10 Best Indian Hairstyles For Women (2025)

Indian women are said to have beautiful hair, and they love doing up their hair in different Indian hairstyles. A good hairstyle can add up to the entire look and can be a head-turner at parties, festivals and weddings. But there are very few of us who actually can work up such hairstyle. So here is an article to teach you 10 different Indian hairstyles stepwise that you can try.

Simple and Elegant Indian Hairstyles That You Must Try

Listed below are few Indian hairstyles for you to try from.

1. Bun with Gajra

A bun with gajra is the most popular hairstyle in traditional Indian weddings. It is one of the most common Indian hairstyles for saree.

Things You Need

• Hair Brush
• Hair spray
• Blow dryer
• Hair doughnut
• Bobby pins
• Hairpins
• Elastic hair bands
• Gajra (made of jasmine flowers)

How to Style

1. With the help of a brush, blow-dry the hair.
2. Then spray your hair.
3. Then divide the hair into two halves; one at the top and one at the bottom.
4. Tie each half up with elastic hair bands.
5. Then pin up the hair doughnut in the lower ponytail.
6. Take a little hair from the top ponytail and roll it up and pin it up in the hair doughnut using a bobby pin.
7. Continue doing so until you have used up all the hair from both the ponytails and make sure to cover the entire hair doughnut with the hair so that the hair doughnut cannot be seen.
8. Once done, spray your hair to secure the hairdo.
9. Lastly, encircle your bun with the gajra using bobby pins to secure it.

2. Wavy Hair

Wavy hair looks absolutely gorgeous with almost any attire. It is a great Indian hairstyle at home for medium hair length.

Things You Need

• Voluminizer
• Hair spray
• Curling Tongs

How to Style

1. Shampoo and dry your hair.
2. Put a volumizer or serum in dry hair.
3. Using a pair of curling tongs, curl the hair.
4. Once done, run your fingers through the curls.
5. In case you do not like using heat, braid your hair.
6. Sleep through the night.
7. In the morning, untie it and run your fingers through your hair.
8. Use a hair spray in the end (both ways) to make the waves last for a long time.

3. Zari French Styled Braid

A zari thread tied at the end of the braid makes all the difference! It is a simple Indian women hairstyle yet it is so chic.

Things You Need

• Comb (fine-toothed)
• Serum
• Hair iron
• Hair spray
• Elastic bands
• Zari thread or ribbon

How to Style

1. After washing and drying your hair, apply the serum.
2. Then straighten your hair using a hair iron.
3. Start French braiding the hair taking a little of your hair from each side and entwining it with the midsection of your hair as you go down.
4. Continue till the end of your hair and tie it with an elastic band.
5. Taking about 3-4 inches at the end of the braid, tie the zari thread and wrap it around the braid till the end of it.
6. Secure the thread tightly by tying two knots so that it does not open up.
7. To give it a messy look, pull out few strands of hair and use a hair spray hold the hairstyle in place.

4. Pinned Back Twisted Hair

The twisted hair looks like a rope and goes well with your casual avatar. It is just the right Indian hairstyle for a short face.

Things You Need

• Texture hair spray
• Paddle brush
• Hair serum
• Curling hair tongs
• Bobby pins

How to Style

1. In your washed and dried hair, apply some hair serum and texture hair spray.
2. Pick small sections of your hair and curl them up using curling tongs.
3. Brush the hair lightly to open up the curls.
4. Then divide the hair by parting your hair in the middle.
5. From the sides of each temple take some hair and divide it into two parts.
6. Twist each of the section of hair and intertwine them to each other and secure them with bobby pins at the back.
7. Repeat the same on the other side too.
8. Lastly, secure the hairstyle with some hair spray.

5. South Indian Chotli Braid

This is an easy and very popular bridal hairstyle for south Indian brides.

Things You Need

• Hair serum
• Hair straightening iron
• Elastic band
• A Chotli (a long hair accessory)
• Bobby pins
• Smoothening serum

How to Style

• Apply some hair serum after washing and drying your hair.
• Then straighten your hair using a hair straightening iron.
• Make a middle parting and make a simple braid securing it with an elastic band at the end of it.
• Once the braid is made, secure the chotli with bobby pins at the top and after every few inches till the end of the chotli.
• In case of any frizz in the hair, use a smoothening serum.

6. Messy and Sleek Ponytail

This hairstyle is a combination of the gelled sleek look and a messy ponytail.

