There were times when we believed that short hairstyles do not offer us much freedom and variety. Today we are impressed at how versatile short hairstyles can be, especially those stunning styles for African American women, whose hair is naturally thick and dense. Some girls simply start blooming with short hairstyles, while longer hair makes them ordinary. If you haven’t found your perfect short hairstyle yet or seek for new variations, if you do not know how to style your short hair for the coming party so that it looks chic, here is an abundant source of inspiration in pictures.
To wear short hair in the previous century was rather a sign of manliness. Today female short hairstyles look very feminine and sexy. Practically every woman at least once dares to try a chin length or even shorter haircuts.
The Gist Of Short Hairstyles
A beautiful short hairstyle begins from the correct choice of a short haircut, optimal for you personally. Note that short haircuts tend to highlight the shape of your face and your facial features, especially the eyes. That’s why it wouldn’t be appropriate to claim that short hairstyles suit everyone. However, if you can boast of beautiful healthy skin and oval face, you will be a goddess with literally any short hairstyle from an extremely short pixie to a chin-length bob. At the same time, if you believe you have something to conceal, you should be more exacting about the choice of the right short haircut.
In case your face shape is not as perfect as you’d like, you can still correct it even with a short hairstyle. Round faces will benefit from hairstyles with volume on top and thinned side tresses. Oblong faces, on the contrary, require volume on the sides (waves work very good) and long bangs, blunt cut or slanting.
African American Short Hairstyles For Attention-Loving Ladies
#1: Auburn Faux–Hawk with Tapered Sides
Credits: Melissa Green, Studio 102 Hair Salon LLC, Chip Foust
Not quite a Mohawk, this tapered look sports curls on the top for length throughout the crown. This allows you to showcase blended highlights in any color that you prefer, although shades of red truly complement brown skin tones, as they bring out the undertones in the complexion.
#2: Black Short Hairstyle with Highlighted Bang
A layered bang is an easy way to add length around the face while still keeping a style of a shorter length. Perfect for relaxed hair, this look uses gorgeous reddish brown highlights to brighten the face. This hairstyle is a sleek, classic look for any occasion.
Credits: Denise Cummings, Signature Styles By Denise, Chip Foust
#3: Bob Haircut with A Side Undercut
If the typical bob haircut is not for you, try one with a bit of pizazz. This chin-length cut uses soft shades of brown to create dimension, but the undercut section is even a stronger attraction of the look. It is especially beneficial for women with piercings to show off their sparkly studs.
Credits: Deirdre Clay, Wave Links Hair Studio, Chip Foust
#4: Curly Cropped Hairdo with Swirled Bangs
Closely cropped curls can sometimes look a little matronly on short black hair, which is why this style stands out. Instead of crisp curls, the look utilizes sleek coils for an interesting and sophisticated ‘do with a vintage flair. To take the style to the next level, add copper highlights in the front.
Credits: Natasha Johnson, 10 Gems Salon, Chip Foust
#5: Spiked Mohawk with Blonde Front
A spiked style is a great way to show off a spunky personality. To add extra texture, try 360 waves to achieve the rippled effect. A pop of color in the front gives another bold element, for an all-around impactful look that is perfect for the woman who wants to turn heads in a crowd.
Credits: Constance Purnell, Alter Ego Hair Salon, Chip Foust
#6: Jet-Black Short Hairstyle with Bang for Black Women
Jet-black hair always looks healthy and shiny, whether you have relaxed or natural hair. The sleek bang covering one eye creates a bit of mystery similar to the iconic Aaliyah style. This alluring hairstyle is classic enough for work and casual enough for play.
Credits: Rasheeda Berry, Godly Image Hair Studio, Chip Foust
#7: Fiery Red Bob with Layers
The edgy short bob with heavy layers creates lightness throughout the style, which is especially helpful for natural hair that has been relaxed. This sexy style also utilizes a pop of red color for an enticing look that is perfectly suited for your next date night.
