From the slicked-back pompadours of Tommy Shelby to the razor-sharp side part of Arthur Shelby, the iconic hairstyles of the Peaky Blinders have become as synonymous with the show as its gritty criminal underworld. Here’s a comprehensive guide to the 15 most iconic Peaky Blinders hairstyles and how to achieve them:
1. Tommy Shelby’s Slicked-Back Pompadour
Length: Medium-long
Style: Slicked back with a high shine
How to get it:
1. Apply a pea-sized amount of pomade or wax to damp hair.
2. Use a comb to slick the hair back and up, creating a high pompadour.
3. Secure the hair with hairspray.
2. Arthur Shelby’s Shaved Side Part
Length: Short
Style: Shaved on one side, slicked back on the other
How to get it:
1. Shave one side of the head with a razor or clippers.
2. Apply pomade or wax to the other side of the hair and slick it back.
3. Secure the hair with hairspray.
3. Polly Gray’s Bobbed Pixie
Length: Short
Style: Bobbed, with a short fringe and long sideburns
How to get it:
1. Cut the hair short, leaving a short fringe and long sideburns.
2. Bob the hair, creating a sharp, angled cut.
3. Style the hair with a blow dryer and round brush, creating volume and texture.
4. Michael Gray’s Quiff
Length: Medium-long
Style: Quiffed, with a high shine
How to get it:
1. Apply a pea-sized amount of pomade or wax to damp hair.
2. Use a comb to brush the hair up and back, creating a quiff.
3. Secure the hair with hairspray.
5. Alfie Solomons’ Shaved Head
Length: Very short
Style: Shaved all over
How to get it:
1. Shave the head with a razor or clippers.
6. Jessie Eden’s Fishtail Braid
Length: Long
Style: Fishtail braided, with a side part
How to get it:
1. Create a side part in the hair.
2. Divide the hair into two sections.
3. Take a small section from the outer edge of one section and cross it over to the inner edge of the other section.
4. Repeat on the other side.
5. Continue braiding until reaching the ends of the hair.
6. Secure the braid with a hair elastic.
7. Grace Shelby’s Wavy Bob
Length: Medium
Style: Wavy, with a side part
How to get it:
1. Create a side part in the hair.
2. Curl the hair with a curling iron, creating loose, wavy curls.
3. Brush out the curls to create a soft, natural look.
8. Ada Shelby’s Top Knot
Length: Long
Style: Top knot, with a loose fringe
How to get it:
1. Gather the hair at the top of the head into a ponytail.
2. Secure the ponytail with a hair elastic.
3. Wrap the remaining hair around the base of the ponytail, creating a top knot.
4. Secure the top knot with bobby pins.
9. Arthur Shelby Jr.’s Shaved Sides with a Long Top
Length: Medium-long
Style: Shaved on the sides, long on top
How to get it:
1. Shave the sides of the head with a razor or clippers.
2. Leave the hair on top long.
3. Style the hair with a blow dryer and round brush, creating volume and texture.
10. Esme Shelby’s Crimped Hair
Length: Long
Style: Crimped, with a side part
How to get it:
1. Create a side part in the hair.
2. Use a crimping iron to crimp the hair, creating small, zigzag waves.
3. Brush out the hair to create a loose, textured look.
11. Curly’s Afro
Length: Long
Style: Afro, with a natural curl pattern
How to get it:
1. Apply a curl-defining cream to damp hair.
2. Blow dry the hair with a diffuser attachment, creating a defined, bouncy afro.
12. Lizzie Shelby’s Bun
Length: Long
Style: Bun, with a loose fringe
How to get it:
1. Create a loose fringe in the hair.
2. Gather the hair at the nape of the neck into a ponytail.
3. Secure the ponytail with a hair elastic.
4. Wrap the remaining hair around the base of the ponytail, creating a bun.
5. Secure the bun with bobby pins.
13. Grace Shelby’s Curls
Length: Medium
Style: Curls, with a side part
How to get it:
1. Apply a curl-defining cream to damp hair.
2. Curl the hair with a curling iron, creating loose, bouncy curls.
3. Brush out the curls to create a soft, natural look.
14. Polly Gray’s Shaggy Bob
Length: Medium
Style: Shaggy bob, with a side part and layered ends
How to get it:
1. Create a side part in the hair.
2. Cut the hair into a medium-length bob, with layered ends.
3. Style the hair with a blow dryer and round brush, creating volume and texture.
15. Michael Gray’s Tapered Fade
Length: Short
Style: Tapered fade, with a short top
How to get it:
1. Cut the hair short on the sides and back, creating a tapered fade.
2. Leave the hair on top slightly longer.
3. Style the hair with a blow dryer and round brush, creating volume and texture.