flattop

n.

A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up and cropped flat across the top.

Synonym:

crew cut

hair mousse

n.

A toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling.

Synonyms:

hair gel, mousse.

hair wax

n.

A thick hairstyling toiletry containing wax, used to assist with holding the hair.

hair spray

n.

Toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is sprayed on the hair to hold it in place.

It is weaker than hair gel, hair wax, or glue and is sprayed using a pump or aerosol spray nozzle.

bobby pin

n.

A small metal hair clip with the ends pressed tightly together.

Also called hairgrip.

hair curler

n.

A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it.

Synonym:

curler, hair roller, roller, crimper.

bangs

n. American English

The front part of the hair that hangs down above the eyes around the forehead.

fringe

n. British English

Americans and Filipinos refer to a fringe as "bangs"; however, they are the only people to use this term, which is often not understood by native English speakers elsewhere as having anything to do with hair.

sideburns

pl.n.

Growths of hair down the sides of a man's face in front of the ears, especially when worn with the rest of the beard shaved off.

Word Origin: After Ambrose Everett Burnside.

British English: sideboards

Synonyms: side-whiskers, burnsides, mutton chop