Credits: Shae Thompson, A Heavenly Place in Hair, Chip Foust
#8: Blonde and Brown Bob with Face-Framing Layers
A sultry haircut for black women, this style combines shorter and longer layers for a cute everyday look. Chin-length blonde pieces are the ideal way to brighten up golden brown complexion and slim your face. A good idea is also to match your eye shadow with your highlights!
Credits: Jackie Evans, All About You Salon & Boutique, Chip Foust
#9: Updo with Side Curls
A messy side ponytail with curls is a classic style, but if your hair is not long enough there are ways to fake it. Sweeping your bangs and brushing your hair loosely to one side creates the appearance of a ponytail and the tighter hanging curls further support this idea. As with the previous styles, using blonde highlights is a perfect way to brighten and add a glow to your skin.
Credits: Carol Deas, Phenominal You Hair Care Salon, Chip Foust
#10: Feathered Short Hairstyle for African-American Women
This is a worthy look for a more mature woman, as it is classy and polished with a hint of spice. The highlights are fun and the flirty and the loose curls match the print of the dress, creating the perfect harmony of the look.
Credits: Sheronda Coleman, Beauty Speaks Hair Lounge, Chip Foust
#11: Short And Sassy Look
The short and sassy black hairstyle was branded a while back. Since then, it has been a favorite with women, and hair-stylists are confident it will continue to be a trend-setter for years to come. The African American beauty in the image is wearing this playful haircut styled into spikes in the centre and shorter sleek sides. Hair stylists also recommend applying texturing cream and finishing everything off with hairspray in order to achieve the perfect fauxhawk look.
#12: Adorable Curls And Neat Side Undercuts
African American short hairstyles have infinite styling options. For example, you can spice-up the short crop with a long fringe and transform it into something modern and cute. The cool look with side undercuts can be obtained by working the bangs and the top hair into a big curly ‘do. Add some highlights optionally, and you’ll get yourself one sassy hairstyle! Did you know Rihanna wore the same hairstyle on the red carpet?
#13: Short Black Pixie Hairstyle With Finger Waves
Vintage short hairstyles have made a strong comeback. This timeless finger-wave pixie, inspired by 1920s looks, perfectly demonstrates just how versatile short cuts can be in styling. Like many other short hairstyles, this pixie is designed to highlight your facial features. You can achieve this look with the help of a curling iron/curlers and hair cream.
#14: Textured Pixie African American Short Hairstyle
The textured short haircut is a modern and fresh style that showcases one’s playful and independent nature. The center-piece of the cut is the Mohawk-like fringe. The sides are tapered and they blend practically seamlessly with the top. If you want to make a stronger impression with this hair style, you may consider dying the fringe in an unusual color.
#15: Layered Short Black Haircut with Bangs
More and more women are proving that short is the new sexy. The courage of embracing one’s femininity through a masculine short haircut is an undeniable sign of self-confidence. The model in the photo is sporting quite a powerful look: a modern take on the basin-cut bob. The hair strands embrace and define her cheekbones, while the uneven fringe accentuates the eyes. To achieve this look you simply apply hair products on towel-dried hair and style it with a soft paddle brush while blow-drying.
#16: Extra Short Textured Pixie Cut
As much as we love beautiful long locks and edgy hairstyles, simplicity often manages to create the most sophisticated look. In addition to this, black short haircuts are usually more attractive than long ones. Just take a look at this gorgeous simple pixie cut that does nothing more than enhances the model’s natural beauty. The best thing about the short pixie cut is the fact that it requires little to none maintenance. Simply ruffle it up a bit in the morning for a casual look, or add some hair product for a sleek appearance.
#17: Puffed-Up Pompadour
We were surprised that a look as edgy as this can look so elegant. The puffed-up pompadour, which is a mix between the quiff and classic undercut, goes well with dark complexions. If you want to achieve it at home, you will need a curling iron, mattifying powder and bobby pins. You must curl back sections of the quiff individually and secure them with bobby pins until you’re finished. The sides, which should have a sleek appearance, can be styled with hair cream.
