Hope:

Hey, Joey, I like your new hairstyle.

Joey:

You like it? Thanks. I just wanted to have a 改頭換面 for the New Year 2024.

Hope:

You wanted to have a makeover for the New Year. 

Joey:

Yes. I wanted to have a makeover. Do I look good?

Hope:

Of course. A bob just fits your face perfectly.

Joey:

Bob? Who?

Hope:

Oh…A bob is 鮑伯頭.

Joey:

Oh! I see. A bob is鮑伯頭. Well, I like this type of hairstyle, too. In fact, I was just going to 修一下 in the beginning, but after talking with the hairstylist, I changed my mind and voila. This is my new look.

Hope:

So, you were going to get a trim, but you changed your mind after talking to the hairstylist.

Joey:

That’s right. I think the 及肩直髮would make my face look even longer.

Hope:

That’s why you don’t wear your typical straight shoulder-length hair this time.

Joey:

So, Hope, at the hair salon, we were talking “大波浪.” How do you say 大波浪 in English?

Hope:

You can say “ wavy hair.” And 捲髮is curly hair.  There are also other types of hairstyles, such as Afro, 爆炸頭, a pixie cut, 精靈頭, etc.

Joey:

What about the hairstyles for boys?

Hope:

We usually see boys wear a crew cut. (小平頭) and a buzz cut (平頭). A crew cut is a short hairstyle where the hair on the top is slightly longer than the sides and back, while a buzz cut is very short all over.

Joey:

What about “龐克頭?”

Hope:

I think that is a Mohawk, 雞冠頭.” It is popular because of punk fashion.

Joey:

I see. So, how do you say 挑染in English?

Hope:

It is highlights. It would make your hair look even more stylish.

Joey:

Oh, I was going to have some highlights, but finally, I didn’t. What about 染髮? Can we say to color hair?

Hope:

Well, you can say I have my hair dyed or I have my hair colored. Either one will do.

Joey:

I see.