72 Short Hair Ideas to Inspire Your Next Visit to Nakama

Short hair is having more than a moment — it is a long-running love affair. From cropped pixies to soft, jaw-grazing bobs, a confident short cut sharpens the face, frees up your morning routine, and lets your natural texture speak for itself. At Nakama we treat every guest as an equal partner in the chair: stylist, client and hair are in the same conversation. Below are 72 short looks our team adores, with notes on why each one works and who tends to fall in love with it.

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01. Short and Flippy

Short and flippy haircut

A jaw-length cut with the ends turned softly outward. Lightweight, playful, and a fast favourite for anyone who wants movement without losing the shape.

02. Heartthrob Haircut

Heartthrob short haircut

A romantic, slightly tousled mid-length cut with subtle layering around the face. Polished enough for work, soft enough for the weekend.

03. Shoulder-Length Beachy Waves

Shoulder length beachy waves

Loose, salt-air waves on a collarbone-skimming cut. The easiest way to look like you just walked off the coast — no actual sand required.

04. Subtle Fade

Subtle fade short hair

A short, sculpted shape with a gentle fade at the nape and temples. Modern, low-maintenance, and beautifully flattering on a strong jawline.

05. Retro Flipped Bob

Retro flipped bob

A nod to the 60s: a clean blunt bob with the tips flicked up. Add a deep side part for an instant vintage cinema vibe.

06. Wet Lob

Wet look lob

A long bob worn slicked back with a glossy, just-out-of-the-shower finish. Sharp, editorial, and surprisingly forgiving on second-day hair.

07. Icy Blonde Bob

Icy blonde bob

A clean, chin-length bob taken to the coolest end of the blonde spectrum. Best paired with regular toning visits to keep the icy tone alive.

08. Overgrown Pixie

Overgrown pixie

That sweet spot a few weeks after a fresh pixie, when the shape softens and the layers start to swoop. Easy to style, easy to grow out further.

09. Modern Marilyn Bob

Modern Marilyn style bob

Soft platinum waves on a short bob, with a deep side part for that classic Hollywood lift. A red-carpet idea you can actually wear to brunch.

10. Layered Bob With Full Bangs

Layered bob with full bangs

A chin-length bob with internal layers and a heavy fringe. Frames the eyes beautifully and gives fine hair the illusion of more volume.

11. Tousled Lob With Side Part

Tousled lob with side part

A relaxed, slightly undone long bob worn off-centre. Effortless on naturally wavy hair and very kind to busy mornings.

12. Blunt Mini Bob

Blunt mini bob

A precise, one-length cut that sits above the jaw. Geometric, fashion-forward, and at its best on glossy, healthy hair.

13. Two-Toned Tresses

Two toned short hair

A short cut painted with two distinct shades — usually a richer base and a lighter top or front. A great way to add dimension without a full colour overhaul.

14. Deep Side Part With Texture

Deep side part textured short hair

A short shape parted dramatically to one side, with the lengths roughed up for grit and movement. Confident, modern, and very photogenic.

15. Blunt Bob With Texture and Bangs

Blunt bob with texture and bangs

A heavy bob cut at a single length, softened with internal texturising and a fringe. The strong outline keeps it editorial; the texture keeps it wearable.

16. Sleek Pixie With Side Bangs

Sleek pixie with side bangs

A polished pixie with a longer front swept across the forehead. Elegant, masculine-meets-feminine, and brilliant for showing off cheekbones.

17. Asymmetric With a Slight Undercut

Asymmetric short hair with undercut

One side longer than the other, with the shorter side discreetly clipped. A small detail that makes a big style statement.

18. Fluffy Pompadour

Fluffy pompadour short hair

A short cut with the top pushed up and back into a soft pompadour. All the attitude of a classic pomp, none of the stiffness.

19. Wet-Look Bob

Wet look bob

A chin-length bob worn with a glossy, gel-set finish. Sharp lines, high shine and a hint of nightlife energy.

20. Tousled and Short

Tousled short hair

A short cut styled with lived-in texture and zero fuss. Air-dry friendly and great for hair that loves to do its own thing.

21. Curly Pixie

Curly pixie

A pixie cut specifically shaped around natural curl pattern. Cut dry, layer by layer, so each spiral lands exactly where it should.