#18: Asymmetrical Short Cut for Black Women With Accented Bangs
This particular haircut is slightly difficult to pull off, but it looks extremely cute. First of all, you will have to get an asymmetrical cut with longer side-swept bangs. The geometric lines are obtained by layering each strand of hair individually or by adding highlights on the bangs. The back of the hair is gradually tapered and styled in a straight line. This short hairstyle is preferred by women over 35.
#19: Asymmetrical Wavy Bob with Side-Swept Bangs
This year is all about asymmetrical looks. What you see in this photo is arguably the boldest hairstyle choice. It has a little bit of everything: one side is shaved, the back is sporting an undercut, and the other side has a beautiful long mane. What’s interesting about this style is the fact that it looks different from every angle. As you can imagine, the styling possibilities are infinite: the mane can be swept to the side, styled towards the back or arranged so that it covers the shaved area.
#20: Asymmetrical Black Short Hairstyle
Since we’re on the topic of asymmetrical cuts, here’s another fresh and edgy look. This one is quite easy to pull off. All you need to do is to get one side shaved, while keeping the strands on the other side perfectly styled. What we love about this short hairstyle is the fact that you can play around with its styling.
#21: Classy Tapered Short Hairstyle
This excellent cut with bangs and tapered sides/back really shifts the focus towards the models eyes and cheekbones. Not only is it extremely practical and easy to maintain, but it is also more versatile than you would imagine. You can change your look by swapping between hair colors, which is one of the year’s biggest trends. The beautiful lady in this image is sporting a lovely hue similar to Marsala – the trendiest color of the year. We love it!
#22: Short Curly Hairstyle With Undercut And Highlights
The undercut has become a classic unisex look. Its beauty lies in the fact that it works with all types of hair, hair colors and hair lengths: long blonde locks, short black hair, you name it. This type of hairstyle is characterized by a longer portion of hair at the top of the head which is styled in a unique way, and closely clipped sides & back. This image is a great example of a curly undercut that has a layered appearance due to the carefully styled highlights.
#23: Sleek Asymmetrical Bob With Undershave
Shaving one’s head (or a section of the head) has become a bold fashion statement. More and more women are cutting their locks in favor of undercuts. The cute model in the image is boasting a beautiful sleek asymmetrical bob with a cool quirk: one side is shaved. Once again, we have a hair-style that looks different from every angle. The shaved side highlights her feminine features, while the longer part creates a sense of mystery and sensuality.
#24: Black Women Short Haircut Styled In Fun Curls
Short hair-styles are all about self-expression. That’s why you will often see women wearing amazing never-seen-before hairstyles. The idea is to be creative, like the model in the image. She decided to go with a vintage short-style, featuring Betty Boopdyed curls. If you want her look, you will need a curling iron and hair cream. This sexy short hairstyle with ombre hair strands is really fabulous!
#25: Super-Short Flicking Bob
The super-short flicking bob is a beautiful and effortless cut. It is basically a classic bob with a clear parting for straight or wavy strands. To achieve this look you need to style cute flicks and fix them with hair spray. Use a round brush and blow drier for styling. The bob haircut enhances one’s natural features with minimal effort.
#26: Boyish Short Style With Balayage Highlights
One of our previous examples featured a simple black women short hairstyle. While we believe it’s extremely elegant, some might consider it a little too simple. Don’t worry! You can make the look more exciting by adding vividly colored highlights. Just take a look at these beautiful tangerine streaks!
#27: Side-Parted Tapered Style With Long Swoopy Bangs
This pretentious cut is a combination between the bob and the pixie. The longer side-swept fringe is perfectly styled over the forehead, and the sleek sides gradually become shorter towards the ear and nape to add more volume to the ensemble. This unique look is really cool but it requires constant maintenance and styling to keep the perfect shape.
#28: Short Black Hair As Stylish Quiff
This style represents the perfect combination between a refined lady’s classic appeal and rebel heart. The quiff, which is considered by most a hipster cut, is styled in sophisticated wavy strands. If you are torn between getting an extremely short cut and keeping your medium-length hair, you should definitely go for this look. Simply style your hair on the sides with pomade and use a curler for the wavy quiff.
