quiff

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Recent Examples of quiff During the performance, Twain wore a dazzling cream dress with her hair in a partial quiff. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 His grooming was kept simple with his hair styled in a messy quiff. Nick Hall, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 On the evidence of the trailer, the quiff of Quaid is a monument for the ages. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024 Her big hair channeled a looks that was once popular in the '50s and '60s, as her quiff stood several inches in the air, while the the hair in the back of her head remained curled. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023 Created by her go-to hairstylist, Bryce Scarlett, the style took inspiration from the 1950s, when volume, exaggerated waves, and quiffs were de rigueur in the world of women’s hair. Hannah Coates, Glamour, 29 June 2023 Sitting in her kitchen, occasionally fighting back tears, Bachek, their only child, shared family photos showing her father with an Elvis-style quiff on holidays by the Black Sea, beaming at Lyubov or swinging his granddaughter playfully in a shopping bag. Byreuters, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2022 Vernon François—celebrity hairstylist, educator, brand founder, and the mastermind behind iconic looks donned by Lupita Nyong'o, Tessa Thompson, and Willow Smith (the list goes on)—recommends creating a quiff with pins or clips to change up your look. Erin Parke, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2021 Her blonde locks had been styled into an updo with a curled quiff at the front. Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiff
Noun
  • Johanson released six solo albums through 1984’s Sweet Revenge, then changed personas, sported a pompadour and sang standards for the 1987 album Buster Poindexter.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Johansen started over with a NYC lounge act as Buster Poindexter, crooning R&B oldies in a tux and pompadour.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Surprise New Couple Shailene Woodley and Emily in Paris Actor Lucas Bravo Show Off PDA in Paris Bravo has previously turned heads for sporting a surprising hairdo and ditching his clean-shaven look.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Peck and Mount stand wearing bemused grins, while Gooding displays a mysterious countenance and stylish new hairdo while casually seated.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These hairstyles can cause hair breakage or even hair loss (traction alopecia).1 Anyone can have hair breakage from a tight hairstyle.
    Patty Weasler, RN, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Despite doing almost the same exact hairstyles for the siblings, Townsend revealed that the two actually have very different hair textures.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But often overlooked are the clothes that accompany the coiffure.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Pearce, in a magnificent performance, plays him as a kind of citadel—towering yet human-scaled, his immaculate dress and coiffure barely mussed by the occasional burst of temper or spasm of ego.
    Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Anyone who came of age in the '80s will get a chuckle—or groan—out of the Walmart advertising inserts that cleverly have been turned into wallpaper of fresh faced youngsters in questionable jeans and haircuts.
    John Oseid, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Short and Sharp Bobs Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Getty Images Bobs are beauty’s most ubiquitous haircut right now, and there’s a trio of bobs that hairstylists predict will be ultra-popular this spring.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Quiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiff. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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