22. Center-Parted Bob

Center parted bob

A symmetrical bob worn with a clean middle parting. Timeless, balanced, and especially flattering on oval and heart-shaped faces.

23. Styled Pixie

Styled pixie cut

A short cut taken from everyday to evening with a bit of product and a side sweep. Proof that short hair has plenty of styling options.

24. Bob With Short Bangs

Bob with short bangs

A classic bob paired with a baby fringe that sits well above the brow. Playful, a little French, and very photogenic.

25. Side-Parted and Short

Side parted short hair

A short cut with the bulk of the hair swept to one side. Clean enough for the office, soft enough for a date.

26. Bleached Pixie

Bleached pixie

A cropped pixie taken to icy platinum. High-impact and high-maintenance — well worth the regular toning appointments.

27. Blunt Bob With Bangs

Blunt bob with bangs

A one-length bob paired with a full, brow-grazing fringe. Strong, graphic, and forever in style.

28. ’90s Short With Bangs

90s style short hair with bangs

A nostalgic crop with a soft, slightly curtained fringe. Channels supermodel-era effortlessness without feeling like a costume.

29. Undercut With Swoop

Undercut with side swoop

Short and tight at the sides with a longer top swept across the forehead. Edgy, polished, and surprisingly versatile.

30. Blunt Lob With Side Part

Blunt lob with side part

A long bob cut clean across the bottom and parted deeply to one side. The grown-up version of the classic teenage flick.

31. Pixie With Texture

Textured pixie

A short cut with deliberate, piecey movement throughout. Easy to wear, easy to mess up in a good way.

32. Pixie Afro

Pixie afro

A short, sculpted shape that celebrates natural coil and volume. Cut to enhance the curl pattern, not fight it.

33. Avant-Garde Buzz

Avant garde buzz cut

An ultra-short crop with sculptural details — sometimes a sharp line, sometimes a tiny tail. Pure confidence on a head.

34. Slicked Back and Flipped

Slicked back short hair

A short cut pushed away from the face with a flick of volume at the crown. A favourite for evening events and statement earrings.

35. Spiky Pixie

Spiky pixie

A choppy crop styled into soft, piecey spikes. Cool, low effort, and a great answer to fine hair that needs presence.

36. Center-Parted Wavy Lob

Center parted wavy lob

A long bob with a clean middle parting and soft, undone waves. Romantic, modern and very easy to live with.

37. Blown-Out Pixie

Blown out pixie

A short cut taken from flat to full with a proper round-brush blow-dry. The difference between «I have a pixie» and «I love my pixie.»

38. Super-Blunt Bob

Super blunt bob

The most precise version of the bob, with a glassy, ruler-straight bottom line. Demands healthy ends and rewards them with serious presence.

39. Slightly Side-Parted Bob

Slightly side parted bob

A simple bob with the part nudged just off-centre. A tiny adjustment that adds softness and asymmetry to a classic shape.

40. Natural Pixie

Natural pixie

A short cut that lets natural texture and grey strands do the talking. Beautifully unfussy and very wearable.

41. Center-Parted and Ear-Length

Center parted ear length cut

A short cut that sits around the ears with a tidy middle parting. Architectural, fresh and perfect for warm seasons.

42. Buzzed on the Sides

Buzzed sides short hair

Length on top, machine-short at the sides. Strong shape, low maintenance, and endless ways to style the top half.

43. Tousled Pixie

Tousled pixie

A short cut worn deliberately undone, like you just ran your fingers through it. The opposite of fussy.

44. Pixie With Length

Pixie with length

A pixie that keeps more length on top and at the fringe. Easier to style and a softer step into really short hair.

45. Chin-Length Bob With Heavy Bangs

Chin length bob with heavy bangs

A jaw-skimming bob paired with a dense, full fringe. Frames the face like nothing else and disguises a high forehead beautifully.

46. Natural and Classic

Natural classic short hair

A timeless short cut with no tricks — just a clean shape and the hair’s own texture. Quietly elegant at any age.

47. Middle Part With Fluffy Texture

Middle part fluffy short hair

A short cut parted down the centre and styled with soft, airy volume. Romantic and a little nostalgic.