#29: Sexy Short Cut with Extra Long Side Bangs
This fresh and effortless black girl short hairstyle accentuates your facial features such as eyes and lips. It is a timeless look that flatters all complexions and most face shapes. The side-swept fringe blends perfectly with the profile, while the closely clipped side adds an edgy and modern look to the style. Here’s an extra tip if you want to go for this sexy look: use red or fuchsia lipstick.
#30: Extra Short Pixie Crop
The extra short pixie crop is arguably the most comfortable and practical of all black haircuts. It doesn’t require any styling, it is very feminine (if you have big eyes and slimmer face) and it looks good with statement jewelry. The only thing you need to worry about is trimming your strands quite often.
#31: The Hottest Rainfall Hairstyle
Rihanna is featuring a classy short hairstyle with an effect of being caught in the rain. Her silky perfectly straight vertical tresses resonate with sexy wet luster of her lip gloss.
#32: Short Shag Bob With Honey And Golden Highlights
Thick relaxed hair is perfect for a short shag hairstyle. Most women do envy that rich luxurious texture, enhanced in the given example by warm “delicious” highlights of honey, caramel and brown sugar.
#33 Exclusive Flips For Extraordinary Ladies
African American women can do fantastic things with their hair. I have never seen a more flawless short hairstyle where hair hues, textures and even flips of the bangs blend together so mutually beneficial.
#34: Boldness Becomes You
This hairstyle doesn’t make you soft and fluffy but rather active and sassy, and that’s excellent. You can play with your looks, amazing everyone around with how imaginative you really are.
#35: Coal Black Ringlets
Haircuts with extremely short hair at the sides and back and longer hair on top are very popular, because they look stylish and allow experimenting with textures. The new natural growth, being very short, perfectly matches the longer tresses, styled here into awesome coal black ringlets.
#36: She-Devil
Halle Berry is the queen of pixie. The short tresses of this beautiful pixie are just sticking out randomly but look how fantastically skittish she looks!
#37: Flirty Tendrils
Here is how you can finally take control of your unruly natural hair, girls. Extremely short hair at the sides and playful coils shaping natural kinky bangs (without any relaxer) – she looks gorgeous!
#38: Sinuous Streams
Here is another very short hairstyle, featuring an extraordinary texture, you can’t repeat with any other lengths. The hair is flowing from the crown forward with exquisite sinuous grace.
#39: Immaculate Laconic Style
Bright girls with perfect oval faces and beautiful facial features can emphasize their beauty with extremely short haircuts which practically require minimal styling. Check Halle Berry with short and medium length hair, and you’ll see what I’m talking about.
#40: On the Crest Of A Wave
Rihanna has managed to express her success even in her asymmetric hairstyle. Her short hairstyle with sculptural bang is an alternative to the most elegant updos of long-haired ladies.
#41: Alluring Circularity
A rounded shape, soft lines, sleek texture, a contrast of matt and glossy surfaces: even with rather short haircut you can look very feminine and stylish. Good taste and style do not occur from nowhere.
#42: Majestic Natural Coils
Your natural short hair can also be styled very beautifully. These elevated natural coils can elongate your face and endow your look with refined grandeur.
#43: Short Retro Style
This hairstyle is reminiscent of the early 20s of the previous century. So if you are going to a retro party, those characteristic waves will be right to the point.
#44: Graceful Panther
The showiest hairstyles are those involving asymmetry. One side of this sexy short hairstyle is featuring a collarbone bob and the other is a part of a simple boyish short haircut. You can’t help following those soft, smooth, flowing lines with your eyes.
#45: The Chic Of A Short Asymmetric Bob
If you do not want to look sexily sleek and dramatic but like an idea of African hairstyles in general and a short bob in particular, here is another worthy version with shattered contours and more volume.
#46: Mohawk Bangs
Emeli Sande looks super chic with her extra short platinum crop paired with an elongated section from crown to forehead that she styles funky in a sort of Mohawk bangs… Looks cool and brings out her bright personality, wow!