Things You Need

• Hair gel
• Comb (with fine tooth)
• Elastic hair bands
• Sea salt spray

How to Style

1. Make a middle parting in your hair.
2. Gel your hair at the top of the head.
3. Using a fine-toothed comb make your gelled hair flat.
4. Then tie all your hair together neatly in a ponytail.
5. After you have tied a ponytail, apply some sea salt spray on the ponytail part and crumple the hair with your hands to give a messy look.

7. Fishtail Braid with Flowers and Accessories

Put some flowers or hair accessories to add more style to an otherwise simple and boring fishtail braid for a special occasion or parties.

Things You Need

• Texture spray
• Elastic hair bands
• U-pins with pearls or beads etc.
• Bobby pins
• Strong holding hair spray
• Flowers (fresh or artificial)

How to Style

1. Wash your hair well using a shampoo and dry it.
2. Make a parting of your hair on one side.
3. Take the hair from the front of the left-hand side.
4. Twist the hair three times and with a pin secure it in the centre at the back.
5. Repeat the same on the right-hand side too.
6. Then divide all the hair into two sections.
7. Then picking up a little hair from the outside part of the right-hand side, add it to the inner side of the left-hand side.
8. Again picking up a little hair from the outside part of the left-hand side, add it to the inner side of the right-hand side.
9. Repeat the steps till the end of your hair and tie it up with an elastic hair band.
10. To add some volume to a sleek fishtail braid, pull the braid a little from the middle.
11. Then you may add small hair accessories like u-pins with pearls or beads in them or flowers (fresh or artificial) in between the braid.
12. Lastly, finish off the hairstyle by spraying some strong holding hair spray so that your hair stays in the same way for a long time.

8. Half Beehive Style

With a bouffant resembling half sized bee-hive, the hairstyle has a retro feel to it and has started well back in the ’80s.

Things You Need

• Hair serum to protect hair while using heat
• Hair smoothening serum
• Hair spray
• Curling iron tongs
• Comb (fine-toothed)
• A large size bumpit
• Bobby pins

How to Style

1. Shampoo your hair and dry it.
2. Apply heat hair protection serum.
3. Using the curling iron tongs, curl all your hair about 1 inch at the bottom.
4. Pull up the top part of your hair and attach a big size bumpit to the hair under it.
5. Carefully comb the top part of your hair with a fine-toothed comb so that the bumpit is not visible from outside.
6. Then cover the bumpit with the top part of your hair and pin it at the back in the centre using bobby pins.
7. Apply some hair smoothening serum on the top part of your hair lightly.
8. To give it a more stylish look, take out few strands of hair from the sides.
9. Lastly to hold the hairstyle together for a long time, finish it by applying some hair spray to it.

9. Inverted French Braid Bun

The hairstyle may look like tough hairdo but it can easily be made. It is best suited for informal gatherings, fun evening or night outs with your girlfriends or even for a dinner date with your partner. It is a beautiful Indian hairstyle for a round face.

Things You Need

• Hair spray to add texture to your hair
• Clips used for sectioning the hair
• Elastic hair bands
• Bobby pins
• U-pins
• Hair spray to for stronghold

How to Style

1. Shampoo your hair and dry it.
2. Then use hair spray to add texture to your hair.
3. From the side of your ears, take half of the hair and clip it up with section clips.
4. Then bring all your hair in the front by bending your head forward towards the ground.
5. Start French braiding your hair from the nape of your neck and going top wards.
6. After reaching the part where you have pinned your top hair with the section clip, tie an elastic hair band on the braid.
7. Take off the sectioning clips from the hair and make a messy bun at the top of your head with the remaining hair.
8. Secure the bun with an elastic hair band, bobby pins and U-pins.
9. Lastly, spray some strong holding hair spray to keep the hairstyle going for a long time.

10. Sea Salt Curls

This ultra-casual, as well as chic hairstyle, is just the right Indian hairstyle for short hair. The hairstyle is super easy to achieve and is perfect for casual outings with your friends.

Things You Need

• Hair spray for hair texture
• A paddle brush
• Headband
• Blow dryer with a diffuser
• Sea salt hair spray

How to Style

1. Shampoo your hair and apply the hair texture spray while your hair is still wet.
2. Bringing your hair down, allow your hair to hang in the front.
3. Then blow dry your entire hair.
4. After you are done with blow drying, brush your hair lightly using a paddle brush.
5. Spray your hair with the sea salt hair spray and crumple your hair using your hands.
6. Lastly, wear a headband and you are ready to go.

Try out the above hairstyles for special occasions, festivals, parties or even at casual outings and look absolutely stunning.

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