These Are the 20 Best South African Ladies Haircut
All South African ladies’ haircuts can be grouped into categories. The style may differ from one lady to another – as a little tweak could always make a whole difference. However, they all fall into major categories, and here are four of the most popular haircuts among South African ladies.
Mohawk Haircut
The Mohawk haircut style surfaced in South Africa in the late 2000s, but it has always been around. Its name is linked to an indigenous tribe – the Mohawk people – in Upstate New York, a region in the state of New York, USA. But even though the name is the same as the people, they wear a different hairstyle – a square tuft of hair toward the back of the head. The Mohawk hairstyle is worn by the Pawnee people, living in the state of Nebraska and the northern side of the state of Kansas (all in the United States of America).
Mohawk haircuts can be sassy, as well as classy, depending on the style and how it is worn. Whether curly, short, long, or braided, the Mohawk haircut projects independence with an air of confidence. Any Mohawk style that is worn by a South African woman brings out their ‘Africaness,’ and you are also encouraged to try it.
Pixie Haircut
The Pixie haircuts do great service to the contemporary South African ladies on the go. They are convenient, easily maintained, and can be used for both formal and informal occasions – no wonder it is the go-to haircut for most South African ladies. The Pixie hairstyle came about in the ’50s and ’60s when it was worn by notable ladies at the time like British actress Audrey Hepburn in the 1953 rom-com Roman Holiday. It became even more popular and was embraced by the American populace when it was adorned by actresses Goldie Hawn and Halle Berry.
It can come in variant styles such as pixie bob, feathered pixie, choppy pixie, and pixie wedge, among others. The truth is that there is always a pixie haircut that will suit any lady irrespective of the face shape – oval or round. South African women with thick full hair may opt for the right pixie haircut. Nowadays, most go for the long and short pixie haircuts with bangs.
Afro Haircut
The Afro haircut was promoted as a natural hair movement. When Black Americans began to push for equal rights in the United States of America in the ’60s and ’70s, it gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement, which among other things encouraged boycotts of several systems the promoted segregation and racism. It also encouraged black people to refrain from damaging hair products and embrace their natural hair as styling their hairs to look like the whites did not promote the struggle for black recognition.
The full-blown Afro hairstyle became a symbol of the struggle for black power. Of course, there was a backlash from the white communities, but years later, it became a hairstyle synonymous with the black race- and South African women are not missing out on that trend. Whether long, short, colored, tinted, or curly, it’s a haircut that gives power to the African woman.
Shape-Ups and Fade Haircut
The Shape-up and Fade haircut came as an upgrade on the Afro. With the advent of hip-hop in the ’80s, people felt that the symbolism of the Afro had to give way to something more trendy. It began with the high-top fade as Afros were shaped from the sides to give a neat haircut that was the toast of that decade. It was so popular that it was the haircut worn by Will Smith in the popular black American sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that hit the airwaves in the ’90s. Gradually, the high-top gave way to the shape-up and fade – which is still around today.
The Fade itself has been in existence since the ’40s and is said to have originated from the US military. However, with the passage of time and experiments with different styles, the haircut has been modernized to the smoother version we have today – with most South African ladies loving the thrills.