#47: Backcombed Caramel Strands
A more elegant version of her short hairstyle for females suggests the soft delicious flows of color and simple styling techniques – backcombing and styling locks off the face. We are getting another message from this look, but the same radiant smile of Emeli Sande we love!
#48: Funky Pixie
Malinda Williams makes her signature style out of the basic pixie. Curly or straight, spiky or sleek, sassy or vintage- inspired – she has tried all possible styling variations with her short length. This time it’s a textured spiky top with sleek sides.
#49: Gilded Natural Crop
Chrisette Michele opts to stay short and natural, adding a pop of color to her cropped kinky coils. The transition of dark brown into caramel and golden blonde at the very tips looks pretty cool with this length and natural texture, plus it lights up Chrisette’s velvety brown eyes miraculously!
#50: Short Golden Blonde Waves
NeNe Leakes has tried various lengths and numerous shades of browns and blondes, but this particular golden blonde with honey glazing creates total harmony with her chocolate skin tone. The soft vintage waves only enhance it.
#51: Sensuous Waves
Alicia Quarles loves her short length and finds it pretty versatile. For the Viva Glam Rihanna launch Alicia decides on the emphasized femininity, expressed in her look through the sexy bandage dress and shapely chocolate waves.
#52: Extra-Short Natural Hairstyle With A Distinct Side Parting
Lupita Nyong’o always keeps her hair short and natural, experimenting with haircuts and styling nuances. Golden Globes Awards ceremony has witnessed one of her most beautiful short natural hairstyles I love absolutely.
#53: Disconnected Wavy Bob
With good thickness of Rita Ora’s locks, her short tousled bob would work fine for African American ladies with relaxed hair. Rita Ora has her waves side-parted and styled shaggy in the best tendencies of “bedhead” hairstyles.
#54: Curly Pixie
The 5th Annual Essence Black Women In Music event remembers the fun curly pixie of Nicci Gilbert. The curly volume on top with sleek sides visually elongates Nicci’s face and echoes with the print of her top, while the enhanced shine of her hairstyle supports the overall theme of glitter in her look.
#55: A Pop Of Color
Today no one is surprised to see Rihanna with pink hair, but this time it’s a fun wig to match her nail polish and handbag – a smart solution when you are boring to do styling yet still want to look ravishing like Rihanna:)
#56: Formal Sleekness
The “wow” factor of this look is Eva Marcille’s bronze skin tone that is enhanced with the snow white of her dress. A hairstyle for this statement look shouldn’t distract attention from the face. The simple sleeked-back ‘do is exactly what’s needed.
#57: Black And Red
The look of Jada Pinkett Smith’s character from the “Gotham” series is pretty impressive, and her black hairstyle with the red touches in the bangs plays here the leading role.
#58: Sweet Curls
Meagan Good is extremely charming with her short pixie, revealing natural texture at the temples and sweet short curls in the bangs matching the curve of her gorgeous eye-lashes.
#59: Caramel Curly Bob For Round Faces
And one more chic hairstyle from Meagan Good is the caramel curly bob she sported for the “Think Like Man Too” premiere. The soft whimsical curls in the prettiest caramel shades are, undoubtedly, super flattering for Meagan.
#60: Pixie With Edgy Bangs
We have quite get used to Halle Berry’s spiky pixie, but lately she has introduced an edgy change to her short hairstyles – longer pointed bangs, veiling her forehead and shaping cool jagged contours for the style in whole.
#61: Brown Blonde Textured Crop
Joan Smalls as Tina Turner is a superb photoshoot for “V Magazine” where Joan is rocking this cool edgy crop with fringy finish that renders the look the right edge and an amazing feel of movement.
#62: Straight Chocolate Bob
And Jourdan Dunn’s photoshoot on a bike breathes with the same ease, carelessness and hair movement in the breeze, but her straight chocolate bob is more refined thanks to the blunt cut, soft lines and sophisticated color solution.
