
Tendrils
Texture
Thick
Thinning
Tiara
Tinted
Toupe
Touseled
Toque
Towhead
Tress
Trim
Turban
Unkempt
Upswept
Wavy
Weave
Wig
Wild
Windblown
Wings
Wispy
Wooly
