25 Fabulous Short Spikey Hairstyles for Women and Girls

CHRIS MCMILLAN Last Update: February 15, 2025

If your style is more edgy than cute, there are some amazing new short, spikey hairstyles for women this season! The theme for 21st century hair design is veering towards unconventional and the new cutting and highlighting techniques are producing some really exciting and fresh looks.

Short shag cuts are the perfect way to show your casual and trendy approach to life. They are an excellent way to get control of thick, wiry hair and give the ultimate in wash and go hair maintenance. Shags can be styled in two very different ways, too, with the layers smooth and elegant or roughly dried to produce short spikey hairstyles for women with loads of fashion flair!

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Short Shaved Haircuts for Fine Hair

Aren’t short spikey hairstyles for women a little unforgiving if you don’t have a perfect face?

No, is the simple answer to that question! Short styles are a great way to balance out your face shape and bring it back towards the oval ‘ideal’. And if you want to minimise your least favourite facial feature, any experienced stylist knows how to cut a shape that will do that, too!

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Summer Hairstyle Ideas for Short Hair

Short spikey hairstyles for women with a round face

Short hairstyles with extra height on top from a short spikey hairstyle, will add a touch of flattering and trendy height with the textured sharp tips styled upwards. Then with the sides cut into a slimming tapered line at the sides, you’ll be amazed at the change this makes!

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Short Spikey Hairstyles for Women with a Round Face

Spikey hairstyles for balancing a long face

Long faces can be very effectively shortened with a contemporary side parting and a side-swept fringe covering the forehead. Keep the top fairly low and concentrate on getting some spikey volume at the sides as this will have the effect of adding width to a long or narrow face.

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Spikey Hairstyles for Long Face

So if you’re ready for a fabulous new look, browse our Pophaircuts.com up-to-the-minute Inspiration Gallery of the grooviest short spikey hairstyles – for women who love to project a stylish and confident image!

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