#63: Ashy Brown Symmetric Bob
Here you can see one of the trendiest African-American hairstyles of this year. Shorter bob updated with a light wave and styled centre-parted with an emphasis on symmetry. We like the light ashy brown of Jourdan Dunn’s locks and the shagginess of her ends in this look from the Burberry Prorsum 2015 catwalk.
#64: Silky Curls With Disconnected Ends
How else can you style the most versatile haircut ever? For the early fall Jourdan Dunn upgrades her classy bob with honey notes and styles it into loose silky curls with shattered ends.
#65: Black Shaggy Bob
This Vogue’s issue features Chanel Iman’s hot “dance of seduction” with A$AP Rocky. Chanel is rocking an awesome edgy bob with sleek roots and shaggy ends.
#66: Wispy Pixie
Pixie for relaxed black hair looks very special. Betty Adewole demonstrates a perfect example of pixie with slight lift at the roots that appears light and wispy despite natural density of her hair.
#67: Tousled “Bedhead” Hairstyle
Liya Kebede is absolutely gorgeous with her sexy tousled bob. The effect is achieved with the lightest blonde hue to enhance the contrast between her hair color and skin tone.
#68: Sleek And Straight
Accuracy and simplicity are often the keys to the most stylish looks. Geometric African-American short haircuts, like Veronica Webb’s look the best when they are flat-ironed to preserve the precision of the outlines.
#69: Triangular Bob
For the Akris ad campaign Anais Mali rocks an ideally straight triangular bob that supports the geometric design of the Akris handbags. Anais’ bob is paired with extra short bangs but she can also throw some locks on her forehead for the added edge.
#70: Fluffy Curls
And absolutely another impression is achieved with the hairstyle for natural hair from Anais Mali. You could easily believe these are two completely different girls, so unalike they look in the photos!
#71: A-Line Natural Bob
Yaya DaCosta sports her ethnic kinky coils with pride and style, varying finishes and types of parting, but it’s almost always this optimal length and adorable tight spirals, so flattering for her looks and personality.
#72: Glazed Chocolate Waves
Selita Ebanks couldn’t have chosen a better hairstyle than this chic chocolate curly bob with a shapely wave at the centre of her locks, while the tips and roots remain straight.
#73: Straight Pixie With A Feathery Finish
This time Rihanna doesn’t show us something extraordinary in terms of hair styling or coloristic solutions, but her jet black pixie with a feathery finish and short fringy bangs looks pretty classy and absolutely wearable.
#74: Straight Style For The Short Crop
Yasmin Warsame looks cool with her short natural kinks, but for a change she can pull off this short casual style for relaxed hair. I believe she can also experiment with new hair hues.
#75: Chocolate Finger Waves
Viola Davis tried on a vintage look for Oscars. Her short bob was side parted and styled into luxurious finger waves with a shine enhancer – an Oscar-worthy look, indeed!
#76: Short Layered A-Line Hairstyle
From time to time Viola Davis has her natural locks relaxed to broaden the choice of hairstyling solutions for her preferred short length. This quick layered A-line hairstyle features some lift at the roots and perfect edges.
#77: Fancy Bob With Chocolate Highlights
And one more interesting look from Viola Davis. A-line bob with whimsical flicks for the face-framing locks and subtle chocolate highlights speak class and style in every lock.
#78: Short Afro With Small Curls
Vicky Jeudy’s short afro mimics the texture of her white strapless dress. The wet finish looks neat and sassy. Oh, yes, short hairstyles are always easier to style and maintain.
#79: Short A-Line Hairstyle With Volume On Top
Danielle Brooks attended the 2015 New York Fashion Week with a new classy short hairstyle. Her flawlessly straight black tresses are styled A-line with swoopy bangs and volume on top.
#80: Silky Chin-Length Bob
Kat Graham looks both sweet and sexy in her checked dress with a bra-like top and sleek chin-length bob tucked behind the ears. Such images really inspire: no bangs or extraordinary texture, only the silk and shine of chocolate locks!
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Well, that’s all for short hairstyles for now. I wonder what you have chosen for yourself.
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