30 Stunning Short Spiky Hairstyles To Revamp Your Look
Sneha Talukdar
Short hairstyles often lack volume. So, adding some spikes can help instantly revive the volume and astonishing look for your short hairstyle. Below are some suggestions for short spiky hairstyles that give you the bold appearance that you are looking for.
1. Platinum Textured Spikes
Instantly brighten your complexion and project a modern, high-fashion energy with this icy platinum spiky cut. Popular stylist Jen Atkin often notes that "texture is the ultimate anti-aging tool," as these vertical pieces draw the eye upward and create a natural lifting effect for your facial features. To keep this look sharp, you should use a purple toning shampoo once a week to maintain that crisp white-blonde tone and prevent any brassy yellowing.
2. Classic Tapered Spiky Pixie
The low-maintenance elegance of this tapered cut that features short sides and a playful, spiked-up crown. Hairstylists suggest this style for women with fine hair because the short, jagged layers create the illusion of density and volume that longer styles simply can't provide. You can style this in under two minutes by rubbing a dime-sized amount of matte pomade between your palms and pulling the top sections toward the ceiling.
3. Frosted Spikes
Highlight your facial features with this ultra-short crop that uses "frosted" lighter tips to make the spiky texture really pop. Professionals suggest this style for women who want to transition away from heavy dye jobs, as the short length and highlighted tips make growing out natural roots look like a deliberate style choice. You should visit your barber or stylist every four weeks to keep the nape of the neck clean and the top layers from becoming too heavy.
4. Cropped Spiky Pixie
A chic yet bold hairstyle is none other than the cropped spiky pixie. Since it's a pixie cut, the back side of the head is tapered short. While the volume lies in the crown region, with the help of some messy spikes.
5. Golden Copper Spiky
Copper is a reddish-orange tone that is bright and shiny. When the copper tone is mixed with gold, it creates a beautiful hue that looks so good when paired with a spiky hairstyle.
6. Soft Salt-and-Pepper Spikes
Achieve a sophisticated and "lived-in" look with these soft, wispy spikes that celebrate your natural gray dimensions. Stylists recommend this for mature women because the varied lengths of the spikes help blend different silver and charcoal tones, making the transition to gray look intentional and chic. You should use a lightweight texturizing spray rather than a heavy wax to keep the hair touchable and airy throughout the day.
7. Undercut Spiky Mohawk
You can command any room with this daring undercut mohawk that features shaved sides and a long, textured strip of spikes down the center. According to stylist Guido Palau, this look is a "style power move" because it emphasizes the jawline and forehead while providing a tall, striking silhouette. For maximum structural integrity, you must apply a firm-hold hairspray to the roots while the hair is upside down to ensure those spikes don't budge.
8. Copper Flat Spikes Hair
Some spikes are intended to stand higher and straighter. But some like the spiky hair shown in the picture looks subtle yet manageable. The copper flat spikes hairstyle is a messy hairstyle that keeps everything low-key while giving you a desired bold look.
9. Ash Blonde Textured Pixie with Crown Spikes
This is a unique kind of pixie cut where the hair is flat in the front, while the spikes mainly reside on the centre of the head. The forehead is chopped bluntly, and the sideburns are slightly longer. The haircut gets a beautiful design with ash blonde color.
10. Messy Bedhead Spikes
Achieve a relaxed, "effortlessly cool" vibe with this messy spiky style that thrives on a bit of organized chaos. Hairstylists suggest this cut for those with natural waves or cowlicks because it works with your hair's natural growth patterns rather than fighting against them. To maintain this "just-woke-up" perfection, you should use a sea salt spray on damp hair and "scrunch" the top as it air-dries to encourage organic, piecey texture.
11. Sleek Forward-Swept Spikes
Give the classic spiky look a modern twist by sweeping the textured layers forward toward your forehead rather than straight up. This works brilliantly for balancing a longer face shape, as the forward movement provides forehead coverage while maintaining the edgy, spiked texture at the crown. You can keep this look polished by using a high-shine wax on the very tips of the hair to add a professional, light-reflecting finish.