48. Combed Forward Pixie

Combed forward pixie

A short cut with the top combed toward the face instead of back. Modern, gamine, and excellent on round face shapes.

49. Straight Up and Styled

Straight up styled short hair

A short shape with the top pushed straight upward for height and energy. Great for evenings and statement looks.

50. Side-Part With Slight Waves

Side part with slight waves

A short cut parted to the side with the lengths set in loose waves. Friendly, polished and instantly photogenic.

51. Old Hollywood

Old Hollywood short hair

A vintage-inspired short style with sculpted finger waves or a deep, glossy side-sweep. Glamorous without trying too hard.

52. Tousled and Short

Tousled short cut

An undone, lived-in version of a short bob or pixie. Great for those who want a stylist’s shape with zero styling time at home.

53. Side Part With Length On Top

Side part with length on top

Shorter sides and back with a longer, swept-over top. A confident, gender-neutral look that suits a wide range of textures.

54. Chin-Length

Chin length bob

The little black dress of haircuts — a clean, one-length bob that finishes right at the jaw. Always in style.

55. Classic Blowout

Classic blowout short hair

A short cut styled with a smooth, voluminous blow-dry. The kind of finish that makes everything you wear look more expensive.

56. Short With a Single Braid

Short hair with single braid

One small braid tucked into a short cut as a quiet accent. A lovely way to add detail without committing to full styling.

57. Blown-Out and Slicked Back

Blown out and slicked back short hair

Volume at the roots, lengths pushed cleanly away from the face. Equal parts elegant and architectural.

58. Betty Boop

Betty Boop style short hair

A short cut styled into defined, round curls close to the head. Cartoonishly cute in the best way possible.

59. Short With a Headband

Short hair with headband

A simple short cut transformed by a great accessory. The fastest way to dress up a bad-hair morning.

60. Side-Parted With a Retro Twist

Side parted retro short hair

A short cut parted to one side and set with a hint of vintage curl. A little bit pin-up, a lot modern.

61. Razor-Cut Ends

Razor cut short hair

A short shape finished with a razor for soft, feathered tips. Adds movement and lightness, especially on thick hair.

62. Bang-Length

Bang length short cut

A very short cut where the longest pieces are the fringe itself. Cool, sculptural and totally low-maintenance.

63. Asymmetric With Natural Texture

Asymmetric natural texture short hair

An off-balance short cut that lets curls or waves go where they want. Personality first, symmetry second.

64. Bob With a Blowout

Bob with blowout

A standard bob given the full round-brush treatment for body and bounce. A reliable answer to «what should I do with my hair tonight?»

65. Air-Dried and Short

Air dried short hair

A short cut designed to look its best with zero heat. The ultimate summer style and a real time-saver year-round.

66. Retro Bob

Retro bob

A classic bob with a hint of the past — think soft set, deep parting, polished ends. Quietly cinematic.

67. Bob With Subtle Beach Waves

Bob with subtle beach waves

A short bob with a barely-there wave through the lengths. Effortless, modern and very, very flattering.

68. Longer on Top

Longer on top short hair

Trimmed sides with extra length kept up top to play with. Style it slick, style it tousled — it’s built for variety.

69. Accessorized

Accessorized short hair

A short cut elevated with clips, pins or a delicate hairband. Small details that make a finished, considered look.

70. Long Pixie

Long pixie

A pixie with extra length through the top and fringe. The friendliest entry point into very short hair, and easy to grow into a bob.

71. Piece-y Pixie With Bangs

Piecey pixie with bangs

A short cut with deliberately separated, textured pieces and a fringe. Looks expensive in real life and even better on camera.

72. Lob With Birkin Bangs

Lob with Birkin bangs

A long bob softened with a wispy, slightly grown-out fringe. Parisian by nature and one of the most-requested cuts at the salon right now.

Ready to Try a Shorter Cut?

Choosing the right short hairstyle is a conversation, not a guess. At Nakama every cut starts with a real consultation — your face shape, your hair’s natural behaviour, your routine, the time you actually have in the morning. We will help you pick the version of «short» that fits your life, and we will be honest if a style on your inspiration list will not work as it does in the photo.

Book your appointment with one of our stylists and bring this page with you — we will take it from there.

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