We have collected some of the most common hairdressing vocabulary and phrases to help you when you visit the hair salon or barbershop in an English-speaking country. Also, check out our guide to beauty salon vocabulary for useful words and phrases related to beauty treatments, tanning, nails and make up.
Haircut, cut, trim, blowdry, wash, towel dry, dry trim, wet trim, highlights, lowlights, relaxed, straightened, razor cut.
Conditioner product applied after shampoo — conditioner softens hair and makes it more manageable. Hair rollers — image source. For very short hair cut that is cut with an electric razor, a grading system is used to determine the length of the hair:. Tapered haircut — image source. Wash, cut and blowdry — this is when hair is washed, cut, dried and styled at the salon.
Trim — a small amount of hair cut off the ends of the hair to neaten your existing style. Dry trim — hair is cut while dry, without washing first some salons do not offer a dry trim. Layers — hair cut in different lengths, shorter on the top layers and longer underneath. Razor cut — hair cut with an angled razor to achieve a smooth , soft finish instead of a sharp finish. Thinning — thick hair is thinned down with scissors to make it more manageable.
Foils — foils are used for highlights in order to separate the highlighted parts from the rest of the hair. Creating highlights using foils — image source. Highlighting cap — highlights can also be applied using a cap where the hair is pulled through holes in the cap but this is less common than foils in modern salons.
Balayage — a highlighting technique where dye is painted on directly, without using foils or a cap, to create a graduating colour effect. Parting — the place on top of your head where the hair parts to the left and right. Hair Vocabulary — Hair Styles. There are many different hair styles you can do yourself at home or ask the stylist to create for when at the hairdresser salon.
Some popular hair styles include:. Fringe American : bangs — hair at the front that comes down over the forehead. Anna Wintour with a bob and fringe.
Bun — a hair style that is a pulled into round knot behind your head. Plaiting hair — a French plait moving into a regular plait — image source. How much do you charge for a wash, cut and blowdry? A hair salon with chairs, mirrors and products — image source.
Would you like to make an appointment? Do you want a particular style? This is a treatment that makes curly hair straight. This involves changing the color of ones hair. Build vocabulary, practice pronunciation, and more with Transparent Language Online. Available anytime, anywhere, on any device.
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Some of the terms will of course be different in British English. I will have a lesson very soon about the haircut topic. I wonder whether you are able to provide more information about it, such as various haircut bowl cut, ponytail and dreadlocks… and some products related to hair dryer and hair conditioner..
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