12. Modern Mullet with Centre Spikes Styled with the Hints of Lavender and Red
A mullet is a hairstyle where the hair is short in the nape, while the length crosses the nape. Here, the spikes are centred in the middle. And two beautiful colors that are lavender and red sync beautifully with each other, creating an amazing hairstyle.
13. Short Blonde Pixie
You can brighten your entire face with this classic short blonde pixie that combines a crisp, clean perimeter with a lot of airy texture on top. Hairstylists suggest this specific cut for blonde hair because the lighter tones naturally highlight the separation in the layers, making your hair look much thicker and more dimensional than it actually is. To keep your blonde looking salon-fresh and "cool-toned," you must use a purple shampoo once a week and apply a tiny amount of lightweight smoothing cream to define the ends without weighing them down.
14. Platinum Spiky Hair with Side Fade
The center of attraction in this hairstyle is the glossy silver grey hair. The spikes are intact within the crown region and give a lot of volume to the hair.
15. Chocolate Brown Spiky Pixie
Looking for any subtle color? Then, a chocolate brown color should be your saviour. Play safe, with a spiky pixie where the sides are tapered shorter, while the center is boosted with voluminous spikes.
16. Silver x Brown Spikes with Tapered Sides
In this hairstyle, the spikes are pushed towards the front. The rest is kept simpler and flatter. A beautiful shade of silvery brown makes the shiny.
17. Messy Spiky High Bun
A messy, spik,y high bun is something to think of out of the box. It's super cool and bold. A high bun with some loose, messy spikes completes the overall look.
18. Silver Undercut Spiky Hair
In a undercut spiky hair, the spikes mainly reside in the center, and both sides are shaved off to give you the undercut effect. In such a hairstyle, the sides are shaved to give more attention to the center spikes. A shiny silver color accompanies the hairstyle to make it look more stylish.
19. Textured Blonde Spiky Hair
Textured spiky hair is only achievable when a lot of mis-matched sized of layers are chopped and overlapped on one another. Yes, blonde spiky hair can be messy yet stylish.
20. Spiky Pixie with Curved Sideburns
This is a simple spiky pixie, where, as usual,l the spikes are intact within the crown area. The sideburns are longer and pointed. To make it more noticeable, a curved design is given.
21. Spiky Burgundy
Burgundy has always been one of the favourites of women. It is bright yet subtle, which makes it a highly loved color. When paired with a spiky pixie, it instantly makes it so desirable.
22. Pink Spiky Cropped Hair with Side Fades
A cropped side-faded hairstyle is so cute and easy to manage. But since it's super short, the spikes work as the volumizer. The spikes are dyed pink, thus making it a colorful, cropped hairstyle.
23. Parted Side Buns Spiky Hair
The hair is parted into two in the middle. On both sides, the hair is tied into two cute little buns. From both the buns, some spikes are taken out to give an edgy look.
24. Blonde Spiky with Long Sideburns
This is yet another messy blonde pixie, which is full of layers. Here, the sideburns are longer than usual and pointed, which allows to enhnace you to enhance your bold personality.
25. Platinum Faux Hawk
This shiny platinum faux hawk style welcomes a lot of volume in the front. The front hair stands in front with a slightly twisted back position.
26. Two-Toned Side Spiky Hair
This two-toned spiky hair is a real bold move that you can have. The hair is structured in a way where the hair spikes are pointed and twisted on both sides of the hair. These spikes are dyed a dirty blonde color, while the middle portion is black.
27. Multi-Tonal Creative Back Spikes Hair
This multi-tonal hairstyle is all about creativity. To maintain such a hairstyle, you may need a lot of time and effort, but it's totally worth the hype. The spikes are noticeably back-sapt, making it an unique spiky hairstyle.
28. Ombre Bixie
The ombre bixie hairstyle is a soft spiky hairstyle where the spikes are all over the place. Here, the ombre coloring technique is used to color, where the roots are black, while the spikes are silver in color.
