African American women are gifted with the fabulous curls since they were born, even though curliest hair can be quite challenging to play with, the African American women community successfully tamed the curls and creating the most beautiful and unique hairstyles. In this article update, we shared the short curly hairstyle variations that looks great on older African American women.
There are three different types of natural curly hair that you need to know, which each of them has their own subtypes that has a different beauty and maintenance level. And, you don’t need to worry if there is a best hairstyle for your hair type or not, because we have compiled lots of different hairstyles for curled hair into a single list.
Different Types of Short Curly Hairstyles that Looks Astonishing for Older African American Women
In the previous paragraph, we said about the three different types of curly hair. Most people named them with Type 2, Type 3, and Type 4 curly hair. Each type has their own characteristics that made them unique.
In this article update, we won’t explain all those types in detailed. Let us know if you want in depth article about curly hair in the future. But, for the sake of picture context that you are about to see in the list, we will give the simplest explanation of the different types of curly hair. So it will give you the basic understanding if you never read or hear the explanation before.
Type 2 curly also known as the wavy hair, has three different subtypes. Which are 2A, 2B, and 2C wavy hair. Type 2 has the S-shaped tendrils, and less defined around the crown and at the roots. If you have this hair type, maybe you are getting a hard time finding a voluminous hairstyle in the past.
Type 3 hair has the ringlets or spirals. This type of hair has a different range of tightness in the ringlets or spirals, from the tight ringlets to the loose spirals. The type 3 curly also known for the dryness and frizz. If you have this curly hair type, you may want to use a moisturizer to maximize the beauty of every hair style that you pick.
The last is type 4 a.k.a curly curls. The characteristics of this curls are the tight coil or zigzags throughout its entire length. This type is considered as the most fragile hair, because it is the most prone to shrinkage and also dryness. If you have this hair, you need to have a moisture-rich routine to keep the hair healthy.
1. Angled pixie
2. Angled lob
3. Asymmetrical bob
4. Bob with side swept bangs
5. Curly shaggy bob
6. French bob
7. Inverted bob
8. Angled pixie
9. Side part weave
10. A line haircut
11. Blunt cut
12. Tapered afro
13. Chin length bob
14. Pompadour
15. Curly wedge haircut
16. Stacked haircut
17. Crop haircut
18. Chin length pixie bob
19. Very short bob with bangs
20. Spiky curly hairstyle
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